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  • Going Infinite

  • The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
  • By: Michael Lewis
  • Narrated by: Michael Lewis
  • Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (2,033 ratings)

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Going Infinite

By: Michael Lewis
Narrated by: Michael Lewis
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AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

With a new afterword on Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial and its aftermath

One of the
New Yorker’s Best Books of 2023 • One of PureWow’s 42 Books to Gift in 2023 This Year • One of Fortune’s Best Crypto Books of 2023

Going Infinite 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 Succession, Times Literary Supplement

“A stupefyingly pleasurable book to read.” ―Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker

Going Infinite is an instant classic.” ―Helen Lewis, The Atlantic

Going Infinite 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, London Review of Books

“Will join Digital Gold as one of the all-time best crypto books.”―Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune

“A wry, engaging writer and a gifted storyteller.” ―Julia M. Klein,
Los Angeles Times

“It may be easy to take for granted how entertainingly [Michael Lewis] pulls it off again in Going Infinite.” ―Brett Martin,
GQ

From the best-selling author of
The Big Short and Flash Boys, the story of FTX’s spectacular collapse and the enigmatic founder at its center.

When 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 Forbes 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?

In Going Infinite 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, Going Infinite 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.

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©2023 Michael Lewis (P)2023 Audible, Inc.
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About the Creator and Performer

Michael Lewis is the bestselling author of Liar’s Poker, Moneyball, The Blind Side, The Big Short, The Undoing Project, and The Fifth Risk. He lives in Berkeley, California, with his family.

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Not accurate and immature

It’s a fun short read but this is nothing more than a love letter to SBF. very inappropriate and disappointing

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Seems rushed

It seems like Lewis rushed this out to take advantage of the headlines. Many events are covered, but with little, if any, transition. The plethora of individual events is not tied together as well as I had hoped; I had to re-read several passages to see where they fit into the narrative. His conclusions are also not as flushed out as I had expected. Overall, the title was worth the time and credits, but it was not quite the definitive narrative of the scandal I had hoped for. I also cannot find much insight into the legal case against SBF or FTX. Some of the legal and ethical conclusions in the book were also weak; I don't know if I would cite this as a source in any coursework.

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Dysfunctional syndrome

Very disturbing reflection on generational blindness to real world order vs game theory. Sad all around.

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Great insights into human nature

The description of probability games were the most interesting. I loved the author's description and disdain of the attorneys and their superficial understanding of very complex topics yet they were the ones to supposedly clean up the mess

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Great read fun to learn about sbf

I guess I was part of the space during most of this so I felt very close to all of the facts in the text.

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Nuance without excuses

Balanced and objective, doesn’t act as an apologist or to make a conviction. It offers the nuance that the hysterical headlines seek to over simplify the reality of this. Loved the performance and the way the story is told.

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I still have so many questions…

Not only did it seem like Lewis was too close to the story for his own good, which seemed to obfuscate the fact this was the biggest corporate crime in history, but the story just ENDS. There is little to no tying of all the loose ends. I enjoyed the first half and background, but then the whole collapse of FTX takes place in 1-2 final rushed chapters. Pretty disappointing to be honest.

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flawless as usual,

Michael Lewis was born a writer who by accident worked in finance and that makes him the best financial writer

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Michael does it again

His first book, “Liar’s Poker”, was written about Salomon Brothers, focused on the mortgage department, shortly after I left as a product manager. I was astounded at his accuracy in reporting events that occurred prior to his arrival. This is the fourth book of his that I’ve read, and my hat is off to him for mastering yet another complexity of the financial industry. You don’t need to know the business to appreciate the story, Great job Michael.

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Maybe a bit premature

I am a big fan of Lewis, however, I find this is not quite up to snuff with his previous Works.

As always, Lewis does a very good job of explaining the complex crypto markets. I think he also does a fairly good job of describing what a quirky and unusual individual. Sam Bankman-Fried is. However, I think that what this book lacks is the perspective of how everything turns out once the trials are over. The trials are currently ongoing as I write this. Still, an interesting read about a huge and important financial topic in the 2020s.

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