What a world we live in

Everybody should know this. It should change your life and certainly open your eyes.

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everyone should know this book!

shocking and disturbing book about corruption and ruthless and devastating effects of American elite politics.

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Great book

loved the read. good flow..
well connected. I like the boldness to talk about politically sensitive issues.

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Filled In So Many Blanks

When l was introduced to this particular work of John Perkins, it piqued my interest immensely. As soon as l heard the first account, l knew that l was lead to a space of truth and truth-seeking.

John Perkins repartee and reality shun through. His soul searching touched me unlike those of the contrived ilk. This book filled in so many blanks for me. The countries l had connected to were victims of the EHMs and all that came with them. l applaud John for his courage. The narrator made this hard story palatable.

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Factual but not accurate.

Needs way better political analysis but a very good primer on 'how the world works' for the liberal realist. An awareness of class antagonism and a reading of some Marxist thinking would go a long way to unlocking much of the sense in this book.

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Scary yet fascinating insight

Whilst most now know the workings of capitalist countries, it's still a fascinating insight into how it came to be. However it's more about the author getting it off his chest although I've seen there is an updated edition with actions to take which I may take a look at later.

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fascinating read

What made the experience of listening to Confessions of an Economic Hitman the most enjoyable?

this book was really interesting because it based on real life events and shows how corporations have shaped the world we live in today

What did you like best about this story?

the brutal honesty of the author and the things he has done in the past make this a really interesting read

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

The story of how Americans are using the world bank to scam and launder money throughout the world

Any additional comments?

a must read for anyone concerned with how our world is shaped by money and oil, this book perfectly demonstrates how the US is becoming a world empire by use of the world bank

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Prepare to be gobsmacked!

You really owe it to yourself to listen to it. My jaw just dropped - I thought that things in the world of power were manipulated, but this is truly staggering.



The book is well paced and has the ring of truth about it. Narration is poor, but once you shake that off it shouldn't matter.



Drops off a bit at the end, but a great listen.

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FANTASTIC!!!!!

Would you listen to Confessions of an Economic Hitman again? Why?

I'll probably listen to it again, although I got most of it on the first pass.

What did you like best about this story?

It is a tale well told. The writing style is polished and experienced - you can tell this is far from Perkin's first book. It is seldom that I have to draaaaaag myself away from a book, but this one was like that - I found myself stealing minutes to carry on listening. Well explained, never too technical to follow, but also never dull. It really is more like the type of thing we expect from the Graham Green he recounts meeting in the book than a non-fiction tale. It reads like a spy drama, but this mia-culpa is very much an act of confession, a catharsis of some sort.

What about Brian Emerson’s performance did you like?

I enjoyed his style, the moments of real urgency he brought into the telling. I enjoyed his tempo and tone. He did an excellent job.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

None leap to mind - it was all so very compelling.

Any additional comments?

If I was to offer one item of critique, if Perkins was to ever revised this work, I would be very interested to see a slightly wider take on the effects of EHM's on the third world. He takes it all onto his own shoulders, and it is clear makes absolutely NO attempt to share the blame around. Whilst this is humbling and admirable, it is maybe a one-dimensional take on a very complex social interaction. Thomas Malthus' Essay on the Principles of Population would draw a trajectory line on the distribution of finite resources within a society being spread more thinly as the population expands but resources do not. Whilst the EHM's were offering a panacea for that very situation, and promising massive wealth for all yet not delivering on that, would a hypothetical control society not have also become more impoverished without the interventions detailed in the book? It's not to let the EHM off the hook, but to maybe explore that nexus of different vectors happening on a society. Perkins may (with good reason) contend that this would be beyond the scope of the book, and muddy its beautiful clarity, but in some ways the failure to even touch on these considerations is, to my mind at least, an oversight.

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Great

Great book highly recommended for anyone who’s into economics or politics .. very well articulated .. very recommended

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