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But behind the flashing ticker tapes and panicked traders, another drama unfolded—one of visionaries and fraudsters, titans and dreamers, euphoria and ruin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith unparalleled access to historical records and newly uncovered documents, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e bestselling author Andrew Ross Sorkin takes readers inside the chaos of the crash, behind the scenes of a raging battle between Wall Street and Washington and the larger-than-life characters whose ambition and naivete in an endless boom led to disaster. The dizzying highs and brutal lows of this era eerily mirror today’s world—where markets soar, political tensions mount, and the fight over financial influence plays out once again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is not just a story about money. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e1929\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a tale of power, psychology, and the seductive illusion that this time is different. It’s about disregarded alarm bells, financiers who fell from grace, and skeptics who saw the crash coming—only to be dismissed until it was too late.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHailed as a landmark book, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eToo Big to Fail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e reimagined how financial crises are told. 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