Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-232) and index.

The Dimon way -- Running the house of Dimon -- The rise, fall and rise of Jamie Dimon -- What you see is what you get -- Straight talk about a credit crisis -- Never, ever forget the downside -- A culture of transparency -- Doing what it takes to get the job done -- Taking a bear-sized bite -- No ordinary deal -- Presenting the deal to shareholders -- Step-by-step through the deal that changed everything -- Reining in the risks -- Taking over wamu : a sign of the times -- Welcome wamu -- Washington mutual runs into trouble -- A strategic fit for JPMorgan -- ?first-class? banking meets whoo hoo! -- A somber picture -- Failure and takeover : a sign of the times -- More acquisitions in the future? -- Waiting for what comes next -- The making of a Wall Street leader -- The Weill years : in the trenches -- The making of Jamie Dimon -- The market in his blood -- Going to work for Weill -- The rise of Sandy Weill -- In the trenches at commercial credit -- Buying primerica?a new second chance -- A force on Wall Street -- Primerica grows -- A new team for a new corporate entity -- Growing tensions -- The deal of deals -- The firing of Jamie Dimon -- The Dimon allegory -- The recruitment of Jamie Dimon -- Life after Citigroup -- Bank one's search for a CEO -- The new bank one CEO -- Taking over as CEO -- A house divided -- The beginning of a new culture of accountability -- The turnaround of bank one -- New players for the team -- Welcome to boot camp -- Taking it to the street -- Turning around bank one -- Straight talk from the new CEO -- The fortress balance sheet debut -- Restoring profitability -- Back on Wall Street -- The house of Morgan -- The deal that almost didn't happen -- Delving into jpmorgan chase -- Dimon takes over -- The ?storm of 2007? -- The wall street statesman -- Weathering the storm -- The Dimon fortress -- Strong defense, strategic offense -- The signature phrase -- It always pays to be prepared -- No resting on the laurels -- Advice and a history lesson -- Stress-testing assets -- Having ?real? capital -- The long-term view -- Navigating financial storms -- A brief post-mortem of a complicated crisis -- Bubbles are trouble -- Even the best model can?t predict everything -- ?blame the underwriting? -- Launch new products cautiously -- Risk at one firm affects others -- More regulation is coming -- Bolder, braver leaders -- A Wall Street statesman -- The hard work of being a leader -- Family, humanity and then JPMorgan -- Loyal?to the end.