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Liar's Poker

Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street

Audiobook
1 of 1 copy available
1 of 1 copy available

The classic Michael Lewis book that defined an era of greed, gluttony, and outrageous fortune, available for the first time unabridged and read by the author.


In 1986, before Michael Lewis became the bestselling author of The Big Short, Moneyball, and Flash Boys, he landed a job at Salomon Brothers, one of Wall Street's premier investment firms.


During the next three years, Lewis rose from callow trainee to New York- and London-based bond salesman, raking in millions for the firm and cashing in on a modern-day gold rush. Liar's Poker is the culmination of those heady, frenzied years—-a behind-the-scenes look at a unique and turbulent time in American business. This new audio edition produced by the same team that produces his #1 podcast Against the Rules, is unabridged, read by the author, and features archival news footage from the era, original scoring and sound effects, as well as a bonus episode from the companion podcast.


From the frat-boy camaraderie of the forty-first-floor trading room to the killer instinct that made ambitious young men gamble everything on a high-stakes game of bluffing and deception, Liar's Poker is both "the funniest book on Wall Street I've ever read," (Tom Wolfe) and the launchpad for Michael Lewis's storied career.

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    • AudioFile Magazine
      This new edition of LIAR'S POKER, a classic about turbulent 1980s Wall Street, is a template for the future of nonfiction audiobooks. It features a microphone-friendly author interpreting his work with the intimacy of an engaging podcast, along with production effects that incorporate historic news reports, sounds, and music. These last bits are placed further back in the audio spectrum than is typical in audiobooks (though not uncommon in podcasts). The sound effects--for example, a ringing telephone and a trumpeting elephant--are not employed theatrically but rather as audio emoji enhancing the text. This Alice-in-Wonderland journey through 1980s Wall Street is as contemporary as cryptocurrency. Even after three decades, the audiobook feels current, packed with entertaining narratives; unforgettable characters; and well-explained financial minutiae. R.W.S. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine

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