Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World

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By Michael Lewis ’82

Published Jan. 21, 2016

(W.W. Norton) Lewis studies the wreckage of formerly booming economies like Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Germany, and the United States, exploring the complex financial schemes that eventually led to their downfalls. Lewis is the author of The Big Short, Liar’s Poker, and Moneyball, which was recently made into a feature film starring Brad Pitt.

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