The education of an American dreamer : how a son of Greek immigrants learned his way from a Nebraska diner to Washington, Wall Street, and beyond / Peter G. Peterson.
By: Peterson, Peter G
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TextPublisher: New York : Twelve, 2009Edition: 1st ed.General Notes: Includes index.Description: 375 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780446556033; 0446556033.Subject(s): Peterson, Peter G | Peterson family | Greek Americans -- Biography | Businessmen -- United States -- BiographyDDC classification: 978.2/394034 | B Summary: Full of sharp portraits and humorous, telling descriptions of the many statesmen and financiers Peterson has known over the years, "The Education of an American Dreamer" is a richly satisfying journey through a fascinating man's life--beginning in Kearney, Nebraska, as an eight-year-old manning the cash register, to Secretary of Commerce in Nixon's paranoid White House, to the tumultuous days of Lehman Brothers, and on to the creation of The Blackstone Group, one of the great financial enterprises in recent times.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Two Weeks | Davenport Library Circulating Collection | Print-Circulating | 978.2 P442 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34284003725843 |
Includes index.
Full of sharp portraits and humorous, telling descriptions of the many statesmen and financiers Peterson has known over the years, "The Education of an American Dreamer" is a richly satisfying journey through a fascinating man's life--beginning in Kearney, Nebraska, as an eight-year-old manning the cash register, to Secretary of Commerce in Nixon's paranoid White House, to the tumultuous days of Lehman Brothers, and on to the creation of The Blackstone Group, one of the great financial enterprises in recent times.
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