EJ's Book: "The Postcatastrophe Economy" available now!!!

[LargoWinch]

I was lucky enough to get my hands on a copy of the galley and I must say that I really enjoyed it.

EJ has quite a knack for explaining very complex economic and socio-political processes, as per discussed here on iTulip, in a concise and accessible manner.

This is a book I could easily give to one of my friends, with no interest in economic or investing and they would say: "Yoah! Really?". In other words, they would get it.

As for me, I found it was a great complement to my iTulip experience. It is almost a condensed version of iTulip's work, but sometimes certain concepts are approached from a different angle, which is quite welcomed.

Well done EJ.
5 Stars: *****


Oh and BTW, jimmygu3 is the first one to write a review on Amazon, and a nice one at that.

Available now!

[strittmatter]

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This is a book I could easily give to one of my friends, with no interest in economic or investing and they would say: "Yoah! Really?". In other words, they would get it.

Same here.

Finally some of my immediate family members should be able to crack into the light. If only I can persuade them to give themselves 15 minutes and read the first chapter, I think they'll be hooked.

Volume discounts for premium members? (Six siblings plus parents).

[jiimbergin]

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I too agree.

jim

[seanm123]

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Ordered the Book!!! I will spread the word, hopefully it will make the Best Seller List Quickly!

[rabot10]

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lol s&p at 5 too 600 hundred 2009 OK - I love the guy but don't put the book on the Best Seller list just yet, what do you all think? Come on be honest boys!!!!!!

[don]

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Ordered.

Period.

[Jay]

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lol s&p at 5 too 600 hundred 2009 OK - I love the guy but don't put the book on the Best Seller list just yet, what do you all think? Come on be honest boys!!!!!!

EJ's s&p/dow forcasts are done in real terms. Constructive critism is always a good thing, and EJ isn't perfect either, but tell me, who has had a better track record over ten years?
The book is an excellent read. I found quite a few insights that I haven't picked up since I started lurking around these parts in '06.

[Mega]

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Any Car chases or hot females?
Mike

[don]

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Any Car chases or hot females?
Mike

Would I have ordered it otherwise

[metalman]

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EJ's s&p/dow forcasts are done in real terms. Constructive critism is always a good thing, and EJ isn't perfect either, but tell me, who has had a better track record over ten years?
The book is an excellent read. I found quite a few insights that I haven't picked up since I started lurking around these parts in '06.

someone buy rabid another cocktail.

[WDCRob]

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I was lucky enough to get a galley as well, and am enjoying it a great deal. It's the basic iTulip themes through and through, but all cleaned up and with fewer graphs and a consolidated explanation of the various themes. I disagree that this is a book for the masses though. The language is simple and easy to read, but it's dense. There are a lot of paragraphs that would send you off to Investopedia if you didn't already have a basic working knowledge of international trade, currencies, and economics.

Two other very general comments...

1) To my mind EJ's grown more vocally populist/anti-establishment/FIREd up over the last couple of years but it seems much more an overt and consistent them in the book than here. He really has a go at the current system in the book through simple truth-telling. I suspect that he'll be labeled a radical and an enemy of the state, known to cavort with Communists, shortly.

2) It's a very (very) optimistic book in terms of where he's arguing we can/will eventually end up. I think it's at least as likely we'll end up burning illegal immigrants at the stake inside kerosene-splashed mosques while our fascist overlords cackle with glee and xenophobes stoke the fire with nitro-filled teabags as it is that we adopt sensible policies and take our country back from FIRE/corporate interests. I don't suppose that's ground that needs to be covered in a book designed as solution, but the possibility of things going injuriously off the rails isn't really addressed (so far anyhow). The book proceeds with the assumption that we'll get where we'd be best to go.

Overall though, it's much like iTulip. When I read EJ I usually have the sense that he's seeing things events more clearly than others, and sooner too. The book's no different. Most of it seems self-evident when he makes the case, but then you realize that no one else was on the truth of the thing in 2000 and that most people still aren't following along yet.

[Jay]

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2) It's a very (very) optimistic book in terms of where he's arguing we can/will eventually end up. I think it's at least as likely we'll end up burning illegal immigrants at the stake inside kerosene-splashed mosques while our fascist overlords cackle with glee and xenophobes stoke the fire with nitro-filled teabags as it is that we adopt sensible policies and take our country back from FIRE/corporate interests. I don't suppose that's ground that needs to be covered in a book designed as solution, but the possibility of things going injuriously off the rails isn't really addressed (so far anyhow). The book proceeds with the assumption that we'll get where we'd be best to go.

I actually think this is a good possibility, but talking about it will only perpetuate fear and make nastiness more likely to pass. I have had enough fear of muslims and mexicans and nukes and flu and illuminati and climate. I'm all for realism and facing the possibility of something untoward, but you can't let it be the predominant message because it distorts thinking. The masses eat this stuff up and the mainstream media will use it to paint you as crazy. We have too much division in the world arleady. The best way out, at least at this point, is talking about solutions and bringing people together.

[WDCRob]

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I agree with you Jay, and wasn't advocating that he dwell on it. I tried to say as much above. I was just pointing out that the book assumes a positive direction and I was struck several times by the unbidden thought, "That will never happen in America, 2015."

[jiimbergin]

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I was also fortunate enough to get a prepublication copy. I too do not think it is for the masses, but I have lots of friends and family who have enough understanding of accounting, international trade and banking to learn a great deal from this book. It is not for those who have no basic understanding of these things. It is overall a very optimistic book. I certainly hope EJ's solution is what we end up with, but I certainly do not believe it is anywhere near a certainty. I will try to get my friends and family to read it.

jim

[LargoWinch]

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I disagree that this is a book for the masses though.

Did I mention that my friends are very smart?

The language is simple and easy to read, but it's dense.

WDCRob, that is a very valid point and something I forgot to mentions in my brief review: the information is very dense. It will certainly insure that even the more seasoned iTulipers won't get bored from it.