Liar's Poker

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  Great portrayal of the minds of traders in the investment banking industry... the story of ambition and greed. I love the sections of Michael's personal experience but less in his description of the problems and power struggle of US market

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  Andrew Wong said on Feb 27, 2010 | Add your feedback

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  Spookily prescient

  This book is about Wall Street in the 1980s, but at many points reading this book I had to stop and remind myself of that fact. The parallels with the events that led to the credit crunch of 2008 are uncanny. It's depressing that nothing much appeared to be learned after that crash, and how the same ... (continue)

  This book is about Wall Street in the 1980s, but at many points reading this book I had to stop and remind myself of that fact. The parallels with the events that led to the credit crunch of 2008 are uncanny. It's depressing that nothing much appeared to be learned after that crash, and how the same greed and hubris caused the same sorts of problems.

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  Mairead O'Connor said on Jan 11, 2012 about the eBook edition | Add your feedback

• Equities in Dallas

  A fascinating insight into why the world is on the edge of financial meltdown

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  Simon Johnson said on Oct 26, 2011 | Add your feedback

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  Although the book is a bit long, the author's experience as a bond salesman in Salomon Brothers is funny to read, esp when he worked through the ranks in the company

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  Waleswong said on Jan 27, 2010 | Add your feedback

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  Salomon didn't exist anymore (it's now a subsidiary of Citibank) but the rise and fall of this investment empire was still inspiring - after all these years. Perhaps it's also a guidebook about how not getting lost in the money-jungle.

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  fruit said on Aug 18, 2009 | Add your feedback

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  Funny, cruelty and shows history of bond.

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  Yung2004 said on Mar 8, 2008 | 1 feedback

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• English Books
• Paperback 304 Pages
• Edition: New Ed
• ISBN-10: 0340839961
• ISBN-13: 9780340839966
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Pub date: Jun 05, 2006
• Dimensions: 1226 mm x 839 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, School & Library Binding, Others and eBook
• In other languages: other languages 繁體書

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