The author also provides some background on those who played a major in the crisis but are less known to the public, including John Varley (CEO Barclays), Walid Chammah (President Morgan Stanley) and Steven Black (Head, Investment Bank JP Morgan).
The author does an excellent job of providing a brief history of many of the characters who played a major role in the events surrounding the collapse of the financial system, including well known figures like Ben Bernanke, Henry Paulson, Tim Geithner, Lloyd Blankenfein, Jamie Dimon, John Mack and Ken Lewis. Too Big to Fail gives an extremely comprehensive account of the events that begin with the collapse of Bear Sterns, and end around the time TARP is passed. After reading the book, I am not surprised the book has become a best seller. The book this time is Too Big to Fail by Andrew Ross Sorkin (Viking, 2009), a financial columnist for the New York Times. To see my previous reviews check out my previous articles. This is my sixth book review on a series of books on the financial crisis.
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