Themostremarkablethingthathappenedtotheworldeconomyafter9/11was...nothing.Whatwouldhaveoncemeantacripplingshocktothesystemwasabsorbedastonishinglyquickly,partlyduetotheeffortsofthethenChairmanoftheFederalReserveBoard,AlanGreenspan.Thepost9/11globaleconomyisanewandturbulentsystem—vastlymoreflexible,resilient,open,self-directing,andfast-changingthanitwaseventwentyyearsago.TheAgeofTurbulenceisanincomparablereckoningwiththenatureofthisnewworld—howwegothere,whatwe'relivingthrough,andwhatliesoverthehorizon,forgoodorill,channelledthroughGreenspan'sownexperiencesworkinginthecommandroomoftheglobaleconomyforlongerandwithgreatereffectthananyothersinglelivingfigure.--ThistextreferstoanalternatePaperbackedition.
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Mohandas K. Gandhi is one of the most inspiring figures of our time. In his classic autobiography he recounts the story of his life and how he developed his concept of active nonviolent resistance, which propelled the Indian struggle for independence and
