
The Big Short
Inside the Doomsday Machine
By: Michael Lewis
Paperback | 27 January 2011 | Edition Number 1
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SUNDAY TIMES
From the jungles of the trading floor to the casinos of Las Vegas, The Big Short tells the outrageous story of the misfits, renegades and visionaries who saw that the biggest credit bubble of all time was about to burst, bet against the banking system – and made a killing.
'Magnificent . . . a perfect storm of brilliant writer meeting big subject'
GUARDIAN
'He is so good everyone else may as well pack up'
EVENING STANDARD
'A rollicking good yarn'
FINANCIAL TIMES
'Hugely entertaining'
ECONOMIST
'Captivating'
WALL STREET JOURNAL
'A triumph . . . riveting . . . The Big Short reads like a thriller'
THE TIMES
'A terrifying story, superbly well told'
DAILY TELEGRAPH
'Compelling and horrifying'
GO
'Probably the single best piece of financial journalism ever written'
REUTERS
About The Author
Michael Lewis was born in New Orleans and educated at Princeton University and the London School of Economics. He has written several books including the New York Times bestseller, Liar's Poker, widely considered the book that defined Wall Street during the 1980s. Lewis is contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine and for Vanity Fair. He is married with three children.
Industry Reviews
He is so good everyone else may as well pack up * Evening Standard *
No one writes with more narrative panache about money and finance than Mr. Lewis -- Michiko Kakutani * New York Times *
Probably the single best piece of financial journalism ever written * Reuters *
Hugely entertaining * Economist *
Terrifying and superbly told * Daily Telegraph *
Genius * Sunday Times *
Compelling and horrifying -- GQ
A more than worthy successor to Liar's Poker ... if you want to know about the origins of the credit crunch, and the extraordinary cast of misfits, visionaries and chancers who made money from the crash, there's no more readable account * Daily Telegraph *
A triumph ... riveting ... a genuine page-turner * Times *
The very best book about this whole affair -- John Lanchester, author of 'Whoops!'
If you read only one book about the causes of the recent financial crisis, let it be Michael Lewis's The Big Short * Washington Post *
In the hands of Michael Lewis, anything is possible ... if you want to know how a nation lost its financial mind - and have a good laugh finding out - this is the book to read. * The Sunday Times *
Magnificent ... a perfect storm of brilliant writer meeting big subject. * The Guardian *
ISBN: 9780141043531
ISBN-10: 0141043539
Published: 27th January 2011
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 288
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: Penguin UK
Country of Publication: GB
Edition Number: 1
Dimensions (cm): 1.7 x 13.1 x 19.6
Weight (kg): 0.22
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