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To: Thomas M. who wrote (356)	8/10/2001 7:40:23 PM
From: Thomas M.	Respond to of 443

"The Warburgs : The Twentieth-Century Odyssey of a Remarkable Jewish Family" by Ron Chernow I was very disappointed by this book. As with "The House of Morgan", this is a tremendously well researched book. Chernow provides vivid sketches of many of the different figures, both male and female, in this family. Unfortunately, he focuses more on their personal lives and less on their banking exploits than in the Morgan book. I think there was a better description of Siegmund Warburg's financial achievements in the Morgan book than in this one, though this book contains a tremendously detailed picture of his personality. I was very disappointed at the lack of insight into Paul Warburg's career. My other complaint is that he is not nearly as critical of the Warburgs as he was of the Morgans. In sharp contrast to the Morgan biography, every move the Warburgs made in the banking field was painted as altruistic and honorable. Reading the acknowledgements at the end of the book, I finally realized why this is so. The family did not want him to write the book in the first place, and no doubt pressured him to not be as critical as he was in other writings. I would characterize this book as a romantic depiction of their rise and fall.