The Real Bailout Hero

The battle to prevent a full-blown economic meltdown produced an unlikely savior, Tim Geithner, according to a new account. Andrew Ross Sorkin talks about his new book, and the behind-the-scenes scramble to save Wall Street.

Published Oct. 22 2009 8:26PM EDT

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Among the gems that emerge from Too Big to Fail by Andrew Ross Sorkin is a terrific inside look at Timothy F. Geithner, the baby-faced regulator who was practically a lifetime government employee before becoming the 75th Treasury secretary of the United States.

As Sorkin delivers the financial meltdown of 2008...

Allan Dodds Frank

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The Real Bailout Hero

The battle to prevent a full-blown economic meltdown produced an unlikely savior, Tim Geithner, according to a new account. Andrew Ross Sorkin talks about his new book, and the behind-the-scenes scramble to save Wall Street.

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Allan Dodds Frank