Michael Lewis’ “Big Short”-reeks haalt het gordijn weg voor de hypotheekzeepbel op Wall Street en de daaropvolgende crash. “The Big Short” volgt enkele buitenstaanders die het systeemrisico vroeg zagen en tegen de markt durfden in te zetten. “Liar’s Poker” is een rauw insider-verslag over Salomon Brothers, hebzucht en de risicocultuur van de jaren tachtig. Samen schetsen de boeken een meeslepend portret van financiën, ontsporingen en de weinigen die de signalen lazen.
Michael Lewis retired from being a bond salesman at the age of 28, having risen from being a mere trainee. He looks back at his career, at the Golden Age of banking, at the company he worked for and the memorable figures within it, and at the spectacle of the financial boom which marks the 80s.
'We fed the monster until it blew up ...' While Wall Street was busy creating the biggest credit bubble of all time, a few renegade investors saw it was about to burst, bet against the banking system - and made a fortune. From the jungles of the trading floor to the casinos of Las Vegas, this is the outrageous story of the misfits, mavericks and geniuses who, against all odds, made the greatest financial killing in history.