I just finished reading Liar’s Poker by Michael Lewis. Liar’s Poker is Lewis’s account of his four years (from 1984-1987) working on Wall Street for Salomon Brothers. This book is also on the Sharpe Investing Recommended Reading List. Lewis details his career from the first days of training to his later success in bond sales and trading.
The book is filled with Wall Street greed, trickery, deceit, innovation, and power struggles. I think this book is an excellent and very enjoyable read, and I would highly recommend Liar’s Poker to anyone interested in …