A brisk and invigorating account of a century of international monetary developments ... extremely well informed, cogently argued...erudite and readable. Andrea Boltho, New Left Review incredibly relevant work Business Destinations Short and eminently readable...In just 177 pages of text, [Eichengreen] provides a wealth of material for both the lay reader and the scholar...You can't do better than Eichengreen for a solid read on the dollar's wild ride. American Prospect A truly superb book on the role and global standing of the dollar--past, present and future. Those exposed to the evolution of the global economy, and that's virtually all of us, will find his book extremely thoughtful and a great read.