Books by William D. Cohan

You can buy the book here , note the American title is slightly different.

The author is William D. Cohan and the subtitle is A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street .  It's the story of the recent history of Bear Stearns.  Here is an NYT review .  Here is a Business Week review .  Here is an L.A. Times review ; note that all reviews are very positive.