Cactus Hotel (An Owlet Book)

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It is another hot day in the desert. Birds and other animals scurry about looking for food. When they get tired, they stop to rest at a giant cactus. It is their hotel in the desert!Parents' Choice AwardIRA-CBC Teachers' ChoiceAn NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade BookAn NCTE Notable Trade Book in the Language Arts

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LOVE IT!!!.......2007-09-14

Beautifully written. Beautifully illustrated. This is a wonderful story and the kids (ages 7 and 3) were enthralled. It is a science book that reads like the best kind of picture book. We learned so many things from this and had fun doing it. Very highly recommended.

Juneau 2nd grader.......2007-03-23

If you like to read about different kinds of homes and what lives in them, you would like this book. It is about a cactus that lives for 150 years! In that time about 38 animals make holes and move in. After 150 years it falls over and 10 to 20 more animals move in. This is a great book.

Science that trips off the tongue........2005-12-08

A fascinating book about the Saguaro cactus that reads like poetry. Highly recommended. Warning: you will want to take a trip to Arizona.

Superb and Engaging Book.......2005-10-23

Even though it deals with intricate details of the life of a cactus, it has become my almost 3 year old's favorite book. The visual details are very engaging, and our little one loves to point out each of the animals, and "tap tap tap" along with the woodpecker. This book is delightful, and you will learn as much as your child will, as you read it.

Excellent for young and old alike.......2005-09-21

Excellent book for young and old alike. As an adult new to the desert, it gave me a good, quick understanding of the 'circle of life' of the Saguaro and the critters involved with it. It is nicely laid out, simple to read, and even speaks of spiders and other sometimes scary beings in a non-threatening manner. Really quite a good book. I even sent a copy to my good friend's 6 and 9 year olds and they, along with their folks, really enjoyed it. I highly recommend it.

Desert Giant: The World of the Saguaro Cactus (Tree Tales)

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Very educational
Not your ordinary desert book
This book was full of wonderful pictures and information
Our third grade class loved your book.

Desert Giant: The World of the Saguaro Cactus (Tree Tales)
Barbara Bash
Manufacturer: Little Brown & Co (Juv Pap)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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A story about the mighty saguaro cactus. < BR>

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Very educational.......2007-08-25

This book is very educational to use in a classroom or an education focused day camp and is not an easy read as a story book at bedtime.

Not your ordinary desert book.......2004-05-12

We have been reading many different desert books for a unit study. It seemed that we kept running across the same old information in every book. Then we read this one! It tells you things that you just don't find in other books. This turned out to be our favorite book. The pictures are wonderful and it is easily understandable by young children, thought adults will learn a thing or two as well! Highly recommended.

This book was full of wonderful pictures and information.......2003-03-30

I have used this book every year as a third grade teacher. It is wonderful as a read aloud for science to illustrate how animals and plants adapt to their environment and rely on other plants and animals for survival. This is one of the best books I have ever read to my class because it is not dull science jargon but presented as the story of the life of the cactus. Don't miss this one for teaching and learning about life science in the desert.

Our third grade class loved your book........1999-11-03

Our third grade loved your book. It gave us a lot of information about the desert. The illustrations were excellent. We especilly liked the use of author techniques such as diagrams, onomatopeias, catchy title and colorful illustrations. We would love to contact Barbara Bash.

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Excellent!
A colorful and engaging story

The Seed and the Giant Saguaro
Jennifer Ward
Manufacturer: Rising Moon Books
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Binding: Hardcover

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Excellent!.......2003-12-23

This book, written in playful rhyme, chronicles how a "seed so black and tiny" travels through the desert and eventually takes root in the earth, growing into a giant sanguaro.

Helping along the way is a packrat who carries the fruit which contains the seeds "with a great deal of worry." Why? Because he was being chased by a "snake that slid with no sound" who, by the way, is being followed by a "bird that raced on the ground" who is . . . well, you get the picture.

The double-page spreads-done in rich greens, purples, golds, and yellows-illustrate the desert flora and fauna wonderfully. Readers will enjoy the discovering the clever details found throughout the book.

