The Age of Turbulence
The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World is a 2007 memoir of former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan, co-authored by Peter Petre, a former executive editor at Fortune magazine.[1][2] Published on September 17, 2007, the book debuted at the top of the New York Times Bestseller list for hardcover nonfiction.[3] Penguin Press reportedly paid him an $8 million advance.[4]
Authors
Alan Greenspan, Peter Petre
English
Memoir
September 17, 2007
United States
544 pp. (1st ed.)
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Reviews[edit]
The Economist considered the book to be "first-rate", noting that "it engages on different levels: it is intelligent in a way that few popular books on economics manage or even try to be; and, wonder of wonders, it is a good read".[4] The New York Times’s David Leonhardt said that it was "surprisingly frank" and often "downright entertaining". However, he gave it an overall thumbs down ("it isn’t a great memoir") due to Greenspan's "reluctance to be as forthright and penetrating about himself as he is about others".[11]
In the New York Review of Books, Benjamin M. Friedman was largely praising of the book, describing it as "clearly written and easy to read and understand" and says that Greenspan is "forthright in sharing his views on not only policy issues but also the personalities of many of the people with whom he worked during his time in office. His opinions frequently run counter to his well-known Republican political loyalties, which he also makes no effort to hide".[9]