BOOM BOOM BOB!(Bob Woodward's new book will focus on Alan Greenspan, former chairman of the Federal Reserve Board) (Brief Article)

• Author: Ullman, Owen

Washington Post investigative reporter Bob Woodward of Watergate fame is turning his literary sites from Washington's political arena, where he made his name, to the world of monetary policy. His eleventh book, "Boom," which is due out later this year, will chronicle Alan Greenspan's thirteen-year reign as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. Woodward describes the book as a story about "Greenspan plus." Woodward's interest in Greenspan dates back to his interviews with the Fed chairman for his 1994 book, "The Agenda," an account of how President Clinton pushed his deficit reduction package through Congress during his first year in office. Greenspan was a primary...