Includes bibliographical references (pages 545-558) and index.

The bombs -- An American abroad -- An education in crisis -- Leaning against the wind -- Letting it burn -- The fall -- "We're going to fix this" -- Into the fire -- Plan beats no plan -- Getting better, feeling worse -- The fight for reform -- Aftershocks -- Reflections on financial crises.

From the former Treasury Secretary, the definitive account of the unprecedented effort to save the U.S. economy from collapse in the wake of the worst global financial crisis since the Great Depression.