Overview
Deeply sourced within Obama's economic team, Noam Scheiber is uniquely qualified to profile the squad of elite administration insiders who have set and managed the president's economic policies from before the start of his term in office, through the crisis, and into our current prolonged recovery. These are people we know--or think we know: Obama, Geithner, Summers, Orszag, and a host of others. Scheiber shares his profound understanding of each member of the group, examining how they work--or don't work--as a team, peeling back the layers of each personality while revealing the pragmatism, vision, and blind spots each has in the fight to resurrect the American economy. Along the way, he sorts out the truth from the myths and the tactical finger-pointing that surround the recent worldwide financial meltdown. Here, egos compete, personalities clash, and ideas do battle. Never before have we seen such a crystal-clear, in-depth look at the way economic power is wielded at the highest levels in our nation--in Washington, on Wall Street, and in their effects on millions of households in America. This book will become the key to understanding whether the Obama team will succeed in bringing us back from the brink of economic ruin--or whether they have set us up for another crisis.
Full Product Details
Author: Noam Scheiber ,
Michael Kramer
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Imprint: Tantor Audio
Edition: Library Edition
ISBN: 9798200082865
Publication Date: 28 February 2012
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Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
"Assessing President Obama's presidency, New Republic senior editor Scheiber focuses on a single issue: the handling of the economic crisis. This is just in, so I can't tell you more, but it's crucial to take a look.-- ""Library Journal"" ""Assessing President Obama's presidency, New Republic senior editor, Scheiber, focuses on a single issue: the handling of the economic crisis. This is just in, so I can't tell you more, but it's crucial to take a look."" -- ""Library Journal"" ""Reader Michael Kramer does an excellent job presenting the story."" -- ""Library Journal Starred Audio Review"" ""The author's intent is to show how serious this topic is. Kramer makes sure that his voice delivers that message."" -- ""AudioFile"""
Author Information
Noam Scheiber is a senior editor at the New Republic, writing about politics and Obama administration economic policy. He has written for the New York Times, the Washington Post, New York magazine, and Slate, and has appeared on CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, and NPR. Noam lives in Washington, D.C. Michael Kramer is an AudioFile Earphones Award winner, a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration, and recipient of a Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Award. He is also an actor and director in the Washington, DC, area, where he is active in the area's theater scene and has appeared in productions at the Shakespeare Theatre, the Kennedy Center, and Theater J.
