Back in 1996, John Lanchester’s The Debt to Pleasure burst on the mystery scene. It’s a wicked novel. Lanchester went on to write three more novels and a handful of non-fiction books. John Lanchester’s latest non-fiction book, How to Speak Money: What the Money People Say–And What It Really Means explains complicated financial concepts like credit default swaps in clear, simple terms. I’m considering using How to Speak Money in my INVESTMENTS class next semester. We all need to know more about how money works. This book does a terrific job in making the complex understandable. GRADE: A
I may have to take a look a this one.
Patti, HOW TO SPEAK MONEY clears up a lot about the economy. Very useful and occasionally funny.
I thought THE DEBT TO PLEASURE was great. Haven’t read anything by Lanchester since then, however.
Bill, I have Lanchester’s other novels but haven’t gotten around to read them. I have read some of his non-fiction like HOW TO SPEAK MONEY. Now, I want to read more Lanchester!
I’ve heard a lot about money, and I always meant to try some someday…..
Dan, HOW TO SPEAK MONEY may not help you acquire more dollars, but you’ll know what to do with them when you do.