Christian D'Andrea

Great book by a skilled craftsman of thrillers. Pocalyko has managed to do something remarkable: make the complex mechanics of a financial scheme into a rip-roaring page turner, complete with intriguing historical resonances and compelling characters. I feel like I got a glimpse behind the curtain of how power is brokered in DC, from a writer who's obviously privy to the inner workings of both Big Capital, and The Capital.

What nonfiction can be at its finest. It captures and explains the hidden, deeper, triumphant things we humans get up to. And lets you hold them in your hands, physically, while they start to resonate in your heart. There are many moments in this book where I found myself stopping, reflecting on what I'd just read, and feeling like I was being connected to something big.