Cast of Characters ix
Key Acronyms xvii
Prologue 1(3)
1 The Three Amigos
4(16)
2 "Ground Zero, Baby"
20(18)
3 The Big, Fat Gap
38(14)
4 Risky Business
52(17)
5 A Nice Little BISTRO
69(13)
6 The Wizard of Fed
82(14)
7 The Committee to Save the World
96(14)
8 Why Everyone Loved Moody's
110(15)
9 "I Like Big Bucks and I Cannot Lie"
125(13)
10 The Carnival Barker
138(13)
11 Goldman Envy
151(17)
12 The Fannie Follies
168(19)
13 The Wrap
187(17)
14 Mr. Ambassador
204(15)
15 "When I Look a Homeowner in the Eye..."
219(13)
16 Hank Paulson Takes the Plunge
232(19)
17 "I'm Short Your House"
251(16)
18 The Smart Guys
267(18)
19 The Gathering Storm
285(23)
20 The Dumb Guys
308(14)
21 Collateral Damage
322(20)
22 The Volcano Erupts
342(16)
Epilogue: Rage at the Machine 358(7)
Acknowledgments 365(4)
Index 369