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Boomerang travels in the new Third World

Between 2002 and 2008, the world embraced a wave of cheap credit that allowed people to enjoy spoils they usually wouldn't be able to afford. However, when the bubble burst in late 2008, everything came crashing down, including most of Europe. Here, Michael Lewis investigates the causes of the...

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Main Author: Lewis, Michael
Other Authors: Baker, Dylan. (Narrator)
Format: Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language: English
Published: New York, NY : Audioworks, p2011.
Subjects:
Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.
International finance.
Financial crises > United States > History > 21st century.
Audiobooks.
Summary: Between 2002 and 2008, the world embraced a wave of cheap credit that allowed people to enjoy spoils they usually wouldn't be able to afford. However, when the bubble burst in late 2008, everything came crashing down, including most of Europe. Here, Michael Lewis investigates the causes of the 2008 financial meltdown and projects what awaits the countries that were, and still are, most affected.
Item Description: Subtitle from container.
Unabridged.
Compact discs.
Duration: 6:00:00.
Physical Description: 6 sound discs (ca. 6 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Playing Time: 06:00:00
ISBN: 9781442341258 :
1442341254
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.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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