Diana B. Henriques
Autore di The Wizard of Lies
Sull'Autore
Diana B. Henriques is a New York Times reporter.
Fonte dell'immagine: via author's website
Opere di Diana B. Henriques
A First-Class Catastrophe: The Road to Black Monday, the Worst Day in Wall Street History (2017) 72 copie
The White Sharks of Wall Street: Thomas Mellon Evans and the Original Corporate Raiders (Lisa Drew Books) (2000) 35 copie
Taming the Street: The Old Guard, the New Deal, and FDR's Fight to Regulate American Capitalism (2023) 20 copie
The Wizard of Lies [2017 TV movie] — Writer — 10 copie
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Istruzione
- George Washington University
- Attività lavorative
- journalist
- Organizzazioni
- The New York Times
Utenti
Recensioni
Premi e riconoscimenti
Potrebbero anche piacerti
Autori correlati
Statistiche
- Opere
- 6
- Utenti
- 413
- Popolarità
- #58,991
- Voto
- 3.9
- Recensioni
- 24
- ISBN
- 30
- Lingue
- 1
- Preferito da
- 1
We're talking Wall Street, the Securities Exchange Commission, and the government, not usually topics that just make me think I'm going to enjoy reading the book, even if I want to read it to learn about an important historical moment. Yet this book was indeed an enjoyable read. I think, in addition to the relevance to our contemporary situation, the reason this is actually a good read is because we are dealing with the people involved, not just the concepts. This is a human drama, personal in the case of those involved with supporting or opposing the SEC but also personal in what it means for so many regular citizens and their ability to confidently participate in the country's capitalism.
While certainly enjoyable as a history book, it is important because of the cautionary tale it offers us today in trying to wrest control of government back from big business and the cronies willing to sell the populace down the river to line their pockets and pretend they are in power, when in fact they are puppets of the ultra rich.
While I would definitely recommend this to those with an interest in US history, particularly mid 20th century, I think anyone concerned about the growing disparity in income and wealth can learn a lot about what they're fighting against as well as some tactics that worked in the past. We can all learn some valuable lessons here, about our past, our present, and what our future could hold.
Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley.… (altro)