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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: 0393072231
- ISBN: 9780393072235 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xviii, 266 pages ; 24 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton, [2010]
- Copyright: ©2010.
Content descriptions
| 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 -- Epilogue: everything is correlated. |
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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 | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treasure Valley Community College Library | 330.973 L5878b (Text) | 32220000943288 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
