The author discusses how his experiences with fatherhood greatly differed from his original expectations and ideas of what being a father should be like, and details his life after the births of his three children.
A biography of Wall Street bond trader Michael Lewis that provides a perspective on the 1980s era. Describes Lewis's rise from trainee at Salomon Brothers to a bond salesman who could turn over millions of dollars in bonds with a phone call. Examines the intensity of life on the trading floor.
Presents the author's first-hand account of his experience playing baseball at the age of fourteen for a coach who's confidence and trust changed his life and stayed with him forever.