Panic : The Story of Modern Financial Insanity

from bruchu

An Interesting Look Back The newest book edited by Michael Lewis, aptly named "Panic" is a collection of previously published articles before, during, and after the market collapses of 1987, the Asian financial crisis of 1998, the Dot Com bust in 2001 and the latest Subprime mortgage meltdown. Th...

from Bridget770

Loved this book. Loved reading articles written during the financial chaos; it gives incredible perspective to what people were thinking and feeling. This book is not a thorough analysis of what happened to cause the various periods of financial instability, but it serves as a reminder even the b...

from kevinyezbick

Disappointed by the audiobook. There are no notifications when you've reached the end of a disk. Perhaps I should have read the summary a bit more carefully, as this is just an overview of past events - a collection of articles in the media while those events were happening. I was hoping to hear ...

from Clif

I was hoping that by reading about the folly of others I could be a bit wiser for the current financial crisis. But I still don't feel wise. This book does provide some relief for today's remorseful investor by telling stories of others who lost more. "Everything, in retrospect, is obvious. But i...