Liar's Poker
Michael Lewis recalls his years as a Salomon Brothers bond salesman in the 1980s, when bluffing paid better than analysis and the mortgage machine was just…
2,405-word summary · 11 min read
Michael Lewis
Summaries of books by Michael Lewis.
Moneyball
Oakland buys walks and patience to win 103 games on a small payroll in Lewis's 2003 baseball story.
2,955-word summary · 13 min read
The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
Outsiders who read the bonds shorted subprime and watched the machine eat itself in 2008.
2,194-word summary · 10 min read
The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game
Michael Lewis traces how the left tackle became a premium position and tells the story of Michael Oher, a homeless Memphis teenager whose size and speed made…
2,038-word summary · 9 min read