The Great Hangover : 21 Tales of the New Recession From the Pages of Vanity Fair

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. Where did all the billions go? / by Cullen Murphy pt. 1. Wall Street. Bringing down Bear Stearns / by Bryan Burrough Profiles in panic : Wall Street high society in free fall / by Michael Shnayerson Wall Street lays another egg : derivatives and mathematical models / by Niall Ferguson Over the hedge / by Bethany McLean Wall Street's $18.4 billion bonus / by Michael Shnayerson The man who crashed the world : Joe Cassano and A.I.G. / by Michael Lewis pt. 2. Washington. Good billions after bad : the bailout money / by Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele Capitalist fools : five key mistakes that led us to the collapse / by Joseph E. Stiglitz Fannie Mae's last stand / by Bethany McLean Henry Paulson's longest night / by Todd S. Purdum pt. 3. Beyond. Wall Street on the tundra : the implosion of Iceland's economy / by Michael Lewis Rich Harvard, poor Harvard / by Nina Munk Pirate of the Caribbean : the mystery of Allen Stanford / by Bryan Burrough The inheritance : Arthur Sulzberger Jr. and the decline of the newspaper business / by Mark Bowden Marc Dreier's crime of destiny / by Bryan Burrough Wall Street's toxic message : global consequences of the meltdown / by Joseph E. Stiglitz pt. 4. The Madoff chronicles. Part I : Madoff's world / by Mark Seal Part II : "Hello, Madoff!" what the secretary saw / by Mark Seal and Eleanor Squillari Part III : Did the sons know? / by David Margolick Part IV : Ruth's world / by Mark Seal Part V : Greenwich mean time the Noel family / by Vicky Ward Afterword : The blame. The 100 people, companies, institutions, and vices to blame for getting us into this mess / by Bruce Feirstein. A collection of stories from Vanity Fair magazine about the current financial crisis by some of the countrys best business journalists, including Michael Lewis ( Moneyball, Liars Poker ), Bryan Burrough ( Barbarians at the Gate ), and Mark Bowden ( Black Hawk Down ), edited by Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter, and with an introduction by Cullen Murphy ( Are We Rome? ). Presents a collection of essays commissioned by Vanity Fair magazine on the current global economic crisis by such authors as Bryan Burrough, Mark Bowden, and Mark Seal.