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More copies of this ISBN:Secrets of the Temple: How the Federal Reserve Runs the Countryby William Greider
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:This ground-breaking best-seller reveals for the first time how the mighty and mysterious Federal Reserve operates — and how it manipulated and transformed both the American economy and the world's during the last eight crucial years. Based on extensive interviews with all the major players, Secrets of the Temple takes us inside the government institution that is in some ways more secretive than the CIA and more powerful than the President or Congress. Review:The Wall Street JournalA gripping portrait of American economic civilization...brilliant author...wonderful book... Review:Washington Post Book WorldMasterful...Monumental...A virtuoso investigative history. Review:The New York Times Book ReviewBreathtaking energy and research... Review:TimeLucid and colorful...a historical and analytical work of impressive breadth and depth Review:'Time Lucid and colorful...a historical and analytical work of impressive breadth and depth ' Review:The NationMay be the most important political book of the decade Synopsis:This ground-breaking best-seller reveals for the first time how the mighty and mysterious Federal Reserve operates — and how it manipulated and transformed both the American economy and the world's during the last eight crucial years. Based on extensive interviews with all the major players, Secrets of the Temple takes us inside the government institution that is in some ways more secretive than the CIA and more powerful than the President or Congress. About the AuthorWilliam Greider is the bestselling author of five previous books, including One World, Ready or Not (on the global economy), Who Will Tell the People (on American politics), and Secrets of the Temple (on the Federal Reserve). A reporter for forty years, he has written for The Washington Post and Rolling Stone and has been an on-air correspondent for six Frontline documentaries on PBS. Currently the national affairs correspondent for The Nation, he lives in Washington, D.C. Table of ContentsCONTENTS PART ONE: SECRETS OF THE TEMPLE 1. The Choice of Wall Street 2. In the Temple 3. A Pact with the Devil 4. Behavior Modification 5. The Liberal Apology 6. The Roller Coaster PART TWO: THE MONEY QUESTION 7. The God Almighty Dollar 8. Democratic Money 9. The Great Compromise 10. Leaning Against the Wind PART THREE: THE LIQUIDATION 11. A Car with Two Drivers 12. That Old-Time Religion 13. Slaughter of the Innocents 14. The Turn PART FOUR: THE RESTORATION OF CAPITAL 15. A Game of Chicken 16. Winners and Losers 17. "Morning Again in America" 18. The Triumph of Money Appendices Reference Notes Acknowledgments Index What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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