In 2009; at the peak of the financial crisis; AIG - the American insurance behemoth - was sinking fast. It was the peg upon which the nation hung its ire and resentment during the financial crisis: the pinnacle of Wall Street arrogance and greed. When Bob Benmosche climbed aboard as CEO; it was widely assumed that he would go down with his ship. In mere months; he turned things around; pulling AIG from the brink of financial collapse and restoring its profitability. Before three years were up; AIG had fully repaid its staggering debt to the U.S. government - with interest.Good for the Money is an unyielding leader's memoir of a career spent fixing companies through thoughtful; unconventional strategy. With his brash; no-holds-barred approach to the job; Benmosche restored AIG's employee morale and good name. His is a story of perseverance; told with refreshing irreverence in unpretentious terms.Called "an American hero" by Andrew Ross Sorkin; author of Too Big to Fail; Benmosche was a self-made man who never forgot what life is like for the nation's 99-percent; again and again; he pushed back against obstinate colleagues to salvage American jobs and industry. Good for the Money affords you a front-row seat for Benmosche's heated battles with major players from Geithner to Obama to Cuomo; and offers incomparable lessons in leadership from the legendary CEO who changed the way Wall Street does business.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. A Gift For All TimeBy Albert AliotoI have a houseful of books. If I were forced to get rid of all but one; I think this would be the one I would keep.Whatever the privations of the siege of Vicksburg; we should all be thankful that Mary Ann Loughborough had pen and paper. Her story of how she got through it is a gift that will have value for all time. I found most poignant her reaction to the cries of a mother whose child had been killed in the shelling: Still the moans from the bereaved mother came borne on the pleasant air; floating through the silvery moonlit scene -- saddening hearts that had never known sorrow; and awakening chords of sympathy in hearts that before had thrilled and suffered. Yet; "it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all." Yes; better the tender memory of a hidden life that glows in our hearts forever; better; all will say who have known the light and consolation given from on high; when we throw ourselves before His Throne in utter wretchedness; and arise strong -- strong in the strength that never faileth -- the Lord's strength.She was twenty-six years old; a wife and mother; and writing in a cave; she taught lessons that will never lose their meaning.One little side note: Mary Ann's husband was a lawyer who did work for railroads in Arkansas after the war. He was given the right to name two stations and he named them after his and Mary Ann'sdaughters. One of the stations became the town of Hope; Arkansas; Bill Clinton's hometown.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Very Interesting Story and Remarkable HeroineBy Nancy W. PetreyThis part of the history of the Civil War was completely unknown to me; so I enjoyed reading the book. The writer was quite a heroine; and her many escapes from destruction had to be the result of God's hand. She appeared to be a devout Christian and was amazingly uncomplaining about living in a cave for so long! It was a learning experience. Living in a war zone couldn't be dull but the telling of it was repetitious and not very interesting at times. Nevertheless; I enjoyed it.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Gives an idea what life could have been like in that time periodBy dugspur1Very interesting. Gives an idea what life could have been like in that time period.
