Part 1: Fever, 2001-2006. See it, make it, spend it (2001-2004) -- Starmakers (2005) -- The jealousy machine (2005) -- Doubling down (2005) -- Dealmaker (2006) -- Part 2: Mania, 2006-2008. We want your money (late 2006-mid-2007) -- The blank check ((2007) -- Fight night (mid-late 2007) -- Nails (late 2007-early 2008) -- Maxed out (early 2008) -- Part 3: reckoning, 2008-2009. Leverage (mid-2008) -- The party's over (late 2008-early 2009) -- See it, spend it, end it (2009) -- Afterword.
Summary
Offers observations of lucrative excesses within the hedge fund and trader lifestyles, sharing true accounts of the individual who made $4 billion from the housing market collapse, and the experiences of celebrities during the economic crash.