All the Devils Are Here: The Hidden History of the Financial Crisis Audiobook

" One of the better books written on the subject of our recent financial crisis, and I've tried a lot of them. The subject has never truly grabbed me, so I struggle with long financial explanations. But if I had to pick just one book to read talking about the housing bubble and financial collapse on Wall Street, this would probably be it. All lot of greed, a lot of blame, and a horrible lack of understanding all around, but with all the money being made, who wanted to ask too many questions about the associated risk, and who wanted to change things? Clearly, not many in the banking or mortgage lending industry. "

" Forgot to review right after I read it -- so I lost all my bookmarks when it automagically checked itself in. Damn ebooks. :( In any case, definitely recommended. Fascinating look at the players in the financial crisis, and the long slow way that it unfolded WAY before 2008. Works well in concert with 13 Bankers. (If by well, you mean: may make you despair for the future.) "

" This one came sort of recommended. Overall it's probably the best attempt at putting as much about the financial crisis in one place that is out there; it definitely is the best one I have read. As a result, however, it is a long book and a broad one, to the point that it suffers as a book a bit. The authors are generally careful to restrict themselves to facts they can find and don't make many conjectures. The documented failures of some are catalogued: "this guy said that he thought subprime stuff was bad but when in a situation where they might have been able to do something about subprime lending they did nothing", but that's about as close to pointing fingers as they get. You can give this to friends in the banking industry who faint at the thought of someone using harsh or inflammatory language when discussing the financial sector's utter failure to do anything other than extract enormous personal wealth for themselves. As someone who prefers a strongly stated position, I found the authors too restrained in their criticism. The book could probably use an update considering it ends with a slightly hopeful note about some financial conference to be held in 2010 where someone might decide something about how to regulate the financial sector. "

" Jaw-droppingly shocking. Rich, encyclopedic investigative journalism brings a lot of details, woven into a story that starts with Reagan, and continues up to the final collapse in 2008. This book will give you a good feeling for unbelievable course of actions that led up to the financial crisis. Finished it yesterday. I am still in shock. "

" Very well done book that walks through the 20+ years leading up to the 2008 crisis. They make a dense and complex topic as understandable as possible. "

" Excellent, if hard to follow at times. Thorough and compelling. "

" This book goes back decades and looks at how the separate actions of CEO's, politicians, lenders, borrowers, analysts, WS traders, together with the myth of home ownership caused a global financial meltdown... and economists think humans are rational. Duh, we're not. "

" A great overview of the financial crash that was 30 years in the making and involved a lot of moving parts, starting with mortgage back securities in the early 80s "

" Before reading this book, I thought the whole financial crisis could be isolated to a few companies. But the entire financial establishment went crazy. Great book. "

" A bit of a diffulcult book to follow all the way through, but very interesting perpescitve on the Mortgage Crisis that lead to the Housing crisis. "

" Another great book on the financial crisis. Easy to read and not too technical and suitable for the financial layman. "

" Excellent read for anyone wanting more info about the main players and reasons behind the financial system meltdown. "

" The best "crisis" book. If you only read one, pick this one. "

" A detailed account of who pushed for deregulation and profited from the mortgage backed security business that caused the 2008 financial collapse. "

" More context to the financial crisis than the usual mortgage-qualification-criteria were too lax. With historical background, the authors do a much better-than-average job of explaining the perfect storm that brought about the financial crisis. "

" An in-depth review of the causes of the financial crisis and those responsible for it. Well written for the lay-reader. Well controlled anger directed at those responsible but not held to account. "

" At times reads like a long blog rant than a book but there are some interesting thoughts here. Bucholz wrote one of my favourite books "New Ideas from Dead Economists" and while Rush isn't quite as good it is still an interesting read. "

" Captivating and the characters and storyline continues in today's headlines "

" Reading this highly detailed tome is like eating your vegetables, but they're very delicious vegetables. I learned a lot and was sufficiently outraged by this book. "

" very thorough examination of factors causing implosing of subprime market "

" A bit over my non-financial head, but important in explaining key things that lead to the financial crisis. "

" Excellent read for anyone wanting more info about the main players and reasons behind the financial system meltdown. "

" Very accessible history of the financial crisis. Short chapters bounce back and forth to all the "devils" involved in the crisis, great at making complex financial jargon understandable. "

" Interesting and informative account of the financial crisis of 2008 and the events leading up to it. While some of the detailed descriptions of credit default swaps and mortgage-backed securities made my head spin, the overall gist was clear and presented in an engaging style. "

" Very name heavy, and sort of got to be too many names at times. But, it was a good book that talked about the financial meltdown and all about the key players that caused the collapse. I liked The Big Short better, but this was good. "

" Fantastic and frightening overview of the 30 years of missteps that led us into the financial crisis. The number of villains is truly astonishing. And sadly, it seems, the book makes me realize how little has changed and how few lessons we actually learned. "

" This book was very helpful in that it gave a lot of the history and outlined the players in the sub-prime mortgage and CDO crash. Good job putting a personal face on at least the banking side. No large left or right wing agenda. Real journalism. "