Maestro (Abridged): Greenspan’s Fed And The American Boom Audiobook

" pretty good, but looking back it's more like hero worship when times are good. Don't think Greenspan's legacy will be as rosy as when he was in office. "

" Looking at the fed's policy today (2012) and back at Greenspan one has to challenge whether or not Greenspan was a hero or a fool. "

" Yes, he is... "

" A look into how Greenspan managed to run the Fed better than anyone ever has "

" A tough read for a non business major but I stuck with it and learned may be more than I wanted to know about the Federal Reserve. "

" Great book on the role of the fed in us and world economics. Regardless of your view of Allen Greenspan, clearly an incredibly bright and powerful man. "

" Blatant errors early in the book stopped me from reading further. Given that I could not trust the accuracy of the author's observations, it seemed pointless to go further. "

" Interesting, but a bit out of date, with Greenspan long gone. "

" Woodward does it again by taking the reader inside the intricate world and workings of arguably one of the more influential individuals in government. "

" Good chronology of the last decade of the fed. Interesting guy. "

" Learn a little more about how the Fed effects the money supply and therefore interest rates by reading this book. A little repetitive but solid in explaining how Greenspan got things done his way. "

" inspiring man "

" Helped me immensely in understanding the role of the Fed and its effect on the economy - I read it just before the current meltdown in the economy, as the mortgage crisis was gaining momentum - enlightening! "

" To be fair, I really did not give this book a chance. I couldn't get on board with Woodward's style of writing, and I really despised the class for which I was reading the book. It was dry, dry, dry. "

" While certainly revealing, Woodward offers little more than a groveling dictation of his interview notes. "

" for people who like...learning about the federal reserve system! alan's a hero of mine, look forward to reading his autobiography, though Bob Woodward is penetrating and pithy as always. "

" Very insightful for those interested in the history/actions of the FED. Much more enjoyable read that Greenspan's autobiography. "

" I actually believed this at the time. Turns out Greenspan has been tragically wrong about many things. "

" Not a geeky number crunching book. Actually pretty interesting. "

" Hard to believe that Woodward gets access to everyone that he does. It's as if he was sitting in the room for every meeting, or present at every event. "

" Interesting. Nice to have a point for point account of what the hell was going on... "

" This is well researched and well sourced. "

" Informative, but Woodwards writing was so goddamn tedious that the events being depicted lacked the emotional punch that should be expected in a book on this subject matter. I was hoping for a right hook to the solar plexus, but all I got was a slap on the wrist. "

" Very interesting to read this book years after the fact. We know so much more about what happened that a book that initially seemed to be pro-Bush now seems anti-Bush, probably a credit to its neutrality. "

" This is a good read. Woodward is a reporter and writes like a reporter. It is helpful to understand why Bush felt we needed to go to war. It attempts to be impartial but ultimately I do not think it succeeds. "

" My favorite part about this book is that Karl Rove is not mentioned until page 205. "

" Surprisingly Bush comes across as not a complete idiot! "

" Who else better to tell the truth! "