All the Devils Are Here

All the Devils Are Here: The Hidden History of the Financial Crisis is a nonfiction book by authors Bethany McLean and Joe Nocera about the 2008 financial crisis.[1] It details how the financial crisis bubbled up from a volatile, and bipartisan, mixture of government meddling and laissez-faire. It concludes that the episode was not an accident, and that banks understood the big picture before the crisis happened but continued with bad practices nevertheless.

All the Devils Are Here
AuthorBethany McLean and Joseph Nocera
LanguageEnglish
SubjectEconomic History, Finance
PublisherPortfolio/Penguin Press
Publication date
November 16, 2010
Publication placeUnited States
Media typeHardcover
Pages400 pp.
ISBN1-59184-363-4
OCLC535490487

The title

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The title of the book comes from William Shakespeare's play The Tempest, in which he wrote "Hell is empty, and all the devils are here".

Notable people in the book

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Reviews

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  • Seeking Alpha[2]
  • Seattle PI[3]
  • Business Pundit[4]
  • Business Week[5]
  • New York Times[6]
  • INC.com[7]
  • Huffington Post[8]
  • Washington Post[9]
  • Forbes[10]

References

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  1. ^ McLean, Bethany; Nocera, Joseph (2010-01-01). All the Devils are Here: The Hidden History of the Financial Crisis. Portfolio/Penguin. ISBN 9781591843634.
  2. ^ "Book Review: All the Devils Are Here". Seeking Alpha. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  3. ^ "Book Review: All the Devils Are Here by Bethany McLean and Joe Nocera". seattlepi.com. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  4. ^ "Book Review: All the Devils Are Here: The Hidden History of the Financial Crisis - Business Pundit". Business Pundit. 12 November 2010. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  5. ^ "Book Review: All the Devils Are Here". BloombergView. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  6. ^ Barrett, Paul M. (2010-11-19). "Book Review - All The Devils Are Here - By Bethany McLean and Joe Nocera". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  7. ^ "Review: All the Devils Are Here". Inc.com. 2010-12-10. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  8. ^ "All the Devils Are Here: Best Business Book of the Year". The Huffington Post. 16 November 2010. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  9. ^ Gross, Daniel (2010-12-31). "Bethany McLean and Joe Nocera's 'All the Devils Are Here'". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  10. ^ "You Are There: A Review of". Forbes. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
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