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The #1 New York Times bestseller: 'It is the work of our
greatest financial journalist, at the top of his game. And it's
essential reading.'—Graydon Carter, Vanity Fair
The real story of the crash began in bizarre
feeder markets where the sun doesn't shine and the SEC doesn't dare, or
bother, to tread: the bond and real estate derivative markets where
geeks invent impenetrable securities to profit from the misery of
lower- and middle-class Americans who can't pay their debts. The smart
people who understood what was or might be happening were paralyzed by
hope and fear; in any case, they weren't talking.Michael Lewis creates
a fresh, character-driven narrative brimming with indignation and dark
humor, a fitting sequel to his #1 bestseller Liar's Poker. Out of a
handful of unlikely-really unlikely-heroes, Lewis fashions a story as
compelling and unusual as any of his earlier bestsellers, proving yet
again that he is the finest and funniest chronicler of our time.
About The Author
Financial journalist and bestselling author Michael Lewis is best
known for intriguing nonfiction narratives like Liar's Poker, The
New New Thing, and Moneyball.
Superb: Michael Lewis doing what he does best, illuminating the idiocy, madness and greed of modern finance. . . . Lewis achieves what I previously imagined impossible: He makes subprime sexy all over again. --Andrew Leonard
ISBN: 9780393338829
ISBN-10: 0393338827
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 320
Published: 1st February 2011
Dimensions (cm): 20.9 x 13.7
x 1.9
Weight (kg): 0.254
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