Brad Pitt To Star in "Flash Boys"?

Michael Lewis makes numbers approachable. He takes something like the Oakland A's improbable run to a record winning streak and playoff appearance despite an uncompetitive payroll through the use of Sabermetrics and makes it, well, sexy. Of course it doesn't hurt to have Brad Pitt at the ready and Jonah Hill to stand in contrast to his costar. The film "Moneyball" took a seemingly unappealing topic like baseball economics and gave it life.

Michael Lewis's Flash Boys: Timely approachable work

Lewis' newest book "Flash Boys," a look into the world of high frequency trading, looks as though it...