The author argues persuasively [and] offers an eminently sensible (though costly and surely difficult) solution An alarming but not alarmist book that deserves serious attention from economists and policymakers. Kirkus Reviews
Rickards provides a wonderful antidote to some of the insanity too often evident around the study of monetary questions...A valuable contribution to our economic discourse. One can but hope that our senators and representatives find their way to it. Forbes
A bracing collection of salvos...Let s just hope that the next thirty years are less bleak than Mr. Rickards expects. The Financial Times
Rickards has gone and done it again. Wealth Briefing Asia
One of the scariest books I ve read this year... [Rickards s] intelligent reasoning soon convinced me that we have more to fear than fear itself. The pieces, although disparate, fit together snugly, as in one of those mystery jigsaw puzzles that come with clues in lieu of cover art. The picture that emerges is dark yet comprehensive and satisfying. Bloomberg Businessweek
What we assumed was firm ground under our feet is more like the narrowing point of a precipice. Charles A. Duelfer, former special adviser to the director of the CIA, author of Hide and Seek: The Search for Truth in Iraq
James Rickards is the Editor of Strategic Intelligence, a financial newsletter, and the bestselling author of The New Great Depression, Aftermath, The Road to Ruin, and many more. He is an investment advisor, lawyer, inventor, and economist, and has held senior positions at Citibank, Long-Term Capital Management, and Caxton Associates.