Summary and Analysis of The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine

So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of The Big Short tells you what you need to know—before or after you read Michael Lewis’s book.

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This short summary and analysis of The Big Short by Michael Lewis includes: Historical contextChapter-by-chapter overviewsCharacter profilesDetailed timeline of eventsImportant quotesFascinating triviaGlossary of termsSupporting material to enhance your understanding of the original workAbout The Big Short by Michael Lewis:
 
The writing was on the wall long before the extent of America’s worst financial meltdown since the Great Depression was made public. The mortgage bond market had become burdened with subprime loans, most of which were deceitful in their origination and ultimately resulted in delinquencies and foreclosures.
 
Michael Lewis’s The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine takes the reader behind the scenes, introducing the players and Wall Street institutions that unscrupulously helped fuel the housing bubble as well as the few who, not only foresaw the crash, but placed bets on the outcome.
 
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