For those interested in learning more about the derivatives market that created the housing disaster, here are three excellent books worth reading:

Derivatives Demystified: A Step-by-Step Guide to Forwards, Futures, Swaps and Options (The Wiley Finance Series)
Derivatives Demystified: A Step-by-Step Guide to Forwards, Futures, Swaps and Options (The Wiley Finance Series) by Andrew M. Chisholm

All About Derivatives (All About)
All About Derivatives (All About) by Michael Durbin

A Demon of Our Own Design: Markets, Hedge Funds, and the Perils of Financial Innovation
A Demon of Our Own Design: Markets, Hedge Funds, and the Perils of Financial Innovation by Richard Bookstaber