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Too Big to Fail
NEW YORK TIMES BESTELLER • The definitive account of the 2008 economic crisis, from the award-winning financial columnist and founder of DealBook, with unparalleled behind-the-scenes access to the key players on Wall Street and in Washington
“Too Big to Fail is too good to put down. . . . It is the story of the actors in the most extraordinary financial spectacle in [over] 80 years, and it is told brilliantly.” —The Economist
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One of the most gripping financial stories in decades, Too Big to Fail delivers a blow-by-blow account of the epochal economic crisis that brought the world to the brink. Through unprecedented access to the players involved, Andrew Ross Sorkin re-creates all the drama and turmoil of those turbulent days, revealing never-before-disclosed details and recounting how—motivated as often by ego and greed as by fear and self-preservation—the most powerful men and women in finance and politics decided the fate of the world's economy.
This edition has been updated with a new afterword reflecting on the tenth anniversary of the crisis.
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Reviews
Andrew Ross Sorkin deserves much credit for researching and writing this fantastic narrative of the 2008 Financial Crisis. This book is impressively thorough, built on what I am sure were hundreds of hours of interviews. The book takes the reader through scene after scene of the unfolding of the crisis, from the executive offices of Lehman Brothers to the U.S. Department of Treasury. However, this focus on the people, scenes, and narrative make it very dialogue-driven and more focused on the drama of responding to the crisis than on the crisis itself. It would have been a lot more interesting to read when it came out in 2009 than it is today. An afterward written by Sorkin in 2018 adds some helpful context, but ultimately this is a very long book without much payoff.
By gakingmusic
An excellent read providing an insight into the partnership between private and government entities. The author gathered immense research to recreate intimate conversations bringing us into the room of the most historic deal making our country has ever seen. Henry Paulson and Tim Geithner are the main characters in the book as they wrestle the politics it required to save the US economy.
By Kevin M Analyst
I’m fascinated by the 2008 financial collapse. Greed at its core caused this. That’s why I couldn’t wait to read this book. But at first, this book was a bit hard to get into; there were so many people to sort out. But as the story came together to reveal the financial tsunami facing all of the players I simply couldn’t put it down. I consider this book to be the unofficial narrative of the collapse. But it’s scary. Proverbs says that NOT money, but the LOVE of money is the root of all evil, and this book proves it. What’s most scary is that under difference circumstances to come, this disaster could happen again, and next time it could be even worse.
By MPNVPA
A fly on every wall, Sorkin carries the reader across the breadth of the crisis, from the first systemic shock in the collapse of Bear Stearns in March of 08 through the populist political aftershocks the following spring and beyond. Balancing questions of moral hazard, the government’s role in highly unusual economic circumstances, and the moral ambiguity of the people in the ring, this is a seminal topology worth a spot on the shelf.
By TimesAddicto.O
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The one feature of the book that surprised me was the extensive background offered on the major figures in the story. I recommend that you pair this book with "The Big Short" for a full picture of what was going on. I really enjoyed Sorkin's writing and storytelling style.
By BigHatNoCattle