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Product DescriptionThe era of the 1980s. The place was Wall Street. The game was called Liar’s Poker. Michael Lewis was fresh out of Princeton and the London School of Economics, where he received a job at Salomon Brothers, one of Wall Street firms prime investment. In the next three years, Lewis has risen from intern to bond seller Callow, rakes in millions for the company and cashing a gold rush of modern times. Liar’s Poker is the culmination of this exciting, hectic years, a look behind the scenes at a unique moment in American companies and turbulent. From the Frat-Boy comradeship of the trading room forty first floor of the killer instinct that all ambitious young men has made Gamble, to know on a high-stakes game of bluff and deception, here is Michael Lewis and hilarious insider account unprecedented era of greed, debauchery and outrageous fortune. . . . . More>>
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Returns and statements is a must not buy too many stories and delivers Rating: 1 / 5
I am experienced, well trained entrpreuneur, retired, 63, of a yield of 20% below this market. I read a lot, but I learned to read and wasting 5 Star 1 star reviews before my greatest asset, my precious time, and then buys a book like this. Check out the comments if you’re like me, you find that Michael (they never call him Mike) Lewis thinks it’s a game, not his future. After studying at Princeton as an art major, lined micheal Mr. Little spent 2 years Saloom brother as a lackey. Anyway, I was a henchman for a small investment banker, at his age, while attending University. Washington, but I could not get back when I studied economics Samuelson 101 and why the oil went from $ 147 to $ 42 in the last 6 months. NOTE: It has to do with how prices are not set on the edge. Commentators called drival lower opinion of the author and a waste of time and these commentators seem older, like me. But the book with the highest star I saw, so now I am out numbered by the young naive, ignorant, economic factors, the number of years put liberal, to miss the opportunity to see oil back quickly and are for a life of mediocrity and financial jalousie.Si position describes what to buy livre.En meantime, I am always looking for trouble, read about the rigorous challenges for Obama, because the nation in this market have actual knowledge of a herd of ignorant fear monatize sLe can double poker table downat life. I have two beautiful girls who are too young and naive, but I hope that one day Michael. I have supported for 25 years and they work hard on his own, no need for an anchor. Of course, maybe Michael Rembrandt.Note come next: 1 / 5
Probably, I misunderstood that I would learn something from this book on finance and the markets in general, and able to use these ideas to add on the bottom line – earn more cash. But it seemed that my goal was after reading this book (or others) are not helped to clear and this book was, in general. If you have too much time to do anything and you are looking for something looking to kill time while reading this. But if you get something like an insight into the negotiations, selection, analysis of stocks and securities, etc. So do not waste your time to make. This book has no direction, no substance, and not much to lessons that can be used to achieve results can draw. Rating: 1 / 5
This book is terribly oversold. Overall, this is a miserable dry memory of a man who has never done it in the big rue.Je _Monkey_Business_ Rolfe & Troob recommend this book. Rating: 2 / 5
Basically a typical “story” about a typical financial company. Some names similar use, if you read other books of the time. Author does not even show until the last quarter of the book. A hobby, if you do nothing else, but certainly not worth 100 + 5-star reviews Rating: 3 / 5