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The big short inside the doomsday machine

The author examines the causes of the U.S. stock market crash of 2008 and its relation to overpriced real estate, bad mortgages, shareholder demand for excessive profits, and the growth of toxic derivatives.

Main Author: Lewis, Michael
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2010.
Edition: 1st ed.
Subjects:
Rupert, Matt tribute.
Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.
Financial crises > United States > History > 21st century.
United States > Economic conditions > 2001-2009.
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Summary: The author examines the causes of the U.S. stock market crash of 2008 and its relation to overpriced real estate, bad mortgages, shareholder demand for excessive profits, and the growth of toxic derivatives.
Physical Description: xviii, 266 p. ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 9780393072235 (hardcover)
0393072231 (hardcover)
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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