03629nam 2200697Ia 450 991045948130332120200520144314.00-470-63824-91-282-68448-597866126844870-470-63821-4(CKB)2670000000014494(EBL)510230(OCoLC)609861557(SSID)ssj0000589771(PQKBManifestationID)12180181(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000589771(PQKBWorkID)10664874(PQKB)10565058(SSID)ssj0000358836(PQKBManifestationID)11246762(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000358836(PQKBWorkID)10381379(PQKB)11182249(MiAaPQ)EBC510230(Au-PeEL)EBL510230(CaPaEBR)ebr10381060(CaONFJC)MIL268448(EXLCZ)99267000000001449420100115d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe devil's casino[electronic resource] friendship, betrayal, and the high-stakes games played inside Lehman Brothers /Vicky WardHoboken, N.J. John Wiley & Sonsc20101 online resource (299 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-118-01149-X 0-470-54086-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.The Devil''s Casino: Friendship, Betrayal, and the High-Stakes Games Played Inside Lehman Brothers; Contents; Cast of Characters; Prologue; Part One: THE PONDEROSA BOYS; Chapter 1: A Long, Hot Summer; Chapter 2: The Beginning; Chapter 3: The Captain; Chapter 4: The "Take-Under"; Chapter 5: Slamex; Chapter 6: The Phoenix Rises; Chapter 7: Independence Day; Chapter 8: The Stiletto; Chapter 9: The Ides of March; Chapter 10: Eulogies; Part Two: THE ECHO CHAMBER; Chapter 11: Russian Winter; Chapter 12: Lehman's Desperate Housewives; Chapter 13: The Young Lions; Chapter 14: 9/11Chapter 15: No Ordinary JoeChapter 16: The Talking Head; Chapter 17: The Sacrificial Ram; Chapter 18: Korea's Rising Sum; Chapter 19: The Wart on the End of Lehman's Nose; Chapter 20: Damned Flood?; Chapter 21: Closing the Books; Epilogue; A Note About the Sources; Notes; References; Acknowledgments; IndexThe inside story of what really happened at Lehman Brothers and why it failed In The Devil''s Casino: Friendship, Betrayal, and the High Stakes Games Played Inside Lehman Brothers, investigative writer and Vanity Fair contributing editor Vicky Ward takes readers inside Lehman''s highly charged offices. What Ward uncovers is a much bigger story than Lehman losing at the risky game of collateralized debt obligations, swaps, and leverage. A can''t put it down page turner that opens the world of Wall Street to view unlike any book since Bonfire of the Vanities, except that The Devil''s Casino isn'Investment bankingNew York (State)New YorkHistoryInvestment advisorsNew York (State)New YorkHistoryFinanceNew York (State)New YorkHistoryElectronic books.Investment bankingHistory.Investment advisorsHistory.FinanceHistory.332.660973Ward Vicky982945MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459481303321The devil's casino2243303UNINA00600oam 2200169z- 450 9910694000903321(CKB)4970000000027498(EXLCZ)99497000000002749820231010c1998uuuu -u- -engExecutive guide : measuring performance and demonstrating results of information technology investmentsWashington, D.CExecutive GuideDOCUMENT9910694000903321Executive guide : measuring performance and demonstrating results of information technology investments3216852UNINA