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Liar’s Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street (Paperback)

Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street

From Library Journal
As described by Lewis, liar’s poker is a game played in idle moments by workers on Wall Street, the objective of which is to reward trickery and deceit. With this as a metaphor, Lewis describes his four years with the Wall Street firm Salomon Brothers, from his bizarre hiring through the training program to his years as a successful bond trader. Lewis illustrates how economic decisions made at the national level changed securities markets and made bonds the most (Click here for more detail…)