Customer Review: This book has a depressing view of our current economic crisis. A good read for anyone that is too cheerful. The parallel he makes between the trust lost by promising everyone could own a home to the repartiation payments after WW I is a bit of a stretch. Good book though.
Customer Review: I started reading this book in September 2008, so when the markets began to implode for read that month this book had provided enough understanding to realize that this was no ordinary market correction. Financial Shock gives a very thorough explanation of the sub-prime lending crisis, how low... more info
Customer Review: I really enjoyed reading this book.
In an easy-to-read style the author takes the reader on a road down the gory details of the subprime lending industry. Being a novice to the subject it gave me an incredible amount of insight as to the constituents to the current mess America finds itself... more info
Customer Review: An interesting book with some some amusing anecdotes. But generally, more hype than substance. She could have summarized the book in about 10 pages. Good for entertainment though.
Customer Review: This was one of several books I ordered as learning and reference tools as I embark on my new career as a loan officer. While I have not read any of the books from cover to cover, they are all serving me well as reference and training tools. The book was shipped in a timely manner and arrived in the... more info
Customer Review: Not many of us fully grasp what is happening to the global economy or as Danny Schechter author of Plunder: Investigating Our Economic Calamity and the Subprime Scandal quotes Nouriel Roubini, chairman of Roubini Global Economics LLC in New York, "the first crisis of financial globalization and... more info
Customer Review: ordered on Aug 28 night with standard shipping fee,as I thought it was not worth to pay premium shipping fee as Labor day was coming. books were actually sent out on Sep 1 and received on Sep 4.
Customer Review: A good reference book for funding your real estate projects. Not very motivating, but a good tool to have in your library nonetheless. There's got to be better out there, I just have'nt come across it yet.
Customer Review: The most comprehensive book on the subject period. If you are in the industry you must have it. Best used as a reference manual to go through whenever needed. Kinda bland book which you would not want to read to finish from page 1 to the end.
