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Dewey Decimal Number: 330.9730931
EAN num: 9780470287248
ISBN number: 0470287241
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Page Count: 197
Printing Date: April 04, 2008
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Just when you thought the dollar couldn’t sink any further, it continues on a downward spiral. And now, with this fully revised and updated edition of The Demise of the Dollar, Addison Wiggin returns to reveal the many ways you can capitalize on this opportunity. Picking up where the bestselling original edition left off, this engaging book examines the many reasons behind the dollar’s ongoing decline and provides you with the information needed to financially survive and thrive during the years ahead.
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Very repetitive. Could have been half the size it is. I will say it was spot-on about the current credit crisis. A quick summary of the book...the US is deep into debt so the value of the dollar is down, buy gold.
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I purchased this book to hear various points of view on the US and global economy. Having chapters 1 through 4, I skipped to the final chapter 8 where the author finally presents his recommended course of action.
Overall, however, I felt the book was poorly written. It is filled with repetitive and alarmist language, somewhat like you may expect to see on a newscast. I also felt it was insufficiently backed up with references and hard numbers. Much of the text would not be accepted on Wikipedia without those annoying "citation needed" tags.
Long story short, I plan to return my copy to Borders tomorrow and have posted here to register my dissatisfaction.
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A quick yet informative read. The book is really a collection of semi-organized essays. It gets fairly repetative, with the author driving home his point in a multidude of ways, but with good intentions. He does a good job explaining concepts, and this could have been an entry in the "...For Dummies" series. Disappointingly there is little positive advice, only a few pages at the very end. If anything it opened my mind to how mismanaged our economic policies are, and the most important thing I learned is that I need to be more proactive about educating myself and investing for my future. A bit like waking up out of the Matrix.
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I regretted purchasing the book because I was looking for the author's concrete, systemic suggestions of what to do in a time of the dollar's demise. I was hoping for something like model portfolios or suggested portfolios and felt that in lieu of that the author's emphasis was on why we are in trouble and what the situation is. I was in the market for what to do about it. The other information I can easily find on Austrian School websites.
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I found this book to be a page-turner and a quick read -- just one weekend.
This book is exactly what I wanted. Some reviews complain the book is too deep or not deep enough. That it has too much or too little investment advice. I'd say it's just right. The points are well-substantiated, but not boring, and the investment advice is both broad enough to offer options and targeted enough to be immediately useful.
I found out about it through his free email newsletter, Daily Reckoning. It's a great place to get familiar with his ideas and to help decide whether or not to buy the book.
Wiggin synthesizes historical trends, current news, and forward-looking concepts, all in one neat little package. It tackles a difficult and expansive topic in a way that's accessible and kind of fun. Beyond five stars, I'd rate Demise of the Dollar as a 9.7 out of ten. If you're interested in America's future, I recommend buying this book.
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