{"product_id":"from-willard-straight-to-wall-thomas-w-jones-9781501736322","title":"From Willard Straight to Wall Street: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn stark and compelling prose, Thomas W. Jones tells his story as a campus revolutionary who led an armed revolt at Cornell University in 1969 and then altered his course over the next fifty years to become a powerful leader in the financial industry including high-level positions at John Hancock, TIAA-CREF and Citigroup as Wall Street plunged into its darkest hour. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom Willard Straight to Wall Street\u003c\/i\u003e provides a front row seat to the author's triumphs and struggles as he was twice investigated by the SEC--and emerged unscathed. His searing perspective as an African American navigating a world dominated by whites reveals a father, a husband, a trusted colleague, a Cornellian, and a business leader who confronts life with an unwavering resolve that defies cliché and offers a unique perspective on the issues of race in America today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book begins on the steps of Willard Straight Hall where Jones and his classmates staged an occupation for two days that demanded a black studies curriculum at Cornell. The Straight Takeover resulted in the resignation of Cornell President James Perkins with whom Jones reconciled years later. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJones witnessed the destruction of the World Trade Center on 9\/11 from his office at ground zero and then observed first-hand the wave of scandals that swept the banking industry over the next decade. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom Willard Straight to Wall Street\u003c\/i\u003e reveals one of the most interesting American stories of the last fifty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas W. Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501736329\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501736322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 9.30w x 0.90d","brand":"Thomas W. Jones","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43935204540671,"sku":"9781501736322","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_30851989-b095-45d6-81c1-b6ec6da6feaa.jpg?v=1681418463","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/from-willard-straight-to-wall-thomas-w-jones-9781501736322","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}