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W. W. Norton, March 2010. Hardcover. First Edition / full number line. Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. Unmarked. Spine straight and tight. Jacket clean and bright, with light edge wear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xviii + 266 pages. The author examines the causes of the U.S. stock market crash of 2008 and its relation to overpriced real estate, bad mortgages, shareholder demand for excessive profits, and the growth of toxic derivatives. Contents: A secret origin story -- In the land of the blind -- "How can a guy who can't speak English lie?" -- How to harvest a migrant worker -- Accidental capitalists -- Spider-man at the Venetian -- The great treasure hunt -- The long quiet -- A death of interest -- Two men in a boat.