Panic!: The Story of Modern Financial Insanity
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| Rating | : | 4.73 (683 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B001O4FF10 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 297 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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All rights reserved. . While the collection is comprehensive and contains varied and learned commentary, the presented crises beg for more thorough treatment. The narrative is certainly elegant and the arguments are on-target; the author lambastes shoddy risk management at financial firms, the foolish principles that have guided the behavior of sophisticated Wall Street traders and the common man in this current crisis, and the problems caused by the new complexities of the financial markets, but readers seeking serious solutions to our current woes will be disappointed. From Publishers Weekly Lewis (Liars Poker) takes readers on a spin through notable recent financial catastrophes including the stock markets 1987 crash, the Russian default and related failure of hedge f
Abacus said Really interesting compilation of essays on financial crises since 1987. The book contains 56 different essays and articles on the main financial crises since 1987. Some of those pieces are just a couple of pages long; others are up to nearly "Really interesting compilation of essays on financial crises since 1987" according to Abacus. The book contains 56 different essays and articles on the main financial crises since 1987. Some of those pieces are just a couple of pages long; others are up to nearly 20 pages. They come from numerous well established sources such as Bloomberg, Businessweek, Forbes, Fortune, New York Times, New Yorker, The Economist, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post among others. Some are extracts of books. Michael Lewis has written only a fe. 0 pages. They come from numerous well established sources such as Bloomberg, Businessweek, Forbes, Fortune, New York Times, New Yorker, The Economist, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post among others. Some are extracts of books. Michael Lewis has written only a fe. Douglas C. Childers said At Times an Interesting Read. Like countless others who have reviewed Michael Lewis' "Panic: The Story of Modern Financial Insanity", I didn't realize I was buying a collection of works of other authors in addition to Lewis' previously published pieces. However, it was interesting to get a glimpse into different financial eras to see how things have progressed over the past twenty years. Of the four sections, the Dot.Com was my favorite due to Lewis' defense of the . Is a compilation of financial articles already published R. Azpurua Even though the book author is Michael Lewis, in reality he is the compiler of the information, because of this not all the articles are as interesting. I have to say the book is a compilation of published books, newspapers, magazines and interviews. The way it is organize, is by market crashes, starting with the crash of 1987 and ending with the subprime crash. Because of this organization the book is fairly easy to read, it is divided
With his trademark humor and brilliant anecdotes, Lewis paints the mood and market factors leading up to each event, weaves contemporary accounts to show what people thought was happening at the time, and, with the luxury of hindsight, analyzes what actually happened and what we should have learned from experience.. In this New York Times bestseller, Michael Lewis is our jungle guide through five of the most violent and costly upheavals in recent financial history. The New York Times bestseller: A masterful account of today’s money culture, showing how the underpricing of risk leads to catastrophe.When it comes to markets, the first deadly sin is greed