Confidence Men: Wall Street, Washington, and the Education of a President, (Paperback)

from curious_squid

This book is about President Obama first years in office and the financial crisis. Too soon! Too soon! This type of book is not my cup of tea, but I powered through because it was a book club book. In the end it made me see certain things in a slightly broader context, but I think the story wou...

from publiusdb

Ron Suskind's a good writer, but he's also in love with Barack Obama. Well, maybe not in love, but he's certainly not an objective or dispassionate observer. Even while he's observing that Obama may not have been ready for the Presidency, he's lavishing praise on the politician.I read as long as ...

from librarianbryan

First, it struck me as strange to be reading a book about a sitting president's cabinet. It felt like a forced telescoping (microscoping?) of history. I still have mixed feelings about this. I have never read a book like this before (one about a sitting president's cabinet). It felt lurid. I coul...

from tonynetone

The hidden history of Wall Street, by journalist that tells the story of what happened into the White House's to response the financial crisis, the a forthcoming book that chronicles staff and presents Obama as a conflicted, wavering leader, an individual working alone or in concert with others w...

from writemoves

This book is another view of the financial crisis and how the newly elected Obama administration handled it. Based on Suskind's findings, they did not handle it very well. Too many egos, too much political infighting and a lack of leadership from the President stymied progress on financial and ec...