Michael Lewis (author)
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Lewis in 2009
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| Born | Michael Monroe Lewis October 15, 1960 New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Occupation | Non-fiction writer, journalist |
| Alma mater |
Isidore Newman School Princeton University London School of Economics |
| Period | 1989–present |
| Notable works |
Liar's Poker (1989) Moneyball (2003) The Blind Side (2006) The Big Short (2010) Flash Boys (2014) |
| Spouse |
Diane de Cordova Lewis (m. 1985; divorced) Kate Bohner (m.1994–1995/6) Tabitha Soren (m. 1997–present) |
Michael Monroe Lewis (born October 15, 1960) is an American non-fiction author and financial journalist. His bestselling books include Liar's Poker (1989), The New New Thing (2000), Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game (2003), The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game (2006), Panic (2008), Home Game: An Accidental Guide to Fatherhood (2009), The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine (2010), Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World (2011) and Flash Boys (2014). He has also been a contributing editor to Vanity Fair since 2009. His most recent book is called The Undoing Project.
Lewis was born in New Orleans to corporate lawyer J. Thomas Lewis and community activist Diana Monroe Lewis. He attended the college preparatory Isidore Newman School in New Orleans. He then attended Princeton University where he received a BA degree (cum laude) in Art History in 1982 and was a member of the Ivy Club.
He went on to work with New York art dealer Daniel Wildenstein. He enrolled in the London School of Economics, and received his MA degree in Economics in 1985. Lewis was hired by Salomon Brothers and moved to New York for their training program. He worked at its London office as a bond salesman. He resigned to write Liar's Poker and became a financial journalist.
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