Books, New York Times Book Review: 'Lords of Finance'

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‘Lords of Finance’
By LIAQUAT AHAMED Published: January 15, 2009
“Few members of the public knew the real truth — that for the last two weeks, as the world financial crisis had reached a crescendo and the European banking system teetered on the edge of collapse, the governor had been incapacitated by a nervous breakdown, brought on by extreme stress.”

LORDS OF FINANCE
The Bankers Who Broke the World
By Liaquat Ahamed
Illustrated. 564 pp. The Penguin Press. $32.95




Books / Sunday Book Review
Flying Blind
By JOE NOCERA Published: February 15, 2009
A grand narrative of the events leading to the Great Depression, built around the stories of four powerful central banker.