All the Presidents' Bankers
The Hidden Alliances That Drive American Power
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Marguerite Gavin
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Nomi Prins
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Culled from original presidential archival documents, All the Presidents' Bankers delivers an explosive account of the 100-year interdependence between the White House and Wall Street that transcends a simple analysis of money driving politics or greed driving bankers.
Nomi Prins ushers us into the intimate world of exclusive clubs, vacation spots, and Ivy League universities that binds presidents and financiers. She unravels the multi-generational blood, intermarriage, and protégé relationships that have confined national influence to a privileged cluster of people. This unprecedented history of American power illuminates how financiers have retained their authoritative position through history, swaying presidents regardless of party affiliation. It explores the alarming global repercussions of a system lacking barriers between public office and private power. Prins leaves us with an ominous choice: either we break the alliances of the power elite, or they will break us.
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By: Neil Irwin
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Borrowed Time
- Two Centuries of Booms, Busts, and Bailouts at Citi
- By: James Freeman, Vern McKinley
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 11 hrs and 51 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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To save the economy and keep Citi afloat in 2008, the government provided huge infusions of cash through multiple bailouts that frustrated and angered the American public. But, as Wall Street Journal writer James Freeman and financial expert Vern McKinley reveal, the 2008 crisis was just one of many disasters Citi has experienced since its founding more than 200 years ago. In Borrowed Time they reveal Citi’s disturbing history of instability and government support. It’s a story that neither Citi nor Washington wants told.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Biased
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By: James Freeman, and others
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A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II
- By: Murray N. Rothbard
- Narrated by: Matthew Mezinskis
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 164
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In what is sure to become the standard account, Rothbard traces inflations, banking panics, and money meltdowns from the colonial period through the mid-20th century to show how government's systematic war on sound money is the hidden force behind nearly all major economic calamities in American history. Never has the story of money and banking been told with such rhetorical power and theoretical vigor. You will treasure this volume.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great facts (if selective); ideological rigidity
- By Philo on 02-04-16
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The Great American Stick Up
- Greedy Bankers and the Politicians Who Love Them
- By: Robert Scheer
- Narrated by: Christian Rummel
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Instead of going where other journalists have gone in search of this story - the board rooms and trading floors of the big Wall Street firms - Scheer goes back to Washington, D.C., a veritable crime scene, beginning in the 1980s, where the captains of the finance industry, their lobbyists and allies among leading politicians destroyed an American regulatory system that had been functioning effectively since the era of the New Deal.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A great telling of an unfortunate part of history
- By Trace on 10-27-20
By: Robert Scheer
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Wall Street
- A History, Updated Edition
- By: Charles R. Geisst
- Narrated by: Stephen McLaughlin
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- Unabridged
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Wall Street is an unending source of legend - and nightmares. It is a universal symbol of both the highest aspirations of economic prosperity and the basest impulses of greed and deception. Charles R. Geisst's Wall Street is at once a chronicle of the street itself - from the days when the wall was merely a defensive barricade built by Peter Stuyvesant - and an engaging economic history of the United States, a tale of profits and losses, enterprising spirits, and key figures that transformed America into the most powerful economy in the world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Many books in one; best linking of stories, eras
- By Philo on 03-23-14
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Volcker
- The Triumph of Persistence
- By: William L. Silber
- Narrated by: Ross Douglas
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 47
Over the course of nearly half a century, five American presidents - three Democrats and two Republicans - have relied on the financial acumen, and the integrity, of Paul A. Volcker. During his tenure as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, when he battled the Great Inflation of the 1970s, Volcker did nothing less than restore the reputation of an American financial system on the verge of collapse.
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Required Reading for 2022 Economy
- By Marc Uknis on 11-19-22
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- John Maynard Keynes, Harry Dexter White, and the Making of a New World Order
- By: Benn Steil
- Narrated by: Philip Rose
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- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 239
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 190
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Story4 out of 5 stars 192
When turmoil strikes world monetary and financial markets, leaders invariably call for "a new Bretton Woods" to prevent catastrophic economic disorder and defuse political conflict. The name of the remote New Hampshire town where representatives of 44 nations gathered in July 1944, in the midst of the century's second great war, has become shorthand for enlightened globalization.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Is this a mystery, a history or an economics book?
