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

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Before there was Flash Boys and The Big Short, there was a revealing account of 1980s Wall Street excess that transformed Michael Lewis from a disillusioned bond salesman to a literary icon. This insider perspective captures thirty years of endemic global corruption, humorously critiqued in a twenty-fifth-anniversary edition featuring a new afterword by the author. The 1980s were a time when young professionals made astonishing amounts of money in record time; mastering the tricks of the trade meant simply picking up the phone to watch the cash flow in. This wickedly funny narrative serves as the best record of those exhilarating years. Lewis chronicles his journey through a powerful investment bank, rising from an unlikely background in art history at Princeton to becoming a Big Swinging Dick, a bond salesman capable of moving millions with a single call. He vividly depicts the chaotic atmosphere of Wall Street, where the Salomon training program features a roomful of stunned aspirants facing the Human Piranha's vitriolic profanity, and bond traders hurl telephones at underlings. The Salomon chairman even challenges his chief trader to a million-dollar game of liar’s poker, showcasing the wild and reckless spirit of the era.