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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Liar's Poker canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Liar's Poker Context triple: [Salomon Brothers, describedIn, Liar's Poker]
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A.
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"Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco" is a bestselling non-fiction book that chronicles the dramatic leveraged buyout battle for RJR Nabisco in the late 1980s, illustrating the excesses and power struggles of Wall Street during that era.
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B.
The Big Money
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C.
The Art of the Deal
The Art of the Deal is a 1987 business memoir and self-help book in which Donald Trump outlines his deal-making philosophy and recounts key episodes from his real estate career.
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D.
Triumph of the Market
Triumph of the Market is a critical work by economist and media analyst Edward S. Herman that examines the social and political consequences of neoliberal, market-driven policies.
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E.
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room is a 2005 documentary film that investigates the rise and catastrophic collapse of the Enron Corporation and the corporate fraud behind it.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Liar's Poker Target entity description: 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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A.
Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco
"Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco" is a bestselling non-fiction book that chronicles the dramatic leveraged buyout battle for RJR Nabisco in the late 1980s, illustrating the excesses and power struggles of Wall Street during that era.
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B.
The Big Money
The Big Money is a 1936 novel by John Dos Passos, best known as the third volume of his U.S.A. trilogy, which critiques American capitalism and society in the early 20th century through experimental narrative techniques.
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C.
The Art of the Deal
The Art of the Deal is a 1987 business memoir and self-help book in which Donald Trump outlines his deal-making philosophy and recounts key episodes from his real estate career.
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D.
Triumph of the Market
Triumph of the Market is a critical work by economist and media analyst Edward S. Herman that examines the social and political consequences of neoliberal, market-driven policies.
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E.
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room is a 2005 documentary film that investigates the rise and catastrophic collapse of the Enron Corporation and the corporate fraud behind it.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| 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
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
bond trading floor
ⓘ
sales and trading division ⓘ |
| describesGame | liar's poker ⓘ |
| followedBy | The New New Thing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Wall Street exposé
ⓘ
business literature ⓘ finance literature ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
ⓘ
hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
later financial journalism
ⓘ
popular understanding of investment banking careers ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
competition among traders
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
insider account of Salomon Brothers ⓘ |
| portrays |
trader lifestyle
ⓘ
training programs at investment banks ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| publisher | W. W. Norton & Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| subject |
Wall Street
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
bond trading ⓘ corporate culture ⓘ financial excess ⓘ investment banking ⓘ mortgage-backed securities ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers
ⓘ
readers interested in finance ⓘ |
| timeOfAction | Reagan era ⓘ |
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Subject: Liar's Poker Description of subject: 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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