Bright book, many dimensions, crisply told

It plods at first, as the author takes time to explain methodology and approach, academic-style. But quickly, the narrative takes off and never stops, unpacking all kinds of aspects of its topic. I've read a couple of Leo Melamed's earlier books, and maybe five other books on exchanges and their recent history, but this one covers the same ground and, for its overall clarity and coverage, is head and shoulders over all the others. It is the complete package: energetic and yet crafted with great discipline. It has a virtuoso combination of tech aspects, story and personalities.
One point off for this: there are fairly frequent references to visual aids that are in the print version but not provided here. It is not critical to getting a lot from this work, but it is obvious it would have enhanced it substantially. Alas, the print version at this writing is expensive, so I can live with this "discount."

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meh

the narrator is painful...British....beware.....lot of charts so bad for audiobook....the author refered to all interviews by code letters ...very annoying

Worst Narration I’ve Ever Heard

Wonderful content, destroyed by an absolutely dreadful reading. The vocal inflection is so terrible I couldn’t get through the book via audio. I had to purchase a physical copy to finish the book.

For what it’s worth, I’ve listened to hundreds of audiobooks and never left a review like this. Be warned, the reader is unbearable.