Greenspan: The Man Behind the Money

Alan Greenspan is one of the most powerful & enigmatic men in the world but very little about his private life has ever been revealed. This biography is based on unprecedented access to such peers as Henry Kissinger, Gerald Ford, & Milton Friedman, the book covers his decades-long friendship with Ayn Rand, his Juilliard education & days spent touring with Henry Jerome's jazz band, as well as his two marriages & service to 5 presidents. Captures the numerous economic crises that Greenspan has confronted -- from New York City's near bankruptcy in 1975 & the Crash of 1987 to the perilous Asian Contagion in 1998. Provides rare insight into the inner workings of the highly secretive Federal Reserve. Photos.