Description: This vintage trade paperback book is in 'very good' condition. There is minimal damage to the lower right corner of the cover. The spine is fully intact and all 798 pages are undamaged and intact. The book weighs 2 lb 4 oz has dimensions of 9.2" X 6.2" X 2". SECRETS OF THE TEMPLE HOW THE FEDERAL RESERVE RUNS THE COUNTRY by WILLIAM GREIDER This ground-breaking best-seller reveals for the first time how the might and mysterious Federal Reserve operates - and how it manipulated and transformed both the American economy and the world's during the last eight crucial years. Based on extensive interviews with all the major players. Secrets of the Temple takes us inside the government institution that is in some ways more secretive than the CIA and more powerful than the President or Congress. WINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE "MASTERFUL...MONUMENTAL...A virtuoso investigative history." -Washington Post Book World "BREATHTAKING energy and research..." -The New York Times Book Review "SPECTACULAR...A superb, riveting narrative of the development of the U.S. political economy...An informative primer on the origins and nature of money." -San Francisco Chronicle Review "A GRIPPING PORTRAIT of American economic civilization...brilliant author ...wonderful book..." -The Wall Street Journal "LUCID AND COLORFUL...a historical and analytical work of impressive breadth and depth." -Time William Greider, author of The Education of David Stockman and Other Americans and a former Assistant Managing Editor of the Washington Post lives in Washington, D.C. with his two cats named Mr. Mew and Lil' Miss Piddles. ISBN 0-671-67556-7 Touchstone Copyright 1987 © 1987 by William Greider First Touchstone Edition 1989 Manufactured in the U.S.A Includes Index 1. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) 2. Federal Reserve Banks 3. Monetary policy - United States - History - 20th century 4. Banks and banking - United States - History - 20th century 5. Finance - United States - History - 20th century CONTENTS PART ONE: SECRETS OF THE TEMPLE 1. The Choice of Wall Street...11 2. In the Temple...48 3. A Pact with the Devil...75 4. Behavior Modification...124 5. The Liberal Apology...154 6. The Roller Coaster...181 PART TWO: THE MONEY QUESTION 7. The God Almighty Dollar...225 8. Democratic Money...243 9. The Great Compromise...268 10. Leaning Against the Wind...304 PART THREE: THE LIQUIDATION 11. A Car with Two Drivers...351 12. That Old-Time Religion...405 13. Slaughter of the Innocent...450 14. The Turn...495 PART FOUR: THE RESTORATION OF CAPITAL 15. A Game of Chicken...537 16. Winners and Losers...570 17. Morning Again in America...605 18. The Triumph of Money...668 Appendices...719 Reference Notes...753 Acknowledgments...767 Index...769
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Book Title: Secrets of the Temple : How the Federal Reserve Runs the Country
Item Length: 9.2 in
Original Language: English
Vintage: Yes
Personalize: No
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Item Height: 2.2 in
Personalized: No
Topic: Public Policy / Economic Policy, Government & Business, Money & Monetary Policy, Board of Governorsa of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Reserve Banks, Banks and Banking, Finance
Item Width: 6.1 in
Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Touchstone
Intended Audience: Adults
Inscribed: No
Edition: First Edition
Publication Year: 1989
Illustrator: Yes
Era: 1980s
Author: William Greider
Genre: Political Science, Business & Economics
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Weight: 36 oz
Number of Pages: 798
