Griftopia: bubble machines, vampire squids, and the long con that is breaking America
Format: kindle
ASIN: B006NSR1DW
Publish date: November 10th 2010
Publisher: Scribe Publications
Pages no: 200
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Writing,
History,
Science,
Mystery,
Business,
Economics,
Journalism,
Politics,
Sociology,
Crime,
Political Science
Just astonishing. How absolutely screwed we are. Taibbi might annoy you - he can be a bit dude-ish in his writing at times, merry with his hilarious teenager-esque spins on traditional curses ("douchewad" being my favorite) and quick to be hyperbolic when its suitable. But you cannot, simply canno...
I really enjoyed this book. It was terrifying and depressing and eye-opening. A relatively short read that's packed with content, it's worth your time. He does a fantastic job of explaining some very complicated things through the use of metaphors and analogies that get you pretty close to unders...
There has been a lot of media, reports and books describing the mismanagement of wall street and mortgages in to this gambling con. This book continues on that same story but in a broader context. There are tons of reviews which outline the book quite well so I will not recap it here. What I will sa...
If you have any interest in the financial crisis, why gas prices rise, or US politics of the last few years I highly recommend this book. Taibbi certainly has a way with words. His explains things clearly and is very open about his opinion on whatever the subject is. He covers a range of topics fr...
UPDATES - June 21, 2012 - at bottomYou don’t have to be Dorothy or “The One” to know that there is something foul going on behind the economic curtain. Matt Taibbi, a contributing editor at Rollingstone, rips away the misinformation that cloaks some of the most nefarious behavior in American history...
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