Flash Boys

By: Michael Lewis

Narrated by: Dylan Baker

Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins

Publisher's summary

Michael Lewis, the Master of the Big Story, is back with Flash Boys.

If you thought Wall Street was about alpha males standing in trading pits hollering at each other, think again. That world is dead.

Now, the world's money is traded by computer code, inside black boxes in heavily guarded buildings. Even the experts entrusted with your cash don't know what's happening to it. And the very few who do aren't about to tell - because they're making a killing.

This is a market that's rigged, out of control and out of sight; a market in which the chief need is for speed; and in which traders would sell their grandmothers for a microsecond. Blink, and you'll miss it.

In Flash Boys, Michael Lewis tells the explosive story of how one group of ingenious oddballs and misfits set out to expose what was going on. It's the story of what it's like to declare war on some of the richest and most powerful people in the world. It's about taking on an entire system. And it's about the madness that has taken hold of the financial markets today.

You won't believe it until you've read it.

Michael Lewis was born in New Orleans and educated at Princeton University and the London School of Economics. He has written several books including the New York Times bestsellers Liar's Poker, widely considered the book that defined Wall Street during the 1980s, Boomerang and The Big Short, 'probably the single best piece of financial journalism ever written' (Reuters). Lewis is contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and also writes for Vanity Fair and Portfolio magazine.

©2014 Michael Lewis (P)2014 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

“I read Michael Lewis for the same reasons I watch Tiger Woods. I'll never play like that. But it's good to be reminded every now and again what genius looks like” (Malcolm Gladwell)
”Probably the best current writer in America” (Tom Wolfe)

Brilliant book

loved it ! many stories making this book more human than any other book that ML has written. several sections will move you to tears - out of joy and hope. definitely a great read and listen on audible

Very nice to listen to

A sure read to figure out what people will do behind your back to make profits of of you, yes even if they are your broker.

An intriguing story

An intriguing story for someone who has even a little experience with the stock market.

It was my first audio book and I think the narrator was excellent.

Excellent

A very engaging narration will return back to listen again. Perhaps even buy the hard copy

Wall St tales

To my surprise, I found this to be an interesting and absorbing book. I know nothing about the stock exchange and Wall St so at times needed to push through my lack of knowledge and hope it would make sense. It did. There were enough stories about characters in the system - the programmers - to ensure a human dimension. This would be a good book to reread in the near future as I am sure I missed parts of the story because of the specifics in here about the working of the stock exchange. I am now much better informed.

Really great

Facts sometimes difficult to believe in, but seems very true. Good written, good read. Recommend.

The Best story teller

No one does it better than Michael Lewis. This was my second book by Michael and got really hooked on. Can't wait for his next book to be available on auidiobooks.

Interesting

This is my first book and audiobook of Michael Lewis. I found the story quite interesting, but for several time I was lost in the techinal details. Maybe this kind of book is just not the type to be heard once. But the essence of the story is very clear and the message is encouraging, that being good can also be benificial in Wallstreet.