And Then the Roof Caved In

Acknowledgments

This book is the product of my reporting about the financial crisis that has gripped the world over the past three years. It owes much of its content to the interviews I conducted on camera and off, for the CNBC documentary House of Cards, which first aired on that network in February 2009.The producer of House of Cards, James Jacoby, spent a year assembling and shaping its contents into a great piece of journalism. Without his work, this book would not have been written. Intelligent, creative, and warmhearted, James is a good friend to whom I am deeply grateful.

Documentaries are collaborative efforts, and as such, House of Cards owes its existence to a small group of wonderfully talented people to whom I am indebted. Jill Landes was its co-producer, a TV veteran to whom we would turn time and again to help us navigate a difficult and complex story. I am grateful for her work.

My deepest thanks go to my longtime video editor, the wonderfully talented Patrick Ahearn. Josh Howard is a great friend who, as head of our unit, thankfully gave us the go-ahead to produce House of Cards and helped guide us as we made it a reality. He also helped me come up with the title for this book. I was amazingly lucky to have Mitch Weitzner take over from where Josh left off. Mitch’s insights helped make House of Cards, and thus this book, far better. My thanks go also to CNBC’s management: Mark Hoffman, its president, and Jonathan Wald, who ran business news while House of Cards ...