In a radical departure from his previous books, Joe Giglio uses the techniques of popular fiction to dramatize how America s transportation system can be transformed into a vigorous engine for economic growth and to make clear that our ability to meet the challenges of an increasingly competitive global economy depend on this transformation. The book recounts the conversations of two brilliant but self-confessed rogues: a disgraced journalist from Bedford-Stuyvesant trying to rehabilitate his career, and a Wall Street star and Talmudic scholar in prison for Securities Fraud. They explore how the Scarlet Woman of Capitalism can be seduced into financing and managing transportation systems that make money while providing better mobility for the American public. They suggest how government officials can control this process by remembering that saints don t always have to be dumber than sinners. And they look at how a generally clueless public (and its elected representatives) can be conned into acting responsibly for a change to assure the country a prosperous future . Funny, irreverent, and clear-eyed, the book gives today s savvy readers a refreshing dose of real-world insights into creating a New Covenant on transportation between the federal government, state and local governments, and private enterprise that will not simply repair a broken transportation system, but will turn it into a crucial generator of economic growth.
Dr. Giglio's unique background in business, public policy and finance is rooted in his experience on Wall Street, in government service and in academia. Currently, Dr. Giglio teaches strategic management at the Graduate School of Business at Northeastern University in Boston. He joined the full-time faculty in 1997. From 1998 through 2000, he was selected as the outstanding professor at the Graduate School. Dr. Giglio has served as Executive Vice President at Smith Barney, President of Chase Municipal Securities, and a Senior Managing Director at Bear Stearns & Company, three of the largest investment banking firms in the world. And, he was named "Outstanding Investment Banker" by The American Banker for several years in a row. Prior to going to Wall Street, Dr. Giglio held a series of senior management positions with the Federal Government as well as the City and State of New York, including Deputy Commissioner for Health for New York State. Dr. Giglio served as Chairman of President Reagan s National Council on Public Works Improvement, which released its report "Fragile Foundations" in 1988. He also chaired the U.S. Senate Budget Commission on Innovative Financing of Infrastructure. In 1999, Dr.Giglio served as Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Intelligent Transportation Society of America, a federally-charted advisory committee addressing public and