The Truth

1. Liar’s Poker – the game

2. Never mention money (How to land a job at I-Bank)
P33: Talk about the challenges, and the trill of doing deals and the excitement of working with such high-calibre people, but never, ever mention money

3. Learning to love your corporate culture
P39: Paul (Volcker, chairman of Feb in 1979) announced that the money supply would cease to fluctuate with the business cycle; money supply would be fixed, and interest rates would float. … Bond prices move inversely, lock step, to rates of interest.
P48: Since there was no objective measure of ability, landing a good job was one part luck, one part “presence” and one part knowing how and when to place your lips firmly to the rear end of some important person.

4. Adult Education

5. A brotherhood of hoods

6. The fat men and their marvelous money machine (1981-1986)

7. The Salomon diet (1986-1988)

8. From geek to man

9. The art of war
P218: The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting. –Sun Tzu

10. How can we make you happier?

11. When bad things happen to rich people

Epilogue (What is your believe in the meaning of job?)