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 c...

Stories of ten historical figures who helped build the long road to globalization, from Genghis Khan to an Intel CEO: "Filled with brilliant vignettes." — The Washington PostThis is the story of globalization, the most powerful force in history, as told through the lives and times of ten people who established new connections between people and nations—whether that was their primary goal or not. Rather than focusing on trends, policies, or particular indust...

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 eco...

For America’s bestselling cookbook author Ina Garten there is no greater pleasure than cooking for the people she loves—and particularly for her husband, Jeffrey. She has been cooking for him ever since they were married forty-eight years ago, and the comforting, delicious meals they shared became the basis for her extraordinary career in food.Ina’s most personal cookbook yet, Cooking for Jeffrey is filled with the recipes Jeffrey and their friends request...

Ao ler este resumo, o senhor descobrirá a criação e a evolução da globalização através dos destinos originais de dez homens e mulheres.O senhor também vai descobrir que :a globalização é fruto de homens e mulheres de ação: empresários, políticos, exploradores, navegadores ;eles foram precursores em seu campo de ação graças à sua mente esclarecida e à sua curiosidade;cada um deles, através de suas descobertas, criou um novo período na história da humanidade, ...

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