Michael Lewis

Author

Michael Lewis is an American non-fiction author and journalist whose books have an extraordinary ability to make complex subjects — finance, technology, sports analytics, psychology — not just comprehensible but genuinely thrilling. Born in New Orleans in 1960, Lewis studied art history at Princeton and economics at the London School of... Economics before working as a bond salesman at Salomon Brothers on Wall Street. That experience became Liar's Poker (1989), his debut — a wickedly funny, insider account of the excesses of 1980s Wall Street that became an instant classic. The Big Short (2010) told the story of the handful of people who saw the 2008 financial crisis coming and bet against the housing market — a gripping narrative that made subprime mortgages and credit default swaps comprehensible and dramatic. The book was adapted into an Academy Award-winning film. Moneyball (2003) transformed how people think about sports analytics. The Blind Side (2006), Flash Boys (2014), The Undoing Project (2016), The Fifth Risk (2018), and Going Infinite (2023) demonstrate his extraordinary range. Lewis's gift is finding the story inside the system — the human dramas embedded in markets, institutions, and data. He writes with wit, narrative drive, and a talent for explaining complex ideas through characters you care about. His books read like novels but are meticulously reported. The audiobook editions of Lewis's books are compulsively listenable — his narrative style translates perfectly to audio. His books and audiobooks are essential for anyone interested in finance, technology, and how the world really works. Read more Show less