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The only thing history teaches us, a wise man once said, is that history doesn't teach us anything.

Michael Lewis

What are the odds that people will make smart decisions about money if they don't need to make smart decisions—if they can get rich making dumb decisions? The incentives on Wall Street were all wrong; they're still all wrong.

Michael Lewis

Michael Lewis

Michael Lewis

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Born: October 15, 1960 (age 64)

Bio: Michael Monroe Lewis is an American non-fiction author and financial journalist.

Known for:

The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine (2010)
Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt (2014)
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game (2003)
The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game (2006)

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