Sheila Bair

I became fascinated by this topic as I watched and waited for SOME BANKER, ANY BANKER to get thrown in the pokey for the hideously deliberate destruction of the hopes and dreams of Americans wanting to own their homes by these greedy bastards. That's what Occupy Wall St was all about. No such luck so far but at least Sheila Bair and Elizabeth Warren were watching out for us and doing what they could. Great book, difficult topic if you are not a financeer but way worth it. Also fascinating show more indictment of Tim Geithner, good riddance to this craven apologist for the banking industry, who no doubt will go from being the fox guarding the henhouse to a hen. show less

This is a muckraking novel told by a person who experienced the greed that led to the recession in 2008 first hand. An excellent read for those who want to avoid history repeating itself. Bair holds infamous Wall Street Tycoons accountable for their trespasses and gives some power back to the people.

This is a great novel to accompany a business ethics or economics class.

I read about this book on Tyler Cowen's blog and was interested in checking it out only to learn more about the Great Recession from another point of view. Bair is an accomplished writer and her storytelling focuses on the specifics and kept the extraneous info to a minimum. The book is interesting but very focused on policy and day to day operations of the FDIC which can wear the reader down after a while. She gives an excellent overview of the FDIC as well as some of the inner workings of show more government. She even manages to use some details from her personal life such as buying a new home to show both sides of the financial picture. This is an excellent but but be prepared for a very dense overview of one of the inner workings of one of the least understood parts of the government. show less

So many good principles in this book but it is TOO WORDY. TOO LONG. And with it being a princess, I know people will see the title and get excited. But this is a book for school age audiences learning about finances. Do NOT expect a princess tale. LOL