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The Big Short

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The Big Short

By: Michael Lewis
Narrated by: Michael Lewis
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Brought to you by Penguin.

THE OUTRAGEOUS NO.1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER, NOW AN OSCAR- AND BAFTA-WINNING FILM

From the jungles of the trading floor to the casinos of Las Vegas, The Big Short, Michael Lewis's No.1 bestseller, tells the story of the misfits, renegades and visionaries who saw that the biggest credit bubble of all time was about to burst, bet against the banking system - and made a killing.

'In the hands of Michael Lewis, anything is possible ... if you want to know how a nation lost its financial mind - and have a good laugh finding out - this is the book to read' Sunday Times

'Magnificent ... a perfect storm of brilliant writer meeting big subject' Guardian

'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

'Probably the single best piece of financial journalism ever written' Reuters

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Plain English related events of 2008 crisis. I heard about this book a long time ago but I never imagined it is this good.

Great recollection of 2008 Wall Street events.

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Excellent book. Informative, well-paced, detailed-yet-accessible. Nice to have an author-narrated version, now. Very highly recommended.

Excellent, accessible & informative

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I saw the movie long time agi but thought it was a good time to revisit this book amid frothy markets in 2025. Swallowed it up in a couple of days. Interesting, entertaining and relevant.

Michael Lewis is his finest

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As someone who has never read a book about economics, the stock market or Wall Street I did wonder how I would get on with this. I have however watched the film a couple of times and I also am listening to the companion podcast, so I think that has helped.

I find Michael Lewis' writing flows really well, his expression of ideas and the humor he includes makes the whole very enjoyable.

I will probably listen to this again at some point, hopefully when my understanding of the subject has been improved so I can appreciate it even more.

Thoroughly enjoyable

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