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The Big Short : = Inside The Doomsday Machine
Lewis, Michael

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Malaga Cove Nonfiction330.973 LEWISDue 2-16-2012
Malaga Cove Nonfiction330.973 LEWISDue 2-27-2012
Peninsula Center Nonfiction330.973 LEWISDue 2-16-2012
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    Publication InfoNew York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2010.
    Year Published2010
    Edition1st ed.
    Descriptionxviii, 266 p. ; 25 cm.
    NotesA 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.
    Subject HeadingsGlobal Financial Crisis, 2008-2009. | Financial crises -- History -- 21st century. -- United States | United States -- Economic conditions -- 2001-2009.
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