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The Money Culture

Michael Lewis

The 1980s was the most outrageous and turbulent era in the financial market since the crash of '29, not only on Wall Street but around the world. Michael Lewis, as a trainee at Salomon Brothers in New York and as an investment banker and later financial journalist, was uniquely positioned to chronicle the ambition and folly that fueled the decade.

Book Details

  • Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
  • Publish Date: Feb 14th, 2011
  • Pages: 304
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.25in - 5.58in - 0.74in - 0.54lb
  • EAN: 9780393338652
  • Categories: Economic HistoryFinance - GeneralWorld - General

About the Author

Lewis, Michael: - Michael Lewis is the best-selling author of Liar's Poker, Moneyball, The Blind Side, The Big Short, The Undoing Project, and The Fifth Risk. He lives in Berkeley, California, with his family.

Praise for this book

One of our most entertaining writers The Money Culture rivals Liar's Poker in giggle-inspiring quality. "
Journalism of a high order Lewis's insouciance is one of his great charms as a writer, along with a graceful prose style, a mordant wit, and a thorough grounding in the world of finance One of those rare works that encapsulate and define an era. "
The funniest and most trenchant commentator on the money-mad moguls reshaping our world today. "
With Lewis's puckish humor and inimitable writing style, the stories are entertaining and thought-provoking. "
Journalism of a high order. . . . Lewis's insouciance is one of his great charms as a writer, along with a graceful prose style, a mordant wit, and a thorough grounding in the world of finance. . . . One of those rare works that encapsulate and define an era. "
One of our most entertaining writers. . . . The Money Culture rivals Liar's Poker in giggle-inspiring quality. "