A #1 international bestseller Named a BEST BOOK OF 2025 in The Financial Times Economist New
Statesman Bloomberg and The New York Times One of Barack Obama's favourite books of 2025
'One of the best narrative histories I've read' Wall Street Journal From the bestselling
author of Too Big to Fail "the definitive history of the 2008 banking crisis "* comes a
spellbinding narrative of the most infamous stock market crash in history one with ripple
effects that still shape our society today In 1929 the world watched in shock as the
unstoppable Wall Street bull market went into a freefall wiping out fortunes and igniting a
depression that would reshape a generation. But behind the flashing ticker tapes and panicked
traders another drama unfolded-one of visionaries and fraudsters titans and dreamers
euphoria and ruin. With unparalleled access to historical records and newly uncovered
documents New York Times bestselling author Andrew Ross Sorkin takes readers inside the chaos
of the crash behind the scenes of a raging battle between Wall Street and Washington and the
larger-than-life characters whose ambition and naivety in an endless boom led to wreckage. The
dizzying highs and brutal lows of this era eerily mirror today's world-where markets soar
political tensions mount and the fight over financial influence plays out once again. This is
not just a story about money. 1929 is a tale of power psychology and the seductive illusion
that "this time is different." It's about disregarded alarm bells financiers who fell from
grace and skeptics who saw the crash coming-only to be dismissed until it was too late.
Hailed as a landmark book Too Big to Fail reimagined how financial crises are told. Now with
1929 Sorkin delivers an immersive electrifying account of the most pivotal market collapse of
all time-with lessons that remain as urgent as ever. More than just a history 1929 is a
crucial blueprint for understanding the cycles of speculation the forces that drive financial
upheaval and the warning signs we ignore at our peril. *The Atlantic Monthly
