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New Michael Lewis Book Today, Brings Liar’s Poker Full Circle

 

Today is the release date for Michael Lewis’ new book The Big Short. It’s born out of a November 2008 article called The End that he wrote as a conclusion to Liar’s Poker. Here’s what we said about The End when it was released. Can’t wait to read his new book. When it comes to market issues, Lewis is the undisputed master of actually telling a story rather than just spewing data and stats. We’ll comment more once we get the book and read it. Until then, here’s some clips from Lewis on 60 Minutes.

Michael Lewis on 60 Minutes, Part 1

Michael Lewis on 60 Minutes, Part 2

 

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Comments [ 1 ]
  1. Sugarleg says:

    wow. just wow. I think the most salient point is in part 2 when they discuss if Wall Street is worth the salary it commands. his response that Wall Street is divorced from productivity and therefore not worth it made more sense to me than any assessment of the bonuses issue in this crisis so far. also I like that he's married to my hero Tabitha Soren.

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