Money and power : how Goldman Sachs came to rule the world / William D. Cohan.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Cohan, William D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Goldman, Sachs & Co.
• Investment banking--United States.
• Investment banking.
• United States.
• Going public (Securities).

Physical Description:

x, 658 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

How Goldman Sachs came to rule the world

Place of Publication:

New York [N.Y.] : Doubleday, [2011]

Summary:

A revelatory history of Goldman Sachs.

Contents:

• The Pyrrhic victory
• A family business
• The apostle of prosperity
• The politician
• The value of friendship
• "What is inside information?"
• The biggest man on the block
• Caveat emptor
• The Goldman way
• A formula that works
• Goldman sake
• Busted
• Money
• Power
• The college of cardinals
• $10 billion or bust
• The glorious revolution
• It's too much fun being CEO of Goldman Sachs
• Alchemy
• Getting closer to home
• The fabulous fab
• Selling to widows and orphans
• Meltdown
• Goldman gets paid
• God's work.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [615]-630) and index.

ISBN:

• 9780385523844
• 038552384X

OCLC:

694832858