private sector technology applications. He is the former Chairman of the Public-Private Division of the American Bond and Transportation Builders Association. Dr. Giglio sits on the board of a number of private corporations and has authored dozens of papers on finance and transportation public policy. He holds a B.A. degree from Rutgers University, holds a Master of Public Administration degree from New York University, and a Master s degree in Business from Columbia University and received his Ph.D. from Northeastern University. He is the author of "Driving Questions: Developing a National Transportation Vision", "Mobility", and "Fast Lane to the Future: The Privatization Route".
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这本书在结构上的设计,堪称匠心独运。它采用了多重叙事视角,不同的章节由不同的人物口吻来讲述,这不仅仅是为了展现事件的全貌,更重要的是,它揭示了“真相”的相对性。同一个事件,从A的视角看,是正义的伸张;从B的视角看,则是灾难的开端。这种手法极大地拓宽了故事的维度,让读者无法轻易站队,而是被迫去审视事件背后的多重动机和道德困境。叙事者很少直接对人物的行为做出评判,而是将判断的权利完全交给了读者,这种信任感让读者在阅读过程中始终保持着一种高度的参与感和批判性思维。我特别喜欢其中穿插的那些看似与主线无关的“历史片段”或“民间传说”,它们起初让人摸不着头脑,但随着故事深入,你会惊奇地发现,这些零散的碎片如何精准地拼凑出了一个宏大的历史图景,解释了当下困局的根源。这种对整体结构的把控能力,显示出作者远超常人的规划能力,整本书就像是一个精密的瑞士钟表,每一个齿轮都在精确地咬合,驱动着不可避免的最终命运。
评分翻开这本书的扉页,一股陈旧的书卷气扑面而来,那种老式印刷特有的油墨味,让人瞬间沉浸在一种仿佛穿越时空的历史氛围之中。作者的叙事节奏把握得极好,开篇便将读者抛入一个充满迷雾的古老城镇,每一个街角、每一扇紧闭的木门后,似乎都隐藏着不为人知的秘密。我尤其欣赏他对环境细节的描摹,那些湿漉漉的鹅卵石小路,被苔藓覆盖的石墙,以及常年笼罩在薄雾中的山峦,这些都不仅仅是背景,它们本身就是故事的一部分,具有强大的生命力和暗示性。故事的主角,一个性格复杂、带着某种深刻创伤的调查员,他的内心挣扎与外部世界的压抑环境形成了完美的张力。你看着他步步为营,却又时常被过往的阴影所困扰,这种真实感让人难以割舍。叙事者在关键时刻会巧妙地设置悬念,让你忍不住想要翻到下一页,哪怕已经是深夜,也无法放下手中的书卷,生怕错过任何一个至关重要的线索。这本作品的魅力,很大程度上来自于它对“未知”的深刻探讨,它不急于给出答案,而是耐心地引导读者去体验寻找真相的过程,那种抽丝剥茧、逐步揭开真相的智力上的愉悦感,是阅读过程中最令人兴奋的体验之一。
评分如果要用一个词来形容阅读这本书的体验,我会选择“沉浸”。这并非那种让你哈哈大笑或热泪盈眶的直白情感体验,而是一种缓慢渗透、由内而外改变你对某些概念认知的过程。这本书探讨的主题非常深刻——关于权力腐蚀、体制的僵化,以及在巨大惯性面前个体反抗的徒劳与价值。它没有提供廉价的希望,结局的处理也相当克制和现实,没有迎合大众对于圆满结局的期待。然而,正是这种不妥协的真实感,使得作品具有了持久的生命力。我合上书本后,那种意犹未尽的感觉不是因为想知道“接下来会发生什么”,而是想回到故事中,去再次体会那种氛围,去重新审视那些复杂的人物是如何在绝境中做出选择的。这本书更像是一面镜子,照见的不仅是故事中的世界,也映照出了我们自身社会结构中那些似曾相识的阴影。它不会轻易被遗忘,它会在你的脑海中停留很久,像一段低沉的大提琴旋律,久久不散。
评分这部作品的语言风格,简直可以说是一种精妙的艺术品,它不像当代小说那样追求简洁明了,反而带着一种近乎古典的韵律和厚重感。作者对于词汇的选择极为考究,很多描述性的句子读起来就像是经过千锤百炼的诗歌片段,充满了丰富的意象和多层次的含义。例如,当描绘角色内心动摇时,他会使用“记忆的碎片如同被风化的雕塑,在心湖的边缘摇摇欲坠”,这种比喻的深度和新颖性,让人在阅读时不得不放慢速度,细细品味每一个词语背后的深层寓意。情节的推进并非一蹴而就,而是像一条蜿蜒曲折的河流,时而平静舒缓,时而激流暗涌。它很少使用直白的对话来推动情节,更多的是通过人物微妙的肢体语言、眼神的交流,以及那些未说出口的潜台词来构建张力。读完一个章节后,你常常会发现自己回过头去重读几段,只为再次感受那种文字撞击心灵的力量。对于那些热爱文学性表达、追求阅读深度而非仅仅追求快节奏刺激的读者来说,这本书无疑是一场盛宴,它挑战了我们对“叙述”本身的认知,让我们意识到,文字的排列组合可以拥有如此强大的魔力。
评分我必须承认,初读此书时,我曾因为其复杂的人物关系和略显晦涩的背景设定而感到一丝困惑。这个世界观的构建无疑是宏大且详尽的,作者似乎为每一个次要角色都填充了详尽的生平履历和动机,这使得整个故事的立体感达到了惊人的程度。然而,这种丰富性也带来了一定的阅读门槛,需要读者投入极大的专注力去梳理时间线和权力结构。但一旦你坚持下来,并开始理解那些盘根错节的联系时,那种豁然开朗的满足感是无与伦比的。这本书并非那种让你轻松度过周末的读物,它更像是一场需要全神贯注参与的智力游戏。作者的高明之处在于,即使在信息量如此庞大的情况下,依然能确保核心的情感线索清晰可见。那些关于忠诚、背叛、信仰崩塌的片段,总是能够在最恰当的时候出现,以一种近乎残酷的真实感击中人心。它迫使我们思考,在一个看似有序的体系下,人性是如何在压力和诱惑面前扭曲或坚守的。这本书要求读者付出,但它给予的回报,远超乎读者的投入。
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