Too Big to Fail
The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System from Crisis, and Themselves
A blow-by-blow account of the 2008 crisis as it unfolded.
Too Big to Fail is a detailed, behind-the-scenes narrative of the 2008 financial crisis and the collapse of Lehman Brothers. Andrew Ross Sorkin reconstructs the frantic decisions by Wall Street CEOs and government officials to keep the financial system from imploding. It reads like a thriller built from extensive reporting and interviews.
Founders see real leadership under extreme pressure, where decisions are made with incomplete information and enormous stakes. It is a study in crisis management, negotiation, and how institutions and egos behave when survival is on the line.
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