{"product_id":"2940170662746","title":"The Escape Artists","description":"Deeply sourced within Obama's economic team, Noam Scheiber is uniquely \u003cbr\u003equalified to profile the squad of elite administration insiders who have\u003cbr\u003e set and managed the president's economic policies from before the start\u003cbr\u003e of his term in office, through the crisis, and into our current \u003cbr\u003eprolonged recovery. These are people we know-or \u003ci\u003ethink\u003c\/i\u003e we know: Obama, Geithner, Summers, Orszag, and a host of others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScheiber\u003cbr\u003e shares his profound understanding of each member of the group, \u003cbr\u003eexamining how they work-or don't work-as a team, peeling back the layers\u003cbr\u003e of each personality while revealing the pragmatism, vision, and blind \u003cbr\u003espots each has in the fight to resurrect the American economy. Along the\u003cbr\u003e way, he sorts out the truth from the myths and the tactical \u003cbr\u003efinger-pointing that surround the recent worldwide financial meltdown.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere,\u003cbr\u003e egos compete, personalities clash, and ideas do battle. Never before \u003cbr\u003ehave we seen such a crystal-clear, in-depth look at the way economic \u003cbr\u003epower is wielded at the highest levels in our nation-in Washington, on \u003cbr\u003eWall Street, and in their effects on millions of households in America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis\u003cbr\u003e book will become the key to understanding whether the Obama team will \u003cbr\u003esucceed in bringing us back from the brink of economic ruin-or whether \u003cbr\u003ethey have set us up for another crisis.","brand":"Tantor Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47105080688880,"sku":"2940170662746","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170662746_p0.jpg?v=1763715134","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170662746","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}