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Barry Ritholtz

What ‘Liar’s Poker’ and ‘The Big Short’ Shared

Both books by Michael Lewis told a tale about a broader event through personal stories.

What makes for a good nonfiction book? Ask author Michael Lewis, this week's guest on Masters in Business, and he will tell you it is all about characters and narratives. Describing his thinking about his many acclaimed books -- "Moneyball," "The Big Short," "Liar’s Poker," "The Undoing Project," "The Blind Side," "Flashboys," and others -- he explained that each of these books is focused on a single character whose experience is a personal story line as well as an instructive tale about a broader event.

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