Money of the Mind |  | Author: James Grant
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Category: Book
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 192,936
Media: Paperback
Pages: 528
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6 x 1.4
ISBN: 0374524017
Dewey Decimal Number: 332.70973
EAN: 9780374524012
ASIN: 0374524017
Publication Date: May 1, 1994
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"A brilliantly eccentric, kaleidoscopic tour of our credit lunacy. . . . A splendid, tooth-gnashing saga that should be savored for its ghoulish humor and passionately debated for its iconoclastic analysis. It is a fitting epitaph to the credit binge of the '80s."--Ron Chernow, The Wall Street Journal.
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 Nothing new under the sun in credit March 23, 2008
Lee Phelps (Tampa, Florida)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Mr. Grant writes a book now 15 years old that could be redone with a new chapter of the subprime follies. Hardly necessary as he goes over the last 100+ years of similar booms and busts of which subprime is the latest flavor. Knowing that America has recovered from all those busts actually provides some optimism versus the press's gloominess. When it seems darkest means its time to buy. Looking forward to a revised edition in a few years. Mr. Grant is an old time American not an anti-American, he's on record as Cleveland being his favorite President, hardly an anti-American.
This book is well worth the time providing some perspective on today's headlines.
Grant is the best writer on Wall Street today... August 7, 2007
Robert R. Frump (Summit, NJ, USA)
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
James Grant is the best writer of his generation on Wall Street today. Those looking for a romp or Wall Street Noir might be disappointed. But for a truly literate look at the world of debt, this book not only informs but entertains.
James Grant. Accept no substitutes.
Outstanding History of Credit in the U.S. since the Civil War March 18, 2008
S. R. RITENOUR (Grove City, PA United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is THE outstanding history of credit in the US since the Civil War. Grant is a great writer who knows both how to turn a phrase and to dig out and provide the interesting, and sometimes odd-ball fact that is perfect for illustrating his larger point. Grant makes clear that the 20th Century was the century of the democratization of credit and the socialization of risk.
very entertaining December 9, 2008
Bruce_in_LA (los angeles, ca United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Insightful as to American financial history PLUS a great, entertaining read. I disagree with a reviewer who said "the florid style is better suited to short articles." I found his current book of essays so-so. I found this book to be a real page turner and a lot of fun. Five stars for sure.
Great Book! January 13, 2009
M Quarter
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Grant follows the trail of money and banking through our nations history from the Civil War until the 80s. He does it in a very interesting and infomative way. I've learned a lot, not just about our nations economic policies, but also about some of the great financiers of our past.
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