Crash of the Titans : Greed, Hubris, the Fall of Merrill Lynch, and the Near-Collapse of Bank of America

from bweegenaar

A big story on the struggle within Merrill Lynch to survive the turmolds of the 2008 crises. It went under (like many) and came into the hands of The Bank of America. Also a story of big ego's who have no clue what to do. And last but not least: the story of where all that money. biljards of doll...

from jontseng

A good account - very much Too Big To Fail: The Merrill Lynch cut. Clearly heavily coloured by Greg Fleming's account. Also provides interesting insight into the culture of Bank of America/NationsBank/FleetBoston/etc.

from branjohb

This is a superb book. This story tells the tale of the downfall of Merrill Lynch and has all of the characters a reader would expect in good fiction - there are heroes, villains, magicians, and greed mongers. The author writes this book like a good novel. The book kept me focused as I turned eac...

from writemoves

One of the two best business books I read in 2010!

from deldevries

Well researched and written. A nearly chronological walk through of Merrill Lynch up to the financial melt-down of 2008 and then continuing on with Bank of America. There are a few spots where the details go back and forth in time, but generally it is clearly documented.I've read at least 3 books...