'We fed the monster until it blew up ...'

While Wall Street was busy creating the biggest credit bubble of all time, a few renegade investors saw it was about to burst, bet against the banking system - and made a fortune.

From the jungles of the trading floor to the casinos of Las Vegas, The Big Short is the outrageous story of the misfits, mavericks and geniuses who, against all odds, made the greatest financial killing in history.

From the author of Liar's Poker and Blind Side, Michael Lewis returns to Wall Street with The Big Short.