Too Big to Fail：Inside the Battle to Save Wall Street

AndrewRossSorkindeliversthefirsttruebehind-the-scenes,moment-by-moment,accountofhowthegreatestfinancialcrisissincetheGreatDepressiondevelopedintoaglobaltsunami.FrominsidethecornerofficeatLehmanBrotherstosecretmeetingsinSouthKorea,RussiaandthecorridorsofWashington,TooBigtoFailisthedefinitivestoryofthemostpowerfulmenandwomeninfinanceandpoliticsgrapplingwithsuccessandfailure,ego,greed,and,ultimately,thefateoftheworld'seconomy.'We'vegottogetsomefoamdownontherunway!'asleeplessTimothyGeithner,thepresidentoftheFederalReserveofNewYorkwouldtellHenryM.Paulson,theTreasurySecretaryaboutthecatastrophiccrashoftheworld'sfinancialsystemwouldexperience.Throughunprecendentedaccesstotheplayersinvolved,TooBigtoFailrecreatesallthedramaandturmoil,revealingnever-discloseddetailsandelucidatinghowdecisionsmadeonWallStreetoverthepastdecadesowedtheseedsofthedebacle.Thistruestoryisnotjustalookatbanksthatwere'toobigtofail',itisareal-lifethrilleraboutacastofbold-facednameswhothemselvesthoughttheywere"toobigtofail".该书通过一幕幕生动的场景描述，向读者客观而详尽地展现了金融危机发生之后美国主要监管机构和投行的众生相。在这部作品中，你可以看到雷曼是如何一步步地自断生路，监管机构是如何在“政治正确”的牵绊下做出选择，各大投行又是如何在人人自危的环境下力求自保。前所未有的访谈，不曾公开的华尔街决策内幕，揭示了美国经济萧条如何发展成全球金融危机，再现了从银行到政府再到整个美国身处金融危机第一现场的反应。