Overview
Veteran New York Times economics reporter Edmund L. Andrews was intimately aware of the dangers posed by easy mortgages from fast-buck lenders. But, eager to buy a home and start a new life, he gave in to temptation and began a surreal adventure into the mortgage mayhem that nearly wrecked our economy. Busted weaves together the author's own ride to the edge of bankruptcy with the tragicomic stories of his lenders, the Wall Street pros behind them, and the policymakers in Washington who were oblivious until it was too late. The story takes Andrews to the offices of Alan Greenspan, the mansions of subprime-mortgage millionaires in southern California, a despondent deal makers' convention in Las Vegas, and Wall Street. Rich with on-the-ground reporting, Busted is a darkly humorous exploration of the cynicism and self-destructive judgment that led to America's biggest economic calamity in generations.
Full Product Details
Author: Edmund L Andrews ,
Dick Hill
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Imprint: Tantor Audio
Edition: Library Edition
ISBN: 9798200118410
Publication Date: 03 August 2009
Audience:
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Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Dick Hill gives a rousing performance.... With Hill in command, this analysis of the financial meltdown makes for absorbing---and surprisingly entertaining---listening.-- ""Publishers Weekly Starred Audio Review"" ""An outstanding, highly accessible primer on the epic rise and disastrous fall of the housing market...Andrews's account sheds powerful light on one of the darkest corners of American business history."" -- ""Boston Globe"" ""Dick Hill gives a rousing performance...With Hill in command, this analysis of the financial meltdown makes for absorbing--and surprisingly entertaining--listening."" -- ""Publishers Weekly (starred audio review)"" ""This deeply personal exposé is timely and sobering in its candor."" -- ""Publishers Weekly (starred review)""
"Dick Hill gives a rousing performance.... With Hill in command, this analysis of the financial meltdown makes for absorbing---and surprisingly entertaining---listening.-- ""Publishers Weekly Starred Audio Review"" ""An outstanding, highly accessible primer on the epic rise and disastrous fall of the housing market...Andrews's account sheds powerful light on one of the darkest corners of American business history."" -- ""Boston Globe"" ""Dick Hill gives a rousing performance...With Hill in command, this analysis of the financial meltdown makes for absorbing--and surprisingly entertaining--listening."" -- ""Publishers Weekly (starred audio review)"" ""This deeply personal expos� is timely and sobering in its candor."" -- ""Publishers Weekly (starred review)"""
Author Information
Edmund L. Andrews has been a reporter for the New York Times for sixteen years. He lives in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dick Hill, named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, is one of the most awarded narrators in the business, having earned several Audie Awards and thirty-four AudioFile Earphones Awards. In addition to narrating, he has both acted in and written for the theater.
