{"product_id":"liars-poker-from-the-author-of-the-big-short-1","title":"Liar's Poker: From the author of the Big Short","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*THE OUTRAGEOUS INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe classic Michael Lewis book that defined an era of greed, gluttony, and outrageous fortune in London and New York, by the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Big Short\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGoing Infinite\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e What readers are saying about \u003cb\u003eLiar's Poker:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Still has relevance today' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e 'Probably Michael Lewis's best work'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e 'A great insider's look at the most important firm on Wall Street during the 1980's' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e 'An absolute classic' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e__________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The time was the 1980s. The place was Wall Street. The game was called Liar's Poker.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Michael Lewis was fresh out of Princeton and the London School of Economics when he landed a job at Salomon Brothers, one of Wall Street's premier investment firms. During the next three years, Lewis rose from callow trainee to bond salesman, raking in millions for the firm and cashing in on a modern-day gold rush.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e From mere trainee to lowly geek, to triumphal Big Swinging Dick: that was Michael Lewis's pell-mell progress through the dealing rooms of Salomon Brothers in New York and London during the heady mid-80s when they were probably the world's most powerful and profitable merchant bank.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Funny, frightening, breathless and heartless, Liar's Poker is the original story of hysterical greed and excessive ambition, one that is now more potent and enthralling than ever.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e__________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'If you thought Gordon Gekko of the Wall Street movie was an implausibly corrupt piece of fiction, see how you like the real thing. This rip-the-lid-off account of the bond-dealing brouhaha is the work of a real-life bond salesman.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'So memorable and alive . . . one of those rare works that encapsulate and define an era.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eFortune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'The funniest book on Wall Street I've ever read.'\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Wolfe\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Wickedly funny'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eHilarious\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/michael-lewis-books\"\u003eMichael Lewis\u003c\/a\u003e (all their books in stock)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hodder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780340839966\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Lewis, Michael","offers":[{"title":"Very Good — £1.85","offer_id":47982084849841,"sku":"SB-0340839961-C2","price":1.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/0340839961.jpg?v=1790460395","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/liars-poker-from-the-author-of-the-big-short-1","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}