Publisher: | W. W. Norton & Company |
Genres: | Journalistic Style Guides, History Of The Americas Books, Economics Books, Financial Crises & Disasters |
Authors: | Michael Lewis |
Pages: | 291 pages |
ISBN10: | 0393338827 |
ISBN13: | 9780393338829 |
Tags: | Journalistic Style Guides Books, History Of The Americas Books, Economics Books, Financial Crises & Disasters Books, Free Books Download, epub Books Download |
Language: | en |
Physical Form: | eBook |
Type: | ePUB |
The #1 New York Times bestseller: "It is the work of our greatest financial journalist, at the top of his game. And it's essential reading."—Graydon Carter, Vanity Fair
The real story of the crash began in bizarre feeder markets where the sun doesn't shine and the SEC doesn't dare, or bother, to tread: the bond and real estate derivative markets where geeks invent impenetrable securities to profit from the misery of lower- and middle-class Americans who can't pay their debts. The smart people who understood what was or might be happening were paralyzed by hope and fear; in any case, they weren't talking.