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| The Demise of the Dollar...: And Why It's Even Better for Your Investments (Agora Series) | 
 enlarge | Author: Addison Wiggin
Creator: Chuck Butler
Publisher: Wiley
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (10 reviews)
Sales Rank: 12438
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: Rev Upd
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 197
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7
ISBN: 0470287241
Dewey Decimal Number: 330.9730931
EAN: 9780470287248
ASIN: 0470287241
Publication Date: April 4, 2008
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 Bartlett1 May 31, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Solid review of where we are and what we can do to lessen the impact of the weak dollar.
 Poorly written with some good content May 24, 2008
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
This book was really poorly written which is unfortunate because the author does seem to have some interesting ideas.
The summary of the book is that the dollar will continue to fall because of the trade deficit, budget deficit, national dept, foreign bond holdings and the fiat basis of the dollar. There is very little content on how to actually invest - and 80&% of it is in the last 10 pages.
The problem is the author with an almost tragic frequency goes from topic to topic and back again. Each time he analyzes the issues a few inches deep. If this was a lucid summary that would have been great, the problem is he frustratingly returns to the same few issues without adding any new depth or perspective. I wanted to throw the book at the wall a few times because I was wasting my time.
This book probably would have been much better as a 10 - 20 page paper.
My advice is to read through the last 10 pages or so at the book store and save your time and money.
 tough read May 20, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I found the book to be a very poor read. It was a real chore to plow through. It reads like one of those gold bug books where the problems are many, but the solution is always gold. Could have been 1/4 the length and said the same thing
Simple explanations of complex issues May 1, 2008
26 out of 28 found this review helpful
I love the author's ability to explain complex topics in simple ways. The formula he gives for calculating GDP made a number of light bulbs go off in my mind as I truly understood the concept for the first time. This is not to say that I couldn't "explain or calculate GDP" before; it's just that this author's explanation made it so simple that true comprehension was achieved.
The catchy chapter titles and writing style make the book an enjoyable read even though the topic is heavy. While the book starts by painting a gloomy picture and then paints over this gloomy picture with fact after fact that are even more gloomy, he does not leave you there. There is some hope provided in the closing chapters of the book and, in reality, even the gloomy chapters give hope if one considers NOT living and doing the way those chapters describ our lives.
Excellent book to help you understand economics a little better and your economics specifically.
New and improved April 9, 2008
96 out of 103 found this review helpful
I read the first edition in early 2006, and it's a little breathtaking how many of its big-picture prognostications have come to pass -- especially the collapse of the housing market and the dramatically shrinking purchasing power of the bills in our wallets. Now, as the dollar tanks to record lows relative to other currencies, and we're reaping the whirlwind of endless money and credit creation by the Federal Reserve, this new (and considerably updated) edition examines where we go from here.
If anything, the historical examples cited ring even more true with the passage of the last two years. And while the outlook going forward is bleak, it is absolutely not hopeless. For anyone who suspects this might be another "goldbug" head-for-the-hills sort of book, rest assured it's not. It concludes with a host of sensible suggestions that, yes, include gold, but also a number of other hedges against a falling dollar that are worth considering as your cash buys less and less every day.
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