Founder connections
- Bill GatesRead / praisedGates praises Sorkin’s earlier book while introducing 1929. This is a positive reading reference, not a separate selection on his 2026 list.Source
Summary
Andrew Ross Sorkin reconstructs the 2008 financial crisis from inside the discussions of Wall Street leaders and public officials. His reporting follows people including Lehman Brothers chief Dick Fuld, Jamie Dimon and Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson as events move toward collapse. Meetings, urgent calls and conflicts show how those at the centre of the crisis tried to save the financial system.
Why read it Our view
Follow bank executives through urgent funding, rescue and survival negotiations in 2008. The company-crisis reporting provides cases for examining decisions made when a firm’s continued operation is at risk.