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Michael Lewis
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Michael Lewis is an American author and financial journalist known for nonfiction examining financial crises, behavioral finance, business, and sports.
Biography
Michael Monroe Lewis is an American author and financial journalist whose nonfiction focuses particularly on financial crises and behavioral finance. Born in New Orleans, he graduated from Princeton University with a degree in art history and later attended the London School of Economics. During the 1980s, he worked as a bond salesman at Salomon Brothers, an experience that led to his first book, Liar’s Poker, published in 1989.
Lewis’s books also explore sports. Moneyball, published in 2003, investigated the success of the Oakland Athletics and their general manager, Billy Beane. His 2006 book The Blind Side became his first work adapted into a film. He published The Big Short in 2010. As a contributing editor to Vanity Fair from 2009 to 2026, he wrote primarily about business, finance, and economics.
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Books by Michael Lewis
Flash Boys
Flash Boys argues that large banks continue to control Wall Street after the financial crisis. It describes a small, diverse group of Wall Street men who have joined together to reform financial markets.