Simon Johnson

Discover the lives of history's greatest leaders. From statesmen to generals and presidents to PMs, this detailed book explores the lives and legacies of five of the world's most famous and influential men. With a comprehensive account of their lives, achievements, philosophies and more, inside this bundle you'll find: Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of the United States and famous for his anti-slavery policy and leadership during the Civil War. Winston...

"America is mired in debt--more than $30,000 for every man, woman, and child. Bitter fighting over deficits, taxes, and spending bedevils Washington, D.C., even as partisan gridlock has brought the government to the brink of default. Yet the more politicians on both sides of the aisle rant and the citizenry fumes, the more things seem to remain the same. In White House Burning, Simon Johnson and James Kwak--authors of the national best seller 13 Bankers...

"Two bestselling authors overturn conventional wisdom about how economies work, revealing the untold story of who wins and who loses the rewards of prosperity, in a work that fundamentally transforms how we look at and understand the world"--

Rather than level blame for the global financial crisis of 2008 and the growing disparity in wealth on individual leaders, orgranizations, or incidents, Four horsemen raises questions into the validity of the modern economic system as a whole and presents solutions to the problem.