The big short, inside the doomsday machine, Michael Lewis
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The big short, inside the doomsday machine, Michael Lewis
Language
eng
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non fiction
Main title
The big short
Oclc number
317919864
Responsibility statement
Michael Lewis
Sub title
inside the doomsday machine
Summary
The author of the signature bestseller Liar's Poker explains how the event we were told was impossible--the free fall of the American economy--finally occurred; how the things that we wanted, like ridiculously easy money and greatly expanded home ownership, were vehicles for that crash; and how shareholder demand for profit forced investment executives to eat the forbidden fruit of toxic derivatives
Table Of Contents
A secret origin story -- In the land of the blind -- "How can a guy who can't speak English lie?" -- How to harvest a migrant worker -- Accidental capitalists -- Spider-man at the Venetian -- The great treasure hunt -- The long quiet -- A death of interest -- Two men in a boat
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