01928cam a2200421 a 4500 16761791 BJBSDDR 20260323114808.0 ta 110504s2011 nyu 001 0 eng d 2011288002 0393338827 (pbk.) 9780393338829 (pbk.) (OCoLC)ocn658581702 YDXCP YDXCP IUI BTCTA CDX DLC eng eng lccopycat n-us--- HC 106.83 L675big 2011 330.973 Lewis, Michael M. (Michael Monroe), 1960- 12068 The big short : inside the doomsday machine / Michael Lewis. New York : W.W. Norton, c2011. xviii, 291 pages ; 21 cm. "With a new afterword"--Cover. Includes index. 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. 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. Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009. Crisis financiera global, 2008-2009 406 Financial crises United States History 21st century. Crisis financiera Historia Estados Unidos 31106 United States Economic conditions 2001-2009. Estados Unidos Condiciones económicas 2001-2009. 2335 7 cbc copycat 2 epcn 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 123767 123767 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2025-06-05 0 HC 106.83 L675big 2011 00000192894 2025-06-05 00:00:00 1 2025-06-05 BK