The Great Hangover
, by Carter, GraydonNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780061964428 | 0061964425
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Vanity Fair presents 21 true stories of the new hard timesWhere did all the billions go?Commissioned by the editors at Vanity Fair magazine, The Great Hangover is an eye-opening collection of essays on the global economic crisis by fifteen of the most respected contemporary business writers in America, including:Bryan Burrough (Barbarians at the Gate) on the atmosphere of uncertainty and fear that preceded the demise of Bear Stearns . . .Michael Lewis (Liar's Poker) on Iceland's bizarre national implosion . . .Mark Bowden (Black Hawk Down) on the decline of The New York Times and the threat to the ailing newspaper industry . . .Mark Seal on the defining figure of the seriously tarnished New Gilded Age: the Grand Master of Greed, Bernie Madoff . . .Along with compelling and sometimes hair-raising pieces from a dozen other Vanity Fair contributors on the recent recession's myriad villains and victims-and the worldwide impact of the financial downturn.