Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Prologue: Lives of Quiet Desperation 1
5. 1. Going Bust in the Age of Go-Ahead 22
6. 2. A Reason in the Man 44
7. 3. We Are All Speculators 70
8. 4. Central Intelligence Agency, since 1841 99
9. 5. The Big Red Book of Third-Rate Men 129
10. 6. Misinformation and Its Discontents 159
11. 7. The War for Ambition 189
12. 8. Big Business and Little Men 226
13. Epilogue: Attention Must Be Paid 258
14. Notes Acknowledgments Index
15. Notes 281
16. Acknowledgments 343
17. Index 349