--- product_id: 65285350 title: "Street Fighters: The Last 72 Hours of Bear Stearns, the Toughest Firm on Wall Street" price: "VT3168" currency: VUV in_stock: false reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/65285350-street-fighters-the-last-72-hours-of-bear-stearns-toughest store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # Street Fighters: The Last 72 Hours of Bear Stearns, the Toughest Firm on Wall Street **Price:** VT3168 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Street Fighters: The Last 72 Hours of Bear Stearns, the Toughest Firm on Wall Street - **How much does it cost?** VT3168 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/65285350-street-fighters-the-last-72-hours-of-bear-stearns-toughest) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Street Fighters: The Last 72 Hours of Bear Stearns, the Toughest Firm on Wall Street eBook : Kelly, Kate: desertcart.co.uk: Kindle Store Review: A STAR IS BORN! - Kate, welcome onto the literary stage, you have the enviable talent of being able to turn a complex drama centered around the 'dry' old subject of finance, with many characters and being played out over just 72 hours, into a gripping, interesting and easily understandable account. You wisely resisted the pitfall of trying to educate the reader in the intricacies of modern 'casino' banking, which most other writers of The Credit Crunch debacle have fallen into. When most of the people at the very top of the banks and other financial institutions didn't understand the unbridled speculation going on under their very eyes and custodianship, it seems a bit pointless trying to 'speed' educate readers like myself, a long retired 68 year old into becoming a 'whiz-bang' degree totting 'Quant'. 'Street Fighters' is clear as to it's objective, namely to guide the reader carefully through the frantic attempts to save an old established 'maverick' investment bank from '3 days away' bankruptcy, in the most lucid way possible. That she succeeds is testament indeed to her talent as a writer. As one progresses through the chapters, it becomes blindingly obvious that Bear Sterns financial woes are largely self-inflicted and will provide University Business Faculties with endless cannon-fodder for the "How not to" syllabus. I have read most books on the recent financial troubles and this is one of the best. Review: A good but not the best account of how Bear Stearns came crashing down - As the description suggests this book details the last 72 hours of Bear Stearns, the fifth largest American Investment banks. existence before its purchase by JP Morgan. I would have enjoyed it a lot more had I not read William Cohan's superb House of Cards House of Cards: How Wall Street's Gamblers Broke Capitalism: The Fall of Bear Stearns and the Collapse of the Global Market which in my mind is a lot better In my mind Street Fighters feels like quite a short book excluding the index and the sources section at the back, its about 220 pages long. I don't think this is long enough to give such a fascinating event enough coverage. The book seems to be well researched and there is plenty of input from the main characters, those running the bank, those thinking about buying the bank and the people from the US Fed and other government agencies. The author clearly understands her subject and all of the book is very understandable. There is no financial gobbledygook or alphabet soup of financial acronyms that crop up in other credit crunch books. One of the things which I found quite annoying is that in the middle of the sometimes, hour by hour account, there are plenty of bits of historic narrative about the history of the firm and some of the individuals and for me this broke up the excitement of reading what happened in the last few hours. Whilst the book stops after Bear Stearns is bought by JP Morgan on the sunday night, there is a short epilogue which explains some of the things which happened afterwards. In my view, one of the most interesting things about this event is that the purchase price went up from $2 per share to $10 per share in the weeks after and whilst the book mentions this it makes no attempt to explain the background. William Cohan's book has a detailed account of the reasons and the background for this crucial change. If you have read House of Cards, I probably wouldn't bother with this book as it doesn't tell you anything you don't know already. If you haven't read House of Cards and are looking for a shortish account of the final days of Bear Stearns this is a good book. If you want a detailed, well written and researched account, I would strongly recommend you read House of Cards. