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This book made me mighty mad, not only at the despicable characters. Hbos too big to fail and the politics of portrayal the. Parents need to know that too big to fail is a riveting playbyplay of the economic meltdown of 2008 and the collusion between wall street and the united states department of treasury. It is a reasonable book, methodically researched and persuasive. Inside the battle to save wall street, is a nonfiction book by andrew ross sorkin chronicling the events of the 2008 financial crisis and the collapse of lehman brothers from the point of view of wall street ceos and us government regulators. Jul 26, 2011 ive read both, and i certainly dont regret it.
Too big to fail goodreads meet your next favorite book. On the national front, the press applauds paulsons decision not to extend a government loan to lehman brothers. The subtitle accurately describes what the work accomplishes, and the book is the product of more than five hundred hours of. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of of too big to fail with exclusive news, photos, videos and more at.
It details how major financial players from hank paulson to warren buffett, tim geithner to jamie dimon, among many others responded to the myriad crises that led to the neareconomic collapse and bank bailouts of 2008. Too big to fail by andrew ross sorkin financial times. Hbos too big to fail, and too soon to find catharsis. This book comes as a blessing to those eager to discover what brought wall street to its knees in. From inside the corner office at lehman brothers to secret meetings in south korea, and the corridors of washington, too big to fail is the definitive story of the most powerful men and women. The company does not take any a c there is a double d minimum, right the way down to the ls. Presents a momentbymoment account of the recent financial collapse that documents state efforts to prevent an economic disaster, offering insight into the pivotal consequences of decisions made throughout the past decade. Instead, this book provides an insight into the main characters of the financial crises above all wall street ceos, henry paulson, the treasury. As a film based on complex true events, too big to fail presents a thrilling behind closed doors narrative of the 2008 economic collapse.
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Its a compelling narrative that tells the story of how the nations largest and most prestigious financial institutions came to the brink of collapse and almost took the entire economy with them in the great economic crisis of 2008. It is very us centric, the author is clearly somewhat in love with jp morgan and avoids any meaningful discussion of the issues in the uk remember that london is as large and as important a. Something they think cant fail because its associated with popular characters, often does wind up failing. I wanted to to really like this book but i just could not really get into the book. Shortlisted for the bbc samuel johnson prize 2010they were masters of the financial universe, flying in private jets. However, as the aig crisis deepens, government intervention looks more and more likely.
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Everything were hearing about it suggests that it will be awesome. Theres frequent use of fk, and the discussions about what caused the collapse will probably be too complex and boring for younger viewers, but for older. Nov 20, 2017 this is a book for experts, a real stepbystep guide, and analyses of how paulson, geithner, dimon, and fuld managed to navigate the collapse of 2008. Books on the great recession are an evergrowing pile. The inside story of how wall street and washington. Too big to fail laila robins as christine lagarde, the french finance minister dan hedaya as barney frank, democratic congressman from massachusetts and chairman of the house committee on. Jamie dimon, the astute, wellconnected and ultimately victorious head of jpmorgan chase a character whose development is revealed meticulously in duff.
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