In the midst of the most serious financial upheaval since the Great Depression, legendary financier George Soros explores the origins of the crisis and its implications for the future. Soros, whose breadth of experience in financial markets is unrivaled, places the current crisis in the context of decades of study of how individuals and institutions handle the boom and bust cycles that now dominate global economic activity. "This is the worst financial crisis since the 1930s," writes Soros in characterizing the scale of financial distress spreading across Wall Street and other financial centers around the world. In a concise essay that combines practical insight with philosophical depth, Soros makes an invaluable contribution to our understanding of the great credit crisis and its implications for our nation and the world.

乔治·索罗斯（George Soros）

l 现任索罗斯基金管理公司的董事长， 全球金融界呼风唤雨的人物，在中国的影响力尤其深远，曾任量子基金创始人之一。

l 乔治·索罗斯1930年生于匈牙利布达佩斯，1947年移居英国，并毕业于伦敦经济学院。1956年，索罗斯前往美国，开始建立和管理国际投资资金。历经几次动荡和危机，他以自己成功的预测和业绩、独一无二的投资风格著称于世。著有《金融炼金术》、《易犯错的年代》、《全球资本主义危机》等书。