Why people recommend it
Too Big to Fail by Andrew Ross Sorkin is a comprehensive journalistic account of the 2008 global financial crisis, detailing the frantic efforts of Wall Street executives and government officials to prevent a complete collapse of the financial system. On Timcast IRL, the host and guests discussed the book and its film adaptation while reviewing cinematic portrayals of the economic crash, contrasting the government-centric perspective of Sorkin's work with alternative accounts of the crisis. Andrew Ross Sorkin appeared on The Daily Stoic to discuss his writing process, reflecting on the unique research challenges of chronicling historical financial events where many key figures are no longer accessible for follow-up interviews. Saagar Enjeti briefly noted Sorkin's authorship of the definitive volume during an episode of Breaking Points. Gilbert Cruz introduced Sorkin on The Book Review to discuss the reissue of the book marking the ten-year anniversary of the financial turmoil. Marc Andreessen also referenced Sorkin's chronicle on The Ben & Marc Show while analyzing the history of global financial panics, systemic banking risk, and how corporate structures have transformed since the events of 2008. Across these discussions, the book is recognized as the definitive narrative of modern financial history.
Who recommended it
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Andrew Ross Sorkin — 1 mention
“Because these people aren't alive. So unlike when I wrote too big to fail, I couldn't go back to people or try to like find there wasn't extra material.”
Saagar Enjeti — 1 mention
“He wrote Too Big to Fail.”
Gilbert Cruz — 1 mention
“an author of too big to fail which has just been reissued to Mark the 10year anniversary of the financial crisis”
Marc Andreessen — 1 mention
“The whole book on the global financial crisis that Andrew Ross Sorkin wrote was called too big to fail and the whole thing was we wanted to not have the companies, you know, cuz you know, if a bank is if a bank is not systemically important if if a bank goes down the way a normal company goes down”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker — 1
“You can watch the big The Big Short is a movie that uh is really good that covers this kind of stuff and also too big to fail was another one too big to fail was kind of the crisis from the government's perspective and The Big Short was like three or four different groups of people that actually kind”
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Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“He's the bestselling author of Too Big to Fail, co-producer of a film adaptation of the same, nominated for 11 Emmy Awards.”
“We should explain that because people don't really like Andrew Rossin is the guy who wrote Too Big to Fail.”