Book · 2012 · Business & Economics
Boomerang
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Michael Lewis wrote a good book, highlighting this in a book called, "Boomerang." I recommend it to people.
Bryan Callen · The Rubin Report · Aug 2020 Listen at 21:32 The best things said about it
And in fact several Michael Lewis books like Boomerang have been based off of Vanity Fair pieces that he wrote.
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Michael Lewis's non-fiction work examines the financial crises in various countries and states, highlighting the severe consequences of irresponsible public spending and government pension mismanagement. On The Rubin Report, Bryan Callen told viewers that Michael Lewis wrote a good book exploring this issue and stated that he explicitly recommends it to people. Callen later brought up the book again on The Joe Rogan Experience, noting that he had recently read the title and discussing how municipalities like Stockton, California, ultimately went broke because of unsustainable pension plans and related financial pressures. In addition, Morgan Housel mentioned Boomerang during an appearance on How I Write. Housel brought up the title to illustrate the writer's creative process, specifically explaining how several of Michael Lewis's celebrated books originated as magazine pieces and extended profiles originally published in Vanity Fair before being expanded into full-length published volumes. Podcast guests consistently highlight the title both as a cautionary tale of municipal financial collapse and as an instructive example of long-form journalism successfully transitioning into influential book publishing.
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Bryan Callen Michael Lewis wrote a good book, highlighting this in a book called, "Boomerang." I recommend it to people 2
“and I just read a book on California politics by Michael Lewis called Boomerang about sort of like how a lot of the towns like Stockton went broke because of the pension plans and all that [__] blah blah blah”
“Michael Lewis wrote a good book, highlighting this in a book called, "Boomerang." I recommend it to people”
Morgan Housel And in fact several Michael Lewis books like Boomerang have been based off of Vanity Fair pieces that he wr… 1
“And in fact several Michael Lewis books like Boomerang have been based off of Vanity Fair pieces that he wrote.”