Next, Michael Lewis
Next, Michael Lewis
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The Future Just Happened

Author: Michael Lewis

Narrator: Michael Lewis

Unabridged: 5 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/31/2001

Synopsis

In Liar's Poker barbarians seized control of the bond markets. In The New New Thing some guys from Silicon Valley redefined the American economy. Now, with his knowing eye and wicked pen, Michael Lewis reveals how the Internet boom has encouraged great change in the way we live, work, and think. He finds that we are in the midst of one of the greatest revolutions in the history of the world, and the Internet is a weapon in the hands of revolutionaries. The old priesthoods-lawyers, investment gurus, professionals in general-have been toppled. The amateur, or individual, is king: fourteen-year-old children manipulate the stock market; nineteen-year-old take down the music industry; and wrestlers get elected to public office. Deep, unseen forces seek to undermine all forms of collectivism, from the mass market to the family. Where does it all lead? And will we like where we end up?

About The Author

Michael Lewis is the author os several books including the internationals bestsellers Liar's Poker and The New New Thing. He lives in Paris.

Reviews

Goodreads review by David on November 24, 2017

Michael Lewis has written another incredibly entertaining book about people exploiting the the latest technologies. A teenager becomes a target of the SEC, for attempting to manipulate the stock market. When confronted by a bunch of SEC officials, the boy simply throws their logic back at them, show......more

Goodreads review by Eric_W on January 13, 2010

This is an excellent book that rationally examines the Internet and the social change it has invoked. Rather than just bemoan and whine about the impact, Lewis has bothered to investigate the reasons for the myriad changes. His book should be required reading for sociology and business classes. He h......more

Goodreads review by Mark on September 12, 2022

Michael Lewis is one of my favourite writers. In this short quick read, he covers how technology can immediately transform an industry. The book starts off strong, covering how a 14 year old teenager turned eight grand into 800 grand through utilizing the internet to promote stock picks. He then dis......more

Goodreads review by Tracy on March 23, 2021

Interesting look at a book about the beginning of the internet going mainstream. I didn't realize that the book had been written in 2002. It was fun reading about the first teenager to be charged by the SEC or the teenager who answered law questions on AskMe.Com. The invention of TiVo was also inter......more

Quotes

Next does not come too late to the crash-and-burn Internet book fest. It come just in time—at the speed of a falling safe. —USA Today

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