Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt by Michael Lewis, published by W. W. Norton, 2014. I got interested in this book because of an NPR story. (This type of thing happens frequently.) It’s fascinating to find out what’s really going on with something, especially an entity as supposedly public as public stock markets. Michael Lewis is known for writing about the story behind the story. Most people probably know about him from The Blind Side, which you really should read even if you’re not interested in football. He’s also written about baseball (Moneyball) and other aspects of the financial markets (Liar’s Poker and The Big Short). I’ve read all these other books except for Moneyball (but I saw the movie). |