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After that discussion, fivethirtyeight editorinchief nate silver spoke with lewis about the book, what it has to say about the 2016 u. Michael lewis, the bestselling author of liars poker, the money culture, the new new thing, moneyball, the blind side, panic, home game, the big short, and boomerang, among other works, lives in berkeley, california, with his wife and three children. The new york times bestseller, with a new afterword michael lewis s most ambitious and important book. It is the work of our greatest financial journalist, at the top of his game.
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