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Power . . . Personality . . . Paradox
When Alan Greenspan talks, Wall Street listens-as do bankers, investors, politicians, and economists throughout the world. He is the number one arbiter of U.S. monetary policy-credited, as Chairman of the Federal Reserve, with having simultaneously held inflation down and kept the economy growing throughout the longest and largest economic expansion in U.S. history.
Yet, this Atlas of number crunchers, who owned and operated a highly successful Wall Street consulting firm, never amassed a personal fortune, was a member of the cultlike inner circle surrounding one of America's most controversial authors, and began his career as a professional jazz musician. Clearly, there is even more to Alan Greenspan than meets the eye.
In Alan Shrugged, you'll meet Greenspan the public figure and Alan the private man in the most detailed, revealing, and entertaining account of Greenspan's life and career ever published. Filled with surprises, amusing anecdotes from the likes of Henry Kissinger and Barbara Walters, and thoughtful insights from bestselling biographer Jerome Tuccille, Alan Shrugged offers an informative and engaging portrait of one of the most powerful, capable, and complex figures on the American political scene.
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Banker of Presidents........2005-09-04
He's called "the most powerful man in the world" and yet there has always been a sense of mystery which surround his private life. Coming from Washington Heights in New York where he lived wiht his grandparents, to become a power broker of the "first Order," he excelled in how to manage money and control economic crises. He was pivotal in America's economic expansion. Now, that he is retiring, the United States of Europe are taking over as the superpower of the wealthy.
We find outabout Greenspan's training as an economist. Using the opinions and knowledge of his peers, Henry Kissinger, Milton Friedman and former U. S. Predsident Gerald Ford, who appointed him to the Federal Reserve. He served under five presidents on the Federal Reserve Board and Chairman. In the photo section, he is shown with former presidents Gore, Clinton, Reagan, Nixon, and Bush, Sr.
Before that heady position, he excelled in academics and music at George Washington High School; in the '43 yearbook, he was listed as taking part in orchestra, dance band, was class president, and labeled as "smart as a whip and talented." He was a musician at Julliard, and played clarinet and saxophone as he toured with Henry Jerome's jazz band and in a trio (photo).
He hobnobbed with the wealthy at the O'Conner parties, including Allen Blumenthal in the mid '50s. Back in 1955, he looked a lot like Estes Keaufaur with the horn-rimmed glasses. That didn't keep him from marrying two beautiful women. Like Prince Charles of England, he had two women in his first marriage, a young beauty and Ann Rand who played a big role in his life. An old man never learns, even a smart one -- he married again in 1997 to a 'dead ringer' of his first wife. This time he married up into society.
Just as another super hero of an earlier era, Nathan Bedford Forrest, the greatest Civil War General (according to Robert E. Lee), he was the target of cartoonists (not comics!). In one, he is one of the five "enduring national monuments" in Washington, D.C.
As a teenager with rolled up jeans, he is talller than his mom, Rose Goldsmith, who held the Bible when he was sworn in as Chairman of Council of Economic Advisers in 1974. There he looks like Norman Lynch. Now, he looks more like Larry King. One picture in the photo section tells a story of its own; he's shown in the Oval office under the portrait of George Washington (what's more appropriate?) with Bush, Sr. and cronies.
To end with a riddle: How many central bankers does it take to replace a lightbulb? Only one -- Greenspan holds the bulb and the world revolves around him. That's the story of his life. He is certainly an exceptional individual, a marvelous government servant as opposed to the two giving me "what-for" right now.
Reader Snored.......2005-01-13
This was an enormously disappointing, jingoistic, mass market human interest biography from which I learned little about the Fed and monetary policy, but from which I learned a great deal about the author's commitment to pseudo-intellectual, hyper-libertarianism and what passes for serious literature in the U.S. mass market. Pass on this unless you want an invitation to worship at the grave of Ayn Rand. You could log into a right wing blog and get the same stuff for free.
Recommended.......2004-09-07
This is probably one of the lesser known of the books about Greenspan. However, I picked it up after randomly coming across it and found it to be intelligent and insightful, with more insight into his personality than his monetary policy, which is fine with me because there are a million places to learn more than you'd ever want to know about that.
