House of cards : a tale of hubris and wretched excess on Wall Street /

Cohan, William D.

House of cards : a tale of hubris and wretched excess on Wall Street / William D. Cohan. - New York : Doubleday, c2009. - 468 p. 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [451]-456) and index.

In this superb and shocking narrative, Cohan chronicles the fall of Bear Stearns and the end of the Second Gilded Age on Wall Street. Cohan's minute-by-minute account of 10 days in March 2008, tells a chilling cautionary tale about greed, arrogance, and stupidity in the financial world, and the consequences for all of us. In this superb and shocking narrative, Cohan chronicles the fall of Bear Stearns and the end of the Second Gilded Age on Wall Street. Cohan's minute-by-minute account of 10 days in March 2008, tells a chilling cautionary tale about greed, arrogance, and stupidity in the financial world, and the consequences for all of us. "www.alibris.com"

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Bank failures--United States.
Financial crises--United States.
Investment banking--United States.

HG 4930.5 / .C660 2009