The Education of an American Dreamer
Author | : Peter G. Peterson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 2009 |
ISBN-10 | : 0446799076 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780446799072 |
Rating | : 4/5 (072 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Education of an American Dreamer written by Peter G. Peterson and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Full of sharp portraits and humorous, telling descriptions of the many statesmen and financiers Peterson has known over the years, "The Education of an American Dreamer" is a richly satisfying journey through a fascinating man's life--beginning in Kearney, Nebraska, as an eight-year-old manning the cash register, to Secretary of Commerce in Nixon's paranoid White House, to the tumultuous days of Lehman Brothers, and on to the creation of The Blackstone Group, one of the great financial enterprises in recent times.