Reviews for The Money Culture

The average rating for The Money Culture based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-05-03 00:00:00 Nicholas Peacock This is a bunch of essays that Michael Lewis wrote about various finance-related topics in the 1980s. Almost all of the material is outdated, but it is interesting to read from a historical perspective, but not that relevant today. In fact, an intriguing section of the book dealt with how an earthquake in Japan could be traumatic to the financial markets and I read it around the time (2011) that an actual severe earthquake and tsunami hit Japan. But I could not relate anything from what I read to what was happening on the ground in Japan, including the nuclear reactor damage.

Review # 2 was written on 2016-03-12 00:00:00 Mark Vander-starre Michael Lewis is such a strong writer. Some of these columns provide an interesting window into a time I barely remember in terms of the "threat" posed by the Japanese. Others are incredibly valuable in better understanding how leveraged buy-outs worked - by basically ripping off shareholders and dodging taxes. Wall Street at its finest, explained by a great writer.