The Great Hangover

Klappentext Vanity Fair presents 21 true stories of the new hard times Where 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. Zusammenfassung A collection of stories from Vanity Fair magazine about the current financial crisis by some of the country’s best business journalists! including Michael Lewis ( Moneyball! Liar’s Poker )! Bryan Burrough ( Barbarians at the Gate )! and Mark Bowden ( Black Hawk Down )! edited by Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter! and with an introduction by Cullen Murphy ( Are We Rome? ).

Product details

• Authors: Graydon Carter, Vanity Fair
• Assisted by: Graydon Carter (Editor)
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 09.03.2010
• EAN: 9780061964428
• ISBN: 978-0-06-196442-8
• No. of pages: 480
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 205 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; HISTORY: WORLD, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: Leadership, HISTORY: United States / 21st Century, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: General, HISTORY: United States / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: Real Estate / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: Finance / Financial Risk Management, HISTORY: Essays