{"product_id":"monster-paperback-9","title":"Monster - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael W. Hudson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHudson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMagnificently and heartbreakingly told. . . . [Hudson] shows vividly that really filthy, face-to-face fraud and hard-sell bullying . . . brought the economy down around our ears.-\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this page-turning, true-crime exposé, award-winning reporter Michael W. Hudson reveals the story of the rise and fall of the biggest subprime lender and Wall Street's biggest patron of subprime: Ameriquest and Lehman Brothers. They did more than any other institutions to produce the biggest financial scandal in American history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's a tale populated by a remarkable cast of characters: a shadowy billionaire who created the subprime industry out of the ashes of the 1980s S\u0026amp;L scandal; insatiable Wall Street executives; ensnared home owners; investigators who tried to expose the fraud; politicians who turned a blind eye; and, most of all, the drug-snorting, high-living salesman who tell all about the money they made, the lies they told, the deals they closed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eProvocative and gripping, \u003ci\u003eThe Monster\u003c\/i\u003e is a searing look at the bottom-feeding fraud and top-down greed that fueled the financial collapse.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael W. Hudson\u003c\/b\u003e is a staff writer at the Center for Public Integrity, and previously worked as a reporter for the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and as an investigator for the Center for Responsible Lending. The winner of a George Polk Award, Hudson has also written for \u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Big Money\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He edited \u003ci\u003eMerchants of Misery\u003c\/i\u003e and appeared in the documentary Maxed Out. He lives in Brooklyn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 13, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724253990975,"sku":"9780312610531","price":32.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f6f0aaf887066e87ee6040ebfb7fc725.webp?v=1765102038","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/monster-paperback-9","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}