Zachary Karabell

Describes the life and times of unlikely chief executive Chester Alan Arthur, who was propelled into the presidency after James Garfield's assassination, and his efforts to make sweeping reforms in America's political system.

"From an acclaimed historian and financial analyst, the first definitive history of the legendary private investment firm Brown Brothers Harriman - and through it, the rise to world power of the so-called American Establishment. Conspiracy theories have always swirled around Brown Brothers Harriman, and not without reason. Throughout the 19th century, when America was convulsed by a devastating financial panic every generation, Brown Brothers quietly...

Over the past decade, the Chinese and U.S. economies have fused to become one integrated system. How these countries manage their relationship will determine whether the coming decades witness increased prosperity or greater instability. After 1989, the Chinese leadership adopted a policy of aggressive economic reform and courted U.S. companies and expertise. Economist Karabell charts how integral those companies--including Federal Express, Kentucky...