Flash Boys
Michael Lewis’s epic bestseller tells the outrageous story of the multi-millionaires and whizz kids who scammed the banking system in the blink of an eye – and the whistleblowers who tried to stop them. It’s hilarious, terrifying and it’s all true.’The greatest story of our age … Be very afraid’ John Arlidge, Sunday Times’Thrilling, a masterclass’ Robert McCrum, Observer, Books of the Year ‘Jaw-dropping, astonishing … Lewis has lit the touch paper’ Liam Halligan, Spectator’The kind of writer who creates his own weather system’John Lanchester, London Review of Books ‘I read Michael Lewis for the same reasons I watch Tiger Woods. I’ll never play like that. But it’s good to be reminded every now and again what genius looks like’ Malcolm Gladwell
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Michael Lewis’s epic bestseller tells the outrageous story of the multi-millionaires and whizz children who scammed the banking system within the blink of a watch – and the whistleblowers who tried to cease them. It is hilarious, terrifying and it is all true.’The best story of our age … Be very afraid’ John Arlidge, Sunday Instances’Thrilling, a masterclass’ Robert McCrum, Observer, Books of the Yr ‘Jaw-dropping, astonishing … Lewis has lit the contact paper’ Liam Halligan, Spectator’The type of author who creates his personal climate system’John Lanchester, London Evaluation of Books ‘I learn Michael Lewis for a similar causes I watch Tiger Woods. I will by no means play like that. Nevertheless it’s good to be reminded each every so often what genius seems to be like’ Malcolm Gladwell
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