{"product_id":"overhaul-an-insiders-account-of-the-obama-administrations-emergency-rescue-of-the-auto-industry-9780547577425","title":"Overhaul: An Insider's Account of the Obama Administration's Emergency Rescue of the Auto Industry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Steven Rattner shows a journalist's eye for detail . . . \u003ci\u003eOverhaul \u003c\/i\u003eis a feast of political and financial intrigue.\" --\u003ci\u003eDetroit Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eOverhaul\u003c\/i\u003e, Steven Rattner delivers an inside account of the Obama administration's bold bid to save the auto industry. From his vantage point at the helm of the intervention, Rattner crafts a tightly plotted narrative of political brinksmanship, corporate incompetence, and personalities under pressure in a high-stakes drama of Washington and Detroit. He also explains the tough choices he and his team made to keep Chrysler and GM in operation--while working against the clock in the face of intense lobbying from staunch Democratic allies and vocal opposition from free-market partisans. \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eOverhaul \u003c\/i\u003eis a candid, gripping story of one of the most difficult crises of President Obama's first year in office, with lessons relevant for all managers and executives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" An] exhaustive, detailed account . . . \u003ci\u003eOverhaul \u003c\/i\u003ewill certainly be on the bookshelf of every bankruptcy attorney in the country, and become required reading for public policy and law students.\" --\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Unquestionably the best book so far about the Obama presidency.\" --\u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a new epilogue \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRattner, Steven:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eAs Counselor to the Secretary of the Treasury, Steven Rattner led the Administration's efforts to restructure the auto industry. Prior to that, he was Managing Principal of Quadrangle Group, LLC. At Lazard Frères \u0026amp; Co. he was Deputy Chairman\/Deputy Chief Executive Officer, after tenures at Morgan Stanley and Lehman Brothers. He was also employed by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e for nearly nine years, principally as an economic correspondent. He continues to write for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50325234614546,"sku":"9780547577425","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f0bc4bc1-8e7c-406f-955d-3f239308b56e.jpg?v=1727683284","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/overhaul-an-insiders-account-of-the-obama-administrations-emergency-rescue-of-the-auto-industry-9780547577425","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}