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Michael lewis, the bestselling author of liars poker, the money culture, the new new thing, moneyball, the blind side, panic, home game, the big short, and boomerang, among other works, lives in berkeley, california, with his wife and three children. The portfolio story on which this book is based was a great tale which was sometimes a bit fuzzy on the finance. Michael lewis explains why trump ignores threats like coronavirus. Sep 29, 2010 author michael lewis discusses his book the big short. The first book of this series was published under the title of the big blowdown. From the jungles of the trading floor to the casinos of las vegas, this book tells the outrageous story of the misfits, renegades and visionaries who saw that the biggest credit bubble of al time was about to burst, bet against the banking system and made a killing. Biographies of the authors of the stories in the big book.
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The big short tells a story of spectacular, epic folly. We entered a new decade in largely gloomy fashion, still suffering from the ramifications of the global financial crisis two years before. Inside the doomsday machine paperback february 1, 2011. The big short author on how trump is gambling with. The movie, directed by adam mckay, focuses on the lives of several american. His international bestseller liars poker exposed the greed and carnage of the city and wall street in the 1980s, he wrote it as a cautionary tale, but people seem to. The short biographies of the various authors of the stories in the back of the book alcoholics anonymous have been graciously supplied by nancy o. Buy the big short inside the doomsday machine book. Reading is a wonderful way to relax or to learn new things. Author michael lewis on the fifth risk within the trump.
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