Even as late as the summer of 2006, as home prices began to… - Michael Lewis

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Even as late as the summer of 2006, as home prices began to fall, it took a certain kind of person to see the ugly facts and react to them-to discern, in the profile of the beautiful young lady, the face of an old witch.

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Michael Lewis (born October 15, 1960) is an American contemporary non-fiction author and financial journalist. He is currently a contributing editor to Vanity Fair.

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Alternative Names: Michael M. Lewis • Michael Monroe Lewis

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