michael lewis had -- sold tremendously well and is still selling tremendously well. boomerang is a compendium of pieces largely for vanity fair where he traveled to other countries and went to germany -- to kind of look at how the economy was both affected and affected by what was happening as well and he was talking about a treasury department as well as bankers and telling various stories that might help to eliminate why the economy taint so tremendously in 2008 and why we are still recovering from it. and also whether there are some unexploded bombs set to drop any time soon. the same would go for the morgans and and roger too. trying to chronicle. there were a number of books that had come out but they're still going to see several more volumes that will make sense of what led to the economic crash, what lead to all sorts of malfeasance and bailouts and all those things which certainly not only america but every place around the world is trying to get a grip on. one need only look what is happening in europe and the moment with the precariousness of the euro zone

but several major works of economic books cannot and i just want to show a couple beginning with michael lewis, boomerang, troubles and the food world, soviet's grand pursued a story of economic genius, confidence men, wall street, washington and the education of the president and gretchen morgan some, and joshua rosner rollin reckless endangerment how greed and corruption led to economic armageddon. >> guest: i think in all of those instances, not even including speed on this even though she's looking at the history of modern economics of shears tracing the roots of how we got to where we are in this post 2008 quash world. so michael lewis of course had done the big short which sold tremendously well and is still selling tremendously well. boomerang is a piece largely done for "vanity fair." he traveled to other countries and even went to germany and to buy to kind of look at how the economy was both affected and effected in what happened in the outposts as well. and she was talking about the treasury department as well as the top investment bankers telling various stories that might help to

so michael lewis, of course, so tremendously well and is still selling tremendous well. "boomerang" is a compendium of pieces he did i believe largely for "vanity fair" where he traveled to other countries. i believe he went to germany, dubai, to kind of look at how the economy was both affected and effected by what was happening in those outposts as well. and he was taught by the treasury department as well as talking to bankers, and telling various stories that might help to eliminate why the economy tanked so tremendously in 2008 and why we are still recovering from this. and also whether there still some unexploded bombs that could drop anytime soon. the same i think would go for the morrison and the roster, too. through a number of books that had come out but i think we are still going to see several more volumes that are trying to make sense of what led to the economic crash, what led to all sorts of malfeasance and the bailouts and all of those things, which certainly not only america but every place around the world is trying to get a grip on. one need only need

several major works of economic books came out, and i just want to show a couple here beginning michael lewis, "boomerang travels in the new third world," sylvia nasser, "grand pursuit," and ron suskind. and gretchen morgenson with joshua rosner. >> i think in all those incidents and i'd include nasar in this, she's trying to trace the roots of how we got to where we are, so michael lewis, of course, he had done the big short which had sold tremendously well and still is. boomer rang is a come pend yun of -- compendium of pieces he did to kind of look at how the economy was both effected and affected by what was happening in those outposts as well. and suskind, he was talking about the treasury department as well as the top investment bankers and telling various stories that might help to illuminate why the economy tanked so tremendously in 2008 and why we're still ri covering from this -- recovering from this and also whether there's still some unexploded bombs that are set to drop anytime soon. the same, i think, would go for the morgan seven and the rosner too. i think we're going to see s

it's based on a book by michael lewis which i highly recommend.out how do these teams that have 1/10 of the payroll of other teams like the a's versus the yankees, how can they be competitive, and these guys started dismantling everything they knew about baseball and questioning it and in the process they -- they found places that they could exploit. >> ellen: i'm going to keep coming back to this. you must play baseball. you must do something with baseball. you must throw very well or catch or hit a ball. >> i have a small scar right here. that's the last time i met a baseball. 18 stitches. it wasn't that bad, but -- but no. >> ellen: like how old were you when that happened? i have no arm. like late elementary. >> ellen: oh. and i said the movie is getting oscar buzz. you're getting oscar buzz. this performance is so -- i said this to you backstage. i feel like it almost feels the way it's shot like a documentary, because the performances are so raw and real and honest and the movement of the camera. it feels like you're really watching it happe

