BANKER TO THE WORLD: LEADERSHIP LESSONS

　　Praise for "Banker to the World"
　　""Rhodes's recollections are lively and richly detailed, repletewith glimpses of top-ranking personalities from the world ofbanking and government interacting under pressure, and they providea rare window into how these important but normally secretiveoperations of high-level international finance actually work. . . .Whether America's bankers will run their firms more responsibly inthe future remains an open question. They would do well to havepeople like William Rhodes in their senior management--and, nexttime around, to listen to them.""
　　--The New York Review of Books
　　
　　""Mr. Rhodes was one of the few members of the financialestablishment to sense that the world was on the brink of acalamity in 2007 (most of the prophets of doom were either academictheoreticians or maverick financiers) . . . . In "Banker to theWorld" . . . Mr. Rhodes succeeds in hammering home three lessonsthat we need to take to heart if we are to have any chance ofnavigating the troubled waters that lie ahead. . . . Bankers to theworld like Mr. Rhodes are buffetted from one unpredictable storm toanother. They are forever on the verge of being ruined by events.And they rely on the seat of their pants as much as the power oftheir intellects. Mr. Rhodes is rightly proud of his record indefusing debt bombs and calming financial storms. Let's hope thathis successors will be able to make similar boasts in the decadesto come.""
　　--The Wall Street Journal
　　
　　""Bill Rhodes has been the consummate insider in internationalissues for more than three decades. He influenced U.S. and foreignpolicies on trade, exchange rates, and foreign debt resolution.Leaders around the world have benefited from Bill Rhodes's advice.This book gives readers an honest review of the events and of thepolitical leaders who made the key decisions.""
　　--Professor Martin Feldstein, Department of Economics, HarvardUniversity
　　
　　""Bill Rhodes has made it his life's work to bring common senseto the most serious international problems. On something I knowfirsthand, the Brady Plan, Bill's steady support and energy wereinvaluable to its conclusion. This comes as no surprise--that'swhat he always does.""
　　--Nicholas Brady, former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
　　
　　""Banker to the World," "a book exceptionally well titled, is anilluminating lesson in leadership, diplomacy, vision, and tenacity.It will be required reading at all levels of finance.""
　　--Henry Kissinger, former U.S. Secretary of State
　　
　　""Only one person could have written this book. At Citibank for50 years, Bill Rhodes was a key decision-maker in the negotiationsthat took place in indebted countries in the wake of Mexico'sdefault in 1982. He also was one of the few bankers who saw therecent 'Great Recession' coming. His memoir is a must for anyonewho wants to recapture the behind-the-scenes details of thisimportant recent era of banking history.""
　　--Robert Mundell, Nobel Laureate and Professor, ColumbiaUniversity
　　
　　""A must-read. Bill Rhodes has seen it all, and his experiencesand lessons learned are invaluable for all those involved ininternational relations and finance. Some of the lessons areapplicable to problems being faced in the Euro zone and otheradvanced economies today. He was one of the few who predicted whatwe now call the Great Recession and was called a Cassandra by manyat the time. But, like Cassandra, he was right.""
　　--Nouriel Roubini, Cofounder and Chairman, Roubini GlobalEconomics
　　
　　""William Rhodes' book is an important and interesting one, andsomething that those who want to understand the past and presentbetter would do well to read. A highly talented banker and wisestatesman, Rhodes' book is essential reading as a history,business, and life lesson.""
　　-Forbes.com
　　
　　"" S]hould be required reading not only for other bankers, butalso for Washington's would-be reformers of Wall Street, but mostof all for the ordinary lay citizens dismayed by the persistingpanic. . . .."""
　　-American Spectator
　　
　　""An absorbing read.""
　　--Foreign Affairs
　　
　　""It should be required reading not only for other bankers, butalso for Washington's would-be reformers of Wall Street, but mostof all for the ordinary lay citizens dismayed by the persistingpanic...""
　　--American Spectator
　　
　　""Anyone interested in learning what lessons the emerging marketsrestructurings might hold for Europe should read William Rhodes'book "Banker to the World."""
　　--John Dizard, Financial Times
　　
　　""It's hard to quibble with what Bill Rhodes has accomplished.That much is obvious from the veteran Citi banker's career battlingthe world's major financial crises. He reviews many of them in"Banker to the World," a well-paced account of his 50 years in thebusiness. He eschews a traditional memoir in favor of a moredidactic approach: the book's subtitle is 'Leadership Lessons fromthe Front Lines of Global Finance.'""
　　--Antony Currie, Reuters/Breakingviews
　　
　　""Veteran banker Bill Rhodes, who received The Banker's lifetimeachievement award in 2007, has just published a book called bankerto the World: leadership lessons from the frontlines of globalfinance. As Mr. Rhodes was at the centre of countless debt workoutsand restructurings in more than five decades at Citi, these arelessons that younger bankers should definitely learn.""
　　--The Banker