House of Cards : a tale of excess on Wall Street 332.66 COH

"Engrossing....[Cohan] gives us in these pages a chilling, almost minute-by-minute account of the 10, vertigo-inducing days that one year ago revealed Bear Stearns to be a flimsy house of cards in a perfect storm....He does a deft job of explicating the underlying reasons that put Bear Stearns in peril in the first place....turns complex Wall Street maneuverings into high drama that is gripping and almost immediately comprehensible to the lay reader....riveting, edge-of-the-seat reading" From the New York Times

Outliers : the story of success 302 GLA

There is a logic behind why some people become successful, and it has more to do with legacy and opportunity than high IQ.In his latest book, Malcom Gladwell (Blink, Tipping Point) casts his inquisitive eye on those who have risen meteorically to the top of their fields, analyzing developmental patterns and searching for a common thread. (from Kirkus Reviews) For a "contrarian" viewpoint of this type of book, see this review.