Joe Nocera is an op-ed columnist for The New York Times. He was previously a business columnist for the Times and a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine. He spent ten years at Fortune, where he rose to editorial director, and has written for numerous publications, including GQ, Esquire, and Newsweek. He has won three Gerald Loeb awards and three John Hancock awards for excellence in business journalism. His most recent book is the New York Times bestseller All the Devils Are Here, which he coauthored with Bethany McClean. He lives in New York.
"There isn't a reader who won't find himself or herself in . . .
Nocera's fascinating [book]."
"["A Piece of the Action"] fills in what is literally thirty years
of missing history to the story of postwar America."
"A riveting saga of the rise and rise of America's personal finance
industry--and the ferocious innovators who built it."
"A very fine specimen of journalism . . . Nocera does succeed in
breathing life into inanimate things . . . clear, accessible and
engaging."
"Lively portraits of the legends of these financial industries . .
. well-researched, tightly written, and full of eyewitness
accounts."
"One of America's finest business writers has collided with one of
America's biggest untold stories, and the result is, predictably, a
smash hit. Joseph Nocera explains why you have become the
financially obsessed creature you are, and if you have a moment to
spare from adding your credit card bills to your stock market
losses, you should listen to him."--Michael Lewis, author of The
Big Short
"Nocera is one of the most gifted observers of the business world
today. It is no surprise that he has produced the definitive
history of the post-World War II revolution in personal fincance
and made it both vivid and comprehensive."--Bryan Burrough,
coauthor of Barbarians at the Gate
"Everyman as financier. That's the engaging and under-reported
story that Joe Nocera shares with us in "A Piece of the Action".
This is not financial history, not business history: It's a timely
and superbly researched history of a dominant facet of modern
American culture--one that has changed how we act, what we worry
about, and who we are."--Tom Peters, coauthor of In Search of
Excellence
The business writer of "The Profit Motive" column for GQ magazine, Nocera presents a fascinating and comprehensive history of the evolution of the personal financial products accessible to most Americans today. His story begins with the birth of the credit card 35 years ago and documents the rise of NOW accounts, mutual funds, cut-rate commissions on stock purchases, IRAs, and ATMs. Drawing upon interviews and business news reports, Nocera also includes the stories of the entrepreneurs behind these products-Giannini, founder of Bank of America; Hock, creator of Visa; Kahr, creator of Cash Management Accounts; Merrill, founder of Merrill Lynch; discount broker Schwab; and fund manager Lynch. This book is also a social history of changing American attitudes about money, investing, and the use of credit. Highly recommended for business collections.-Jane M. Kathman, Coll. of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, Minn.
"There isn't a reader who won't find himself or herself in . . .
Nocera's fascinating [book]."
"["A Piece of the Action"] fills in what is literally thirty years
of missing history to the story of postwar America."
"A riveting saga of the rise and rise of America's personal finance
industry--and the ferocious innovators who built it."
"A very fine specimen of journalism . . . Nocera does succeed in
breathing life into inanimate things . . . clear, accessible and
engaging."
"Lively portraits of the legends of these financial industries . .
. well-researched, tightly written, and full of eyewitness
accounts."
"One of America's finest business writers has collided with one of
America's biggest untold stories, and the result is, predictably, a
smash hit. Joseph Nocera explains why you have become the
financially obsessed creature you are, and if you have a moment to
spare from adding your credit card bills to your stock market
losses, you should listen to him."--Michael Lewis, author of The
Big Short
"Nocera is one of the most gifted observers of the business world
today. It is no surprise that he has produced the definitive
history of the post-World War II revolution in personal fincance
and made it both vivid and comprehensive."--Bryan Burrough,
coauthor of Barbarians at the Gate
"Everyman as financier. That's the engaging and under-reported
story that Joe Nocera shares with us in "A Piece of the Action".
This is not financial history, not business history: It's a timely
and superbly researched history of a dominant facet of modern
American culture--one that has changed how we act, what we worry
about, and who we are."--Tom Peters, coauthor of In Search of
Excellence
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