Lewis, Michael

The big short : inside the doomsday machine / Michael Lewis. - xviii, 291 pages ; 21 cm

Includes index.

A secret origin story -- In the land of the blind -- "How can a guy who can't speak English lie?" -- How to harvest a migrant worker -- Accidental capitalists -- Spider-man at the Venetian -- The great treasure hunt -- The long quiet -- A death of interest -- Two men in a boat -- Everything is correlated.

Presents an analysis of the economic crisis of 2009, citing such factors as expanded home ownership and risky derivative elections in the face of increasing shareholder demands and discussing the role of responsible parties in the government, financial, and private sectors.

ISBN: 039335315X 9780393353150

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.
Financial crises--History--United States--21st century.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Economic conditions--2001-2009.

Dewey Class. No.: 330.973