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By: Benn Steil
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- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 360
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4 out of 5 stars
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By: Roger Lowenstein
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Bought and Paid For
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- Narrated by: Lloyd James
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 36
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According to business reporter Charles Gasparino, President Obama is faking his outrage at Wall Street, and his calls for new policies to rein in banks that are "too big to fail" are just pabulum. In reality, Obama has climbed into bed with Wall Street CEOs, giving them what they want so they will support his liberal, big-government agenda.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Revealing and Convincing
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American Default
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- Narrated by: Timothy Andrés Pabon
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 42
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Story4 out of 5 stars 37
The American economy is strong in large part because nobody believes that America would ever default on its debt. Yet in 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt did just that, when in a bid to pull the country out of depression, he depreciated the US dollar in relation to gold, effectively annulling all debt contracts. American Default is the story of this forgotten chapter in America's history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Superb
- By Jean on 12-08-18
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Putinomics
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 294
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 251
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 252
In Putinomics, Chris Miller examines the making of Russian economic policy since Vladimir Putin took power in 1999. Miller argues that Putin's economic strategy has functioned far more effectively than most Westerners realize. While acknowledging that part of Putin's successes - above all, quadrupling per capita GDP in just a decade and a half - can be attributed to cashing in on high oil prices, Miller details the government policies that have also been fundamental to Russia's growth.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Go find something better
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- By: Eric Rauchway
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 32
Shortly after arriving in the White House in early 1933, Franklin Roosevelt took the United States off the gold standard. His opponents thought his decision unwise at best and ruinous at worst. But they could not have been more wrong. With The Money Makers, Eric Rauchway tells the absorbing story of how FDR and his advisors pulled the levers of monetary policy to save the domestic economy and propel the United States to unprecedented prosperity and superpower status.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent over view and easily understandable
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By: Eric Rauchway
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And the Weak Suffer What They Must?
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 94
In January 2015, Yanis Varoufakis, an economics professor teaching in Austin, Texas, was elected to the Greek parliament with more votes than any other member of parliament. He was appointed finance minister, and, in the whirlwind five months that followed, everything he had warned about was confirmed as the "troika" (the European Central Bank, International Monetary Fund, and European Commission) stonewalled his efforts to resolve Greece's economic crisis.
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4 out of 5 stars
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interesting perspective
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 99
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 100
In 2008 the US Treasury put Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into a life-support state known as "conservatorship" to prevent their failure - and worldwide economic chaos. The two companies, which were always controversial, have become a battleground. Today, Fannie and Freddie are profitable again but still in conservatorship. Their profits are being redirected toward reducing the federal deficit, which leaves them with no buffer should they suffer losses again.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Details on the Culture and History of the GSEs
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By: Bethany McLean
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Reckless Endangerment
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 155
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 130
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Story4 out of 5 stars 130
In Reckless Endangerment, Gretchen Morgenson, the star business columnist of The New York Times, exposes how the watchdogs who were supposed to protect the country from financial harm were actually complicit in the actions that finally blew up the American economy.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Required reading
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 352
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 313
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 313
When Hu Jintao, China's then vice president, came to visit the New York Stock Exchange and Ground Zero in 2002, he asked Hank Paulson to be his guide. It was a testament to the pivotal role that Goldman Sachs played in helping China experiment with private enterprise. In Dealing with China, the best-selling author of On the Brink draws on his unprecedented access to both the political and business leaders of modern China to answer several key questions.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Valuable Book on China
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- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,652
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It is commonly believed that the Great Depression that began in 1929 resulted from a confluence of events beyond any one person's or government's control. In fact, as Liaquat Ahamed reveals, it was the decisions made by a small number of central bankers that were the primary cause of the economic meltdown, the effects of which set the stage for World War II and reverberated for decades.
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4 out of 5 stars
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interesting insight into interwar period!
- By Toru on 11-27-09
By: Liaquat Ahamed
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Peter Schweizer explains how a new corruption has taken hold, involving larger sums of money than ever before. Stuffing tens of thousands of dollars into a freezer has morphed into multibillion-dollar equity deals done in the dark corners of the world. President Donald Trump’s children have made front pages for their dicey transactions. However, the media has barely looked into questionable deals made by those close to Barack Obama, Joe Biden, John Kerry, Mitch McConnell, and lesser-known politicians who have been in the game longer.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very enlightening
- By debra Beemer on 03-24-18
By: Peter Schweizer
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Profiles in Corruption
- Abuse of Power by America’s Progressive Elite
- By: Peter Schweizer
- Narrated by: Charles Constant
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,002
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In Profiles in Corruption, Schweizer offers a deep-dive investigation into the private finances and secrets deals of some of America’s top political leaders. And, as usual, he doesn’t disappoint, with never-before-reported revelations that uncover corruption and abuse of power - all backed up by a mountain of corporate documents and legal filings from around the globe. Learn about how they are making sweetheart deals, generating side income, bending the law to their own benefits, using legislation to advance their own interests, and much more.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Enlightening & Horrifying!!
- By Kay Lo on 01-22-20
By: Peter Schweizer
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The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing
- Second Edition
- By: Taylor Larimore, Mel Lindauer, Michael LeBoeuf, and others
- Narrated by: Barry Abrams
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing is a DIY handbook that espouses the sage investment wisdom of John C. Bogle. This witty and wonderful book offers contrarian advice that provides the first step on the road to investment success, illustrating how relying on typical "common sense" promoted by Wall Street is destined to leave you poorer. This updated edition includes new information on backdoor Roth IRAs and ETFs as mainstream buy-and-hold investments, estate taxes and gifting, plus changes to the laws regarding Traditional and Roth IRAs, and 401k and 403b retirement plans.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Reads you charts,why no PDF supplement?