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B0026NBZDK | | Accessibility | Learn more | | Best Sellers Rank | 1,375,752 in Kindle Store ( See Top 100 in Kindle Store ) 348 in Banks & Banking (Kindle Store) 467 in Finance & Stock Market History 726 in Business Biographies & Primers | | Customer reviews | 4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars (82) | | Edition | 1st | | Enhanced typesetting | Enabled | | File size | 592 KB | | ISBN-13 | 978-1101057056 | | Language | English | | Page Flip | Enabled | | Print length | 268 pages | | Publication date | 15 April 2009 | | Publisher | Portfolio | | Reading age | 18 years and up | | Screen Reader | Supported | | Word Wise | Enabled | | X-Ray | Not Enabled | ## Images ![Street Fighters: The Last 72 Hours of Bear Stearns, the Toughest Firm on Wall Street - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81EFDXBR4+L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A STAR IS BORN! *by D***R on 11 September 2010* Kate, welcome onto the literary stage, you have the enviable talent of being able to turn a complex drama centered around the 'dry' old subject of finance, with many characters and being played out over just 72 hours, into a gripping, interesting and easily understandable account. You wisely resisted the pitfall of trying to educate the reader in the intricacies of modern 'casino' banking, which most other writers of The Credit Crunch debacle have fallen into. When most of the people at the very top of the banks and other financial institutions didn't understand the unbridled speculation going on under their very eyes and custodianship, it seems a bit pointless trying to 'speed' educate readers like myself, a long retired 68 year old into becoming a 'whiz-bang' degree totting 'Quant'. 'Street Fighters' is clear as to it's objective, namely to guide the reader carefully through the frantic attempts to save an old established 'maverick' investment bank from '3 days away' bankruptcy, in the most lucid way possible. That she succeeds is testament indeed to her talent as a writer. As one progresses through the chapters, it becomes blindingly obvious that Bear Sterns financial woes are largely self-inflicted and will provide University Business Faculties with endless cannon-fodder for the "How not to" syllabus. I have read most books on the recent financial troubles and this is one of the best. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A good but not the best account of how Bear Stearns came crashing down *by J***L on 3 February 2010* As the description suggests this book details the last 72 hours of Bear Stearns, the fifth largest American Investment banks. existence before its purchase by JP Morgan. I would have enjoyed it a lot more had I not read William Cohan's superb House of Cards House of Cards: How Wall Street's Gamblers Broke Capitalism: The Fall of Bear Stearns and the Collapse of the Global Market which in my mind is a lot better In my mind Street Fighters feels like quite a short book excluding the index and the sources section at the back, its about 220 pages long. I don't think this is long enough to give such a fascinating event enough coverage. The book seems to be well researched and there is plenty of input from the main characters, those running the bank, those thinking about buying the bank and the people from the US Fed and other government agencies. The author clearly understands her subject and all of the book is very understandable. There is no financial gobbledygook or alphabet soup of financial acronyms that crop up in other credit crunch books. One of the things which I found quite annoying is that in the middle of the sometimes, hour by hour account, there are plenty of bits of historic narrative about the history of the firm and some of the individuals and for me this broke up the excitement of reading what happened in the last few hours. Whilst the book stops after Bear Stearns is bought by JP Morgan on the sunday night, there is a short epilogue which explains some of the things which happened afterwards. In my view, one of the most interesting things about this event is that the purchase price went up from $2 per share to $10 per share in the weeks after and whilst the book mentions this it makes no attempt to explain the background. William Cohan's book has a detailed account of the reasons and the background for this crucial change. If you have read House of Cards, I probably wouldn't bother with this book as it doesn't tell you anything you don't know already. If you haven't read House of Cards and are looking for a shortish account of the final days of Bear Stearns this is a good book. If you want a detailed, well written and researched account, I would strongly recommend you read House of Cards. ### ⭐⭐⭐ Good surface level book with primary research but has a poor structure. *by K***K on 22 February 2020* I decided to read this job before starting a job in finance. It achieves its aim in identifying key events in the Bear Sterns timeline and major players as well as the impacts of the fed's policy on Bear. However, the structure of the book proves it's major flaw. Often, you'll be engrossed by the power dynamics at play between bear and JPM and then it'll spend the next ten pages talking about the childhood of a lawyer who'll appear on five more pages for the rest of the book say. it felt like it was trying to reach a page count set by the publisher rather than all these backstories being necessary or interesting. It's also the case that most of this book is based on the authors own personal research, which should be commended, but the fault is that some of the people who do very little have a large chunk of the book dedicated to them and their perspective while others go unnoted. I do recommend you give this book a read if you want to know about the culture of Bear and why it collapsed, but it's not for general interest reading. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.vu/products/65285350-street-fighters-the-last-72-hours-of-bear-stearns-toughest](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/65285350-street-fighters-the-last-72-hours-of-bear-stearns-toughest) --- *Product available on Desertcart Vanuatu* *Store origin: VU* *Last updated: 2026-05-09*