lewis, michael

The author discusses how his experiences with fatherhood greatly differed from his original expectations and ideas of what being a father should be like, and details his life after the births of his three children.

A biography of Wall Street bond trader Michael Lewis that provides a perspective on the 1980s era. Describes Lewis's rise from trainee at Salomon Brothers to a bond salesman who could turn over millions of dollars in bonds with a phone call. Examines the intensity of life on the trading floor.

Investigates the case of Michael Lewis, known as "Little B," who was convicted and sentenced to life in prison at the age of fourteen for shooting a man to death in "The Bluff" neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia, and attempts to understand why the city, and especially its African-American population, rushed to condemn the young man.

Presents the author's first-hand account of his experience playing baseball at the age of fourteen for a coach who's confidence and trust changed his life and stayed with him forever.