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Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on February 22, 2022

Michael Lewis.s first book, chronicles his short career on Wall Street. As usual he tells a great story with amazing detail, yet is never dry, and you will laugh out loud at some of his experience s. It forms the basis of his many books on business and they only get better as they go. I have read most of his books but this one is hard to find so I bought it on Amazon. Glad Indid.

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Zachary W.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on February 5, 2021

Boring

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Dave Schroeder

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Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on February 22, 2022

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Umar Ahmed

Hilarious, entertaining, and so well written

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on October 13, 2019

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Easily one of the most entertaining books about finance that I have read in the last several years. Well written, absolutely hilarious (I literally laughed out loud a handful of times), and so immersive. I could barely put the book down. As someone who works in finance, I found the characters so relatable, and the stories even more so. I've recommended this book to a lot of people over the years.

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Warren

Looking under the covers at a Wall Street firm.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on April 5, 2013

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Michael gives the reader an inside look at one firm on Wall St. The story is not new: greed, power, money. It never changes. This look from the 1980's does lay some of the ground work for what happened in 2008. Of course Michael would not have realized it when he wrote this book. You may have your opinions of how the Street opporates, this just confirms how one firm went about their daily activities from the view point of a rookie working his way into and up the success ladder at a major Wall Street Firm.
Easy read.

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Michel Condoroussis

I have enjoyed a few of Michael Lewis' books in the past ...

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on November 9, 2016

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I have enjoyed a few of Michael Lewis' books in the past and although I did enjoy this one I found it less enticing than my previous reads, notably Flash Boys and The Big Short. The first third is dedicated to his training which seemed to drag on and the book got much better once he was working in the field. If you enjoy his investigative journalism, this one will fit the bill, however it is more a story of his experiences than a dig into a wall street practice.

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Michel Hebert

Banking: A liar's game

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on April 12, 2015

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The story of Michael Lewis is a very credible report on the enrollment and development of rookies in the investment banking world.
The managers make the money by sitting on their fat asses, and all the hard working ones creating the wealth suffer on a daily base to get a pity pay. And for the dreamers, you are not a professional investor working for clients, but a peddler for whatever has not sold in the bank inventory.

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Zachary W.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on February 5, 2021

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Boring

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GearHead

Good Writer

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on May 22, 2014

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Lewis has a captivating writing style. I have now read a couple of his books and have thoroughly enjoyed them. Liar's Poker itself gives the reader a peek at what the 80s trading desks were up to behind closed doors. Always interesting subject matter however, I recommend that you have decent baseline knowledge about finance before reading Liars Poker. Either way, worth picking up especially if $10 million salaries make you envious.

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Collin

Glad I read this

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on February 7, 2017

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Glad I read this. On to more of his work. I wish professors of journalism required that students understand exactly all the financial terms, tools, tactics, tricks, etc. that Lewis mentions in this book. IF you understood them, you would be a stronger financial news journalist.

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Engaging and informative read

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on April 15, 2017

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As a mystery and thriller buff, I found this read as captivating as Lee Child and Michael Connelly but without the violence and crimes. A new genre for me about the Wall Street wheeler dealers from an insiders perspective. Very credible and a good page turner.

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Adam D

Highly recommend.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on February 23, 2017

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A captivating read from start to finish. Michael breaks down the complications of finance for most levels. Reminds you that what's new is old and traders have an insatiable appetite to find and milk profits until the tap is dry. Good balance of risk and rewards from the eyes of someone who was in the right place for the right time.

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