Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System—and Themselves, also known as Too Big to Fail: Inside the Battle to Save Wall Street, is a non-fiction book by Andrew Ross Sorkin chronicling the events of the 2008 financial crisis and the collapse of Lehman Brothers from the point of view of Wall Street CEOs and US government regulators.[1] The book was released on October 20, 2009, by Viking Press.
 Hardcover edition | |
| Author | Andrew Ross Sorkin |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Finance |
| Publisher | Viking Press |
Publication date | October 20, 2009 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 624 |
| ISBN | 978-0-670-02125-3 |
It won the 2010 Gerald Loeb Award for Best Business Book[2] and was shortlisted for the 2010 Samuel Johnson Prize[3] and the 2010 Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award.[4]
The book was adapted in 2011 for the HBO television movie Too Big to Fail.[5]
Plot summary
editThe book provides an overview of the 2007–2008 financial crisis from the beginning of 2008 to the decision to create the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). The book tells the story from the perspectives of the leaders of the major financial institutions and the main regulatory authorities, describing in a very detailed manner their everyday discussions and decisions during that difficult period.
Awards
edit- 2010 Gerald Loeb Award
- Shortlist 2010 Samuel Johnson Prize
- Shortlist 2010 Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Sherman, Gabriel (November 8, 2009). "The Information Broker". New York. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
- ^ Reynolds Staff (June 29, 2010). "CNBC, NYT, Vanity Fair each take two Loeb Awards". BusinessJournalism.org. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
- ^ Pressley, James (May 25, 2010). "Sorkin's 'Too Big to Fail' Is Finalist in Samuel Johnson Prize". Bloomberg.com. Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
- ^ Ovide, Shira (October 28, 2010). "The Best Business Book of 2010: 'Fault Lines'". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
- ^ Ng, Philiana (April 5, 2011). "HBO Sets 'Too Big to Fail' Premiere". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
External links
edit- Andrew Ross Sorkin's website
- Too Big to Fail by Andrew Ross Sorkin at Open Library
- Book of Revelation on economist.com
- Paulson Bangs Heads, Fuld Rages in Sorkin Tick-Tock of Meltdown on bloomberg.com
- Rational Irrationality on nytimes.com