Most people think of Alan Greenspan as the prototypical conservative banker, with his "dour" appearance and somber, wordy pronouncements. However, if you read this book, you will find that in some respects nothing could be further than the truth. An eccentric and a bohemian, Alan Greenspan was a Greenwich Village jazz saxophonist and an amateur philosopher until his mid twenties when Greenspan developed his true focus on economics. The book even alludes to the notion that he had been exposed to marijuana and the counterculture of that New York scene a full generation before the 1960's.
All in all, this book does a lot for Greenspan's image as a chronically unhip person. Similarly, it does a good job of establishing that Greenspan's beliefs and actions are grounded in genuine moral disdain for economic leftism and its disasterous implications.
So, if you can pick up a copy I really recommend this lesser known book. There is a lot of outlandish idolization of Greenspan as "the oracle" or some similar silliness. He is no oracle, just a very fine economist who seems to have a pretty interesting life story as well.
Insightful!.......2002-11-06
If your view of Alan Greenspan is one of a humorless, pin-striped central banker, Jerome Tuccille has someone he'd like to introduce you to: Alan Greenspan, the jazz musician, libertarian philosopher and wooer of media princesses. In this lively and engaging book, Tuccille weaves together Greenspan's biography, a colorful history of the times and an analysis of political and economic philosophy. Of special note is the book's detailed look at how the thinking of Ayn Rand influenced Greenspan. We from getAbstract strongly recommend this book for such intellectual fare, as well as its juicer tidbits - like Greenspan's torrid fling with Barbara Walters.
Alan Shrugged.......2002-10-01
This is a fascinating look at this most powerful and influential banker, whose mind for economical and political thinking is world-renown. Even better, Tuccille explores his relationship with Ayn Rand, the legendary novelist and philosopher, and what made their relationship tick. Filled with anecdotes, and incredibly detailed research, this look at Greenspan is engrossing. Anyone interested in economics, politics, or just a good biography should not miss this!
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The Commonwealth has been in the forefront of international efforts to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, particularly through supporting its developing member countries to implement comprehensive Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Combating Financing of Terrorism (CFT) systems that comply with global standards.
The first edition of this book was published in 2005, and this second edition now includes additional information on understanding how terrorism is financed. It incorporates both the international standard arising from the revised Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering 40 Recommendations and the Special Nine Recommendations. The manual will be of great use to policy-makers, regulators, financial institutions, the professions and other designated businesses in their efforts to develop viable AML/CFT systems.
The publication is divided into three main parts: the first deals with global issues, the second with national issues and in particular, national strategy formulation; and the third with financial and professional sector procedures.
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It has been recognized that legislation alone is not sufficient to combat money laundering: it is essential for policy makers to cooperate with the financial sector in the development of legislation and regulation. These revised Guidance Notes are intended to serve both as a tool for national policy makers, at the macro level, and guidance to individual financial institutions on combating money laundering, at the micro level.
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Crime and Justice 1971-1972 (Ams Anthology)
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Emerging Scenario in Vegetable Research and Development
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Sexo Y El Paciente Cardiaco UN
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Geological Data Management (Geological Society Special Publication)
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Perspectives of Polarons
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The book presents the development of the polaron theory and its applications in various fields of physics. Nowadays, methods of the polaron theory are widely used in such sciences as solid state and nuclear physics, chemistry, etc. The monograph includes selected articles, based on the talks, given at the Workshops held in Pushchino in 1993 and 1994. These articles cover different aspects of polaron physics and quantum field theory ranging from nuclear physics to solid state physics and chemistry, they involve both the fundamental research such as bipolarons and the polaron applications to study the self-trapped electron state in various liquids. We hope our book will be of interest to a broad range of readers, which can be able to sense the excitement of the articles.
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Perspectives of Polarons
G.N. Chuev
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- Hilarious and Original
- A Blood Pumpin great read!!!!!
- Well worth the wait!
- Don't read it in church...
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Blood in My Hairspray
Steven Schreibman
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A hard-bitten Mafia wife suddenly drops dead at the Beauty Shop, sending hotshot hairdresser Damian Shtup's tony Manhattan life into a tailspin. A twisted, hilarious comedy of manners full of passion, pathos and faaaabulous hair. A great read! A must-read!
