Publication

2009-03-10 - Doubleday

Language

English

Word Count

117,000 words, Guess

Page Count

468 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

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Classifications

  • LCCHG4930.5 .C64 2009

Description

'House of Cards' is a narrative about corporate greed on a truly epic scale. Cohan relates how the lack of foresight and regulation in an uncertain economy forced the government and Wall Street to take increasingly desperate and unprecedented measures to stop the carnage before the entire economy melted down.

Description

William D. Cohan's superb and shocking narrative chronicles the fall of Bear Stearns and the end of the Second Gilded Age on Wall Street, explaining how a combination of risky bets, corporate political infighting, lax government regulations and truly bad decision-making wrought havoc on the world financial system.

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Other Editions

  • House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall StreetHardcoverDoubleday2009-03-10

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