Michael LewisMONEY CULTURE (REISSUE)

Decent read. He has obviously become a better author since his early days. I did enjoy this book in parts.

This book seems to be his first attempt. It is not as good as the later works.There is not much information to be had from this book.

Michael Lewis is perhaps the best writer working today. Even if the subject might not at first grab you, Lewis will engage you right from the start with his plain, honest, and naturally humorous style. Check out Liar's Poker too.

Not a book. Random articles. Not really that interesting. I was used to something excellent by Michael Lewis, and this is not the case,

Enjoyable book. If you lived through the turbulent late '80's you will recognize the subplots. If not, it is a fairly good diary ( story ) of those times and some of the players. But, one consistency, Michael Lewis continues to shed light on the myriad of ways Wall Street banking types line their pockets with unsuspecting target's money.

Insightful.Hard to believe this really occurred!

Michael Lewis is a most accomplished author with 'stonkin' good business related yarns such as "Liars's Poker", and "The Big Short", under his belt which have been widely acclaimed, well researched, and gripping reads with some considerable substance and 'meat on the bones'.However, "The Money Culture" originally published in 1991 is different. It is a book of essays following a loosely woven financial thread ranging from his antipathy to American Express, Wall Street, the morality of Michael Milken, Eddie Braverman, perhaps the most unethical share-trader and bouncer of personal cheques of all time, the extremely nasty and tetchy Nabisco takeover bid, gambling on derivatives in London and Paris, the cruel lesson taught to T Boone Pickens on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and other short essays. Each is an interesting 'cameo' that whips up your interest and then as quickly as it started, dumps you back to earth in a state of unfulfilled curiosity leaving you perhaps at best stirred enough to explore further on the various subjects and people covered. Books such as "Barbarians At The Gate" (by Burrough and Helyar) would certainly satisfy the most intense craving to throw light on the Nabisco takeover affair.I found the most fascinating and hilarious cameo was the tale of Eddie Braverman, a character who surely would make a wonderful subject for a film of his nefarious financial wheeler dealer scams and his 'Keystone Cops' escapades in avoiding his creditors.For lovers of collections of essays this book should appeal, to those who like more substance the appeal may not be as great.