The Man Who Knew: The Life and Times of Alan Greenspan

"An impressive achievement and an important piece of scholarship that both deserves and rewards the careful reader... A Brilliant rendering of key moments in recent economic and financial history that provides the context needed to appreciate Greenspan's extraordinary mixed legacy." - Peter Fisher, International Finance "Highly recommended.... Anyone with an interest in postwar U.S. Economic and political history will enjoy The Man Who Knew ." -Ben Bernanke "While Greenspan was (and is) a more capable economist than he gets credit for these days, he was an even better politician....THis view of Greenspan as a political animal is central to Mallaby's account. IT is also, along with the often amusing depictions of Greenspan's personal life, what makes it so much fun to read..... [An] excellent biography."- New York Times Book Review "Mallaby's masterful biography-which doubles as an excellent economic history of the past three decades-tells a story of Greenspan's technocratic ascent, fro