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The Devil's Casino - Friendship, Betrayal, And The High Stakes Games Played Inside Lehman Brothers

by Vicky Ward
The Devil's Casino - Friendship, Betrayal, And The High Stakes Games Played Inside Lehman Brothers - Thryft
The Devil's Casino - Friendship, Betrayal, And The High Stakes Games Played Inside Lehman Brothers - Thryft

Unveiling the secrets and scandals of Lehman Brothers.

This book is a gripping exposé of the fascinating world of Wall Street, revealing the shocking events that led to the downfall of Lehman Brothers. With meticulous detail and a captivating narrative, it takes you on a journey into the high-stakes games played by the men and women blinded by their own arrogance. You won't be able to put down this real-life Wall Street thriller that exposes the dark side of the financial world.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Devil's Casino - Friendship, Betrayal, And The High Stakes Games Played Inside Lehman Brothers

by Vicky Ward
ISBN: 9781118011492
Authors: Vicky Ward
Publisher: Wiley
Date of Publication: 2011-03-16
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Politics, Economics, History, Business
Related Topics: History, Biography Memoir, Finance, Politics, Finance
Goodreads rating: 3.62
(rated by 558 readers)

Description

The inside story of what really happened at Lehman Brothers and why it failed In The Devil's Friendship, Betrayal, and the High Stakes Games Played Inside Lehman Brothers, investigative writer and Vanity Fair contributing editor Vicky Ward takes readers inside Lehman's highly charged offices. What Ward uncovers is a much bigger story than Lehman losing at the risky game of collateralized debt obligations, swaps, and leverage. A can't put it down page turner that opens the world of Wall Street to view unlike any book since Bonfire of the Vanities, except that The Devil's Casino isn't fiction. On Wall Street, Lehman Brothers was cheekily known as "the cat with nine lives." But as The Devil's Casino documents, this cat pushed its luck too far and died?the victim of men and women blinded by arrogance.
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Unveiling the secrets and scandals of Lehman Brothers.

This book is a gripping exposé of the fascinating world of Wall Street, revealing the shocking events that led to the downfall of Lehman Brothers. With meticulous detail and a captivating narrative, it takes you on a journey into the high-stakes games played by the men and women blinded by their own arrogance. You won't be able to put down this real-life Wall Street thriller that exposes the dark side of the financial world.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.