01692cam a2200373 a 450000100090000000300080000900500170001700700030003400800410003701000170007802000220009502000250011703500240014204000440016604100080021004200140021804300120023205000280024408200120027210000500028424500670033426000370040130000310043850000350046950000200050450502830052452002120080765000400101965000400105965000600109965000510115965100510121065100570126116761791BJBSDDR20260323114808.0ta110504s2011    nyu           001 0 eng d  a  2011288002  a0393338827 (pbk.)  a9780393338829 (pbk.)  a(OCoLC)ocn658581702  aYDXCPcYDXCPdIUIdBTCTAdCDXdDLCbeng  aeng  alccopycat  an-us---14aHC 106.83bL675big 201100a330.9731 aLewis, Michael M. q(Michael Monroe), d1960-14aThe big short :binside the doomsday machine /cMichael Lewis.  aNew York :bW.W. Norton,cc2011.  axviii, 291 pages ;c21 cm.  a"With a new afterword"--Cover.  aIncludes index.0 aA 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.  aThe 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. 0aGlobal Financial Crisis, 2008-2009. 4aCrisis financiera global, 2008-2009 0aFinancial criseszUnited StatesxHistoryy21st century. 4aCrisis financiera xHistoria zEstados Unidos  0aUnited StatesxEconomic conditionsy2001-2009. 4aEstados UnidosxCondiciones económicasy2001-2009.