Photo Gallery Too Big to Fail
His book is an inside story into what happened as Wall Street became engulfed by the financial crisis. The most dramatic event was the collapse of investment bank Lehman Brothers. Here former CEO Richard Fuld passes hecklers on Capitol Hill.
He had been testifying at a hearing held by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Sorkin says that in some ways Fuld is a tragic figure.
The Federal Reserve, US the Central Bank, came to the rescue of many Wall Street banks.
An assistant to a floor trader outside the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 15, 2008, the day Lehman Brothers filed for bancruptcy protection.
Demonstrators with a photograph of Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein. The top bankers were widely vilified for their role in the financial crisis.