Boomerang is a book about Michael Lewis’ “Travels in theNew Third World.” Having previous authoredThe Blind Side,Moneyball,The Big Shortand other books that sell in themillions, Lewis turns his attention to the economic plight of the whole world. He travels through Iceland, Ireland, Greece and Germany, to see howthese countries havesuffered by borrowing endlessly and frittering away countless trillions. Atthe end the joke is on America as he heads back to the U.S.A. and shows how this is where theproblem began and this is where the problem will take deepest root. The book moves at a quick pace and is fullof dark humor. It’s also a little bit crude at times, and especially so in Germany, so do be warned.

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