Confidence men
Subtitle: Wall Street, Washington, and the education of a president
By: Ron Suskind.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Harper
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 515
ISBN-13: 9780061429255
Subjects: Politics and government; Political culture; Friends and associates; Financial crises; Political leadership; Confidence; Political and social views; Economic policy; Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009; History
Description: Draws on hundreds of hours of interviews and in-depth research to relate the complete story of the nation's financial meltdown, from the trading floors of lower Manhattan to the power corridors inside the Beltway.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [485]-503) and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. The two capitals; title: September 17, 2010; title: The warning; title: Sonny's blues; title: Inside the bubble; title: The fall; title: The rise; title: The B-Team; title: pt. 2. Home alone; title: A new deal; title: Well managed; title: The covenant; title: Unresolved--; title: Nowhere man; title: Filling the void; title: Mad men; title: pt. 3. The education of Barack Obama; title: Lost and found; title: Mind the gap; title: Business as usual; title: God's work; title: The noise; title: The man they elected.