but i was watching the $10,000 bet moment last night, i was thinking about the great book by michael lewiss poker," and guys sitting around on wall street making these gigantic bets based on whether the number's on $1 bill. that's his background. that's not one of his former colleagues said recently, they didn't see their job as job creation. so i think all of those issues are coming into play now with mitt romney. >> we've had lots of rich presidents, shall we say. it is very hard not to get to a certain level, whether they tend to be highly educated, have great jobs before they came, et cetera, et cetera. do you think those little things matter? did mitt romney lose that debate on the basis of what appeared to be an off-handed "i'll bet you $10,000"? >> i think you'll see that again, in some ads, it will be talked about by the chattering class in terms of a window. but frankly, this is heating up. this is a race now. >> you could feel that last night. >> you could feel the tension, the game plan. they've got to maybe go to plan b. >> what should plan b be for romney? >> first of all, iow

. -- michael lewis. they talk about taxes.has tax-loss, but they're not -- taxes, but they're not using taxes. how do these packages help that? we have been hearing about piggs for a while. what will happen? host: pedro da costa? guest: the first part, i guess the idea it is they do not want a central bank that is printing euros without a fiscal authority to back it. so, the more confidence you have that in the future you will have a reasonable fiscal pact were budgets will be brought in to control, the more confident markets can feel that any short- term money-printing or bond- buying by the european central bank will not be inflationary in the future. so, i guess that is the concern. so, the model is a united states of europe. if that is what they're trying to work towards. of course, they are far away from that at this point. there needs to be further agreement on how free the money will flow between the countries. as far as greece, that is a very good point. that kind of gets missed. if people talk about the narrative that

michael bush pitches to lewis coming at a reverse. the 12-yard score makes it 7-0 oakland.en you play the lines the big play to calvin johnson is potentially right around the corner. matthew stafford. oakland answering back with a quick strike of its own. carson palmer to darius hayes. oakland led 17-14 at the half. mid-way through the fourth quarter. stafford deep into territory. oakland in front. it was 27-21. they come this close to a completion of chillings have been able to make the cut. after a punt, the lions started at their own two. the game changed on this play, johnson getting blind the raiders secondary -- behind the secondary. gets the lines all the way through the raiders 17. the raiders go to what's worked before. stafford to johnson. nine catches, 214 yards, two touchdowns for johnson. oakland got close enough to allow sebastian a shot. the lions score the last 14 points in the game to put a dagger in oakland's play off hopes. the raiders stay one game behind the -- >> some other numbers were equally disturbing, the lions were eight for 17 on third down conv

all i know is what i read in michael lewis books really. [laughter] i feel like a lot of crimes were committed that haven't been prosecuted and that there were a lot of things done on wall street that went beyond the line of just trying to make money. that really crossed that line. and, you know, the problem is that, um, i guess in writing the books i've written i have never trusted company like a lehman just because they've been around. i know about these 26-year-old traders who bankrupt a bank. i, you know, it happens all the time, and it's happened many times in history, but it is scary, and it's sad what's gone on, the bear ney madoff -- bernie madoffs of the world who have taken advantage. there's not much i can say about that other than that the people who did these things ought to be brought up on charges when they did thing that were illegal. but at the same time, the system itself isn't necessarily all rotten. there's just some rotten people in it. >> host: justin, millford, pennsylvania. you're on booktv. >> caller: hi, ben. thank

that was daniel day-lewis's hamlet and michael bryant was sensational and became a dangerous older politician. a real misogynist and, god it was brilliant. and it's all there. it's all absolutely in the text. >> charlie: what's the best macbh you've ev seen? >> for me mccellan. >> charlie: whyo you say i have to say? >> take my hat offto her after saying rude things but i d think he was wonderfu wonderful dench was staggering. >> charlie: othello. >> i haven't seen really. i found it difficult. i found it a bit -- >> charlie: you're a great mimic. some people have said that actors the best actors have the ability to -- their ear is so good they can hear somebody else's voice that goes right into their own voice. you can do that. >> i never thought of myself as a mimic. >> charlie: you don't? >> no. >> charlie: the clip you did with larry or burton, you went right into burton. >> i suppose, yes. >> you can do that. >> hmm. >> charlie: what was it about the language with shakespeare? what is it about the language and capturing it? >> capturing it? >> charlie: yeah, being able to say it. >> i do

