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Panic!

By: Michael Lewis
Narrated by: Blair Hardman, Jesse Boggs
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Publisher's summary

A masterful account of today's money culture, showing how the underpricing of risk leads to catastrophe. When it comes to markets, the first deadly sin is greed. Michael Lewis is our jungle guide through five of the most violent and costly upheavals in recent financial history: the crash of '87, the Russian default (and the subsequent collapse of Long-Term Capital Management), the Asian currency crisis of 1999, the Internet bubble, and the current sub-prime mortgage disaster.

With his trademark humor and brilliant anecdotes, Lewis paints the mood and market factors leading up to each event, weaves contemporary accounts to show what people thought was happening at the time, and then, with the luxury of hindsight, analyzes what actually happened and what we should have learned from experience.

As he proved in Liar's Poker, The New New Thing, and Moneyball, Lewis is without peer in his understanding of market forces and human foibles. He is also, arguably, the funniest serious writer in America.

©2008 Michael Lewis (P)2008 Simon & Schuster Audio

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Disappointing

I normally love Michael Lewis, but this book left me short. The problem here is that this wasn't really a Lewis book it is more like a well done journalism thesis or academic work. The comparison of the pieces written at the different times is interesting in a big picture way but reading the articles themselves get a bit repetitive.

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Didn't Pay Attention, Was Disappointed

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

I didn't pay attention to some of the other reviews and was disappointed that this was just a collection of articles from various sources. I've enjoyed many of Lewis's other books, but this one wasn't what I expected.

Have you listened to any of Blair Hardman and Jesse Boggs ’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Yes. No complains about the performance.

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Recycled content

Nothing significant to add to other reviewers - Audible just requires me to review in order to add my rating. This is an interesting compilation of sometimes antiquated articles. Nothing new. I love Lewis' work, but cannot recommend this specific compilation.

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Abridged books

What disappointed you about Panic!?

I always feel like I'm missing something when I read an abridged book. Nobody's fault but mine, I do like the author tho.

Has Panic! turned you off from other books in this genre?

No

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Blair Hardman and Jesse Boggs ?

Just one narrator please!

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I love Michael Lewis, but this is not a book. It’s just a compilation of old articles. The main interesting part is where Lewis actually writes. The reading of articles is mundane. If you’re expecting a Lewis book, don’t look here.

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