From Silk To Silicon

Author : Jeffrey E Garten
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2008-08-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780786725120

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The Mind Of The CEO by Jeffrey E Garten Pdf

The Mind of the CEO offers unprecedented access to the most dynamic business leaders of our time. Reading this book is like being at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland -- not at the formal presentations but in the hotel bar afterward, where the microphones are turned off and world-famous business leaders say what they really think. Better still, their confidant, Jeffrey Garten, interprets what they say, telling you how their views relate to each other and the world economy, and noting the many important things left unsaid. A revealing glimpse into the future of business, The Mind of the CEO captures as no other book before it what is in the minds of top business leaders and what it means for all of us.

Author : Anupam Chander
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-16
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780300154597

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The Electronic Silk Road by Anupam Chander Pdf

DIVDIVFrom China to Facebookistan, the Internet has transformed global commerce. A cyber-law expert argues that we must free Internet trade while simultaneously protecting consumers./div/div

Author : Jeffrey E. Garten
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781445655901

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From Silk to Silicon by Jeffrey E. Garten Pdf

The historical figures responsible for today's global economy

Author : Jeffrey E. Garten
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780062887702

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Three Days at Camp David by Jeffrey E. Garten Pdf

The former dean of the Yale School of Management and Undersecretary of Commerce in the Clinton administration chronicles the 1971 August meeting at Camp David, where President Nixon unilaterally ended the last vestiges of the gold standard—breaking the link between gold and the dollar—transforming the entire global monetary system. Over the course of three days—from August 13 to 15, 1971—at a secret meeting at Camp David, President Richard Nixon and his brain trust changed the course of history. Before that weekend, all national currencies were valued to the U.S. dollar, which was convertible to gold at a fixed rate. That system, established by the Bretton Woods Agreement at the end of World War II, was the foundation of the international monetary system that helped fuel the greatest expansion of middle-class prosperity the world has ever seen. In making his decision, Nixon shocked world leaders, bankers, investors, traders and everyone involved in global finance. Jeffrey E. Garten argues that many of the roots of America’s dramatic retrenchment in world affairs began with that momentous event that was an admission that America could no longer afford to uphold the global monetary system. It opened the way for massive market instability and speculation that has plagued the world economy ever since, but at the same time it made possible the gigantic expansion of trade and investment across borders which created our modern era of once unimaginable progress. Based on extensive historical research and interviews with several participants at Camp David, and informed by Garten’s own insights from positions in four presidential administrations and on Wall Street, Three Days at Camp David chronicles this critical turning point, analyzes its impact on the American economy and world markets, and explores its ramifications now and for the future.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Cambria Press
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781621967996

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Indian Entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley by Anonim Pdf

Author : Nick Bilton
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-02
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9780698405738

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American Kingpin by Nick Bilton Pdf

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. The unbelievable true story of the man who built a billion-dollar online drug empire from his bedroom—and almost got away with it In 2011, a twenty-six-year-old libertarian programmer named Ross Ulbricht launched the ultimate free market: the Silk Road, a clandestine Web site hosted on the Dark Web where anyone could trade anything—drugs, hacking software, forged passports, counterfeit cash, poisons—free of the government’s watchful eye. It wasn’t long before the media got wind of the new Web site where anyone—not just teenagers and weed dealers but terrorists and black hat hackers—could buy and sell contraband detection-free. Spurred by a public outcry, the federal government launched an epic two-year manhunt for the site’s elusive proprietor, with no leads, no witnesses, and no clear jurisdiction. All the investigators knew was that whoever was running the site called himself the Dread Pirate Roberts. The Silk Road quickly ballooned into $1.2 billion enterprise, and Ross embraced his new role as kingpin. He enlisted a loyal crew of allies in high and low places, all as addicted to the danger and thrill of running an illegal marketplace as their customers were to the heroin they sold. Through his network he got wind of the target on his back and took drastic steps to protect himself—including ordering a hit on a former employee. As Ross made plans to disappear forever, the Feds raced against the clock to catch a man they weren’t sure even existed, searching for a needle in the haystack of the global Internet. Drawing on exclusive access to key players and two billion digital words and images Ross left behind, Vanity Fair correspondent and New York Times bestselling author Nick Bilton offers a tale filled with twists and turns, lucky breaks and unbelievable close calls. It’s a story of the boy next door’s ambition gone criminal, spurred on by the clash between the new world of libertarian-leaning, anonymous, decentralized Web advocates and the old world of government control, order, and the rule of law. Filled with unforgettable characters and capped by an astonishing climax, American Kingpin might be dismissed as too outrageous for fiction. But it’s all too real.

Author : John Carreyrou
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2018-05-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781524731663

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Bad Blood by John Carreyrou Pdf

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The gripping story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos—one of the biggest corporate frauds in history—a tale of ambition and hubris set amid the bold promises of Silicon Valley, rigorously reported by the prize-winning journalist. With a new Afterword covering her trial and sentencing, bringing the story to a close. “Chilling ... Reads like a thriller ... Carreyrou tells [the Theranos story] virtually to perfection.” —The New York Times Book Review In 2014, Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes was widely seen as the next Steve Jobs: a brilliant Stanford dropout whose startup “unicorn” promised to revolutionize the medical industry with its breakthrough device, which performed the whole range of laboratory tests from a single drop of blood. Backed by investors such as Larry Ellison and Tim Draper, Theranos sold shares in a fundraising round that valued the company at more than $9 billion, putting Holmes’s worth at an estimated $4.5 billion. There was just one problem: The technology didn’t work. Erroneous results put patients in danger, leading to misdiagnoses and unnecessary treatments. All the while, Holmes and her partner, Sunny Balwani, worked to silence anyone who voiced misgivings—from journalists to their own employees.

