- Hardcover: 302 pages
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (13 Sep 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 047139906X
- ISBN-13: 978-0471399063
- Product Dimensions: 15.8 x 2.8 x 24.4 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,693,101 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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As the book′s title suggests, Alan Greenspan, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, is probably the world′s most powerful financial figure. Tuccille, a financial writer and biographer (Rupert Murdoch; Trump), covers Greenspan′s life from his 1926 birth through early 2002. He recounts Greenspan′s close relationship with his mother after his parents′ divorce, his two marriages, and his affinity for both mathematics and music. Although he played jazz professionally, Greenspan chose to follow his mathematical side and made a career in economics. After years in the private sector, he moved into government service as an advisor to presidents Nixon and Ford before President Reagan appointed him Federal Reserve Chairman in 1987, a job he has held ever since. Perhaps the most interesting details presented here are Greenspan′s early involvement with Ayn Rand, his libertarian views on a limited government, and the flexibility he has maintained in his economic thought, which has allowed him to adjust to both differing market conditions and politicians. Tuccille′s biography would be a useful addition to most academic and public libraries. For a more detailed look at Greenspan′s years at the Fed, up to 2000, reader s should consider Bob Woodward′s Maestro: Greenspan′s Fed and the American Boom. —Lawrence R. Maxted, Gannon Univ. Lib., Erie, PA (Library Journal, November 1, 2002)
“…Tuccile’s book explores in some details the lives of those who have exerted their influence upon Alan Greenspan…” (City to Cities, March/April 2003)
"a useful edition to most academic libraries." (Library Journal, November 1, 2002)
“…Tuccile’s book explores in some details the lives of those who have exerted their influence upon Alan Greenspan…” (City to Cities, March/April 2003)
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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.
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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Alan Shrugged
1 Oct 2002
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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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Insightful!
5 Nov 2002
Format:Hardcover
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.
6 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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6 Sep 2004
Format:Hardcover
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.
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.
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