
Liar’s Poker is Lewis’s firsthand account of the wild, cutthroat world of Wall Street in the 1980s, where egos were big, deals were bigger, and money flowed like champagne. It’s part memoir, part cautionary tale, as Lewis details the insanity of bond trading with a mix of humor and disbelief. After reading this, you’ll either want to jump into finance—or run as far away from it as possible.

Liar’s Poker is Lewis’s firsthand account of the wild, cutthroat world of Wall Street in the 1980s, where egos were big, deals were bigger, and money flowed like champagne. It’s part memoir, part cautionary tale, as Lewis details the insanity of bond trading with a mix of humor and disbelief. After reading this, you’ll either want to jump into finance—or run as far away from it as possible.

This deep dive into the 2008 financial crisis is as much a thriller as it is a finance lesson. Michael Lewis captures the wild, sometimes absurd actions that led to economic disaster, turning Wall Street jargon into a gripping narrative. It’s a crash course on the high-stakes world of finance gone wrong.