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#1 Bestseller — With a new Afterword
In Michael Lewis's game-changing bestseller, a small group of Wall Street iconoclasts realize that the U.S. stock market has been rigged for the benefit of insiders. They band together — some of them walking away from seven-figure salaries — to investigate, expose, and reform the insidious new ways that Wall Street generates profits. If you have any contact with the market, even a retirement account, this story is happening to you.
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"Lewis, as always, is exceedingly good at describing the complexities and absurdities of the subculture he portrays here....A deeply entertaining book, and one that illuminates how much our world has changed in less than a decade." Hector Tobar
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"Important to public debate about Wall Street...in exposing what one of his central characters calls the 'Pandora's box of ridiculousness' that financial exchanges have become." Los Angeles Times
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"Reads like a thriller...Lewis is the kind of writer who creates his own weather system." Philip Delves Broughton, Wall Street Journal
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"Michael Lewis does it again...fascinating." John Lanchester, London Review of Books
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"Remarkable...Michael Lewis has a spellbinding talent for finding emotional dramas in complex, highly technical subjects." Steven Pearlstein, Washington Post
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"A beautiful narrative, so well-written. You've got to get this." Financial Times
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"Michael Lewis is a genius, and his book will give high-frequency trading a much-needed turn under the microscope." David Sirota, Salon
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"Michael Lewis knows how to tell a story." Kevin Roose, New York Magazine
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"A fast-paced tale backed by gutsy reporting." Vanity Fair
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"In 24 hours, I plowed through Michael Lewis' new blockbuster, a book about the huge changes that have occurred in financial markets in the last three decades. It's compelling reading." Tina Jordan, Entertainment Weekly
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"Who knew high-frequency trading was such a sexy subject?" CNN Money
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"When it comes to narrative skill, a reporter's curiosity and an uncanny instinct for the pulse of the zeitgeist, Lewis is a triple threat." Bloomberg Business Week
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"Michael Lewis is one of the premier chroniclers of our age." James B. Stewart, New York Times
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"[Lewis] is a top-flight storyteller." Huffington Post
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"A tour de force that will grab and hold your attention like the best of thrillers." Lev Grossman, Time
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"Lewis writes about the resilience of underdogs, even in the face of seemingly overwhelming odds. He's doing essential work, and anything that embarrasses fat cats and encourages reform is a flash in the right direction." Jon Talton, Seattle Times
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"Lewis simply tells the truth." Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press
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"Michael Lewis has another hit on his hands." Will Deener, Dallas News
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"Entirely engaging....Illuminates a part of Wall Street that has generally done business in the shadows." San Francisco Chronicle
Synopsis
"Guaranteed to make blood boil." --Janet Maslin, New York Times
In Michael Lewis's game-changing bestseller, a small group of Wall Street iconoclasts realize that the U.S. stock market has been rigged for the benefit of insiders. They band together--some of them walking away from seven-figure salaries--to investigate, expose, and reform the insidious new ways that Wall Street generates profits. If you have any contact with the market, even a retirement account, this story is happening to you.
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About the Author
Michael Lewis, the best-selling author of Liar's Poker, The Money Culture, The New New Thing, Moneyball, The Blind Side, Panic, Home Game, The Big Short, and Boomerang, among other works, lives in Berkeley, California, with his wife and three children.