{"product_id":"the-big-short-inside-the-doomsday-machine-9780393338829","title":"The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Michael Lewis creates a fresh, character-driven narrative brimming with indignation and dark humor, a fitting sequel to his #1 bestseller \u003cem\u003eLiar's Poker\u003c\/em\u003e. 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLewis, Michael:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eMichael Lewis\u003c\/strong\u003e is the best-selling author of \u003cem\u003eLiar's Poker\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMoneyball\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Blind Side\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Big Short\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Undoing Project\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Fifth Risk\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Berkeley, California, with his wife and three children.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50591669551378,"sku":"9780393338829","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_02b3691d-e940-4b2f-8120-a805d278d0f2.jpg?v=1732094070","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-big-short-inside-the-doomsday-machine-9780393338829","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}