Last week I had the opportunity to sit down with Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times mergers and acquisitions reporter and author of the new book Too Big To Fail. Andrew has some great tips for aspiring reporters as we discuss how he crafted this epic account of the Wall Street Crisis, his writing style, and how he got his start at the Times.

Andrew's been a pretty popular guy lately, as the book has been a best-seller. In fact, today's New York Magazine pokes a little fun at Andrew with an excerpt from his follow up, Too Big to Fail and ZOMBIES:

Geithner insisted that the Fed had AIG under control and again attempted to move the conversation along. But Pandit pressed on.

"What about Merrill?" he asked.

It made for an awkward moment, as Merrill CEO John Thain was only seats away. He had remained notably silent during the exchanges.

"You guys get this done for me, and I'll make sure I can take care of AIG and Merrill," Paulson replied. "I'm a little uncomfortable talking about Merrill with John right in the room." He glanced uneasily at Thain, whose face, everyone suddenly became aware, had taken on a deathly pallor. "John," said Paulson hesitantly. "Have you been bitten?"

It was then that Thain let out a gutteral animal howl. Half-rising from his chair, he lunged toward Pandit. "BRAINS!" he moaned.

Funny, funny stuff. But, seriously, it's a great book about what went wrong with Wall Street, and Andrew himself is a great example of a successful career in journalism. So watch, listen, learn and enjoy: