Everybody needs money. That's why they call it money.

From full global headquarters, this is Motley Full Money.

Welcome to Motley Full Money. I'm Chris Hill.

We've got a special edition of Motley Full Money.

Our team of analysts is on vacation so it gives us the opportunity

to share some of our favorite interviews.

We've got a quartet of best-selling authors on board,

including Alice Schroeder, author of The Snowball,

Warren Buffett, and The Business of Life.

Matt Ridley, author of The Rational Optimist,

makes the case for why things are getting better,

and Dave Barry talks about The Business of Humor.

But we begin with Michael Lewis,

the best-selling business author of Liars Poker, Moneyball,

and The Blind Side. His latest, The Big Short,

Inside the Doomsday Machine.

It's a book that profiles a few investors

who got rich off the financial crisis.

Now, there are a few key characters that you profile and focus on in the book.

One of them, fascinating guy named Dr. Michael Burry.

This is a guy who's a medical doctor,

starts out as a value investor,

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