Bibliograph

House of cards, a tale of hubris and wretched excess on Wall Street, William D. Cohan

Type

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House of cards, a tale of hubris and wretched excess on Wall Street, William D. Cohan

Language

eng

Bibliography note

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

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

House of cards

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

289095963

Responsibility statement

William D. Cohan

Sub title

a tale of hubris and wretched excess on Wall Street

Summary

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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