This tells the inside story of the dramatic weekend in September 2008 that nearly destroyed the global economy. How and why did Lehman Brothers an established powerhouse of the investment banking world go bankrupt? Why did its collapse start the earthquake that sent shockwaves through the financial markets?With eye-witness accounts from those involved including Timothy Geithner Alistair Darling Barclays President Bob Diamond former Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain and Lehmans bankruptcy lawyer we tell the gripping story of how the collapse of a 158-year-old investment bank threatened a catastrophic financial meltdown.What was it like to be there? Heres what Harvey Miller Lehmans bankruptcy lawyer says: "We really were in almost an adversarial situation."

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