All the Devils Are Here

As soon as the financial crisis erupted, the finger-pointing began. Should the blame fall on Wall Street, Main Street, or Pennsylvania Avenue? On greedy traders, misguided regulators, sleazy subprime companies, cowardly legislators, or clueless home buyers?

According to Bethany McLean and Joe Nocera, two of America’s most acclaimed business journalists, the real answer is all of the above-and more. Many devils helped bring hell to the economy. And the full story, in all of its complexity and detail, is like the legend of the blind men and the elephant. Almost everyone has missed the big picture. Almost no one has put all the pieces together.

All the Devils Are Here goes back several decades to weave the hidden history of the financial crisis in a way no previous book has done. It explores the motivations of everyone from famous CEOs, cabinet secretaries, and politicians to anonymous lenders, borrowers, analysts, and Wall Street traders. It delves into the powerful American mythology of homeownership. And it proves that the crisis ultimately wasn’t about finance at all; it was about human nature.

贝萨尼·麦克莱恩，美国著名文化生活类时尚杂志《名利场》（Vanity Fair）专栏作家，并出版了畅销书《房间里最聪明的人：安然公司破产记》（The Smartest Guys in the Room： The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron）。这部作品也将被人们所铭记，并深刻思考危机带来的痛苦和教训。在加入《名利场》之前，她曾在《财富》杂志工作过13年，并被公认为最知名的编辑之一。她还在高盛投资银行业务部工作过3年。

乔·诺塞拉，《纽约时报》财经专栏作家、撰稿人。他在《财富》杂志工作过10年，先后担任过撰稿人、编辑、执行主编、编辑部主任等，被读者公认为是美国最具影响力的财经专栏记者。他曾经三次获得财经新闻界最高荣誉杰洛德-罗布奖商业新闻优秀奖，并在2006年获得普利策奖。