Crash of the titans book download

There, Cortex unveils his master plan to overtake Wumpa Islands by using the Mojo to create powerful creatures known as Titans. With the help of the Titans, Cortex plans to create an enormous machine capable of dominating the world.

As usual, it's up to Crash to stop Cortex and save the world from utter chaos. Although the perspective is a bit more modern than classic Crash Bandicoot games, the controls in Crash of the Titans feel mostly the same.

Playing as Crash, you can run, spin, jump, and bounce your way around levels with fervent speed. Crash has a few new moves as well, including a hover move in the air, along with a wide range of combat abilities. Each area is bright, vivid, and full of colorful, brought to life by Crash's excitable movement and speed. A handful of power-ups make things even more intense, further amplifying your speed and strength in fun ways. You can even unlock bonus content such as concept art by finding hidden collectibles scattered throughout the game.

In comparison to past Crash Bandicoot titles, Crash of the Titans is significantly more focused on action and combat. There's still lots of tough jumps to make, calling back to the classic Crash games, but you can expect quite a bit more battling than usual. Instead of hopping on enemies' heads, you'll use both heavy and quick attacks to defeat them. In addition to smacking through Cortex's scientist minions, you'll fend off the burly Titans.

Jul 09, Bob Pearson rated it liked it. Greg Farrell falls short of objectivity in this otherwise great account of a now famous saga of hubris and miscalculation during the Great Recession. Apparently trying to top his predecessor CEOs at Bank of America in growing the company, Ken Lewis in bought both Countrywide Financial and put together a takeover of Merrill Lynch, hit hard by the market panic that year.

Thain Greg Farrell falls short of objectivity in this otherwise great account of a now famous saga of hubris and miscalculation during the Great Recession. Thain failed to save Merrill, and Lewis' two great leaps to take in Countrywide and then Merrill cost BofA tens of billions of dollars. The fiasco also cost both men their jobs. According to Farrell, both appeared to have badly mismanaged news damaging to their firms, engendering fierce public and government reaction.

Lewis got the worst of it; he's never been rehired. Thain was hired in as CEO of a middle market financial holding company after it emerged from bankruptcy in late There are enough villains to satisfy anyone's curiosity here and too few heroes. However, in telling the story, Farrell decided to pick favorites among his many sources and inserted his own judgments into his narrative. He opts to make Merrill Lynch a victim, even going so far as to absolve Thain for the failure to keep his firm from being sold.

Through the book, there is a troubling condescending tone about BofA and the "hillbillies" from Charlotte, NC daring to play in the big leagues of the New York banking and investment world.

Too bad Farrell couldn't have gone back over his final draft one more time. An outstanding study of the personal frailties and leadership failures that led to the collapse and sale of Merrill Lynch to Bank of America.

I knew many of these folks well from my time at Merill Lynch. And I knew several of the senior Bank of America executives covered but not in glory in the book. I had to put the book down in a number of circumstances because it was so painful to read -- but it was correct and very illuminating.

What were all these people thinking? How did they allow this a An outstanding study of the personal frailties and leadership failures that led to the collapse and sale of Merrill Lynch to Bank of America.

How did they allow this all to happen? At least this book will stand as a reminder and a lesson to others hopefully in generations to come that making money does not equal leadership.

Nor does it mean success. Aug 06, Wendy rated it really liked it. Wow, that was a fun read with all the suspense and plot twists of a Dan Brown novel. You can tell by how good or bad they come across which people featured were the main sources for the author, and it made me wonder about how the telling would have come across if told from other peoples' viewpoints. A very interesting look at modern corporate culture and what the economic meltdown looked like from inside Wall Street. Fantastic book by a great storyteller who puts you inside the room The fall of Merrill Lynch was a tragedy.

Crash of the Titans recreates the events as if you were in the room for every pivotal and dramatic moment. A true page turner where you are torn between the dynamic of not wanting to put the book down and the disappointment that each page brings you closer to the end.

It has everything you can ask for in a great story about American business. View 1 comment. Sep 02, Kamlesh Gandhi rated it it was amazing. He best in the matter till date. Lucid, detailed and like a bizarre movie Recounts many events and details, personalities and the downfall of many including an age old respected institution whose down fall was the greed and hubris, Wall Street avarice. No one could told this better than the author. The book paints an alarming portrait of the cavalier attitude of the finance industry when it comes to risk.

