Michael Lewis The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine-大空头

作者：Michael Lewis

书名：The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine《大空头》

2008年秋天，美国股市崩盘成为了众所周知的事情。而高高在上的金融世界中四个籍籍无名的“局外人”，却比其他任何人都先预见到了这次危机，在众人疯狂的时候做空市场，最终赚得丰厚利润。然而，市场真正的崩溃早已在一年前就悄悄来临了。谁能理解不断上涨的房价背后隐藏的内在风险？投行如何用风险的复杂化掩盖产品的风险？评级制度存在怎样的盲点？金融界怎样运用术语的谎言欺骗客户？作者用充满愤怒和黑色幽默的叙述方式回答了这些问题，探讨了人性的缺陷和金融体系的弊端。

英文简介：The real story of the crash began in bizarre feeder markets where the sun doesn't shine and the SEC doesn't dare, or bother, to tread: the bond and real estate derivative markets where geeks invent impenetrable securities to profit from the misery of lower- and middle-class Americans who can't pay their debts. The smart people who understood what was or might be happening were paralyzed by hope and fear; in any case, they weren't talking.

Michael Lewis creates a fresh, character-driven narrative brimming with indignation and dark humor, a fitting sequel to his #1 bestseller Liar's Poker. Out of a handful of unlikely-really unlikely-heroes, Lewis fashions a story as compelling and unusual as any of his earlier bestsellers, proving yet again that he is the finest and funniest chronicler of our time.