House of Cards : A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street (Paperback)

from etimme

Well written, if dry. I enjoyed reading about the men behind Bear Sterns, but I didn't enjoy the history of the company and the minute detail Cohan used when describing their abrupt bankruptcy. Greenberg and Cayne had an interesting father/son relationship, so I enjoyed particularly when Cayne lo...

from Bridget770

Excellent book. The first third of the book details the 10 days before the Bear Sterns collapse. I found this part difficult to read and follow because it was such an intense period of time and so many people were involved, which gave me just a glimpse of chaotic it must have been to be there and...

from mpontius

If you weren't already angry enough about how greed rules our society, this book will help get you fired up. A simply amazing story that would almost be unbelievable- except that we are living through it! It helps me understand the government's attempts at finally regulating Wall Street, and conf...

from RalphLagana

The level of detail in this book is amazing and probably only of interest to a very few in the world. The reason? So much of what's covered pertains to finance. Cohan covers every single significant event (and even the no-so-significant ones) as they pertained to the collapse of Bear Stearns and ...

from marshapetry

Highly detailed account of the rise and fall of Bear Stearns. Awfully hard to follow for those of us who don't understand the market just because of all the market lingo used, but hey, that's the nature of the book so I can't complain. I just personally couldn't follow a lot of the monetary jargo...