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Money
Culture
By
Michael Lewis
Penguin USA, 1992 - 283
pages
This is a collection of essays previously
published in newspapers and magazines around the nation where
some 10 years ago we could witness Lewis' early literary
attempts. The book was consistently funny, insightful, and a
good primer on several financial issues that dominated the
1980's. Most of
these articles, for those interested in the authors’
chronological history, came after he wrote his groundbreaking
financial humor book entitled Liars Poker, which is regarded
as a “must read” for anyone entering into the investment
banking industry, particularly in bond trading where we he
worked.
Mr. Lewis’ writing style is great,
which is why I read his book entitled Next, another good read
if you are interested. Most
of the topics in this book cover financial/business culture
issues that date back during the late eighties, so there's
also a bit of historical perspective to it.
The topics are a wide array and include
stories about the domestic S&L scandal, some events that
occurred in the French Bourse (their word for a stock market),
the proliferation of the American Express Card during the
1980s, some offshore banking insights, Louis Rukeyser, Donald
Trump, LBO stories and some comments on the Japanese
capitalists. Like
I said, he talks about a wide array of topics but remember
that the book is a compilation of many articles.
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About the
Author:
Michael
Lewis is the author of several best-selling books,
including Liar's Poker (#1 New York
Times national bestseller in both hardcover
and paperback), based in part on his own
experience working as an investment banker for
Salomon Brothers.
Lewis
is currently a contributing writer to the New
York Times Magazine, a columnist for
Bloomberg, and a visiting fellow at the University
of California at Berkeley. His freelance writing
appears in places including The New Yorker,
Slate and Foreign Affairs.
Michael
Lewis has served as editor and columnist for the
British Weekly The Spectator and as senior
editor and campaign correspondent of The New
Republic. He has filmed and narrated short
pieces for ABC-TV's "Nightline" and has
hosted a series on presidential politics for
National Public Radio.
He
holds a B.A. from Princeton and an MSc in
Economics from the London School of Economics.
He
lives in Paris, France, with his wife, Tabitha
Soren (MTV fame), and their daughter.
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