Christine S. Richard <br/><br/>
Confidence Game 

 - Hoboken, New Jersey  1  2010 
 - 352  5.7 x 1 x 8.8 inches 
<br/><br/> An expose on the delusion, greed, and arrogance that led to America's credit crisis The collapse of America's credit markets in 2008 is quite possibly the biggest financial disaster in U.S. history. Confidence Game: How a Hedge Fund Manager Called Wall Street's Bluff is the story of Bill Ackman's six-year campaign to warn that the  
<br/><br/> Preface. Acknowledgments. 1. The Meeting. 2. The Short Seller. 3. The Question. 4. Backlash. 5. The Worst That Could Happen. 6. The Trouble With Triple-A. 7. Unanswered Questions. 8. Crimes and Cockroaches. 9. Turning the Tables. 10. Scrutiny. 11. The Black Hole. 12. The Court of Public Opinion. 13. The Insurance Charade. 14. When Crack Houses Become Collateral. 15. Storm Warnings. 16. An Uncertain Spring. 17. Apocalypse Now. 18. Parting the Curtain. 19. Ratings Revisited. 20. The Panic Begins. 21. Catastrophe and Revenge. 22. Time Runs Out. 23. Bailout. 24. Judgment Day. 25. The Nuclear Threat. Epilogue. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>13: 978-1118010419 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>credit market, economy, history 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>360 Social problems & social services  / R-53