{"product_id":"boomerang-michael-lewis-9780393343441","title":"Boomerang | Michael Lewis","description":"\u003csection class=\"product-description\" style=\"color: #1a1a1a; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"color: #c0392b; font-size: 1.75em; margin-bottom: 15px; border-bottom: 2px solid #c0392b; padding-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eBoomerang: Travels in the New Third World\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \n  \u003ctable style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 25px; font-size: 0.95em; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n    \u003ctbody\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9ebea; color: #c0392b; width: 30%;\"\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003e9780393343441\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9ebea; color: #c0392b;\"\u003eISBN-10\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003e0393343448\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9ebea; color: #c0392b;\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eMichael Lewis\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9ebea; color: #c0392b;\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eTrade Paperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9ebea; color: #c0392b;\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eW. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9ebea; color: #c0392b;\"\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eSeptember 01, 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9ebea; color: #c0392b;\"\u003ePage Count\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003e240\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9ebea; color: #c0392b;\"\u003eSubjects\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eEconomic History, International Economics, Economic Conditions\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003c\/tbody\u003e\n  \u003c\/table\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #c0392b; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eExtended Synopsis\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eBoomerang: Travels in the New Third World\u003c\/em\u003e, Michael Lewis provides a brilliant and darkly humorous investigation into the global financial crisis. Between 2002 and 2008, a tsunami of cheap credit rolled across the planet, offering entire societies the temptation to indulge their deepest national desires without immediate consequence. Lewis travels to Iceland, Greece, Ireland, and Germany to witness firsthand how this era of unprecedented borrowing transformed these nations, revealing aspects of their cultural characters that were previously obscured by economic reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eWhile the narrative initially leads the reader into a comfortable complacency regarding the financial missteps of foreign nations, Lewis masterfully pivots his merciless eye back to the United States. By examining the fiscal catastrophes brewing in places like California and Washington, DC, \u003cem\u003eBoomerang\u003c\/em\u003e exposes the impending reckoning that awaits the greatest and greediest of debtor nations. This meticulously reported work stands as an essential read for understanding the psychological and cultural drivers behind global sovereign debt crises.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #c0392b; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eReader Targeting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cul style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 20px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eEconomists and finance professionals studying the cultural and psychological causes of sovereign debt crises.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eReaders of narrative journalism who appreciate sharp, satirical analysis of global macroeconomic trends.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eInvestors and citizens concerned about the long-term sustainability of municipal and national debt structures.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #c0392b; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Lewis\u003c\/strong\u003e is a highly acclaimed financial journalist and bestselling author renowned for his unique ability to translate complex economic realities into deeply engaging narratives. 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