Author : John Robb
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2008-04-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780470261958

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Brave New War by John Robb Pdf

"For my money, John Robb, a former Air Force officer and tech guru, is the futurists' futurist." —Slate The counterterrorism expert John Robb reveals how the same technology that has enabled globalization also allows terrorists and criminals to join forces against larger adversaries with relative ease and to carry out small, inexpensive actions—like sabotaging an oil pipeline—that generate a huge return. He shows how combating the shutdown of the world’s oil, high-tech, and financial markets could cost us the thing we’ve come to value the most—worldwide economic and cultural integration—and what we must do now to safeguard against this new method of warfare.

Author : Adam Smith
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2006-05-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780471786313

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Supermoney by Adam Smith Pdf

"Adam Smith continues to dazzle and sparkle! With the passage of time, Supermoney has, if anything, added to its power to inspire, arouse, provoke, motivate, inform, illuminate, entertain, and guide a whole new generation of readers, while marvelously reprising the global money show for earlier fans." -David M. Darst, author of The Art of Asset Allocation Managing Director and Chief Investment Strategist, Morgan Stanley Individual Investor Group "Nobody has written about the craft of money management with more insight, humor, and understanding than Adam Smith. Over the years, he has consistently separated wisdom from whimsy, brilliance from bluster, and character from chicanery." -Byron R. Wien, coauthor of Soros on Soros Chief Investment Strategist, Pequot Capital Management Supermoney may be even more relevant today than when it was first published nearly twenty-five years ago. Written in the bright and funny style that became Adam Smith's trademark, this book gives a view inside institutions, professionals, and the nature of markets that has rarely been shown before or since. "Adam Smith" was the first to introduce an obscure fund manager in Omaha, Nebraska, named Warren Buffett. In this new edition, Smith provides a fresh perspective in an updated Preface that contextualizes the applicability of the markets of the 1960s and 1970s to today's markets. Things change, but sometimes the more they change, the more they stay the same.

Author : Jeffrey E. Garten
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1445677180

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From Silk to Silicon by Jeffrey E. Garten Pdf

The story of globalization, the most powerful force in history, as told through the life and times of ten people who changed the world by their singular, spectacular accomplishments. This is the first book to look at the history of globalization through the lens of individuals who did something transformative, as opposed to describing globalization through trends, policies, or particular industries. From Silk to Silicon tells the story of who these men and women were, what they did, how they did it and how their achievements continue to shape our world today.

Author : Shortcut Edition
Publisher : Shortcut Edition
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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SUMMARY - From Silk To Silicon: The Story Of Globalization Through Ten Extraordinary Lives By Jeffrey E. Garten by Shortcut Edition Pdf

* Our summary is short, simple and pragmatic. It allows you to have the essential ideas of a big book in less than 30 minutes. *By reading this summary, you will discover the creation and evolution of globalization through the original destinies of ten men and women. *You will also discover that : globalization is the fruit of men and women of action: entrepreneurs, politicians, explorers, navigators ; they were precursors in their field of practice thanks to their enlightened minds and their curiosity; they have each, through their discoveries, created a new period in human history, bringing a new vision of the world. *Globalization is an ancient phenomenon, initiated with the first human migration across Africa. Indeed, at the heart of globalization is humanity. It is in this sense that Jeffrey Garten has chosen to focus on these men and women who have played a role in this great adventure that is the bringing together of men and economies. *Buy now the summary of this book for the modest price of a cup of coffee!

Author : Jeffrey E. Garten
Publisher : Crown
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0812919793

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A Cold Peace by Jeffrey E. Garten Pdf

An in-depth study of America's widening competition with Japan and Germany--our two most important allies and rivals--and on the critical impact that growing conflicts will have on America's future.

Author : Michael G. Raymer
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2009-06-23
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781439803127

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The Silicon Web by Michael G. Raymer Pdf

The technology behind computers, fiber optics, and networks did not originate in the minds of engineers attempting to build an Internet. The Internet is a culmination of intellectual work by thousands of minds spanning hundreds of years. We have built concept upon concept and technology upon technology to arrive at where we are today, in a world co

Author : Sharon Page
Publisher : Kensington Publishing Corp.
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780758283498

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Black Silk by Sharon Page Pdf

Dangerous Seduction Maryanne Hamilton had expected to be shocked, but the wanton orgy she finds in Mrs. Master's salon makes her wonder if she has walked into hell. Desperate to escape, she comes upon the master of sin himself--Lord Swansborough. Fascinated by his nakedness, she longs to touch every inch of his long, hard body. And when he bids her come near, she quickly surrenders to his wicked promises of carnal pleasure and sensual ecstasy. . . Praise for Sharon Page and her novels. . . "Strong, character-driven romance. . .touching and emotional. . .extremely sensual and erotic." --Romantic Times "How do you have an orgasm without sex? Read Sin by Sharon Page. . .delicious, delightful, decadent, and dazzling."--Just Erotic Romance Reviews (Gold Star Award) "Sinfully delicious. Sharon Page is a pure pleasure to read."--Sunny, New York Times bestselling author of Over the Moon (anthology) and Mona Lisa Awakening "Blends history, emotion and hot, hot, hot sex. . .blazing erotica within an amazing love story." --Kathryn Smith, USA TODAY bestselling author of Night of the Huntress "Scorching love scenes to make you sweat and an intriguing plot to hold it all together." --New York Times bestselling author Hannah Howell

Author : Mary Beth Meehan,Fred Turner
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-12
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780226786483

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Seeing Silicon Valley by Mary Beth Meehan,Fred Turner Pdf

Also published in French as Visages de la Silicon Valley.