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The big short : inside the doomsday machine / Michael Lewis.
Shares insights into the recent economic crisis, citing such factors as expanded home ownership and risky derivative elections in the face of increasing shareholder demands, and profiles responsible parties in government, financial, and private sectors.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780393072235
- ISBN: 9780393072235 :
- ISBN: 0393072231
- Physical Description: xviii, 266 pages ; 25 cm
- Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton, [2010]
- Copyright: ©2010
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Publisher, publishing date and paging may vary. |
| 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. |
| Citation/References Note: | LJ 7/09 LJ 11/09 BW 3/10 NYTBR 3/10 |
| Awards Note: | LA Times Book Prize Winner, Current Interest 2010 New York Times Best Seller, Non-fiction 2010 |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009. Financial crises > United States > History > 21st century. United States > Economic conditions > 2001-2009. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Pulaski County Library-Waynesville | 330.973 Lew (Text) | 33642000336826 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
