Will the sun set on the greatest currency in the history of the world?
For decades the dollar has been the undisputed champ. It’s not ... read full description
For decades the dollar has been the undisputed champ. It’s not ... read full description
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Mar 27, 2009
Stefan
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"Biography Of The Dollar: How The Mighty Buck Conquered The World And Why It's Under Siege" is an interesting look at the American currency and its position in the world economy.
Karmin approaches the subject from a number of perspectives. One chapter provides a fascinating look into the world of currency exchange trading, and describes how some firms can very strongly affect the economies of countries by making trades against their currencies. Another chapter looks at the his More...
Karmin approaches the subject from a number of perspectives. One chapter provides a fascinating look into the world of currency exchange trading, and describes how some firms can very strongly affect the economies of countries by making trades against their currencies. Another chapter looks at the his More...
Apr 11, 2010
Converse
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Chapters on how currency trading works (this was the first chapter & worst, no explanation of the jargon), printing bills, Ecuador's adoption of the $ as its currency, foreign government holdings of dollars. I had no idea currency market is ten times the size of the world stock markets & that about 90% of transactions involve dollars.
Aug 08, 2008
Maryellen
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This is the store of the dollar and how it became a world currency, how it effects markets and how that effects the United States. The story itself is like the stock market. Sometimes riveting, sometimes depressing, sometimes confusing, sometimes awe inspiring and not always understandable. Yet, the dollar is an amazing force in the world. Karmin tries to make the story understandable and for the most part he does a pretty good job. Parts of the book get repetitive and he spends too much time on
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Jun 19, 2009
Dan
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Not a lot of new information. Balanced perspective on the dollar's past, present and potential future in the global economy.
Oct 15, 2009
Stan
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An interesting book but it could have been 100 pages shorter. He takes a long time to get to the point, like so many authors do these days. It would be interesting to see an updated version of the book.
Jul 08, 2008
Chris
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I wish I had a stronger finance/economic background to better appreciate this book, but even so, it's a fairly accessible and quite interesting (if at times depressing) look at global economies through the lens of the dollar.
Jan 14, 2012
Mary Beth
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Much better understanding of what happened with Bretton Woods and the Gold Standard after reading this book.
Jun 12, 2008
Ali
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Informative, interesting, but could be quite sum-up-y toward the end of each chapter.
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