Busted: Life Inside the Great Mortgage Meltdown (Hardcover)
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From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. As I write in February 2009, I am four months past due on my mortgage and bracing for foreclosure proceedings to begin. Thus begins this cautionary and critical examination of the housing crisis, a story that turned personal when New York Times economics reporter Andrews got caught up in the housing bubble after falling in love with a woman and a house. Bringing in $120,000 a year in salary—most of which went to child support and alimony to h (more…)
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Easy To Read
Writen in a very easy to read enjoyable style, the author gets into the mortgage meltdown of 2008/2009.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book
For those who read the book, whether you liked it or not, and posted reviews then thank you. However, I am astonished by the reviews of this book as I have read a lot of them.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Gossip vs. information
If you want to know more about the controversy surrounding Edmund L. Andrews’ wife’s bankruptcies, all you have to do is google “Edmund L.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Is everyone else reviewing this book? Or reviewing whether they agree with the author’s actions?
I just read Edmund Andrews’s “Busted” and thought it was GREAT. I learned a lot about mortgages, mortgage companies and federal “regulatory” agencies and felt that, after…
4.0 out of 5 stars
Personal story of Edmund Andrews
I was expecting some kind of historical explanation of the great mortgage meltdown, but this book is completely different. It is a personal story of Mr.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Reviews have busted BUSTED!
WOW, I almost pressed “buy” but thought I should just give a quick check of the review, good/bad,,,THERE IS NO GOOD REVIEW of this Amazon book product.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Those were the days, my friend, we thought they’d never end
An excellent summary of what went wrong with the housing and credit markets, explained in ways that even a layman can understand.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Busted: Do you believe in magic?
Veteran //New York Times// economics reporter Edmund L. Andrews uses two distinct voices as he chronicles his and the world’s recent descent into near financial ruin.
4.0 out of 5 stars
A fascinating view of a meltdown
Can major human events (both positive and negative) inevitably be traced to a handful of avaricious, greedy, power-hungry individuals?
1.0 out of 5 stars
I’m ashamed that I read this
I picked up Andrews’ book on the assumption that a NY Times financial reporter would elucidate the details of the mortgage crisis in terms I would understand.