Lewis, Michael M. <br/><br/>
The big short  : inside the doomsday machine 
/ Michael Lewis 
 - 1st ed 
 - New York  : W.W. Norton  , c2010. 
 - xviii, 266 p.  ; 25 cm. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> The author of the signature bestseller Liar's Poker explains how the event we were told was impossible--the free fall of the American economy--finally occurred; how the things that we wanted, like ridiculously easy money and greatly expanded home ownership, were vehicles for that crash; and how shareholder demand for profit forced investment executives to eat the forbidden fruit of toxic derivatives. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780393072235 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010004804 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Global financial crisis----2008-2009<br/>Financial crises----History----21st century.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States---Economic conditions---21st century
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HC106.83  / .L5 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>338.54 LEW