New York Times BestsellerWashington Post BestsellerLos Angeles Times BestsellerStress Test is the story of Tim Geithner’s education in financial crises. As president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and then as President Barack Obama’s secretary of the Treasury; Timothy F. Geithner helped the United States navigate the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression; from boom to bust to rescue to recovery. In a candid; riveting; and historically illuminating memoir; he takes readers behind the scenes of the crisis; explaining the hard choices and politically unpalatable decisions he made to repair a broken financial system and prevent the collapse of the Main Street economy. This is the inside story of how a small group of policy makers—in a thick fog of uncertainty; with unimaginably high stakes—helped avoid a second depression but lost the American people doing it. Stress Test is also a valuable guide to how governments can better manage financial crises; because this one won’t be the last.Stress Test reveals a side of Secretary Geithner the public has never seen; starting with his childhood as an American abroad. He recounts his early days as a young Treasury official helping to fight the international financial crises of the 1990s; then describes what he saw; what he did; and what he missed at the New York Fed before the Wall Street boom went bust. He takes readers inside the room as the crisis began; intensified; and burned out of control; discussing the most controversial episodes of his tenures at the New York Fed and the Treasury; including the rescue of Bear Stearns; the harrowing weekend when Lehman Brothers failed; the searing crucible of the AIG rescue as well as the furor over the firm’s lavish bonuses; the battles inside the Obama administration over his widely criticized but ultimately successful plan to end the crisis; and the bracing fight for the most sweeping financial reforms in more than seventy years. Secretary Geithner also describes the aftershocks of the crisis; including the administration’s efforts to address high unemployment; a series of brutal political battles over deficits and debt; and the drama over Europe’s repeated flirtations with the economic abyss. Secretary Geithner is not a politician; but he has things to say about politics—the silliness; the nastiness; the toll it took on his family. But in the end; Stress Test is a hopeful story about public service. In this revealing memoir; Tim Geithner explains how America withstood the ultimate stress test of its political and financial systems.From the Hardcover edition.
#191497 in Books Noah Samuel Leavitt Helen Kiyong Kim 2016-07-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x .56 x 6.00l; .0 #File Name: 0803285655198 pagesJewAsian Race Religion and Identity for America s Newest Jews Studies of Jews in Society
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Enlightening ResearchBy The Stark FamilyEnlightening book on the crossroads of ethnicity; religion and identity in the United States. The book is not written as a narrative of individual stories but rather using sociological research and statistics to showcase its objective. Interracial and interfaith marriage is a reality of American life; Jewish Americans and Asian Americans are used as the flagship example due to the high levels of intermarriage of the said ethnic groups. This book does not attempt to justify nor condemn Jewish-Asian intermarriage; merely explaining the factors that may lead to such unions. The book explore the self-identification of Jewish-Asian offspring and their attachment to Jewish identity and Judaism; as well as whatever ancestral Asian culture they are descended from. As said before; this is not a narrative book but a book worthy of a sociology text book. The book's analysis of intermarriage can be applied not only to Jews or Asians; but all intermarriage where cultures and identity may not fit into preconceived notions. The Jewish-Asian offspring are the perfect example of people who does not fit exactly into the preconceived notions of race and ethnicity; where their Asian appearance and Jewish religion coexist without contradiction; yet they may be perceived as "problematic" by people whose worldview must include people whose religion; ethnicity and race fit into mutually exclusive categories. I am looking forward to future publications of this type where one explore the crossroads of identity; religion and ethnicity with other groups.4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Topical and AccessibleBy Bruce J JonesAlthough the book focuses on Jewish-Asian relationships it's much more comprehensive than that; reviewing the rapidly expanding demographic diversity of our nation; especially since the 1960's; the decade in which I came of age. JewAsian is topical and accessible and although written by sociologists it casts a wide net and deserves a large audience.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Fantastic book about religion; culture; and race!By B.P.The authors did extensive research to share some amazing findings and tell a story that many people did not expect.
