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“Liar’s Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street” by Michael Lewis

Read from September – October 2008. This is my second Lewis book, though it is his first.  It is a great story of his first career as a stock broker in the 1980s.  It showcases some of the problems with … Continue reading

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“Moneyball” by Michael Lewis

Read from April 2006 to July 2006. This is the story of the Oakland Athletics‘ manager Billy Beane, and how by using certain statistics ignored by Major League Baseball he was able to take one of the cheapest teams in … Continue reading

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