Back from the Brink. The Greenspan Years

"Thorough and timely . . .essential reading for those who seek insight into the process and the personalities that will shape Fed policy."-Barron'sA compelling and intricate portrait of the enigmatic Alan Greenspan and the powerful institution he heads"Steven Beckner, as knowledgeable a Fed watcher as there is in the land, has done a great job telling the story of the challenging and successful Greenspan years."-L. William Seidman Chief Commentator, CNBC, and former head of the FDIC"Beckner does a yeoman's job of chronicling the Fed policy of the past decade."-Business Week"No matter what [Beckner] writes these days, people on Wall Street assign magical properties to his words."-Michael Lewis New York Times Magazine"Fed watcher extraordinaire Steven Beckner chronicles the incredible tenure of Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan. . . . Read and reread this extraordinary book."-Dow Jones Asset Management"Accessible to the financially uninitiated, this dynamic, seemingly day-to-day chronicle may be the ultimate Fed watcher's guide."-Publishers Weekly