Debt
The First 5,000 Years

I would call this an interesting but dangerous book. As opposed to other books in which every moment was a learning and enlightening enjoyment this book was exhaustingly tense because I found it to be a very confusing mix of dangerous (but plausible) ideas written in a smart way, and interesting his......more

It´s so unintentional tragicomedy style that each kid can intuitively understand that there is a logical, inbuilt error in money, credit, and debt. As long as there was real, physical money and a limited amount of it, the system worked, but with more humans came paper and digital money and that made......more

Graeber's work is not limited to a description of how debt operates, nor an original explanation why it evolved in the way it did and not in a radically different way. His book is mesmerizing to read or listen (Debt - audiobook version) it is full of insights and epiphanies, affectionate, and energe......more

Human Economics 101… Preamble: --2020-09-03 update: R.I.P. David Graeber (age 59); I’ve yet to read a more talented writer. We will keep the inspiration going. --I remember first reading Chomsky as my step into adulthood (in my eyes), when I finally took charge of my own education and was privileged t......more

I think of Goodreads stars as the following: 1, shouldn't have been published; 2, terrible; 3, pretty good; 4, really good; 5, everyone should read this (because it's eye-opening, incredibly skillful, and/or beautiful). Debt is a five-star book. Graeber's history encompasses not just history, but anth......more