Panic the story of modern financial insanity

An analysis of five financial upheavals in recent history includes coverage of the 1987 stock market crash, the 1998 Russian default (and the consequent collapse of U.S. hedge fund Long-Term Capital Management), the Asian currency crisis of 1999, the Internet bubble of 1995-2001, and the 2008 sub-pr...

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Main Author: Lewis, Michael (Michael M.)
Other Authors: Boggs, Jesse (Narrator), Hardman, Blair, 1974- (Narrator)
Format: Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language:English
Published: New York : Audioworks, p2009.
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Summary:An analysis of five financial upheavals in recent history includes coverage of the 1987 stock market crash, the 1998 Russian default (and the consequent collapse of U.S. hedge fund Long-Term Capital Management), the Asian currency crisis of 1999, the Internet bubble of 1995-2001, and the 2008 sub-prime mortgage crisis, in an anecdotal report that reveals how public knowledge differed from what was actually taking place.
Item Description:Subtitle from container.
"Selections from Panic!"--Container.
Compact discs.
Physical Description:6 sound discs (ca. 7 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN:9780743583664
0743583663
Author Notes:Michael Lewis was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on October 15, 1960. He received a BA in art history from Princeton University in 1982 and a Masters in economics from the London School of Economics in 1985. He is a non-fiction author/journalist of mostly financial themes. His books include Liar's Poker, Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game, The Money Culture, Boomerang, Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt, The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine and The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds.

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