We are living in an emerging global business civilisation. The Silent Takeover is the most compelling description yet of this new world, a call to arms to every citizen to reassert an idea of the public realm.

One of the world's leading young thinkers

Destined to leave a more lasting mark on our times

Dr. Hertz has taken the debate into new territory, which is why her book stands out from the crowd

We are living in an emerging global business civilisation. The Silent Takeover is the most compelling description yet of this new world, a call to arms to every citizen to reassert an idea of the public realm.

Dr. Hertz has taken the debate into new territory, which is why her book stands out from the crowd

Truly intriguing and inspiring ... unforgettable

As always, Gladwell's sweep is breathtaking and thought-provoking ... I've long admired Gladwell's work

Fascinating ... Gladwell is a master of synthesis. This perennially bestselling author prides himself on radical re-thinking and urges the rest of us to follow suit

David and Goliath readers will travel with colorful characters who overcame great difficulties and learn fascinating facts about the Battle of Britain, cancer medicine and the struggle for civil rights, to name just a few topics upon which Mr. Gladwell's wide-ranging narrative touches. This is an entertaining book

What propels the book, like all of Gladwell's writing, is his intoxicating brand of storytelling. He is the master of mixing familiar elements with surprise counter-intuitions, and then seasoning with a sprinkling of scientific evidence ... Gladwell is a master craftsman, an outlier amongst authors

Malcolm Gladwell's David and Goliath, an energetic, counterintuitive exploration of why (and how) underdogs succeed, and how disabilities, traumatic childhoods, and other seeming lacks can sometimes trump power

The virtue of Martin’s book is that it exposes the deep flaws in the way we have traditionally thought about money. The exposition is clear… Fresh

I’m going to read Money by Felix Martin. I’m determined to find out how it works

Stimulating and timely

Since the banking crisis, masses of books arrive every week. Scanning them all would be incompatible with eating and sleeping... Much the most entertaining is just called Money

Entertaining

Two chapters in, I realized that this was the book I needed when I was having conversations during the Occupy movement, and friends were all trying to understand what had happened and what we wanted to happen differently, and I think if I had read this at the time I would have had more language and stories to talk about that whole argument

A very spritely and lucid and well written book

Covers a vast geographical and historical spread

Like a thriller writer, Martin inserts little hooks at the end of his chapters for the next section – and he deserves…credit for creating a readable work on such a potentially bone-dry subject

Martin tells an interesting story and his diagnosis is persuasive

Engrossing

This book is a great read, and one that I think non-economists will find completely accessible… The historical detail is fascinating, and the ideas they are used to illustrate are clear and thought provoking, so I’m very glad I read it

[Martin] demonstrates a capacity both for wit and literary style in this engaging, timely history

An entertaining history of one of the most powerful, misunderstood forces in the world around us. Not one of those awful books about how to get rich

A wonderfully original and entertaining history of money. If you have ever wondered why the whole system seems so dangerously and chronically unstable, this is the book to read

Splendid

This is an excellent book to read, full of interesting history and insight, and very clear and well written... A beautiful and sometimes even entrancing study of human thought about money

An important insight into how finance and economics blindsided each other in the runup to the financial crisis

Startling insights in clear, intelligent prose… You will emerge better informed, and also surprisingly entertained

A terrific analysis

Money isn’t just an entertaining read, it’s also really useful

A thought-provoking book