The collapse of 85-year-old Bear Stearns in late 2008 was the biggest early signal to the general public that something was very wrong on Wall Street.
In House of Cards, William Cohan chronicles the investment bank's rise from second-tier backwater house to one of the Street's most admired firms and its stunning fall during a 10-day period in March 2008.
He also profiles Cy Lewis, Alan “Ace” Greenberg, and Jimmy Cayne, three larger-than-life men who personified the ruthless, profit-above-all-else mentality ...