Busted by Edmund L. Andrews audiobook

Busted: Life Inside the Great Mortgage Meltdown

By Edmund L. Andrews
Read by Dick Hill

Tantor Audio

Unabridged

Format : Retail CD (In Stock)
  • $45.99

    ISBN: 9798200118427

  • $45.95

    ISBN: 9798200118434

Runtime: 8.11 Hours
Category: Nonfiction/Business & Economics
Audience: Adult
Language: English

Summary

Summary

Veteran New York Times economics reporter Edmund L. Andrews was intimately aware of the dangers posed by easy mortgages from fast-buck lenders. But, eager to buy a home and start a new life, he gave in to temptation and began a surreal adventure into the mortgage mayhem that nearly wrecked our economy.

Busted weaves together the author's own ride to the edge of bankruptcy with the tragicomic stories of his lenders, the Wall Street pros behind them, and the policymakers in Washington who were oblivious until it was too late. The story takes Andrews to the offices of Alan Greenspan, the mansions of subprime-mortgage millionaires in southern California, a despondent deal makers' convention in Las Vegas, and Wall Street. Rich with on-the-ground reporting, Busted is a darkly humorous exploration of the cynicism and self-destructive judgment that led to America's biggest economic calamity in generations.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“An outstanding, highly accessible primer on the epic rise and disastrous fall of the housing market…Andrews’s account sheds powerful light on one of the darkest corners of American business history.” Boston Globe
“This deeply personal exposé is timely and sobering in its candor.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Dick Hill gives a rousing performance…With Hill in command, this analysis of the financial meltdown makes for absorbing—and surprisingly entertaining—listening.” Publishers Weekly (starred audio review)
Dick Hill gives a rousing performance.... With Hill in command, this analysis of the financial meltdown makes for absorbing---and surprisingly entertaining---listening. Publishers Weekly Starred Audio Review

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Author Bio: Edmund L. Andrews

Author Bio: Edmund L. Andrews

Edmund L. Andrews is an economics reporter. A contributor to the New York Times for sixteen years, he is currently a senior Washington writer for the Fiscal Times. He lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.

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Available Formats : Retail CD, MP3 CD
Category: Nonfiction/Business & Economics
Runtime: 8.11
Audience: Adult
Language: English