There is a fine line between calculated risk and recklessness. That line was erased long ago. Leaders in the industry were too arrogant to see what was coming. When the data was presented, they refused to believe it. Are they emotionally fragile like that? Can they not say no and renegotiate? Even when the ship is going down, the job cuts were made based on how much bonus money can they get from downsizing. Overall, the book is an excellent portrayal of the financial crisis and how did the major firms survive.

This book is the inside story of how Merrill Lynch, the famed investment bank, collapsed and was eventually bought out by Bank of America. The author goes beyond the superficial conclusion that the bank was merely a casualty of the financial crisis but examines how a single-minded focus on profits was the catalyst for the downfall of the firm and many others.

The reason everything almost came crashing down in was 25 years of nonstop focus by corporate executives on their bonus checks. L This book is the inside story of how Merrill Lynch, the famed investment bank, collapsed and was eventually bought out by Bank of America. Lehman Brothers, AIG et al went out of business because they kept doing risky real estate deals simply to garner easy money. Farrell focuses on several key figures within Merill: CEO until , Stan O'Neal; John Thain, the man brought in to steady the ship as the crisis bit and the man who, while also committing several grave errors, eventually sold Merrill Lynch and Greg Fleming, who was the President of the firm and purported voice of reason through much of the madness.

Its a gripping read. Extremely well written and easy to follow; a real page turner if you're interested in corporate governance and economics or if you just need more reasons to get behind the "eat the rich" mantra. May 21, Vedant Agrawal rated it really liked it.

A great read for anyone working in the banking industry. Brilliantly narrated the story of how Merill Lynch sold itself at a hefty premium to BofA in the midst of the Global Financial Crisis, though being a part of Bank of America, it felt uncomforting. Great insights into the personality of Wall Street bankers, specifically top-level executives. It will certainly help the reader in navigating through the waters on Wall Street.

Late storey of the firm. From to just as important, How honest old timers lost out to greedily MBA's. Donaldson Reagan started the change and character of Mother Merrill.

Merrill and later top officers finished the ruination of a fine firm. They did a job on me and others. Aug 05, Tom Mahan rated it liked it. Although this was just my kind of book, an expose of all the back room dealings that caused a huge company to destroy itself, this one was just not that good.

Far too much time was spent on backstory and leadup to the actual events. For a better book in this genre, look into the Enron or Bear Stearns stories.

Dec 06, Anna Borngen rated it really liked it. Great book full of insight into the financial industry during the downturn and crash of Bear Sterns, Lehman Brothers, and all the banks that toppled with them. A story worth reading. The writing is a bit repetitive. Rounded up from a 2. Enjoyed I really enjoyed the book. The author gives a detailed look into the behind the scenes during the financial crisis.

Jul 19, Vinothraj rated it it was amazing. Engaging slice of of the crisis, with well-woven back-stories. Jun 13, David P rated it really liked it. Very pleasant to read, lots of interesting little stories that paints characters well. And seems only Wetzel was painted in most positive light.

Aug 18, Ngaio rated it liked it Shelves: history , economics-politics , in-library , read-in This is a fairly thorough review of the financial crisis. I, like most people, was passingly familiar with the events in the global banking world that trashed the world markets. Aside from some basic facts though, I went into this book without much background.

I only knew Merrill Lynch's name vaguely before this so I found Farrell's account helpful. I am once again disgusted that a handful of bad business decision made by a bunch of egomanical American jackasses managed to sink the wor This is a fairly thorough review of the financial crisis. I am once again disgusted that a handful of bad business decision made by a bunch of egomanical American jackasses managed to sink the world economy so badly.

Thanks guys, you not only ruined your business but also the economic outlook for an entire generation. That said, this is a very fair account. Snowballs become avalanches, yadda yadda yadda. This book is a very close look at one of the companies involved in that calamity Merrill Lynch and a slightly less close look at another Bank of America. It breaks down the sequence of events and the personalities involved-- painting a vivid image of the culture of American banking and those dedicated to it.

A culture that puts personal success, i. It's not a small book, but the size is needed to run through the entirety of events from A few times a conversation or anecdote that had already been relayed would be repeated, sometimes verbatim, and that did feel redundant.

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