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A hard-bitten Mafia wife suddenly drops dead at the Beauty Shop, sending hotshot hairdresser Damian Shtup's tony Manhattan life into a tailspin. A twisted, hilarious comedy of manners full of passion, pathos and faaaabulous hair. A great read! A must-read!
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Hilarious and Original.......2005-11-14
This is the best "whodoneit" ever written. It's a totally original concept and is a must read for anyone who loves a good dark comedy!! Mr. Schreibman's work is Jacqueline Susann meets John Waters (I'm a fan of both - or I rather all three!!) And having met Mr. Schreibman at a book signing I can honestly say he is as charming and funny as he is talented. When you enter a book store and an author greets you with a book and tells you you'll fall off the toilet laughing then you simply must buy that book!!! I hope to one day see this made into a movie!! It would be a classic...
A Blood Pumpin great read!!!!!.......2005-08-27
I have to say that this book is a great laugh out loud read. I read the book while on vacation at a beach house with others and they were constantly asking me what was I laughing out loud about. The names of the charactures and their individual personas were dead on and the whole comical nature of the story made for a great light read. I can't wait to read Steve's next book and hope that this one hits the big screen. I've been racking my brain on who would make the perfect Damian Shtup-perhaps...maybe I should leave that up to Steve.
Well worth the wait!.......2004-10-25
I ordered this book along with Augusten Burroughs new book and had to wait almost 3 months for them to arrive. It was well worth the wait on both books! This was such a fun book to read. The main character Damian is both despicable and loveable at the same time. The book is campy and reads like a John Waters movie. It's a "saver" meaning I'll be keeping this in my permanent book collection. I'd recommend it definitely. After reading it, I found myself walking around grandly expressing "That's fabulous dahling" until my family begged me to stop.
Don't read it in church..........2003-09-09
Good luck reading Blood in My Hairspray without laughing out loud. This is the funniest book I have read in many years. I loved it! From the very creative story line to the endearing and involving personalities, this murder-mystery should appeal to anyone who likes to laugh.
Hats off to Mr. Schreibman for what I consider to be the best first effort since John Grisham.
Genius!
A fun indulgence.......2003-09-09
I found this book to be a great peek into the indulgent gay persona. Steven Schreibman did a wonderful job helping me, a naive straight from Arizona, enjoy great humor in a very foreign world of gays, New Yorkers, hairdressers, and more. While centered around a mystery, the unique and in-your-face humor is the core of this book. It was "marvy!"
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Napoleon's 1807 campaign against the Russians came close to being his first defeat. At Eylau the Emperor was outnumbered by the army of the Russian commander Bennigsen, yet he accepted battle. His reputation was saved by the flamboyant Murat, who led one of the greatest cavalry charges in history.
Christopher Summerville's gripping account of this bitterly fought clash and of Napoleon's subsequent triumph at Friedland is the first extensive study of the campaign to be published for a century.
The story is told in the concise, clear Campaign Chronicles format which records the action in vivid detail, day by day, hour by hour. Included are full orders of battle showing the chain of command and the fighting capabilities of the opposing armies.
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Disappointing, but readable.......2007-03-18
Like the previous reviwer, I must start by stating that this book is a horrible disappointment to those with some background reading of the Napoleonic wars. It seems that the author has done little more than condense Petres book "Napoleons Campaign in Poland 1806-1807", even to incuding Petre's map of the theatre of operations. I really cannot recall a historian who is so content to quote other historians! Virtually everyone mentioned in his Biography section has a thumbnail reference to Petre! Further, in the Amazon description, there is a reference to a "full and detailed order of battle". Forget it, the author quotes the sources he looked at, but then says it is not possible to arrive at an order of battle. Even if the authors reasoning is valid (and frankly, if Nafziger and Digby Smith can come up with orders of battle, and the author is so fond of quoting secondary sources, why can't he?) the description in Amazon, which I assume comes from the publishers is a lie.