The author has included a "timeline" of how saguaros grow in the Sonoran Desert in addition to a page of "Fun Facts" about the creatures mentioned in the story. Did you know, for example, that coyotes can "dash" up to 30 miles per hour!

This fun read-aloud was a huge hit in every classroom in which we reviewed it. The text's repeating rhyme, written in the style of "This is the House That Jack Built," allowed students the opportunity to predict what the speaker was going to say.

In addition to being used as an engaging tale for storytime, it can also be used to build phonemic awareness and to enrich social studies units on deserts, plants, and more. Highly recommended.

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A colorful and engaging story.......2003-11-17

The collaborative effort of author Jennifer Ward and illustrator Mike K. Ranger, The Seed And The Giant Saguaro is an absorbing picture book about how a variety of desert animals contribute to the planting, growth, and life of a Giant Saguaro cactus. The narrative is written in a "This is the house that Jack built" style, with each new page spread adding another line to the saga of the cactus' rise from a little seed. A colorful and engaging story, The Seed And The Giant Saguaro is especially appropriate for children ages 3 to 6.

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Saguaro Cactus (Habitats)
Paul Berquist
Manufacturer: Children's Press (CT)
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Saguaro Cactus (Webs of Life)
Paul Fleisher , and Jean Cassels
Manufacturer: Benchmark Books (NY)
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Saguaro Cactus (Early Bird Nature Books)

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Excellent, interesting explanations of cacti survival

Saguaro Cactus (Early Bird Nature Books)
Conrad J. Storad , and Paula Jansen
Manufacturer: Lerner Publications
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Excellent, interesting explanations of cacti survival.......1997-04-30

Amazing facts about the little-known but heavily-filmed Saguaro Cactus make this book a powerhouse for young children. Parents enjoy reading to their children because they too learn as they read along. Storad writes in a nice, clear fashion and explains both the "insides" and the outsides of the plant. An excellent book for school libraries. K. Hand

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The 100 Year Old Cactus

Manufacturer: Four Winds Pr
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Binding: School & Library Binding

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Arizona Highways, December 1948 (Saguaros; Monument Valley; Cowboys) (Vol. 24, No. 12)

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Arizona Highways, December 1948 (Saguaros; Monument Valley; Cowboys) (Vol. 24, No. 12)
Ramon F. Adams
Manufacturer: Arizona Highway Dept
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000KT3A6M

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Cover photo by Ray Manley, taken at the Ganado trading post. 'Saguaro, Majesty of the Desert,' by Claire Meyer Proctor. Photos of Monument Valley in winter, and Petrified Forest in spring, by Josef Muench. 'The Cowman Says It Salty,' by Ramon Adams: All outdoor men possess a talent for idiom and aphorism, but the cowboy tops them all. Drawings by Ross Santee. 'Profile of My People,' by Edward Carl, a Navajo who died in his 19th year, the victim of tuberculosis. His oil painting 'Shiprock' is shown here in color. Other paintings are by another talented young Navajo, Yel Ha Yah, of Santa Fe.

Arizona Highways, January 1959 (Tonto National Monument; Cactus; Medicinal Desert Plants) (Vol. 35, No. 1)

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Arizona Highways, January 1959 (Tonto National Monument; Cactus; Medicinal Desert Plants) (Vol. 35, No. 1)
Douglas Rigby , and Joseph Stacey
Manufacturer: Arizona Highway Dept
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Arizona Highways, January 1969 (Saguaro Cactus) (Vol. 45, No. 1)

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Arizona Highways, January 1969 (Saguaro Cactus) (Vol. 45, No. 1)
Carle Hodge
Manufacturer: Arizona Highway Dept
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This issue was inspired by a letter from a reader in Maine, who wanted to know more about the strange cactus she saw on the TV series 'High Chaparral.' 'Saguaro - Monarch of the Desert' by Carle Hodge describes its botanical and geographical characteristics. Ray Manley, Josef Muench and other photographers show its environment, in full color. Charles W. Herbert reports on the 'Papago Saguaro Harvest,' with illustrations by Ted De Grazia.

