{"product_id":"liars-poker-5","title":"Liar's Poker by Michael Lewis","description":"\u003ch2 data-start=\"218\" data-end=\"616\"\u003eBook Summary:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"218\" data-end=\"616\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"218\" data-end=\"232\"\u003eLiar’s Poker\u003c\/em\u003e is a semi-autobiographical book chronicling\u003cstrong\u003e Michael Lewis\u003c\/strong\u003e’s time as a bond salesman at Salomon Brothers, a major Wall Street investment bank, during the 1980s. The book pulls back the curtain on the greed, ambition, and absurdity of Wall Street’s rise during that era, especially surrounding the boom in mortgage bonds and the aggressive culture that ruled the trading floor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"618\" data-end=\"940\" class=\"\"\u003eLewis recounts how he stumbled into his job with no finance background and quickly found himself navigating a hyper-masculine, high-stakes world where cunning and confidence often mattered more than knowledge or ethics. The title itself refers to a high-stakes bluffing game, metaphorical of the atmosphere on Wall Street.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"942\" data-end=\"1128\" class=\"\"\u003eThe book is both a memoir and a critique, mixing humor and outrage to highlight how finance evolved from a somewhat staid industry into a playground for risk-takers and gamblers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"1135\" data-end=\"1180\"\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1182\" data-end=\"1455\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Lewis\u003c\/strong\u003e is a best-selling American author and financial journalist, known for turning complex topics—especially in economics, finance, and data science—into compelling stories. He has a gift for explaining real-world systems by focusing on the people within them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1457\" data-end=\"1495\" class=\"\"\u003eSome of his most famous works include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1497\" data-end=\"1750\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1497\" data-end=\"1552\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1499\" data-end=\"1552\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1501\" data-end=\"1516\"\u003eThe Big Short\u003c\/em\u003e (about the 2008 financial crisis)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1553\" data-end=\"1602\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1555\" data-end=\"1602\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1557\" data-end=\"1569\"\u003eFlash Boys\u003c\/em\u003e (about high-frequency trading)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1603\" data-end=\"1655\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1605\" data-end=\"1655\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1607\" data-end=\"1618\"\u003eMoneyball\u003c\/em\u003e (about data analytics in baseball)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1656\" data-end=\"1750\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1658\" data-end=\"1750\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1660\" data-end=\"1681\"\u003eThe Undoing Project\u003c\/em\u003e (about the work of psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1752\" data-end=\"1882\" class=\"\"\u003eLewis writes with a narrative, often character-driven style, and many of his books have been adapted into award-winning films.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Best of used books","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":44270294925569,"sku":"2UVZUHY4H-Used","price":199.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/4299\/0495\/files\/md_9780340839966_220920221224666.jpg?v=1697626715","url":"https:\/\/bestofusedbooks.com\/products\/liars-poker-5","provider":"Best Of Used Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}