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

From the Publisher: 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.