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Read an excerpt from the book (PDF)More about the author David FaberAnd Then The Roof Caved InFrom 9/11 to the housing boom and bust to the bailout binge, discover the truth behind the credit crisis, whose defining emotion at every turn has been greed, and whose defining failure is the complicity of the U.S. government in letting that greed rule the day.

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Brian Williams"Historians investigating the financial collapse of '08/'09 must begin by reading this book.  This is close-range reporting ... the work of a veteran financial journalist who was present at the creation of this crisis."

Brian Williams
Anchor and Managing Editor
NBC Nightly News


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An Emmy, Peabody, and DuPont award winner, David Faber has anchored and co-produced several of CNBC's acclaimed original documentaries and long-form programs as well as appearing daily on CNBC's "Squawk on the Street" and blogging on CNBC.com. Read his full bio here.
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