'We fed the monster until it blew up ...' While Wall Street was busy creating the biggest credit bubble of all time, a few renegade investors saw it was about to burst, bet against the banking system - and made a fortune. From the jungles of the trading floor to the casinos of Las Vegas, this is the outrageous story of the misfits, mavericks and geniuses who, against all odds, made the greatest financial killing in history.
Reviews
'Magnificent . . . a perfect storm of brilliant writer meeting big subject' GUARDIAN
'He is so good everyone else may as well pack up' EVENING STANDARD
'A triumph . . . riveting . . . The Big Short reads like a thriller'THE TIMES
'A terrifying story, superbly well told' DAILY TELEGRAPH
'A rollicking good yarn' FINANCIAL TIMES
'Hugely entertaining' ECONOMIST
'Captivating' WALL STREET JOURNAL
'In the hands of Michael Lewis, anything is possible . . . if you want to know how a nation lost it financial mind - and have a good laugh finding out - this is the book to read' SUNDAY TIMES
'Probably the single best piece of financial journalism ever written' REUTERS
Accolades
Shortlisted for Financial Times/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award 2010.
Author Biography
Michael Lewis was born in New Orleans and educated at Princeton University and the London School of Economics. He has written several books including the New York Times bestseller, Liar's Poker, widely considered the book that defined Wall Street during the 1980s. Lewis is contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine and for Vanity Fair. He is married with three children.
