Michael Lewis chronicles his career in a powerful Wall Street investment bank and describes what the atmosphere on Wall Street was in the 1980s.
Le Casse du siècle Séries
La série « Le Casse du siècle » de Michael Lewis lève le voile sur la bulle des subprimes à Wall Street et son effondrement. « The Big Short » suit quelques outsiders qui ont repéré tôt le risque systémique et parié contre le marché. « Liar’s Poker » est un témoignage incisif de l’intérieur de Salomon Brothers, entre avidité et culte du risque des années 1980. Ensemble, ces livres composent un portrait captivant de la finance, de ses dérives et de ceux qui ont su les déceler.
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The big short: Inside the doomsday machine
- 266pages
- 10 heures de lecture
The real story of the crash began in bizarre feeder markets where the sun doesn't shine and the SEC doesn't dare, or bother, to tread: the bond and real estate derivative markets where geeks invent impenetrable securities to profit from the misery of lower- and middle-class Americans who can't pay their debts. The smart people who understood what was or might be happening were paralyzed by hope and fear; in any case, they weren't talking.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.