{"product_id":"maxed-out-hard-times-in-the-age-of-easy-credit-paperback","title":"Maxed Out: Hard Times in the Age of Easy Credit - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames D. Scurlock\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this shocking and illuminating road trip through an America ravaged by debt, award-winning film director James Scurlock examines our multitrillion-dollar addiction to easy credit in all of its absurdities and contradictions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eMaxed Out\u003c\/i\u003e ventures beyond the mind-numbing statistics to expose a financial industry spinning wildly out of control. From the gilded master-planned communities of Northern Las Vegas to the shotgun shacks of the Deep South, the world's largest financial institutions are trolling for customers, hooking the nouveau riche and the poor alike with promises of cheap and easy credit. \u003ci\u003eMaxed Out\u003c\/i\u003e exposes how Wall Street and Congress spawned the subprime mortgage crisis and reveals how credit card issuers form multimillion-dollar partnerships with universities -- paying them millions for access to their students' personal information, setting kids up for financial ruin before their first job. The industry's final frontier, \"debt buying,\" is a veritable Wild West in which ambitious young men make quick fortunes off the misery and misfortune of others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Hilarious, fascinating, and deeply disturbing, \u003ci\u003eMaxed Out\u003c\/i\u003e is one man's answer to modern America's most pressing question, \"Why can't we get out of debt?\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames D. Scurlock\u003c\/b\u003e studied at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania before dropping out to pursue an entrepreneurial venture and later a documentary film career. His first film, \u003ci\u003eParents of the Year\u003c\/i\u003e, won numerous awards and was an official selection of more than twenty-five film festivals. His first feature-length documentary, \u003ci\u003eMaxed Out\u003c\/i\u003e, explored our culture of debt and won the Special Jury Prize at South by Southwest. His first book, a companion to the award-winning documentary, was nominated for the National MS Society's \"Books for a Better Life\" Award. He has written, primarily about the impending (and now realized) financial crisis, for \u003ci\u003eSlate, Newsweek, The Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAARP Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. He has also appeared on numerous programs, including \u003ci\u003eNightline, The Today Show\u003c\/i\u003e, and CNBC's \u003ci\u003ePower Lunch\u003c\/i\u003e. Scurlock lives in Santa Monica, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 8.45 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 26, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42169822937223,"sku":"9781416532538","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/be14c0e8b6e7554db576d40fbc6802d0.webp?v=1733343783","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/maxed-out-hard-times-in-the-age-of-easy-credit-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}