Too Big to Fail
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Too Big to Fail
Andrew Ross Sorkin
8 people recommended it in 5 threads, 2010–2020.
What people on Hacker News said
All are engaging books, and really walk through how 2008 started and ended through different perspectives of the system.
They provide excellent insight into how smart people made very bad decisions that had repercussions around the entire world.
a great blow by blow account of the financial crisis shortly after the fall of Bear Stearns. A really amazing look at how decisions are made under extraordinary pressure.
It's written in a way that outsiders can understand the hour-by-hour details of the crisis.
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: What are the must-read books about economics/finance? 2016 · 2 recommendations
- Ask HN: Best book you read in 2010 and briefly why 2010 · 2 recommendations
- Ask HN: Great books you read in 2009? 2010 · 2 recommendations
- Ask HN: Book recommendations for understanding financial systems? 2020 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Books you read in 2016? 2016 · 1 recommendation