Confidence men : Wall Street, Washington, and the education of a president /

Suskind, Ron 1959-

Confidence men : Wall Street, Washington, and the education of a president / Ron Suskind. - 1st ed. - New York : Harper Perennial, c2012. - 515 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm.

Originally published: New York : Harper, ©2011

Includes bibliographical references (p. [485]-503) and index.

pt. 1. The two capitals
September 17, 2010
The warning
Sonny's blues
Inside the bubble
The fall
The rise
The B-Team
pt. 2. Home alone
A new deal
Well managed
The covenant
Unresolved
Nowhere man
Filling the void
Mad men
pt. 3. The education of Barack Obama
Lost and found
Mind the gap
Business as usual
God's work
The noise
The man they elected

Draws on hundreds of hours of interviews and in-depth research to relate the complete story of the nation's financial meltdown, from the trading floors of lower Manhattan to the power corridors inside the Beltway

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Obama, Barack, 1961-
Obama, Barack--Political and social views.
Obama, Barack--Friends and associates.
Obama, Barack, 1961- --Puntos de vista políticos y sociales
Obama, Barack, 1961- --Amigos y asociados


Political leadership--United States.
Political culture--History--United States--21st century.
Confidence--Political aspects--History--United States--21st century.
Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.
Financial crises--History--United States--21st century.
Liderazgo político--Estados Unidos --
Cultura política --Estados Unidos--Siglo XXI
Confianza --Aspectos políticos --Estados Unidos--Siglo XXI
Crisis financiera global, 2008-2009
Crisis financiera--Historia--Estados Unidos--Siglo XXI


United States--Politics and government--2009-2017.
United States--Economic policy--2009-
Estados Unidos--Política y gobierno--2009-2017
Estados Unidos --Política económica--2009-

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