Jared Dillian went from the Coast Guard to high finance, only to crack up as the global economy did the same—and he was inside the biggest ticking time bomb of all, Lehman Brothers.

His thoughts, at the time, are a chilling look at what the melt down did the to the people closest to it. Luckily for us, he wrote them all down and published them.



We've collected some of the most vivid scenes from his book, 'Street Freak: Money and Madness at Lehman Brothers.'

Check out our highlights and then pick up your own copy; it's a great read.