david smick kees a low rofile, but exerts consider him oneof the most insightful financial market strategists in the world.for more than two decades, he has conferred with central bankersand advised to wall street executives and investors. 　　the world is curved icks u where thomas friedman’s the world isflat left off, taking listeners on an insider’s tour through therivate offices of central bankers, finance ministers, even rimeministers. smick reveals how today’s risky environment came tobe—and why the mortgage mess is a symtom of otentially far moredevastating trouble. he wrestles with the two questions oneveryone’s mind: how bad could things really get in today’svolatile economy? and what can we do about it? 　　the world is curved is the rare work that seaks simultaneouslyto the wall street, washington, and london elite, yet its atstorytelling shows main street readers how to survive in theseturbulent times. 　　“the world is curved is...essential...for those who wish tounderstand the workings, olitics, and distresses of the globalfinancial system...insightful and entertaining...” — alangreensan, former chairman of the federal reserve board; author ofthe age of turbulence 　　“david smick’s robing insights in the world is curved stem froman extraordinary vantage oint 　　few observers can match.”—george soros, soros fund management 　　--this text refers to the audio cd edition.