The Last Ships From Hamburg became, for me, a “can’t put it down” book. It is a very readable historical account of important economic, racial and geopolitical problems that have been simmering for over 100 years. Whether you are interested in investment banking, world history or Broadway, Steven Ujifusa takes us from “Fiddler on the Roof” to the present conflicts in Middle East via two world wars, the Titanic and the gilded age of Wall Street.