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The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
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Economics21st Century United States History
Publisher Price: $16.95
ISBN13: 9780393338829
Publisher: W W Norton & Co
Published: Feb 1 2011
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.56
Height: 0.81 Width: 5.60 Depth: 8.21
Language: English
Michael Lewis creates a fresh, character-driven narrative brimming with indignation and dark humor, a fitting sequel to his #1 bestseller Liar's Poker. Out of a handful of unlikely-really unlikely-heroes, Lewis fashions a story as compelling and unusual as any of his earlier bestsellers, proving yet again that he is the finest and funniest chronicler of our time.
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