The big short : inside the doomsday machine / Michael Lewis.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 0393338827 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9780393338829 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: xviii, 291 p. ; 21 cm.
- Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton, c2011.
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General Note: | "With a new afterword"--Cover. Includes index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
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Subject: | United States > Economic conditions > 2001-2009. Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009. Financial crises > United States > History > 21st century. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | HC 106.83 .L49 2011 | 30542557 | General Collection | Available | - |