Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street

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Summary: Human Greed is funny
Review: Hilarious book, pretty insightful to the machinations of bond trading and the excess of the'80s. A definite recommendation for avid business readers and all other readers alike. The story however is reads like a tale versus other typical business books

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Summary: This book was pure drivel.
Review: I read the comments of both the customers and critics and was excited when the book arived at my home. Then, after reading the book, I re-read the comments to see to see if they were perhaps talking about the same book I read. This was pure drivel. Read the back cover on the book...then multiply that drivel by 250 pages.

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Summary: A non-stop reading
Review: I couldn't take the book out of sight! For those who were not aware of the 80's frenzy financial style, this book is a must

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Summary: Highly overrated, sensationalist.
Review: This book is tremendously overrated. Lewis' writing style, while amusing, is also quite amateurish. Plus he seems to have a major superiority complex - is he really the only honest guy on Wall Street? Puh-leease. Lewis comes across to me as a holier-than-thou, class A jerk.

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Summary: More fun than serious
Review: Anybody looking for a sober review of the financial markets in the 1980's and/or Salomon Brothers' role in it will be disappointed. However, as a review of one man's experience on Wall Street, it is suoerb. Michael Lewis is a wonderful storyteller, and he writes this book so that you don't need a deep knowledge of finance to enjoy it.

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Summary: Captivating insight into how wallstreet really works
Review: Excellent penmanship, entertaining stories that encapsulate wallstreet in the 1980's. A hodge-podge of math, economics, politics, and character descriptions that provide valuable insight into why WallStreet has developed to what it is today. Great reading for beginners and veterans alike. Loved it.

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Summary: The BIBLE for Finance Majors!!!
Review: By far this book should be a MUST for all those mojoring in Finance like myself. It explains everything they don't teach you in school and prepares you to walk down Wall St. and state your claim. Liar's Poker helps explain many questions you could not ask in class. Laugh all the way from beginning to end. Thank you M. Lewis.

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Summary: Forget the Wharton School of Business; buy the book.
Review: A survival guide, if you will, for all prospective wall street wannabes in college. Michael Lewis is one of the only authors aside from P.J. O'Rourke who can make the inner working of economics and trading seem amusing to the average reader. While all of us have our own view and biases of the crazy trading and greed of the eighties, Mr. Lewis offers an astute and often humorous account of his experiences as a trader of bonds to clients who were as clueless as himself about what they were doing. A must read for all, not just economic gurus. Ben Stein himself couldn't give a more amusing tale of wall street.

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Summary: Hilarious, Insightful, and Educational
Review: One of the best books of all time. It gives a very interesting historical view of the inner workings of Salomon Brothers, the establishment of the bond market, and the life of a trader. A good read for someone interested in working in trading.

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Summary: Simply the Best
Review: Want to know what happened on the street from an insider? Want to laugh while learning how the bonds market was created? Want learn of the "glamorous" life of a salesman? Then buy that book!