Liar's Poker
by Michael Lewis
Lewis's memoir of Salomon Brothers in the 1980s: the trading floor, the bond kings, the mortgage desk, and the culture that produced them. Intended as a warning, read as a recruiting brochure. Still the best inside account of Wall Street appetite.
Read it if…
you want to understand finance culture from the inside.
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Skip it if…
you want a how-to; it is a story.
Try instead: Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t →
Three things you will actually use
- Culture eats intention.
- Incentives create the people they reward.
- Know when you are the sucker.
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Read the training-programme chapters.
Our verdict
The warning read as a brochure.
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