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Vern McKinley Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Financial Sector Consultant, Attorney, Author w/@FreemanWSJ of "Borrowed Time." Former @fdicgov, @federalreserve, @USTreasury, @IMFnews. Views are my own.

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Book Cover for: All the Presidents' Bankers: The Hidden Alliances That Drive American Power, Nomi Prins

All the Presidents' Bankers: The Hidden Alliances That Drive American Power

Nomi Prins
Vern McKinleyVern McKinley

Look forward to Nomi's soon-to-be published book, Permanent Distortion, have already read and reviewed 'All the Presidents' Bankers' and 'Collusion.' https://t.co/ulVaTuIoSS

Paperback, 2015

$25.99Member price:$12.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Morley Ashton: A Story of the Sea: 3, James Grant

Morley Ashton: A Story of the Sea: 3

James Grant
Vern McKinleyVern McKinley

@dandolfa @GeorgeSelgin 1/ For the early 1920s example, there were 3 major NY banks, Citi (National City Bank), Guaranty Trust Company of NY and Chase National Bank that were all quite weak and propped up by the FRBNY. For a summary, see James Grant's book The Forgotten Depression. We pursued details..

Paperback, 2018

$22.95Member price:$20.66 + Free shipping10% off
Book Cover for: Yellen: The Trailblazing Economist Who Navigated an Era of Upheaval, Jon Hilsenrath

Yellen: The Trailblazing Economist Who Navigated an Era of Upheaval

Jon Hilsenrath
Vern McKinleyVern McKinley

@michaelsderby 1/ I read & reviewed Jon Hilsenrath's excellent book Yellen (although not always agree with his takes). This was a big issue regarding Countrywide. Hilsenrath argued that Yellen should not be held responsible at FRBSF as supervision done out of DC (Greenspan) but not convincing

Hardcover, 2022

$32.50Member price:$16.25 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Bond King: How One Man Made a Market, Built an Empire, and Lost It All, Mary Childs

The Bond King: How One Man Made a Market, Built an Empire, and Lost It All

Mary Childs
Vern McKinleyVern McKinley

Look for my two latest book reviews for @CatoRegulation: The Bond King by @mdc; and Unfair Lending by Tory Haggerty: https://t.co/0ZfAkNr3IT

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Book Cover for: Driverless Finance: Fintech's Impact on Financial Stability, Hilary J. Allen

Driverless Finance: Fintech's Impact on Financial Stability

Hilary J. Allen
Vern McKinleyVern McKinley

See my two latest book reviews for @CatoRegulation: Trillion Dollar Triage (Nick Timiraos) and Driverless Finance (Hilary Allen). https://t.co/NeD4jv41Q2

Hardcover, 2022

$46.99Member price:$46.99 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Book Cover for: Permanent Distortion: How the Financial Markets Abandoned the Real Economy Forever, Nomi Prins

Permanent Distortion: How the Financial Markets Abandoned the Real Economy Forever

Nomi Prins
Vern McKinleyVern McKinley

Look forward to Nomi's soon-to-be published book, Permanent Distortion, have already read and reviewed 'All the Presidents' Bankers' and 'Collusion.' https://t.co/ulVaTuIoSS

Hardcover, 2022

$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Forgotten Depression: 1921, the Crash That Cured Itself, James Grant

The Forgotten Depression: 1921, the Crash That Cured Itself

James Grant
Vern McKinleyVern McKinley

@dandolfa @GeorgeSelgin 1/ For the early 1920s example, there were 3 major NY banks, Citi (National City Bank), Guaranty Trust Company of NY and Chase National Bank that were all quite weak and propped up by the FRBNY. For a summary, see James Grant's book The Forgotten Depression. We pursued details..

Paperback, 2015

$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Morley Ashton: A Story of the Sea: 1, James Grant

Morley Ashton: A Story of the Sea: 1

James Grant
Vern McKinleyVern McKinley

@dandolfa @GeorgeSelgin 1/ For the early 1920s example, there were 3 major NY banks, Citi (National City Bank), Guaranty Trust Company of NY and Chase National Bank that were all quite weak and propped up by the FRBNY. For a summary, see James Grant's book The Forgotten Depression. We pursued details..

Paperback, 2018

$23.95Member price:$21.56 + Free shipping10% off
Book Cover for: Trillion Dollar Triage: How Jay Powell and the Fed Battled a President and a Pandemic---And Prevented Economic Disaster, Nick Timiraos

Trillion Dollar Triage: How Jay Powell and the Fed Battled a President and a Pandemic---And Prevented Economic Disaster

Nick Timiraos
Vern McKinleyVern McKinley

See my two latest book reviews for @CatoRegulation: Trillion Dollar Triage (Nick Timiraos) and Driverless Finance (Hilary Allen). https://t.co/NeD4jv41Q2

Hardcover, 2022

$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System--and Themselves, Andrew Ross Sorkin

Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System--and Themselves

Andrew Ross Sorkin
Vern McKinleyVern McKinley

@robblackwellAB @amacker One of my favorite quotes along these lines is from Bob Willumstad from AIG in the run-up to their bailout: "I’m proposing a transaction, not a bailout." (See Andrew Ross Sorkin's Too Big to Fail, page 364)

Paperback, 2010

$23.00Member price:$11.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book