01943cam a2200385 a 4500 16761791 20110504114216.0 110504s2011 nyu 001 0 eng d 2011288002 0393338827 (pbk.) 9780393338829 (pbk.) (OCoLC)ocn658581702 YDXCP YDXCP IUI BTCTA CDX DLC lccopycat n-us--- HC106.83 .L5 2011 330.973 23 LEW Lewis, Michael (Michael M.) 24154 The Big Short : Inside the Doomsday Machine / Michael Lewis. New York : W.W. Norton, 2011 2011. xviii, 291 p. ; 21 cm. "With a new afterword"--Cover. 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. 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. Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009. 24155 Financial crises United States History 21st century. 24156 Financial crises United States History. sears 24157 United States Economic conditions 2001-2009. 24158 ENG May2011 BestSellers ddc BB 15406 15406 0 0 ddc 0 0 Baccah MAIN MAIN 1ST 2011-05-26 purchase 5 24 330.973 LEW 000025136 2025-07-15 00:00:00 2023-02-14 BB