Boomerang by Michael Lewis
The cheap credit that rolled across the planet between 2002 and 2008 was more than a simple financial phenomenon: it was temptation, offering entire societies the chance to reveal aspects of their characters they could not normally afford to indulge. This title presents a tragi-comic romp across Europe.
Fascinating..the book could not be more timely...a sharp-edged narrative that leaves readers with a visceral understanding of the fiscal recklessness that lies behind today's headlines -- Michiko Kakutani * New York Times *
Michael Lewis's bravura journey through Europe's economic underbelly brilliantly charts the consequences of a world plagued by debt...highly enjoyable...nicely politically incorrect, often very funny, and shot through with genuine insight -- Robert Harris * Sunday Times *
Brilliant ... he has a novelist's gift * Spectator, Books of the Year *
Lewis' investigation of bubbles across Europe is brilliantly, sadly hiliarious * GQ magazine *
He writes with the wit and observational eye of a travel writer -- Richard Fitzpatrick * Irish Examiner *
He writes quite brilliantly and understands the complex financial matters whereof he speaks. As polemical prose goes, it is hard to beat -- Howard Davies * Management Today *
Lewis is the finest storyteller of our generation * Malcolm Gladwell *
He is so good everyone else may as well pack up * Evening Standard *
Michael Lewis meets some extraordinary characters in his excursion through the barely controlled madness that is modern finance ... lucid, entertaining -- Tony Barber * Financial Times *
Michael Lewis's bravura journey through Europe's economic underbelly brilliantly charts the consequences of a world plagued by debt...highly enjoyable...nicely politically incorrect, often very funny, and shot through with genuine insight -- Robert Harris * Sunday Times *
Brilliant ... he has a novelist's gift * Spectator, Books of the Year *
Lewis' investigation of bubbles across Europe is brilliantly, sadly hiliarious * GQ magazine *
He writes with the wit and observational eye of a travel writer -- Richard Fitzpatrick * Irish Examiner *
He writes quite brilliantly and understands the complex financial matters whereof he speaks. As polemical prose goes, it is hard to beat -- Howard Davies * Management Today *
Lewis is the finest storyteller of our generation * Malcolm Gladwell *
He is so good everyone else may as well pack up * Evening Standard *
Michael Lewis meets some extraordinary characters in his excursion through the barely controlled madness that is modern finance ... lucid, entertaining -- Tony Barber * Financial Times *
Michael Lewis's global bestselling books lift the lid on the biggest stories of our times. They include Flash Boys, a game-changing exposé of high-speed scamming; The Big Short, which was made into a hit Oscar-winning film; Moneyball, the story of a maverick outsider who beat the system; and Liar's Poker, the book that defined the excesses of the 1980s. Michael Lewis was born in New Orleans and educated at Princeton University and the London School of Economics.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781846144844 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846144841 |
| Title | Boomerang |
| Author | Michael Lewis |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2011-10-06 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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