A great collection of essays outlining the insanity of our current financial system, its externalities, and the importance of Bitcoin's role in transitioning to a more stable and equitable economy.

Why not 5-stars? Because there's very little in here that is not done better or in more detail in [b:The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking|36448501|The Bitcoin Standard The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking|Saifedean Ammous|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1517051735l/36448501._SY75_.jpg|58151380]. Another potential issue with this book is that it is not a cohesive, self-contained exposition of the subject matter, but rather a series of essays that have been edited and organized into sections for the purpose of arguing a specific case for Bitcoin. The result is that despite the author's best efforts, there is still lots of redundancy and quite a few long-winded, meandering paragraphs that distract from the content. For these reasons, I'm not sure this would be the first book I'd recommend for someone new to Bitcoin or the problems is purports to fix, but it is a great supplement.

But fear not, I almost guarantee there will be moments of clarity when reading some of these essays that will have you re-read them just to make sure you didn't make them up. My favorite ones (that everyone should read IMHO) are:
-Bitcoin Is The Great Definancialization
-Bitcoin Is Not For Criminals
-Bitcoin Is Not Too Volatile
-Bitcoin Is Not Too Slow...
...and all of Part III, aptly named "Bitcoin vs. the Dollar".

Highly recommended.