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What Goes Up.


What Goes Up

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 J. Weiner Weiner can mean a metaphore for penis, or:
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Weiner is the surname of:
  • Allan Weiner, American radio broadcast campaigner
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Little, Brown

1271 Avenue of Americas, NY, NY 10020

0316929662 $27.95 www.twbg.com

There have been other histories of Wall Street before: so what makes What Goes Up: The Uncensored History Of Modern Wall Street As Told By The Bankers, Brokers, CEOs And Scoundrels Who Made It Happen so special from the others? The title says it all: this is not just a third-party analysis of history but a set of insider's observations by those who made Wall Street the center of the financial world. Financial journalist Weiner provides insights based on not just a few, but hundreds of interviews with all levels of Wall Street insider from Warren Buffett Warren Buffett

Known as "the Oracle of Omaha," Buffett is Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and arguably the greatest investor of all time. His wealth fluctuates with the performance of the market, but for the last few years he has been reported to be worth over $30 billion, making
 to Alan Greenspan Alan Greenspan

Dr. Greenspan is Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Dr. Greenspan also serves as Chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the Fed's principal monetary policymaking body.
: the result is an excellent overview other coverages barely touch.
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Title Annotation:What Goes Up: The Uncensored History of Modern Wall Street as Told by the Bankers, Brokers, CEOs and Scoundrels Who Made It Happen
Publication:The Bookwatch
Article Type:Book review
Date:Jan 1, 2006
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