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The Big Short
- Inside the Doomsday Machine
- Narrated by: Jesse Boggs
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
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Featuring an exclusive audio interview with Michael Lewis
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- Lucas
- 2021-05-25
Very detailed example of what happened in 2008
This is a fantastic listen. It goes into much greater detail about what happened during the big crash in 08. I recommend this to anyone who enjoyed the movie and is looking for a deeper dive into the background of the details.
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- Louai Munajim
- 2022-07-26
great story, timeless wisdom
excellent character snippets, story of hubris and self talk that meant to obfuscate and delude regulators, ended up deluding even the smart money people who believed the lies that others created out of their false, bound to fail, debt portfolios.
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- Sam
- 2021-12-31
Unbiased and reflective book on financial crisis
Enjoyed the book and the stories that produced heroes and villains in the lead-up to the financial crisis. The narrator was also good.
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- Cal
- 2021-01-26
A great book overall
Great story line, very interesting and an enjoyable listen. The narrator does a great job also.
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- caleb williamson
- 2020-07-14
As Entertaining as the film!
A great book!! If you loved the movie, you will love the book! I will certainly listen to it again.
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- BHRamsay
- 2020-01-11
Better than the movie
Like many I found this book because of the 2015 movie it spawned but the storyline behind the scenes is occasionally much more terrifying. I can't tell you how often I found myself muttering"Why didn't they leave such-&-such a scene as it actually happened. Though I'm shocked by how often I found they didn't change anything and scenes played out exactly as depicted with all the black humor and terrible implications unchecked.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2019-07-09
Amazing read. Time well spent.
Aside from the incredibly engaging story, I found this book to be an educational masterpiece in the context of a lay-person’s intro to the bond, lending, and equity market on Wall Street. A must read for anyone who wants to understand what happened in 2007/2008 during the financial crisis.
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- Agnostic Trader
- 2018-09-13
Lewis is the boss
Lewis has a unique ability to make the complex into the simple, especially when it come to financial matters. He's a real treasure and I'm so glad he gave up bond trading to write books for us. The narration is well done here. No complaints.
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- Kindle Customer
- 2018-06-09
Terrific
Too bad what happens but the story is explained in an amazing fashion. Loved it.
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