The Financiers Who Pulled Off the Heist of the Century
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'This take-no-prisoners account of the financial crisis follows the money, connects the dots, names names, and asks the questions our leaders still refuse to answer: how have those responsible for the crisis not been held accountable, and how can we make sure it doesnt happen again?' * Arianna Huffington - Editor-in-Chief of the Huffington Post * 'I was totally gripped and have sat up in bed every night reading [Inside Job] until my eyes just couldnt stay open any more. I liked the film, and the book is even better... you have to read this book.' * Financial Times * 'A fierce indictment.' * Nouriel Roubini - Professor at New York University and author of Crisis Economics * 'This take-no-prisoners account of the financial crisis follows the money, connects the dots, names names.' -- Arianna Huffington * Huffington Post * 'Hes clever, hes funny, he doesnt pull punches... If only righteous fury were always this enjoyable.' * Guardian * 'One of the outstanding journalistic achievements of the past decade.' * Daily Mail on the film Inside Job * 'Ferguson presents a fierce indictment of predatory activities of parts of the financial system and of the corruption of democracy that big money financial lobbying has caused. A book well worth reading regardless of whether you fully agree or not with all of its arguments.' * Kirkus Reviews * 'As gripping as any thriller.' * The Guardian * 'One of the outstanding journalistic achievements of the past decade.' * Daily Mail *
Charles Ferguson won an Oscar in 2011 for Inside Job, his documentary on the financial crisis, and was an Oscar nominee for his first documentary, No End in Sight, on the war in Iraq. He has written four books, and is a life member of the Council of Foreign Relations and a director of the French-American Foundation.