The Money Culture, Michael Lewis
The Money Culture, Michael Lewis
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The Money Culture

Author: Michael Lewis

Narrator: Alexander Cendese

Unabridged: 6 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 02/01/2011


Synopsis

The classic warts-and-all portrait of the 1980s financial sceneThe 1980s was the most outrageous and turbulent era in the financial market since the crash of '29, not only on Wall Street but around the world. Michael Lewis, as a trainee at Salomon Brothers in New York and as an investment banker and later financial journalist, was uniquely positioned to chronicle the ambition and folly that fueled the decade.

About Michael Lewis

Michael Lewis grew up in New Orleans and has degrees from Princeton and the London School of Economics. Formerly a bond salesman with Salomon Brothers, he is the author of the runaway international bestseller, Liar’s Poker. He holds an adjunct professorship at the University of California – Berkeley’s journalism school and lives in Berkeley with his wife, Tabitha Soren.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Krishna

This is a bunch of essays that Michael Lewis wrote about various finance-related topics in the 1980s. Almost all of the material is outdated, but it is interesting to read from a historical perspective, but not that relevant today. In fact, an intriguing section of the book dealt with how an earthqu......more

Michael Lewis is such a strong writer. Some of these columns provide an interesting window into a time I barely remember in terms of the "threat" posed by the Japanese. Others are incredibly valuable in better understanding how leveraged buy-outs worked - by basically ripping off shareholders and do......more

Goodreads review by Toe

Michael Lewis reminds me of the film producers/writers/directors the Coen brothers, and "The Money Culture" reminds me of "No Country for Old Men" in that both are more about style than substance. What, after all, was the point of "No Country?" Answer: America is a rough place filled with evil and a......more

Goodreads review by Public

Very enjoyable - Michael Lewis writing at around the same time he was still working at Salomon Brothers - the time chronicled in Liar's Poker. I love Lewis's writing - especially in his capacity as a reporter. Here, he dissects some of the main bugaboos obsessing the finance world in the post-Black......more