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A Piece of the Action: How the Middle Class Joined the Money Class

Joseph Nocera

In this entertaining chronicle, Nocera illuminates how the vision and ambition of pioneers like Charles Merrill, Gerry Tsai, Dee Hock, and Peter Lynch reshaped the American economy and brought the rewards--and risks--of financial opportunity to the middle class for the first time in history.

Business & EconomicsBusiness & Economics · high confidenceBusiness & Economics81 signalsLlm Classifier: Business & Economics -> Business & EconomicsGoogle Books: Business & Economics -> Business & EconomicsKeyword Classifier: American History -> American HistoryClass, Poverty & InequalityMoney, Markets & Economic PolicyRegional & Local History

Award History

1 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism1995WinnerSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    • Charles Merrill78%
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    • Dee Hock60%
    • Peter Lynch56%

  2. 02 Central places

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  3. 03 Suggested argument

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  4. 04 Reading orientation

    35 / 100 academic

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Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 62%.