Comments on: Book Review: When Giants Fall http://alephblog.com/2009/04/22/book-review-when-giants-fall/ Helping Institutions and Ordinary People Invest Better by Focusing on Risk Control Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:02:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brianhttp://alephblog.com/2009/04/22/book-review-when-giants-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-21590 Brian Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:16:21 +0000 http://alephblog.com/?p=1610#comment-21590 David Thanx. That post was a pretty good review all in itself. Thanx for the great blog! David

Thanx. That post was a pretty good review all in itself. Thanx for the great blog!

]]> By: David Merkelhttp://alephblog.com/2009/04/22/book-review-when-giants-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-21578 David Merkel Thu, 23 Apr 2009 03:40:45 +0000 http://alephblog.com/?p=1610#comment-21578 Brian, you are right. It was a lousy review. I wasn't wowed by the book, and I think it is too pessimistic. It did not develop any significant themes that I wasn't aware of, and did not bring out counter evidence to provide a more nuanced view. There is only so much good in chronicling the decay of the American empire, and assume that past is prologue. America has handled many serious problems in the past. Its leaders might take some good actions, after exhausting all the other possibilities. Panzner brings out all of the decay culturally, militarily, diplomatically, economically, technologically, etc. But that's all. I'm a pessimist, but I can't be that unbalanced in my treatment. That's why I didn't write so much. Brian, you are right. It was a lousy review. I wasn’t wowed by the book, and I think it is too pessimistic. It did not develop any significant themes that I wasn’t aware of, and did not bring out counter evidence to provide a more nuanced view.

There is only so much good in chronicling the decay of the American empire, and assume that past is prologue. America has handled many serious problems in the past. Its leaders might take some good actions, after exhausting all the other possibilities.

Panzner brings out all of the decay culturally, militarily, diplomatically, economically, technologically, etc. But that’s all. I’m a pessimist, but I can’t be that unbalanced in my treatment.

That’s why I didn’t write so much.

]]> By: Brianhttp://alephblog.com/2009/04/22/book-review-when-giants-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-21577 Brian Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:10:49 +0000 http://alephblog.com/?p=1610#comment-21577 david.. ur a great writer. But that was a LOUSY book review :) david.. ur a great writer.

But that was a LOUSY book review :)

]]> By: Paul in Kansas Cityhttp://alephblog.com/2009/04/22/book-review-when-giants-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-21574 Paul in Kansas City Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:36:49 +0000 http://alephblog.com/?p=1610#comment-21574 I think "Dance of the Money Bees" by John Train would be a worthwhile addition to your book reviews. This was written (published 1974) before the age of the self-help financial industry (as far as I can remember being born in 1964) so I feel the quality of his discussions is better. I let a better writer (David) elaborate! John Train's book providing interviews with investment money managers is also a great read. I think “Dance of the Money Bees” by John Train would be a worthwhile addition to your book reviews. This was written (published 1974) before the age of the self-help financial industry (as far as I can remember being born in 1964) so I feel the quality of his discussions is better. I let a better writer (David) elaborate! John Train’s book providing interviews with investment money managers is also a great read.

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