THE FUTURE JUST HAPPENED

  ‘Highly readable and often penetrating'

       FINANCIAL TIMES

  ‘Hugely enjoyable, written by a man with a gift for storytelling, who first rocked us with a mixture of horror and amusement in his expose of the world of investment banking, Liar's Poker'

             Charles Handy

  ‘Brilliantly entertaining and informative'

            SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

  ‘A splendid, entirely satisfying book, intelligent and fun and revealing and troubling in the correct proportions,resolutely sceptical but not at all cynical,brimming with fabulous scenes aswell as sharp analysis'

   NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

  In Liar's Poker the barbarians seized control of the bond markets.

  In The New New Thing some guys from Silicon Valley redefined the American economy. Now, with his knowing eye and wicked pen,Michael Lewis reveals how much the Internet boom has encouraged great changes in the way we live, work, and think. He finds that we are in the midst of one of the greatest status revolutions in the history of the world, and the Internet turns out to be a weapon in the hands of revolutionaries.

  In the new order of things the amateur,or individual, is king: fifteen-year-old children manipulate the stock market and nineteen-year-olds take down the music industry. Deep, unseen forces are undermining all forms of collectivism, from the family to the mass market. Where does it all lead?And will we like where we end up?

  A brave new world indeed...and who better to guide us through it than Michael Lewis, whose subversive, trenchant humour is the perfect match to his subject matter.

INTRODUCTION: THE INVISIBLE REVOLUTION

ONE. THE FINANCIAL REVOLT

TWO. PYRAMIDS AND PANCAKES

THREE.  THE REVOLT OF  THE MASSES

FOUR. THE UNABOMBER HAD A POINT