The Big Short, by Michael Lewis, explains how a few people made a lot of money shorting worthless mortgage-based securities. A terrific tale of greed and the Emperor’s New Clothes.
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The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game (2006), 304 pages, by Michael Lewis
The Blind Side, by Michael Lewis, reads subtly as an apologia for the Tuohys and their decision to bring sports athlete Michael Oher into their Mississippi Christian home. It works best when talking about the strategic interests and money that drives professional football, and the farm leagues that are college. The book is better than the movie, which makes necessary compromises in order to tell the story.