Reading: Liar’s Poker by Michael Lewis

I wonder whether this would still seem amusing just as much as it did in 1985:

“Could you tell us,” said a young fortune seeker, “whether the firm has considered opening an office in an Eastern European city? You know, like Prague.”

Like Prague! Had the speaker been anyone beneath the level of executive committee member the room would have erupted in spitballs, paper wads, and howling. As it was, unnatural sounds came from the back row, as if a dozen young men were choking back their ridicule. The thought of Salomon Brothers in Prague had possibly never occurred to anyone in the seventy-five-year history of the firm. Such is the spark of creativity generated by the presence of a member of the executive committee demanding to be asked questions. (p. 57)

Unfortunately, I think it would (although not at Salomon Brothers)…

Books to order next

Just so that I don’t forget about them, because my undiscovered ADHD is what prevents me from reading many great books. I am apparently becoming a Richard Dawkins fan, although I might not necessarily have to concur with his religious ideas. But I haven’t read the book yet…

• The Extended Phenotype: The Long Reach of the Gene – Richard Dawkins
• The God Delusion – Richard Dawkins
• The Ancestor’s Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution – Richard Dawkins
• Liar’s Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street – Michael Lewis
• When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management – Roger Lowenstein