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Summary: funny, sharp, and gives an inside look at I banking
Review: Look into the 80's and investment banking, what goes on inside Solomon Bros. and developments of the time.
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Summary: A thrilling look at investment banking in the 80's
Review: very good two thumbs u
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Summary: READ THIS BOOK BEFORE BECOMING AN INVESTMENT BANKER!
Review: I am told that the average tenure of a new investment banking recruit is under three years. This is mainly because they are worn our and weary. Apparently, an eighty hour week is considered a short week and anything less than showing up in the office six days a week means that you are not committed to your job. This never sounded like an attractive profession to me. I strongly suggest that if you are thinking about entering the investment banking world, or just thinking about investing, you should read LIAR'S POKER. What drives this industry to hyper-activity? Part of the answer must be that that is the way trades are made and business is done - or always has been. It's The Tradition Stall from THE 2,000 PERCENT SOLUTION, by Mitchell, Coles and Metz. The industry also suffers from The Bureaucracy Stall - lots of inefficient policies and rules, and The Communications Stall - They don't really all get the same information at the same time. Perhaps, by replacing the bad habits of investment bankers with new good habits based on totally rethinking the way this business is done (see Mitchell's Eight-Step process), they would earn more and have more fun. Now that's a 2,000 percent solution! (Solving a problem is a 100% solution. Achieving 20 times those benefits or getting there 20 times as fast, equals 2000 percent.)
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Summary: This is a kind of Gargantua in english
Review: I strongly recommend it. Fat and greedy traders of Salomon Brothers look like Gargantua of Rabelais.
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Summary: great book
Review: Great Book. For anyone in the industry a must read
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Summary: Now Read "A Random Walk Down Wall Street" by B. Malkiel
Review: As an analyst on Wall Street (yes, I do make a lot of copies) I must confess this was insightful reading even for me. If you want to work on Wall Street or you want to know what your broker really thinks of you, read this book. But to update the epilogue a bit, I temped at Salomon in 7 World Trade while waiting for my current job to begin. Much has changed. Real efforts have been made to combat the sexism in the system, though far more than mere vestiges remain. Each morning in the final months of the merger with Smith Barney pink slips were handed out and the process was very judiciously calculated. The pall of this book hung over each lay off. So be assured, if you have not read Liar's Poker, you are not culturally literate on Wall Street.One final word: The Market is Efficient! Only the investment banks made money on the buyouts of the 80s. With Liar's Poker in one hand and A Random Walk Down Wall Street in the other, you'll have the basic insights to manage your relationship with both your broker and the market.
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Summary: SHATTERS ALL PRECONCEPTIONS!!
Review: A totally new perspective on the inside happenings in an investment bank. An absolute must for anyone interested in investment banking as a career. Lewis has the fantastic ability of putting some of the complicated financial mumbo-jumbo very lucidly. Highly recommended!
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Summary: CAn't put it down
Review: one of the best books I have ever read. All the good thing i heard about it were true. Michael Lewis does a great job relating his experience. I highly recond this book
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Summary: Amusing, Pretentious, Lightweight
Review: Lewis is a witty guy, and this makes it an enjoyable read. He does try to make some serious points, and basically demonstrates that an Art History major makes for great conversation and metaphors, but little true insight. Lastly, always beware of people who hold themselves out as the only rational/honest guy in the bunch.
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Summary: This book kicks.
Review: Excellent book. Makes you wonder what kind of epic would have resulted had he remained on the "Street" for 10 years ? If you want to read about a realistic, concise, and funny account of what happens in such mammoth securities firms such as "Solly", get this book. Told it was required reading in MBA programmes. I believe it .
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