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|  | Creator: Michael Lewis
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co.
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Rating:  40 reviews
Sales Rank: 39251
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 352
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.4
ISBN: 0393065146
Dewey Decimal Number: 338.542
EAN: 9780393065145
ASIN: 0393065146
Publication Date: November 17, 2008
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 Entertaining read but not the best February 12, 2009
The Financial Guy (Ithaca, NY)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I'm a big fan of Michael Lewis' books. I loved Liar's Poker, Moneyball and the Blind Side. Although he didn't "write" the book but accumulated the stories is why I probably didn't love it. However tying all these stories together gives a unique picture of the current economic crisis. Combined with his portfolio article and NYTimes editorial, he clearly understands and provides perspective breaking down the economic crisis. An entertaining read but not the best that he's attached his name to.
 Lesson learned February 11, 2009
Bernd Kotz (Essen, Germany)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Michael Lewis book is about the mad situation in the stock market. It is a collection of different articles over the last decade. You can find an abstract from Liar's Poker and out of the financial newspapers. It includes articles from Krugman to other well known economists. It suits the situation very well because the last hype is one of the last four crises in the stock market since the bad Monday in 1987. The participants in the stock market never learned the rule that you must change the behaviour when you lost the money. The problem is, that the players on the market doesn't act with their own money. With the new shock the rules have been changed. The government bail them out.
 Not what it appears to be... February 3, 2009
Fritz W. Krieger (Ohio)
113 out of 129 found this review helpful
I really like Michael Lewis's work. In fact, I have read everything he has written, from Liar's Poker to The Blind Side. The guy is, in a word, gifted.
So, imagine my delight when I saw (while I was rushing through an airport) a new book by Michael. I purchased the book, and could hardly wait to start reading it. When I finally got in the plane, and opened the book, I discovered that the writings in the book were not Lewis at all, but rather a collection of no-so-interesting articles about the various financial crashes.
Nothing is staler than yesterday's Wall Street journal (financial news spoils quickly) and reading WSJ or Barron's pieces from 10 to 20 years ago is just painful.
The title PANIC: The story of modern financial insanity led me to believe the book was about the current crises. The book does say, in very, very fine print "Edited by" Michael Lewis.
I feel I was misled....shame on you Michael for lending your name to this and shame on your publisher
Required Reading for the Recession February 2, 2009
BookWoman/BookMan TV REVIEWS (Nashville, Tn United States)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
"A collection of more than 50 different articles about how and why our economy is in a recession and how the reader can avoid pitfalls in the future."
Pass on this one February 1, 2009
Koogan (Athens, GA USA)
7 out of 11 found this review helpful
I've enjoyed Michael Lewis' books since he first wrote Liar's Poker. Unfortunately, this is nothing but another compilation of old articles that may or may not be relevant to today's financial world, and they're real snoozers. This has to qualify as the least entertaining book to have Lewis' name on it. This was a mistake. Wait for something original.
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