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The Poetry of Alan Greenspan: Recorded Rather Painstakingly, but Nevertheless with Adequate Regard for the Author's Central Thrust

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This was absolute nonsense. I think the plan was to mimic Greenspan's speeches as Fed Chairman. Reading Greenspan's testimony before Congress would have been more entertaining and would give the reader respect for his ability to chose his words carefully most of the time. This was a hard-won ability as evidenced by his few notorious mistakes (remember "irrational exuberence"?). It was also an ability that was necessitated by the fact that the world listened to and believed what this man said. There aren't many people like that in the world.

Chairman Greenspan and his pronouncements have intruigued me for many years now.

I mean how many of us, even with a good education pronounce rather than simply say things. It is a lost artform and Chairman Greenspan may be our last chance at reviving it.

Mr. Fontana manages to elucidate this inscutable fellow in a dry and entertaining manner which has eluded a generation of news commentators (all of them I now presume simply don't have a properly developed appreciation of poetry).

Since it is unlikely that the major networks will soon hire Mr. Fontana to offer simultaneous translation of Chairman Greenspan for the masses any time soon, I believe it wise, prudent and indeed necessary to purchase this book.

The only reasonable alternative is to pick your investment strategy by throwing darts at the stock quotes or if you can afford it buying a monkey and giving him (or her) an e-trade account.