Séria „Big Short“ od Michaela Lewise odkrýva zákulisie Wall Streetu počas vzniku a kolapsu hypotekárnej bubliny. „The Big Short“ sleduje outsiderov, ktorí spoznali systémové riziko a stavili proti trhu. „Lhářův poker“ (Liar’s Poker) je drsné svedectvo zo Salomon Brothers o chamtivosti, egu a kultúre rizika osemdesiatych rokov. Spolu ponúkajú strhujúci obraz finančného systému, jeho zlyhaní a tých, čo ich vedeli čítať.
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.
From the jungles of the trading floor to the casinos of Las Vegas, The Big Short, this title tells the story of the misfits, renegades and visionaries who saw that the biggest credit bubble of all time was about to burst, bet against the banking system - and made a killing.