About the Book
Truth really is stranger than fiction. Who better than the author of the
signature bestseller Liar's Poker to explain 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.Michael Lewis's splendid cast
of characters includes villains, a few heroes, and a lot of people who
look very, very foolish: high government officials, including the
watchdogs; heads ofReviews
There's lots more where that came from: this is an
assiduously-reported and beautifully-written book. There aren't many
reasons to be happy about the global financial crisis, but here's one:
that it brought Michael Lewis back to his roots, to produce what is
probably the single best piece of financial journalism ever written...read more
Felix Salmon blogs for Reuters
Michael Lewis, the author of Liar's Poker, The
Money Culture, The New New Thing, Moneyball, The
Blind Side, Panic, Home Game and The Big
Short, among other works, lives in Berkeley, California, with his
wife, Tabitha Soren, and their three children.
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