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The Money Culture
by Michael Lewis
from Penguin (Non-Classics)
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 
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How America became a speculator economy 
Lewis has done an excellent job in this book .The conclusions are as relevant today(2008) as they were when the book was written in 1991.Only the cast of characters has changed.Lewis demonstrates that " ...success was money,and money was made with debt,tax games,,paper shuffling,and arrogance.The people listened.And an insidious side effect of the chrome-plated Reagan boom may yet to be fully realized :the average American has been left with a whole new notion of how to succeed ".(1991,p.135).Lewis's... more info
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Sadly, Badly, Hopelessly Dated 
I bought this looking for a sequel to Lewis's highly entertaining LIAR'S POKER. What a disappointment.
Unlike the on-target and amusing later effort, drawn from Lewis's own experience, this little book of essays slides into editorial pontification and personal agenda point-of-view. One year as a junior player in the industry certainly does not make one an expert on all things, and that lack of perspective makes "The Money Culture" read more like a personal agenda driven act of hubris.
That, and so... more info
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Not Lewis's Best Work 
Michael Lewis wrote one of the great popular books about Wall Street, Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street. It is a classic of what life was like on Wall Street during the time when mortgage backed securities, something we're hearing a lot about currently, was just getting off the ground. He also wrote the bestseller Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, which is a great baseball book. This collection of pieces written right before and after Liar's Poker is all right, but it is... more info
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Must Have 
A very entertaining book, and it gives you a really great look behind the curtains of Wall St.
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