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Bonus: An Evening with Michael Lewis, From "Liar’s Poker" to Today

2025/5/14
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Michael Lewis: 我写书的动机实际上是文学上的机会主义，而非伟大的政治或社会目的。特朗普解雇过渡团队后，我意识到我可以去政府部门获取他没有费心去了解的简报，让读者觉得自己比总统更了解政府运作。我故意选择那些无人关注的政府部门，如商务部、农业部和能源部。在探索联邦政府中不为人知的部分时，我遇到了许多了不起的人，这与我之前的想象截然不同。这些人通常是任务驱动型的专家，不善于讲述自己的故事，并且被政治人物限制，无法自由发声。伟大的角色往往不知道自己是角色。在政府关闭期间，我决定深入挖掘这些人的生活。我通过交叉引用山米奖提名者和被强制休假的人员名单，找到了 Arthur A. Allen，并决定与他交流。公务员往往没有意识到自己值得关注。我应该深入挖掘这些人的生活，关注他们的故事。我选择了六位作者来分担写作任务，以避免被指责带有偏见，并获得更广泛的样本。其他作者也找到了令人难以置信的角色，并对他们所做的事情感到震惊。

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Barry speaks with bestselling author and financial journalist Michael Lewis, live, from the Landmark Theater in Port Washington, NY. The wide-ranging, 90-minute conversation covered the full arc of his career, from “Liar’s Poker” to this year’s “Who is Government.” The informative – and at times hilarious – conversation included his experiences turning Moneyball into a film (including on-set hijinks from Brad Pitt), how his career as a writer evolved, and what he is working on next. You DO NOT want to miss this fun, rollicking live episode of Masters in Business.

 

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