John Truman Wolfe je zkušený autor, jehož díla čerpají z hlubokého porozumění financím a byznysu. Jeho kariéra v bankovnictví a řízení podniku, kde pracoval s předními osobnostmi Hollywoodu, mu poskytla jedinečný vhled do světa moci a vlivu. Wolfe také působil v Rusku po pádu komunismu, kde vzdělával bankéře a vládní úředníky, což podtrhuje jeho mezinárodní perspektivu. Jeho psaní tak nabízí bystré postřehy na průsečíku byznysu, politiky a lidské povahy.
McKenna doesn't particularly like his new client, Beverly Hills playboy banker, Jim Robbins; but the job is in Los Angeles and so is his lady love, Karen Sanchez. So he takes the gig. When he discovers that the security breaches at Beverly Hills National Bank are anything but the work of amateurs, McKenna finds himself involved in the most sophisticated case of industrial espionage he has ever had to confront: a case that had its beginnings in the final days of the Third Reich.
"On April 2, 2009, at a G-20 meeting in London, a planetary financial dictator under the guise of a "Financial Stability Board" was created. Its purpose: to take down the United States and the U.S. dollar as the stable points in international finance. Who was behind it and exactly how it was done is the subject of Wolfe's explosive exposé"--Page 4 of cover.
The book critiques the transformation of banking into a high-stakes gambling environment, likening it to a casino where bankers play the role of high-stakes gamblers. It explores the implications of this shift on the financial system, highlighting the risks and consequences of treating banking as a game of chance rather than a stable economic foundation. Through this lens, it examines the broader impact on society and the economy, questioning the ethical and practical ramifications of such a volatile approach to finance.
Exploring the concept of a hidden global financial authority, the book reveals the existence of a central bank that oversees national banks like the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Bank of England. John Truman Wolfe dissects the events of the 2008 financial crisis, attributing them to this unseen force and outlining its plans for future economic turmoil. He emphasizes the looming threat of worldwide "bail-ins," warning readers about the implications for depositors and consumers. The narrative is grounded in concrete details rather than conspiracy theories.
John C. Wolfe had it all-a wife, two wonderful kids, a great house, and a high-paying job as the Chief Speechwriter for New York governor George E. Pataki. But for John, none of those things could stop him from drinking, and sometimes the pressure made it worse. First, he wrote better with a few drinks in him, then his drinking escalated and he couldn't write without multiple drinks. His drinking steadily grew worse, until his family convinced him to give rehab a try. That only ended with John spiraling deeper into alcoholism. Come with John on his journey, from the New York governor's office of the late 1990s, to the tragedy of 9/11, then follow him out of the governor's office through the dark days of alternating rehab and relapses, to when something finally changed for him...and he found his day of clarity.
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Fifty-nine homeless men are living in Central Park in a hidden city with its own boundaries, laws and governance. The "Misfits" of Misfit City live in comfortable, discreet "abodes" inconspicuously carved into the terrain. Misfit City (which occupies twenty of Central Park's 840 acres) is morally-quarantined from the corrosive influences of power, greed and plutocracy. That seems to change one day when a drifter wanders into Misfit City and dies of a heroin overdose. He is brought back to life by paramedics - a miracle that inspires Granger, the one Misfit who witnessed it, to go searching for life's deeper meaning on, of all places, the streets of Manhattan's Upper East Side. He writes philosophical panhandling signs -- and quickly learns that, the more arrogant and self-centered his signs are, the more money he earns. The Park Avenue crowd nurtures his thinking. As time goes on, Granger changes from a mild-mannered people-pleaser to a menace. He gets mouthy and defiant with his Mentor, Virgil, and even picks a fight with a local politician Every day for months, he brings a little bit of what he's learned on the streets of Manhattan back to Misfit City. After fifteen years of relative harmony in Misfit City, there's a mysterious rash of infighting, quarreling and suspicious deaths. One shocking development leads to another and, eventually, to Misfit City's breaking point.
