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Book SynopsisThe 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.
Table of ContentsCast 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. 9/11.
Chapter 15. No Ordinary Joe.
Chapter 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.
Index.
