{"product_id":"9781324074335","title":"Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAN INSTANT #1 \u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e BESTSELLER One of the \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker's\u003c\/em\u003e Best Books of 2023 • One of \u003cem\u003ePure Wow's\u003c\/em\u003e 42 Book to Gift This Year • One of \u003cem\u003eFortune's\u003c\/em\u003e Best Crypto Books of 2023 \"\u003cem\u003eGoing Infinite\u003c\/em\u003e is in many ways Lewis at his best. He marshals a complex global story without losing sight of the delightful and revealing human details. He is a world-class noticer.\"—Jesse Armstrong, writer and creator of HBO’s \u003cem\u003eSuccession, Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e \"A stupefyingly pleasurable book to read.\" —Gideon Lewis-Kraus, \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e \"\u003cem\u003eGoing Infinite\u003c\/em\u003e is an instant classic.\" — Helen Lewis, \u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/em\u003e \"\u003cem\u003eGoing Infinite\u003c\/em\u003e is wildly entertaining, surprising multiple times on pretty much every page, but it adds up to a sad story, even a tragedy, for its central character and for all the people who lost so much thanks to his actions.\" —John Lanchester, \u003cem\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e \"Will join \u003cem\u003eDigital Gold\u003c\/em\u003e as one of the all-time best crypto books.\"—Jeff John Roberts, \u003cem\u003eFortune\u003c\/em\u003e \"A wry, engaging writer and a gifted storyteller.\" —Julia M. Klein, \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e \"It may be easy to take for granted how entertainingly [Michael Lewis] pulls it off again in \u003cem\u003eGoing Infinite\u003c\/em\u003e.\" —Brett Martin, \u003cem\u003eGQ\u003c\/em\u003e From the best-selling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Big Short\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFlash Boys\u003c\/em\u003e, the story of FTX’s spectacular collapse and the enigmatic founder at its center.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Michael Lewis first met him, Sam Bankman-Fried was the world’s youngest billionaire and crypto’s Gatsby. CEOs, celebrities, and leaders of small countries all vied for his time and cash after he catapulted, practically overnight, onto the \u003cem\u003eForbes\u003c\/em\u003e billionaire list. Who was this rumpled guy in cargo shorts and limp white socks, whose eyes twitched across Zoom meetings as he played video games on the side?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eGoing Infinite\u003c\/em\u003e Lewis sets out to answer this question, taking readers into the mind of Bankman-Fried, whose rise and fall offers an education in high-frequency trading, cryptocurrencies, philanthropy, bankruptcy, and the justice system. Both psychological portrait and financial roller-coaster ride, \u003cem\u003eGoing Infinite\u003c\/em\u003e is Michael Lewis at the top of his game, tracing the mind-bending trajectory of a character who never liked the rules and was allowed to live by his own—until it all came undone.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Norton, W. W. \u0026 Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47917929136368,"sku":"9781324074335","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781324074335_p0.jpg?v=1763767384","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781324074335","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}