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The dearly held belief that no meal can be too big or last too long has been cherished for gernerations in New Orleans, and nowhere more faithfully than in these 34 of the city's oldest restaurants, from neighborhood joints serving up the freshest crawfish and finest oyster po'boys to the French Quarter's more elegant establishments. New Orleans' leisurely, unaffected style also endures in the 22 venerable shops profiled here, including a turn-of-the-century parfumerie and luxurious antiques stores.

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Not your ordinary guidebook.......2005-08-13

Want to see the New Orleans her citizen's love? This is the book for you. Great selections and accurate information about a "langiappe" of places, stores and events. Highly recommend.

A GUIDE TO THE HISTORIC SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS OF NEW ORLEANS

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A GUIDE TO THE HISTORIC SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS OF NEW ORLEANS
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Interactive Tutor: Self-Assessment Software CD-ROM allows students to review chapter content at their own pace and receive immediate feedback. A built-in tutorial is triggered by incorrect answers.

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The era of the self-playing or automatic piano embraced the first three decades of the 20th century. Piano-playing cabinets were followed by the pneumatic player-piano, soon to be known the world over by the name of the leading American make - Pianola. There were many other makes, of course, with names like Kastonome, Triumph, Pistonola, Claviola, Autoplayer and Apollo. Invented almost simultaneously in Germany and America, player pianos became the most sought-after addition to the family home and the huge industry that built them and made their perforated paper music rolls became both important and wealthy. This book, written by a world-renowned authority on mechanical music and its instruments, relates the development of the automatic piano from the spring-powered dulcimer-playing musical clocks of the 16th century through the once-popular barrel-playing pianos and street pianos to the great era of the Reproducing Piano that could bring a famous artist's interpretation of a musical classic into your own drawing-room. The inventors, their perpetual quest for perfection, and their successes and failures are related in this new and fully-illustrated history. Just how the automatic piano works is described in both words and the author's own clear line-drawings, together with 603 b/w and 43 full colour photos. Also, a guide to servicing, maintaining, and playing player pianos and the magnificent Aeolian Orchestrelle roll-playing reed organ is included. Illustrated appendices include a list of makers, brand-names, and a modern-day valuation guide. 8 1/2" x 11" 43 color and 603 b/w photos Index

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Previously published in two separate volumes (Summer Garden Glory and Winter Garden Glory), this book shows the author's six-acre private garden, Foggy Bottom, throughout the year. It demonstrates the appeal and interest provided by successful plant associations and illustrates many of the varieties developed by the world-famous Blooms of Bressingham nursery that are becoming increasingly available in the U.S.

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YEAR ROUND GARDEN
ADRIAN BLOOM
Manufacturer: BURALL FLORAPRINT LTD
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ASIN: 0903001446

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Ethno-nationalist conflicts are rampant today, causing immense human loss. Stanley J. Tambiah is concerned with the nature of the ethno-nationalist explosions that have disfigured so many regions of the world in recent years. He focuses primarily on collective violence in the form of civilian "riots" in South Asia, using selected instances in Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and India. He situates these riots in the larger political, economic, and religious contexts in which they took place and also examines the strategic actions and motivations of their principal agents. In applying a wide range of social theory to the problems of ethnic and religious violence, Tambiah pays close attention to the history and culture of the region.
On one level this provocative book is a scrupulously detailed anthropological and historical study, but on another it is an attempt to understand the social and political changes needed for a more humane order, not just in South Asia, but throughout the world.

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Must read by everyone concerned with the evils of ethnicity........1998-04-26

Superb description of the riots in Asia with obvious applications to the rest of the world. The associated analysis (while too heavy in sociological terminology) should be read by everyone concerned with the twin evils of ethnicity and religion.

Community Conflicts and the State in India

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Community Conflicts and the State in India

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ASIN: 0195642368

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Political conflicts around religious, caste and regional identities have multiplied in India. This volume brings together authoritative, original essays to explain the growing incidence of community conflicts in India by focusing on changes in the expression of community identity in relation
to changes in the character of the state.

