Too Big to Fail
by Andrew Ross Sorkin
★ Top 25 book of 2009 · #22 on Best Books of 2009
A New York Times reporter reconstructs the 2008 financial meltdown from inside the offices of Wall Street and Washington. It reveals the ego, greed and frantic decisions of the powerful figures who tried to contain it.
Best for: Readers wanting a gripping insider account of the global financial crisis
Too Big to Fail is #22 on BookWard's Best Books of 2009, out of 42 2009 books that cleared our data bar.
Too Big to Fail on the Best Books of 2009
Too Big to Fail came out in 2009. Of the 42 books first published in 2009 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #22 on our Best Books of 2009 list.
Why it made the list: 201 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4 out of 5 (13 ratings). The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 2009 list
- 1Q84 村上春樹, #20
- The Magicians Lev Grossman, #21
- The Windup Girl Paolo Bacigalupi, #23
- The Gathering Storm Robert Jordan, #24
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 172 want to read it, 14 are reading it now and 15 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4 out of 5 from 13 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 33 | 55% |
| Reader love | 50 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 62 | 20% |
Questions about Too Big to Fail
When was Too Big to Fail published?
Too Big to Fail by Andrew Ross Sorkin was first published in 2009.
Was Too Big to Fail one of the best books of 2009?
Too Big to Fail is #22 on BookWard's Best Books of 2009, out of 42 2009 books that cleared our data bar. 201 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4 out of 5 (13 ratings).
Why is Too Big to Fail on the Best Books of 2009 list?
201 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4 out of 5 (13 ratings).
More of the best books of 2009
- The Last Olympian Rick Riordan, #1
- Catching Fire Suzanne Collins, #2
- The Maze Runner James Dashner, #3
- The Help Kathryn Stockett, #4
- Dork Diaries Rachel Renée Russell, #5
- I Will Teach You to Be Rich Ramit Sethi, #6
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