Liar's Poker

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Liar's Poker is a bestselling non-fiction book by Michael Lewis that chronicles his experiences on Wall Street in the 1980s, offering an insider’s look at the excesses and culture of investment banking.

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Liar's Poker canonical 2
Michael Lewis’s book "Liar’s Poker" 1

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instanceOf non-fiction book ⓘ
author Michael Lewis ⓘ
basedOn Michael Lewis's experiences as a bond salesman ⓘ
bestsellerStatus bestselling non-fiction book ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
depicts bond trading floor ⓘ
sales and trading division ⓘ
describesGame liar's poker ⓘ
followedBy The New New Thing ⓘ
genre Wall Street exposé ⓘ
business literature ⓘ
finance literature ⓘ
hasFormat audiobook ⓘ
hardcover ⓘ
paperback ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn later financial journalism ⓘ
popular understanding of investment banking careers ⓘ
hasTheme competition among traders ⓘ
ethics in finance ⓘ
greed in financial markets ⓘ
risk-taking culture ⓘ
influenced public perception of Wall Street in the 1980s ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainLocation New York City ⓘ
mainOrganizationFeatured Salomon Brothers ⓘ
marketedAs Wall Street tell-all ⓘ
narrativePerspective first-person ⓘ
notableFor depiction of mortgage bond market origins ⓘ
insider account of Salomon Brothers ⓘ
portrays trader lifestyle ⓘ
training programs at investment banks ⓘ
publicationYear 1989 ⓘ
publisher W. W. Norton & Company ⓘ
setInPeriod 1980s ⓘ
subject Wall Street ⓘ
bond trading ⓘ
corporate culture ⓘ
financial excess ⓘ
investment banking ⓘ
mortgage-backed securities ⓘ
targetAudience general readers ⓘ
readers interested in finance ⓘ
timeOfAction Reagan era ⓘ

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Salomon Brothers → describedIn → Liar's Poker ⓘ
Michael Lewis → notableWork → Liar's Poker ⓘ
Lewis Ranieri → describedBySource → Michael Lewis’s book "Liar’s Poker" ⓘ
linked to: Liar's Poker