- By m on 05-22-20
By: Taylor Larimore, and others
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Controligarchs
- Exposing the Billionaire Class, Their Secret Deals, and the Globalist Plot to Dominate Your Life
- By: Seamus Bruner, Peter Schweizer - foreword
- Narrated by: John Pruden
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Imagine a world in which you own nothing and rent everything. Most of the protein in your diet comes from bugs. You are not allowed to have more than one child, and your financial and medical data are instantly transferred to a centralized government database via a subdermal microchip. Controligarchs warns that this will be our existence if the supranational elites of the World Economic Forum get their way.
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5 out of 5 stars
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time to act
- By Dan on 11-21-23
By: Seamus Bruner, and others
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The Ascent of Money
- A Financial History of the World
- By: Niall Ferguson
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 3,345
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,178
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Niall Ferguson follows the money to tell the human story behind the evolution of finance, from its origins in ancient Mesopotamia to the latest upheavals on what he calls Planet Finance. Bread, cash, dosh, dough, loot, lucre, moolah, readies, the wherewithal: Call it what you like, it matters. To Christians, love of it is the root of all evil. To generals, it's the sinews of war. To revolutionaries, it's the chains of labor. Niall Ferguson shows that finance is in fact the foundation of human progress.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A mostly successful and interesting history
- By A reader on 02-24-09
By: Niall Ferguson
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The Fund
- Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates, and the Unraveling of a Wall Street Legend
- By: Rob Copeland
- Narrated by: Rob Copeland, Will Damron
- Length: 12 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 533
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Ray Dalio does not want you to listen to this audiobook. Late last year, when the billionaire founder of Bridgewater Associates, the largest hedge fund on the planet, announced that he was stepping down from the company he started out of his apartment nearly 50 years ago, the news made headlines around the world. Dalio cultivated an aura of international admiration and fame thanks to his company’s eye-popping success, coupled with a mystique he encouraged with frequent media appearances, celebrity hobnobbing, and his bestselling book, Principles.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best finance book I've read in years
- By Aaron on 12-16-23
By: Rob Copeland
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- Martin Fierro
- 06-03-16
A history buff's review of banking in politics
Whether you love politics (or not) and whether you love banking (or not) don't you want to know how bankers have influenced Presidents (and history?
IThis book answers that question.
In an era when politics is broken, this gives part of the reason why.
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- Robert J Schundler
- 12-26-16
Bankers: lacking follow up action
The book gave the reader history, but did not follow though with policy reforms to correct the problems! Current proposed reforms are not listed, nor any by the author!
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- Food By The Word
- 06-16-24
Very Informative!
I like this informative documentary about the through lines of our banking system and the President!
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- Sean "The Renaissance King" Foster
- 07-08-18
All the Presidents Bankers By Nomi Prins |
Outstanding Manuscript Highly Recommended for Anyone Who Has An Affinity for Economic Intelligence! Nomi Prins Hit A Grand Slam with this One Here!
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- Xavier C.
- 06-17-21
Great topic!
Easily understandable. Interesting topic. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Actually makes me want to study finance.
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- Pepper Hill
- 04-01-22
Should Be Required Reading for High School Student
The author has obviously done the research to document incredible fraud and pilfering of the citizens of this country by bankers. The only way to stop this is to educate our voters to understand the horrendous policy decisions by our elected leaders. Every high school student should be required to read this book. If the informed media reporters would also take on these bankers, we could start to change the abuse and hold politicians more accountable. Thank you Nomi for the exceptional literary work!
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- Walter Antiniotti
- 09-20-16
Very Interesting BUT
What did you love best about All the Presidents' Bankers?
love?
What did you like best about this story?
wide coverage
What about Marguerite Gavin’s performance did you like?
voice
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
no
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Everything she said was true and interesting but didn’t always communicate the truth.
She wasn’t crazy about Ike so the statement he made of using nuclear weapons to end the Korean War were not in context. It was said after both sides did not want peace talks. So he told China show up or I use the bomb and he told S. Korea show up or I shut off your oil.
In relation to the Suez war she said England’s economy caused her to leave but fail to mention it was after Ike said the US would not support the Pound Sterling on currency markets.
So she missed on Ike’s motivation just because he was very pro business,
Throughout the book her use of adjectives was somewhat telling. I could not figure out if she was a Libertarian or a Communist.
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- David
- 10-31-18
Very Informative
The book is well researched it's revelations long overdue. Unfortunately it's potential impact on the reader is reduced by the inappropriate tone of the narrator. Gavin's cheery American pie tone would be better suited to a Disney movie.
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- LDaniel
- 03-03-21
Highly Informative...
Cuts through the bull to get to the heart of the matter! Highly recommended read!
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- boozebook
- 02-16-16
Great financial history book.
A book you will want to read twice. A dense book, yet a page turner. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to brush up on their history and simultaneously view it through a different lens.
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