The Great Game of Rejection. The Secret Springs of Financial Catastrophe
Author: Michael Lewis / Michael Lewis
Original title: The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
Publisher: Alpina Publisher, 2011.
ISBN 978-5-9614-1491-2
Pages: 280 pp.
Format: 60×90/16 (145×215 mm)
Circulation: 5000 copies.
Binding: Hardcover
Weight: 460 g
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CONTENTS OF THE BESTSELLER ABOUT THE FINANCIAL CRISIS OF 2007-2009
Michael Lewis - the author of the bestseller "Liar's Poker" - is a master of the genre, which can be called a documentary business thriller. He, like a detective, has put together a whole series of episodes a picture of the global financial crisis of 2007-2009 and turned the narrative into a gripping novel with vivid characters who see inflating mortgage bubbleand they bet against him and eventually win.
Throughout 2010, The Great Game of Rejection was a top seller worldwide and was named Book of the Year in dozens of respected rankings, including online retailer Amazon, The Economist, and Bloomberg.
The book is aimed at a wide audience.