Lived Islam in South Asia: Adaptation, Accomodation and Conflict

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Lived Islam in South Asia: Adaptation, Accomodation and Conflict

Manufacturer: Social Science Press, distributed by BerghahnBooks
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ASIN: 8187358157

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This book is an extremely timely and important publication. 14 interesting papers, based on intensive fieldwork in Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and India, explore a highly controversial subject. They touch on the everyday religious lives of Muslims in these countries. The book argues that Islam cannot be understood through the works of theologians alone, few whom it is a formal, uniform and rigid system of beliefs and practices. Popular Islam, or Islam as it is practices by millions of Muslims in South Asia, has an empirical validity and is a dynamic process of adjustment and accommodation as well as conflict with other religions, with which it coexists.

Religion and Social Conflict in South Asia (International Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology)

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Religion and Social Conflict in South Asia (International Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology)

Manufacturer: Brill Academic Publishers
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Religious Division and Social Conflict: The Emergence of Hindu Nationalism in Rural India

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Religious Division and Social Conflict: The Emergence of Hindu Nationalism in Rural India
Peggy Froerer
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Religious Division and Social Conflict is an ethnographic account of the emergence of Hindu nationalism in a tribal (adivasi) community in Chhattisgarh, Central India. It is argued that the successful spread of Hindu nationalism in this area is due to the instrumentalist involvement of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a militant Hindu nationalist organization, in local affairs. While active engagement in civilizing strategies has enabled the RSS to legitimize its presence and endear itself to the local community, the book argues that participation in more aggressive strategies has enabled this organization to fuel and attach local tensions to a broader Hindu nationalist agenda. The book further argues that while the RSS is the active agent in this process, its specific impact in this area is a result of its opposition to the Church.

Women and the Contested State: Religion, Violence, and Agency in South and Southeast Asia (Kroc Inst Religion Conflict & Peacebldg)

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Women and the Contested State: Religion, Violence, and Agency in South and Southeast Asia (Kroc Inst Religion Conflict & Peacebldg)

Manufacturer: University of Notre Dame Press
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ASIN: 0268041253

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Throughout South and Southeast Asia, groups battle over definitions of identity--in direction and character--for their state, a struggle complicated by the legacy of colonialism. The contributors to this volume explore the intricate, dynamic relationships that pertain between women's agency and the state-making institutions and armed forces of Kashmir, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Burma (Myanmar). They also address the complex roles of Islam, Hinduism, and Theravada Buddhism in these postcolonial dynamics.

In particular, the contributors examine religion as a way of understanding how women's agency is constituted, created, and constrained during times of conflict with the state and other armed actors, such as guerilla groups and paramilitaries. These essays at the intersection of gender, religion, and peace studies will be of interest to a wide range of scholars and students who study conflict and hope for peace in South and Southeast Asia.

Monique Skidmore is a Fellow in the Research School of Humanities and Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University. She is the author and editor of numerous books and articles, including Burma at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century.

Patricia Lawrence teaches peace and conflict studies and anthropology at the University of Colorado. She is the author and co-author of a number of books and scholarly articles, including the forthcoming Intervention Before Violence.

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Good read for people interested in finance and politics.

The lives some lead

Alan, Larry and Bob

The creator of Rubinomics

If Push Comes to Shove, Will Robert Rubin Become a Republican?

In an Uncertain World: Tough Choices from Wall Street to Washington
Robert Rubin , and Jacob Weisberg
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Robert Rubin was sworn in as the seventieth U.S. Secretary of the Treasury in January 1995 in a brisk ceremony attended only by his wife and a few colleagues. As soon as the ceremony was over, he began an emergency meeting with President Bill Clinton on the financial crisis in Mexico. This was not only a harbinger of things to come during what would prove to be a rocky period in the global economy; it also captured the essence of Rubin himself--short on formality, quick to get into the nitty-gritty.

