Mobs, Messiahs and Markets: Surviving the Public Spectacle in Finance and Politics

William Bonner and Lila Rajiva

This book is a classic “de-bunking” effort, very entertaining, quite cynical, often tongue-in-cheek, usually funny, quite eye-opening and a joy to read. I love the stream of consciousness style and the tremendous eclecticism of the subject matter. From Afghanistan, Africa, and Alexander the Great, to Witches and Women, the two authors cover the gamut of just about anything and everything that is interesting in history, psychology, politics, economics, and all human behavior and enterprise.

If, like me, you are very skeptical about conventional wisdom and like to see the opposite side of all issues and widely-held beliefs, this is a book you cannot miss. The authors do an absolutely superb job of destroying the myths about “do-gooders” and “world-improvers”. The stories about Che Gueverra alone made this book worth reading.

Needless to say I very highly recommend this book!

Review by Len Oppenheim

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