Genre: Money
Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street
Details: Liar's Poker is both "the funniest book on Wall Street" and "the launchpad for Michael Lewis' storied career," from the frat-boy camaraderie of the 41st-floor trading room to the killer instinct that drove ambitious young men to risk everything on a high-stakes game of bluffing and lying.