From his early years in the storied arbitrage department at Goldman Sachs to his current position as chairman of the executive committee of Citigroup, Robert Rubin has been a major figure at the center of the American financial system. He was a key player in the longest economic expansion in U.S. history. With In an Uncertain World, Rubin offers a shrewd, keen analysis of some of the most important events in recent American history and presents a clear, consistent approach to thinking about markets and dealing with the new risks of the global economy.

Rubin's fundamental philosophy is that nothing is provably certain. Probabilistic thinking has guided his career in both business and government. We see that discipline at work in meetings with President Clinton and Hillary Clinton, Chinese premier Zhu Rongji, Alan Greenspan, Lawrence Summers, Newt Gingrich, Sanford Weill, and the late Daniel Patrick Moynihan. We see Rubin apply it time and again while facing financial crises in Asia, Russia, and Brazil; the federal government shutdown; the rise and fall of the stock market; the challenges of the post-September 11 world; the ongoing struggle over fiscal policy; and many other momentous economic and political events.

With a compelling and candid voice and a sharp eye for detail, Rubin portrays the daily life of the White House-confronting matters both mighty and mundane--as astutely as he examines the challenges that lie ahead for the nation. Part political memoir, part prescriptive economic analysis, and part personal look at business problems, In an Uncertain World is a deep examination of Washington and Wall Street by a figure who for three decades has been at the center of both worlds.

From the Hardcover edition.

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Good read for people interested in finance and politics........2007-09-02

This book is an interesting read for people who are interested in investing, understanding stock markets and the connection between the politics and markets.

The author talks about his experiences at Goldman Sachs which are mostly about arbitraging transactions and his growth as partner in the company. The interesting reading starts from the time he involved with white house and then as treasury secretary. Rubin has explained understandably how the politics play role in managing the financial markets around the globalized world during turmoils in different countries. And also the author talks his views on rise and fall of stock market and the role of developed countries in helping other countries to grow economically. This book gives you good understanding of how the Treasury, Federal Bank and different departments of US Government are involved in the decision making of different policies related to economy in US and in other countries.

In this era of globalization and having all the markets are so interlinked, if you wonder how the different governments and countries react to the any financial turmoil in a particular country, then this book is worth reading.

The lives some lead.......2007-04-08

Fascinating look into the life of someone who has experienced the heights of the macroeconomy yet never becomes so accustomed to it that his perspective is undiminished. An outsiders look in to the world of one who is a cold systematic decision maker and his climb and experiences along the way.

Very useful for one who wants a glimpse into this world, who wants to understand the depths of the world of high finance and the decisions that must be made. A book without much glorification or adulteration from the sometimes cruel, imposing, impersonal truth that is that world.

Alan, Larry and Bob.......2007-04-05

Robert Rubin provides invaluable insights into the workings of the Treasury and the White House. Recollections of the conversations that he had with Alan Greenspan and Larry Summers are particularly revealing. Here are a series of quotes that every financial official or every central banker should use as a reference:

- On central bank independence: "As the longest-serving Federal Reserve chairman in history, William McChesney Martin, famously said, the Fed chairman is the fellow who takes the punch bowl away just when the party is getting going. That's why the chairman should have a fixed term, which he does, rather than serving at the pleasure of the President. This helps insulate him from political pressure."

- On democratic accountability and the mastery with which Alan Greenspan testified before Congress: "That's an interesting observation you make, Senator, about the earth being flat," Alan would say. "If I might, let me rephrase the question." Alan would then ask himself a completely different question and answer it with such complexity and finely calibrated nuance that the questioner faced a choice between nodding intelligently and acknowledging his own confusion. Alan would then ask the House member or senator, "Does that respond to your question?" And the interrogator would invariably say, "Yes, it does."

- On exchange rate policy: "My substantive view was that economic fundamentals determine exchange rate levels over time, and that we should focus our attention on strengthening U.S. economic policy and performance, not on influencing the level of the currency (...) I was skeptical about the efficacy of currency 'interventions' per se--that is, of governments trying to influence the exchange rate of a currency by buying and selling large quantities in the open market. My experience with foreign exchange markets at Goldman Sachs led me to believe that trading flows were simply too vast for such interventions to have more than a momentary effect, except in very unusual circumstances."