So, with all this, why am I not giving the book 1 star as the previous reviewer? Well, I am forced to acknowledge that the book IS easier to read than Petre's work. Petre wrote at the beginning of the 20th century, and his style appears rather dull now. This book is good for those who are new to Napoleonic warfare (and therefore would not have read Petre)and is a reasonable introduction to the campaign. But if you have read either Petre or Chandlers "Campaigns of Napoleon" this book is an utter waste of time.
Napoleon's Polish Gamble: Eylau and Friedland 1807.......2007-01-19
I am very disappointed with this book. It offers nothing new to the knowledge of Napoleon's 1807 Campaign. I was expecting a new source that would give us unit actions and quotes from participants. What we get is a combination of existing primary and secondary sources. The student of Napoleonic history who has the Pele book on this campaign already has more information that this book will provide. If the reader wants newer and reliable information, he can find it on line.
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KIT INCLUDES 4 CD ROMS (WIN OR MAC), 1 AUDIO CASSETTE, 1 VHS VIDEO CASSETTE AND BOOKLET. FOR GLENCOE SCIENCE "AN INTRODUCTION TO THE LIFE, EARTH AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE".
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Intro to Physical Science
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This guide is a skill-building booklet containing selected chapters from Walter Pauk's best-selling study skills text, How to Study in College. This booklet offers time-tested advice on taking notes, taking tests, and other topics.
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- The Master Speaks - Again
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Intro to Fire Dynamics
Dougal Drysdale
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Following the international success of the first edition, this complete update of the acclaimed reference on fire dynamics provides all the information necessary for a fundamental understanding of fire phenomena. The author, concentrating chiefly on the area of uncontrolled combustion, discusses the principles of chemistry, physics, heat and mass transfer, and fluid dynamics. The second edition also covers ignition, heat aerodynamics, spread of flame, and the behavior of fires in buildings.
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Ótimo livro.......2007-07-17
É realmente um livro indispensável para qualquer profissional que lide com ciência do fogo. Seu conteúdo deveria fazer parte do currículo mínimo dos Cursos de Formação de Oficiais Bombeiros Militares (CFO-BM) e dos Cursos de Perícia de Incêndios ministrados no Brasil.
A great reference .......2006-11-15
An indispensable guide to Fire Science and excellent starting point in Fire Engineering - the old faithful of my undergraduate studies at University !
The Master Speaks - Again.......2006-08-22
An excellent update of Dr. Drysdale's "must-have" 1985 introduction to advanced fire physics. Dr. Drysdale brings the reader up-to-date (as of the 1998 publication date) on the state of the art in fire behavior, analysis, prediction and modeling.
I bought the paperback, because (a) the hardback is more expensive (Dr. Drysdale is Scottish, after all...); and (b) the 3rd edition is hopefully only a few years away. Readers in active day-to-date fire science application work probably will want the more durable hardback edition.
an introduction to fire dynamics . this is for you.......1999-03-10
fire is one of the most dangeris enamess that we have it can burn all that you have down to the ground and so'' an this saftey tip from me dont play with fire''' thank you... chris j coombes...
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Intro to Physical Science Ch 5 Properties and Changes O Matter Ch Res 674 02
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Today, six out of ten Americans describe themselves as "active" environmentalists or as "sympathetic" to the movement's concerns. The movement, in turn, reflects this millions-strong support in its diversity, encompassing a wide spectrum of causes, groups, and sometimes conflicting special interests. For far-sighted activists and policy makers, the question is how this diversity affects the ability to achieve key goals in the battle against pollution, erosion, and out-of-control growth. This insightful book offers an overview of the movement -- its past as well as its present -- and issues the most persuasive call yet for a unified approach to solving environmental problems. Focusing on examples from resource use, pollution control, protection of species and habitats, and land use, the author shows how the dynamics of diversity have actually hindered environmentalists in the past, but also how a convergence of these interests around forward-looking policies can be effected, despite variance in value systems espoused. The book is thus not only an assessment of today's movement, but a blueprint for action that can help pull together many different concerns under a common banner. Anyone interested in environmental issues and active approaches to their solution will find the author's observations both astute and creative.
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This digital document is an article from The Hastings Center Report, published by Hastings Center on March 1, 1993. The length of the article is 1003 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Toward Unity Among Environmentalists. (book reviews)
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Date: March 1, 1993
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