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The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
Book • 2011
The book tells the story of the 2007-08 financial crisis through the lens of a small group of eccentric and brilliant individuals who predicted and profited from the collapse of the housing market.
It highlights the complexities of financial instruments like credit default swaps and collateralized debt obligations, and how these contributed to the crisis.
Lewis's narrative is character-driven, filled with dark humor and indignation, and it exposes the systemic failures and incentives that led to the disaster.
It highlights the complexities of financial instruments like credit default swaps and collateralized debt obligations, and how these contributed to the crisis.
Lewis's narrative is character-driven, filled with dark humor and indignation, and it exposes the systemic failures and incentives that led to the disaster.
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Mentioned by Stephen Dubner as the author of "The Big Short", a book about the 2008 financial crisis.
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