RUNNING ON EMPTY Signed 1st

Peterson, Peter G.

ISBN 10: 0374252874 / ISBN 13: 9780374252878

Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 2004

About this Item

Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Stated First Edition. ; Signed and inscribed by the author to Timothy Geithner, the 75th and current U. S. Secretary of the Treasury. An included note from Geithner's office acknowledges receipt. ; 1.1 x 8.3 x 5.6 Inches; 272 pages; Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 51027

Bibliographic Details

Title: RUNNING ON EMPTY Signed 1st

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York

Publication Date: 2004

Binding: Hardcover

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: First Edition; First Printing.

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Synopsis:

Offers a look at the potentially devastating repercussions of the budget and foreign trade deficits, explaining how reckless tax cuts, out-of-control spending, and corrupt accounting in Congress may affect the future of America.

Review:

"Sobering, urgent, and evenhanded." --Bryce Christensen, Booklist
"With precision and punch, Mr. Peterson...blames both parties for conniving against fiscal common sense, he puts the present administration in a class of its own....Mr. Peterson writes, 'This administration and the Republican Congress have presided over the biggest, most reckless deterioration of American's finances in history.' Unfortunately, fixing the federal budget will require more than just cleaning up after the Bush administration, Mr. Peterson warns." --Christopher Caldwell, "The New York Times"
"Unusually clear and accessible, logically consistent, and highly convincing...It's a rare pleasure to see both political parties chastised equally." --Howard Marks, "Los Angeles Times"
"Lucid, powerful, and alarming...[By] the next presidential election (in 2008), the dire fiscal future that Peterson eloquently describes...will already have arrived." --Michael Mandelbaum, "Newsday"
"Unlike most analytic and policy-prescriptive books ["Running on Empty"] is lively and plainly written....[Peterson] is a certified establishmentarian. But he is also a Nebraska straight talker who calls 'em as he sees 'em....Persuasive...his 'Repent, for the end is near' warning is entirely appropriate." --Ted Van Dyk, "The Washington Post"
""Running on Empty" far exceeds the sum of its statistics and predictions. For Peterson's book poses a central moral question: How much should America spend on the 'past'--benefits for retirees--at the expense of the 'future'--a growing economy for unborn generations?" --"The New York Post"

Sobering, urgent, and evenhanded. "Bryce Christensen, Booklist"

With precision and punch, Mr. Peterson...blames both parties for conniving against fiscal common sense, he puts the present administration in a class of its own....Mr. Peterson writes, 'This administration and the Republican Congress have presided over the biggest, most reckless deterioration of American's finances in history.' Unfortunately, fixing the federal budget will require more than just cleaning up after the Bush administration, Mr. Peterson warns. "Christopher Caldwell, The New York Times"

Unusually clear and accessible, logically consistent, and highly convincing...It's a rare pleasure to see both political parties chastised equally. "Howard Marks, Los Angeles Times"

Lucid, powerful, and alarming...[By] the next presidential election (in 2008), the dire fiscal future that Peterson eloquently describes...will already have arrived. "Michael Mandelbaum, Newsday"

Unlike most analytic and policy-prescriptive books ["Running on Empty"] is lively and plainly written....[Peterson] is a certified establishmentarian. But he is also a Nebraska straight talker who calls 'em as he sees 'em....Persuasive...his 'Repent, for the end is near' warning is entirely appropriate. "Ted Van Dyk, The Washington Post"

"Running on Empty" far exceeds the sum of its statistics and predictions. For Peterson's book poses a central moral question: How much should America spend on the past'--benefits for retirees--at the expense of the future'--a growing economy for unborn generations? "The New York Post""

"Sobering, urgent, and evenhanded." --Bryce Christensen, Booklist

"With precision and punch, Mr. Peterson...blames both parties for conniving against fiscal common sense, he puts the present administration in a class of its own....Mr. Peterson writes, 'This administration and the Republican Congress have presided over the biggest, most reckless deterioration of American's finances in history.' Unfortunately, fixing the federal budget will require more than just cleaning up after the Bush administration, Mr. Peterson warns." --Christopher Caldwell, The New York Times

"Unusually clear and accessible, logically consistent, and highly convincing...It's a rare pleasure to see both political parties chastised equally." --Howard Marks, Los Angeles Times

"Lucid, powerful, and alarming...[By] the next presidential election (in 2008), the dire fiscal future that Peterson eloquently describes...will already have arrived." --Michael Mandelbaum, Newsday

"Unlike most analytic and policy-prescriptive books [Running on Empty] is lively and plainly written....[Peterson] is a certified establishmentarian. But he is also a Nebraska straight talker who calls 'em as he sees 'em....Persuasive...his 'Repent, for the end is near' warning is entirely appropriate." --Ted Van Dyk, The Washington Post

"Running on Empty far exceeds the sum of its statistics and predictions. For Peterson's book poses a central moral question: How much should America spend on the 'past'--benefits for retirees--at the expense of the 'future'--a growing economy for unborn generations?" --The New York Post