heading up a unit that stands 21nd in the nfl with 47...he's joined by ray lewis, haloti ngata, ed reed, vonte leach, michaelan ayanbadejo...again, that was in fan voting, which was one third of the votes..players and coaches make up the other 2/3rds...we'll have the final results tonight on sports pro bowl aside, the ravens ll- will hit the practice field with a vengance tomorrow.. they'd love to nail down home field and the divisional championship, but the game is on the road, where the ravens have absorbved all four of their losses..john harbaugh is aware of that pesky fact, but it won't changehow his team prepares.... pro bowl voting results, more from the ravens and our prep player of tyhe week...it's all coming up at 10:50 and 11:30 on sports unlimited --toss to emily-- emily-- 3 3 3 an unwanted house guest... crashes a utah home on christmas eve... and refuses to leave! leave!it's in our bedroom, on christmas eve. eve.this buck apparently tripped and fell into a basement window ... and was a little disoriented with its new surroundings. the unwanned "guest" trampled through the house... even crushing

ray lewis remains the best in eyes of the fans. reves.se ed increa michael ore and the top spot in the afc. aaron rogers of the overall top vote getter. the ravens will almost certainly not face " mccoy on sunday. he continues to suffer from a concussion. the way the browns handled his injury has made the leap change -- change their policy. the hit was not much notice by the grounds and medical staff. he returned to the games just two plays later. now an independent certified trainer will be on hand to help both teams determine severity. because of other injuries most of this that did not see that play. he said i am fine. he went back in the game. he is not in the same since the concussion. >> i would think it would already have something like that in place. they want an independent from the leak at source. there may be some bias that is natural. when you are part of a team coming you need an independent arbiter and the. >> thank you. tony is up next with a look at the seven-day forecast. stay with us. >> is two men are facing a boatload of charges after a s

he and his dad lewis showed us around the kind of boat they used to work on together. >> michael bublñsically separate each of the species. >> logan: you were up to here in fish? >> michael bublñ: yeah. not just fish, but beautiful jellyfish, and lice and everything else that comes with... >> louis bublñ: slime. >> michael bublñ: ...slimy fish. >> logan: this is also where he often dreamed of making it as a singer, listening to his walkman in hi bunk, memorizing hundreds of old classics. >> michael bublñ: i just felt that's how you make something happen-- you just, you will it. >> logan: what would you do? >> michael bublñ: i would just sneak in a room, practice and grab a hairbrush and go, ♪ what are the things you think that you pine for ♪ gee, i'd like to see you looking swell ♪ lara... ♪ the only time you hold me is when we're dancing... >> logan: michael's passion for swing music came from his grandfather, mitch, who we met in vancouver at a bubleÉ family dinner. a plumber and music lover, he introduced michael to the greats, and they spent years listening to them together. >> mic

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lewis was in a year veteran of the chicago police department. and work on the national september 11th memorial museum has been on hold because of a budget dispute. new york city mayor michaeld the this deadly delay the opening. the museum was scheduled to open on the 11th anniversary of the terror attacks. they blame it on this agreement with the port authority of new york and new jersey which are responsible for a portion of the project's funding. the mayor did not say when the work on the museum would start up again. >>justine: workers in allentown pennsylvania could begin digging upgrade-- digging up graves at a historic cemetery because of a huge sinkhole that measures 50 ft. long and 30 ft. wide. hundreds of the grave date back to the 1800's and many belong to civil war veterans. also dozens of homes nearby were evacuated because of this sinkhole. the last trading day of the year we want to do a big update. the market is currently down 256. the markets will be closed on monday because that is when they're honoring the new year. >>justine: i have found a perfect thing for you to do on new year's eve, stay home, tonya t d--and turn on the tv and watch new year's live. t