Andrew Ross Sorkin delivers the first true behind-the-scenes, moment-by-moment account of how the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression developed into a global tsunami.
From inside the corner office at Lehman Brothers to secret meetings in South Korea, and the corridors of Washington, Too Big to Fail is the definitive story of the most powerful men and women in finance and politics grappling with success and failure, ego and greed, and, ultimately, the fate of the world’s economy.
“We’ve got to get some foam down on the runway!” a sleepless Timothy Geithner, the then-president of the Federal Reserve of New York, would tell Henry M. Paulson, the Treasury secretary, about the catastrophic crash the world’s financial system would experience.
Through unprecedented access to the players involved, Too Big to Fail re-creates all the drama and turmoil, revealing never-disclosed details and elucidating how decisions made on Wall Street over the past decade sowed the seeds of the debacle.
This true story is not just a look at banks that were “too big to fail,” it is a real-life thriller with a cast of bold-faced names who themselves thought they were too big to fail.
Caliban and the Witch is a history of the body in the transition to capitalism. Moving from the peasant revolts of the late Middle Ages to the witch-hunts and the rise of mechanical philosophy, Federici investigates the capitalist rationalization of social reproduction.
She shows how the battle against the rebel body and the conflict between body and mind are essential conditions for the development of labor power and self-ownership, two central principles of modern social organization.
First published in 1982, this pioneering work traces the transformation of women's work into wage labor in the United States, identifying the social, economic, and ideological forces that have shaped our expectations of what women do.
Basing her observations upon the personal experience of individual American women set against the backdrop of American society, Alice Kessler-Harris examines the effects of class, ethnic and racial patterns, changing perceptions of wage work for women, and the relationship between wage-earning and family roles.
In the 20th Anniversary Edition of this landmark book, the author has updated the original and written a new Afterword.
Security Analysis has been a cornerstone in the world of investment literature for over sixty years. Originally published in 1934, its principles have stood the test of time, providing invaluable insights for investors worldwide.
By 1951, the authors, Benjamin Graham and David Dodd, had witnessed the transformation of business and investment landscapes from the depths of the Great Depression to the post-war economic boom. This edition encapsulates their refined strategies and techniques for achieving success as individual investors, as well as guiding corporate decision-makers to build shareholder value.
The essence of the book lies in its timeless guidance—that meticulous analysis of balance sheets is the key to investment success, with other factors being mere distractions.
This classic work will reacquaint readers with the foundations of value investing, a philosophy more relevant than ever in today's unpredictable markets.