Liar's Poker
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Liar's Poker is a bestselling non-fiction book by Michael Lewis that chronicles his experiences on Wall Street in the 1980s, offering an insider’s look at the excesses and culture of investment banking.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Michael Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Michael Lewis's experiences as a bond salesman ⓘ |
| bestsellerStatus | bestselling non-fiction book ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
bond trading floor
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sales and trading division ⓘ |
| describesGame | liar's poker ⓘ |
| followedBy | The New New Thing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Wall Street exposé
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business literature ⓘ finance literature ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
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hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
later financial journalism
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popular understanding of investment banking careers ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
competition among traders
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ethics in finance ⓘ greed in financial markets ⓘ risk-taking culture ⓘ |
| influenced | public perception of Wall Street in the 1980s ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainLocation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOrganizationFeatured | Salomon Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedAs | Wall Street tell-all ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of mortgage bond market origins
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insider account of Salomon Brothers ⓘ |
| portrays |
trader lifestyle
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training programs at investment banks ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| publisher | W. W. Norton & Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| subject |
Wall Street
NERFINISHED
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bond trading ⓘ corporate culture ⓘ financial excess ⓘ investment banking ⓘ mortgage-backed securities ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers
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readers interested in finance ⓘ |
| timeOfAction | Reagan era ⓘ |
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