Since the first edition of this volume was published in 1976, interest in the problem of intelligence in general and infant intelligence in particu­ lar has continued to grow. The response to the first edition was hearten­ ing: many...

Fortunately, we are still a nation of skeptics. Fortunately, there are those among us who study pandemics and are willing to look unflinchingly at worst-case scenarios. Michael Lewis's taut and brilliant nonfiction thriller pits a band...

Just before the 2002 season opens, the Oakland Athletics must relinquish its three most prominent (and expensive) players and is written off by just about everyone-but then comes roaring back to challenge the American League record for...

While Wall Street was busy creating the biggest credit bubble of all time, a few renegade investors saw it was about to burst, bet against the banking system - and made a fortune. From the jungles of the trading floor to the casinos of...

Michael Lewis's global bestselling books lift the lid on the biggest stories of our times. They include Flash Boys, a game-changing expos¿f high-speed scamming; The Big Short, which was made into a hit Oscar-winning film; Moneyball, the...

"The election happened," remembers Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, then deputy secretary of the Department of Energy. "And then there was radio silence." Across all departments, similar stories were playing out: Trump appointees were few and...

Wie wurde aus Island, einer Nation von Fischern, eine einzige Investmentbank? Wie konnten griechische Mönche ihr Land in den finanziellen Ruin treiben? Wie gelang es den Iren, sich ihr Land gegenseitig zu verkaufen, bis eine enorme...

Takes us back across the centuries to explore the four classics that created and defined not just Wall Street, but the economic system we live under. With illuminating editorial commentary, this title is suitable for students of...

"The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine" von Michael Lewis ist ein Sachbuch, das die Ereignisse rund um die Finanzkrise 2007-2008 untersucht. Es beleuchtet insbesondere die Hintergründe des Zusammenbruchs des US-amerikanischen...

Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street von Lewis, Michael

"Handbook of Emotions" ist ein umfassendes Nachschlagewerk, das den aktuellen Stand der Forschung im Bereich der Emotionen zusammenfasst. Herausgegeben von Michael Lewis, bietet dieses Buch einen tiefen Einblick in die Vielfalt und...

The tsunami of cheap credit that rolled across the planet between 2002 and 2008 was more than a simple financial phenomenon: it was temptation, offering entire societies the chance to reveal aspects of their characters they could not...