Are there any books that give a detailed account of the 2008 financial crisis and its causes? Is there anything in existence that gives the complete picture, from Bear Stearns to Lehman Brothers, to the collapse of the subprime housing market, to General Motors, to AIG, and so on? If not, then just tell me what you think is the best overall book(s) on the subject. Ideally, I'd like something that works like Rothbard's "America's Great Depression" or "The Panic of 1819," going into detail about the history, economics and everything else.
Incidentally, I found a series of videos on YouTube blaming the collapse of Bear Stearns on naked short selling. Here's the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUKSU1qahgE
What do you think of it?
Meltdown by Tom Woods is good
Tom Woods
Meltdown:
http://www.amazon.com/Meltdown-Free-Market-Collapsed-Government-Bailouts/dp/1596985879
There's Financial Fiasco by Johan Norberg from the Cato Institute.
http://www.amazon.com/Financial-Fiasco-Americas-Infatuation-Ownership/dp/1935308130/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1280865786&sr=8-1
Very informative with detailed explanations, and heavily cited.