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  <read_at>Thu May 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Interesting and well researched book but a bit of a challenge due to how it's structured. The best and most riveting part is presented at the first 1/3rd of the book - the astonishingly rapid downfall of Bear Stearns. Then it flashes back to tell the story of the firm's rise and the history of the executives who led the company to its demise. During this part, it often seems slow and anticlimactic ... then about 2/3 of the way through the book comes back to the event leading up to Bear Stearns' demise and then following through to the end of Lehman Brothers and once again is first-flight business journalism. One other word of caution: those unfamiliar with business or finance jargon may be confused by some unexplained terms.<br/><br/>Well-done book and recommended, but puzzlingly put together and that detracts from the enjoyment.]]></body>
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