Panic!: The Story of Modern Financial Insanity

From Black Monday to the Asian financial crisis, from the internet bubble to mortgage meltdown, our lives are ruled by cycles of euphoria and hysteria that grip the world but are all-too-soon forgotten. In this collection of articles, Michael Lewis - ex-trader and bestselling writer - examines the most panicked-about panics of recent decades. He discusses boom and bust, greed, egos, and salaries, highlighting our inability to predict financial crises. Using accounts from commentators like Joseph Stiglitz, Jeffrey Sachs, and Paul Krugman, Lewis explores the mood before each disaster, the chaos in the moment, and our attempts to explain and learn from these events.