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.
| Autor: | Carter, Graydon Vanity Fair |
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| ISBN: | 9780061964428 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Harper Collins (US) |
| Veröffentlicht: | 09.03.2010 |
| Untertitel: | 21 Tales of the New Recession from the Pages of Vanity Fair |
| Schlagworte: | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: Economics / General BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: Finance / Financial Risk Management BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: General BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: Leadership BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: Real Estate / General HISTORY: Essays HISTORY: United States / 21st Century HISTORY: United States / General HISTORY: WORLD |