House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street

By William D. Cohan. From the Sandra Jane Collection -- and does Wall Street have other kinds of tales? (But I kid my dad!) A chronicle of the collapse of Bear Stearns in March 2008 that also indicts an entire culture...metaphorically, but having spent time around Those People my whole life, I have no doubt there's fodder for literal indictments as well, and that's why the book's here at Exhibit B. The hardcover itself is very well kept: a bump to the bottom of the jacket spine, and a sticker ghost from a previous store on the flyleaf; some toning to the jacket edges and a couple of very lightly bumped pages along the bottom. Otherwise, a great reading copy.