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Janet Yellen: For the people

Two recent biographies offer insights into the life and work of the US Treasury Secretary. One is a tad more absorbing than the other

Janet Yellen: For the people
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Yellen: The Trailblazing Economist Who Navigated an Era of Upheaval

TCA Srinivasa Raghavan
Yellen: The Trailblazing Economist Who Navigated an Era of Upheaval
Author: Jon Hilsenrath
Publisher: Harper Business
Pages: 375
Price: $32

Empathy Economics: Janet Yellen’s Remarkable Rise to Power and Her Drive to Spread Prosperity to All 
Author: Owen Ullmann
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Pages: 460
Price: $32

A few weeks ago a friend lent me two biographies of Janet Yellen, the US Treasury Secretary, because neither book is available in India yet. It’s been quite an interesting experience reading two biographies of the same person in quick succession.

Both the authors are journalists. One is Jon Hilsenrath who works for The Wall Street Journal. The other is Owen Ullmann,

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