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Mar 29, 20 over the 1993 passover holidays, thensenior editor michael lewis found the new republics offices entirely empty. Michael lewis, author of moneyball and other bestsellers, looks at how the trump administration is choking the federal government. The art of winning an unfair game 2003, the blind side 2006 and the big short. The story revolves around a group of people that tries to expose the insidious new. He is known for his nonfiction work, particularly his coverage of financial crises and behavioral finance lewis was born in new orleans and attended princeton university where he. See all books authored by michael lewis, including lying and deception in everyday life, and shame.