Liar's Poker

published

2012-02-12

rating

3

Liar's Poker tells the story of Salomon Brothers during its heyday as Wall Street's leading bond firm in the 1980s. The author was a new-hire who became extremely successful during his first two years, but nevertheless decided to quit. During his short period of employment at Salomon Brothers, he saw a lot of crazy things happen, some of which are almost unbelievable. This book creates an intriguing image of the firm and places it in its context in the financial world of the time.