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The Houston Club Lyceum Distinguished Speaker Series and Co-sponsors: CFA Society of Houston, Brazos Bookstore, Asia Society Texas Center, present . . . . 
 
MICHAEL LEWIS
America’s Hottest Contemporary Non-fiction Author

“THE BIG SHORT: INSIDE THE DOOMSDAY MACHINE”
Chronicle of the GREAT RECESSION of 2008-2009
 
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
11:30 Registration     Noon-1:30p.m. Luncheon and Program

Michael Lewis, who burst onto the book scene in 1989 with a rollicking insider account of bond trading, revisits Wall Street’s wayward ways in his new book The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine, a darkly humorous chronicle of the near free fall of the American economy.

“Michael Lewis’s splendid cast of characters includes villains, a few heroes, and a lot of people who look very, very foolish,” writes his publisher, who goes on to describe The Big Short as a “trenchant, raucous, irresistible narrative.”

His first book, Liar’s Poker, grew out of his experiences as a bond salesman for Salomon Brothers, where he worked after earning an art history degree from Princeton and a master’s degree in economics from the London School of Economics. Sports and business have been the favorite themes of his 13 books.

His other major books include The New New Thing, about Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, Moneyball, about a new breed of baseball executives who proved you can field a winning team on the cheap, and The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game, which follows the life of football prodigy Michael Oher, a virtually homeless African-American teenager taken in by a wealthy white family. It formed the basis of the movie starring Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw and Quinton Aaron. Home Game, his most recent book before The Big Short, describes the frustrations and triumphs of becoming a first-time father in middle age.

Lewis will participate in an onstage conversation and take questions from the audience. 
A book sale and signing will follow. 
Please note:  Lewis will only sign books purchased from Brazos Bookstore. The Big Short is offered by presale through Brazos Bookstore at 713-523-0701.

Fees & Registration -  FREE for CFA Houston Members only.  Due to limited seating, this a CFA Houston member only event.  As of 11:30am, Monday,  March 22, all seats have been reserved. The online registration is closed.  A standby list is available for filling cancelled reservations or if additional seats become available.  

A reservation is required.  Only confirmed reservations will be admitted. 
Walk-ins will not be seated!
Thank you for honoring the reservation system.

Stand-By List -  A standby list is available. To be placed on the standby list, please email us at cfah@theassociationnetwork.com. Due to limited seating, this is a member only event. 

Cancellations -  Cancellations must be received at cfah@theassociationnetwork.com prior to NOON, Tuesday, March 30th to avoid the No-Show fee.   Please let us know if you are unable to attend.  We do have others wanting and waiting on our stand-by list for a seat to open. All No-Shows will be billed $35.00. Thank you for honoring the reservation system.

Location - NOTE LOCATION AS DIFFERENT FROM OTHER WEEKLY LUNCHEONS !
The Houston Club
811 Rusk St.
Houston, Texas 77002
The parking at The Houston Club is strictly valet. The Houston Club will provide a discounted parking stamp of $8.00 for CFAH members.  Attendees can stamp their parking ticket with the parking stamp available at the check-in table.

 As a participant in the CFA Institute approved-Provider Program, CFA Houston has determined that this event qualifies for one (1) credit hour under the CFA Institute Professional Development Program.