- On using calculated ambiguity when commenting on market trends: "For example, my saying 'A strong dollar is in our national interest, and we have a strong dollar for some time now' created great excitement at a press briefing, as it was construed to mean that we wouldn't mind seeing the dollar remain strong but soften somewhat."

- On financial innovation and systemic risk: "Larry Summers characterized my concerns about derivatives as a preference for playing tennis with wooden rackets--as opposed to the more powerful graphite and titanium ones used today. Perhaps, but I would still reduce the leverage allowed on derivatives substantially."

The creator of Rubinomics.......2006-12-19

Robert Rubin's tenure as Treasury Secretary of US coincided with one of the largest economic expansions in its history. This autobiography is probably the best by any public figure in recent times. Some of the episodes like the one on how the US establishment dealt with Mexican economic crisis are very-well written.

The only negative about the book is that Rubin tries to be nice to everyone and does not make public his stand on some of the more controversial issues of recent times.

If Push Comes to Shove, Will Robert Rubin Become a Republican?.......2006-06-08

Robert Rubin is a cultural liberal. He even mentions reading Henry Miller and Jack Kerouac during his formative years. His coauthor Jacob Weisberg is associated with the slightly left of center website Slate.com. Regrettably, like many American Jews he simplistically seems to gravitate towards a knee jerk affiliation with the Democratic Party. He was born during the disgraceful era when anti-Semitic "gentleman's agreement" social polices were often the norm. I doubt if he ever gave serious consideration to joining the GOP. Jews were simply suppose to be existentially committed Democrats. Whatever, Rubin is very bright guy who clearly understands the value of free markets. He does have some disagreements with various Republican economic policies concerning taxes and balanced budgets. Nonetheless, Robert Rubin is not a Daily Kos populist style Democrat. In other words, Clinton's former Secretary of the Treasury is unlikely to rebuke Wal-Mart anytime in the near future.

I highly recommend this wonderful book for those who wish to understand the irreconcilable differences severely damaging today's Democratic Party. The Daily Kos crowd considers Robert Rubin to be a sellout to the international business community. The old Clinton coalition is still powerful. Nonetheless, the radical leftists are now "mainstream" and possess the veto power over the Democrats' selection of their presidential candidate. What is going to happen in 2008? Will Robert Rubin remain on the sidelines---or will he reluctantly even join the Republican Party? Do yourself a favor. First of all read In An Uncertain World. Afterwards, you must force yourself to read the vastly inferior Crashing the Gate by Jerome Armstrong and Markos Moulitsas Zuniga (the Daily Kos). This will likely make you sick to your stomach if you are a Democrat. It should make Republican loyalists like myself jump with glee. Yup, in 2008 the Democrats will have to contend with the Daily Kos faction attempting to marginalize Robert Rubin and his buddies. If nothing else, this struggle to the political death will be entertaining.

David Thomson
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In an Uncertain World: Tough Choices from Wall Street to Washington

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In an Uncertain World: Tough Choices from Wall Street to Washington

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FROM THE PUBLISHER "From his early years in the storied arbitrage department at Goldman Sachs to his current position as chairman of the executive committee of Citigroup, Robert Rubin has been a major figure at the center of the American financial system. He was a key player in the longest economic expansion in U.S. history. With In an Uncertain World, Rubin offers a shrewd, keen analysis of some of the most important events in recent American history and presents a clear, consistent approach to thinking about markets and dealing with the new risks of the global economy." With a compelling and candid voice and a sharp eye for detail, Rubin portrays the daily life of the White House - confronting matters both mighty and mundane - as astutely as he examine the challenges that lie ahead for the nation. Part political memoir, part prescriptive economic analysis, and part personal look at business problems, In an Uncertain World is a deep examination of Washington and Wall Street by a figure who for three decades has been at the center of both worlds.

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In An Uncertain World Tough Choices From Wall Street To Washington
Robert E. (Jacob Weisberg) Rubin
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