{"product_id":"the-monster-michael-w-hudson-9780312610531","title":"The Monster: How a Gang of Predatory Lenders and Wall Street Bankers Fleeced America--And Spawned a Global Crisis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Magnificently 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael W. Hudson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 031261053X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312610531\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.10d","brand":"Michael W. Hudson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946437509375,"sku":"9780312610531","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_b4d8ae73-f5a8-4bb4-a312-17c64425ad46.jpg?v=1681513145","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-monster-michael-w-hudson-9780312610531","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}