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Globalize It!
As the former head of Citigroup, Sandy Weill has been called the most important man on Wall Street in the past half-decade. He gives his insight on big business in a globalized world. Plus, 30 Issues in 30 Days: Medicaid fraud in New York State; a diplomatic history of U.S. - North Korean relations; and famed Indian cookbook author and actress Madhur Jaffrey.
Testing Time
Marion Creekmore, retired career diplomat, Distinguished Visiting Professor of
History and Political Science at Emory University, former
program director of the Carter Center and author,
A Moment of Crisis: Jimmy Carter, The Power of a Peacemaker, and North Korea’s Nuclear Ambitions
(PublicAffairs, 2006)
and
James R. Lilley, former ambassador to People's Republic of China and to the
Republic of Korea and author,
China Hands: Nine Decades of Adventure, Espionage, and Diplomacy in Asia (PublicAffairs, 2005 – paperback)
A Moment of Crisis and China Hands are available for purchase at Amazon.com
Where There’s a Weill...
Sandy Weill, chairman emeritus of Citigroup and author, with Judah S. Kraushaar, of
The Real Deal: My Life in Business and Philanthropy (Warner Business Books, 2006)
- discusses his memoir
The Real Deal is available for purchase at Amazon.com
30 Issues in 30 days: Medicaid in NY State
Richard Perez Pena, reporter for the New York Times
and
Jon Cohen, MD, chief medical officer at The North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, former candidate for Lieutenant Governor
- on the causes behind the ballooning Medicaid costs and the political
Currying Favors
Madhur Jaffrey, actress, cookbook maven and author, Climbing the Mango Trees: A Memoir of a Childhood in India (Knopf 2006)
- talks about her life, her acting and her cooking
Climbing the Mango Trees is available for purchase at Amazon.com
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