Author: Ken Auletta
tl;dr: Excellent tale of a battle between two cultures inside Lehman Brothers in the 80s (plus an eerily prophetic title). The brash trader Lew Glucksman clawed power from the statesman-esque investment banker Pete Peterson. The trading operation made most the money but the bankers had the prestige.
Amazon: Greed and Glory on Wall Street: The Fall of the House of Lehman
First published on May 23, 2020