All the Devils Are Here

By - McLean, Bethany , Nocera, Joseph

Floor - Floor 1

Published - Portfolio/Penguin, New York, 2011

ISBN 10 - 159184438X

ISBN 13 - 9781591844389

Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.

Subject - Mortgage-backed securities

Shelf No - 16

Call Number - 330.9730 MCL

Physical Description - 1 online resource (xviii, 380 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations

Notes - Includes Index

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The New York Times bestseller hailed as "the best business book of 2010" (Huffington Post). As soon as the financial crisis erupted, the finger-pointing began. Should the blame fall on Wall Street, Main Street, or Pennsylvania Avenue? On greedy traders, misguided regulators, sleazy subprime companies, cowardly legislators, or clueless home buyers? According to Bethany McLean and Joe Nocera, two of America's most acclaimed business journalists, the real answer is all of the above-and more. Many devils helped bring hell to the economy. And the full story, in all of its complexity and detail, is like the legend of the blind men and the elephant. Almost everyone has missed the big picture. Almost no one has put all the pieces together. All the Devils Are Here goes back several decades to weave the hidden history of the financial crisis in a way no previous book has done. It explores the motivations of everyone from famous CEOs, cabinet secretaries, and politicians to anonymous lenders, borrowers, analysts, and Wall Street traders. It delves into the powerful American mythology of homeownership. And it proves that the crisis ultimately wasn't about finance at all; it was about human nature.

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