Review of Unchecked capitalism is killing us!
Posted: 20 Jun 2021, 07:43
[Following is a volunteer review of "Unchecked capitalism is killing us!" by Earl Rynerson.]
The book entitled Unchecked Capitalism Is Killing Us!, written by Earl B. Rynerson and published in 2020, is an enlightening and invaluable non-fiction book. I found this book worth reading and I enjoyed it. It essentially makes the reader aware of the harm and damage that uncontrolled Capitalism, political corruption, corporate greed and propaganda caused to Americans.
What I mostly appreciated in this book is the way the author insightfully and candidly depicted and unveiled the American socioeconomic and political reality in the Coronavirus era.
The author savvily criticized some of the well-known American corporations or industries, such as Pfizer, Pharmaceuticals, Koch Industries, Wall Street, Wells Fargo Bank, Eli Lilly & Co, Bayer, Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Citibank, Goldman Sachs, General Motors, Chrysler, Ford, and Raytheon, among others, for looking for large profits and not caring for Americans’ needs and everyday life issues. In this regard, the author wittingly brought to the forefront, and made the reader aware of, the contrivances of lobbyists and politicians who tend to circumvent laws and regulations and sidestep taxes, duties and responsibilities.
Throughout the 16 chapters that compose this enlightening book, the author supported his arguments with empirical facts (for instance, “there were studies done in the late 1800s that suggested this gradual water temperature change in a frog’s environment to be true”, page 1) and real-life examples and experiences.
Furthermore, the book was professionally tuned, coherent, cohesive, and well structured. The author developed the thesis statement he mentioned in the beginning of the book.
This book largely exceeded what I expected. It hooked my attention and interest from start to finish. I found it difficult to stop reading, as finishing one chapter urged me to move on immediately to read the following one.
The author used a conversational style to hook the reader’s attention and engage them from start to finish. This outstanding style was embroidered with imagery and literary devices, such as metaphor: for example, “how to boil a frog” in page 1 and "mud wrestling in a capitalistic cesspool” in page 251, and simile: for instance, “like the bombing of Pearl Harbor” and “as “wacko”” in page 2 and “like an addict to drugs” in page 3, so that the reader became engaged and enjoyed reading the book.
Modesty apart, I disliked nothing about this precious book. It was easy to read and understand.
The book was well written and professionally edited. I would recommend it to anyone who wishes to know more about the effects of uncontrolled Capitalism and the politics that led to some of the most devastating consequences on the American people.
I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars as a reward for the knowledge load that the book bears. I believe that the reader would gain a tremendous benefit from it. I really consider myself lucky to have read this book.
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Unchecked capitalism is killing us!
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The book entitled Unchecked Capitalism Is Killing Us!, written by Earl B. Rynerson and published in 2020, is an enlightening and invaluable non-fiction book. I found this book worth reading and I enjoyed it. It essentially makes the reader aware of the harm and damage that uncontrolled Capitalism, political corruption, corporate greed and propaganda caused to Americans.
What I mostly appreciated in this book is the way the author insightfully and candidly depicted and unveiled the American socioeconomic and political reality in the Coronavirus era.
The author savvily criticized some of the well-known American corporations or industries, such as Pfizer, Pharmaceuticals, Koch Industries, Wall Street, Wells Fargo Bank, Eli Lilly & Co, Bayer, Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Citibank, Goldman Sachs, General Motors, Chrysler, Ford, and Raytheon, among others, for looking for large profits and not caring for Americans’ needs and everyday life issues. In this regard, the author wittingly brought to the forefront, and made the reader aware of, the contrivances of lobbyists and politicians who tend to circumvent laws and regulations and sidestep taxes, duties and responsibilities.
Throughout the 16 chapters that compose this enlightening book, the author supported his arguments with empirical facts (for instance, “there were studies done in the late 1800s that suggested this gradual water temperature change in a frog’s environment to be true”, page 1) and real-life examples and experiences.
Furthermore, the book was professionally tuned, coherent, cohesive, and well structured. The author developed the thesis statement he mentioned in the beginning of the book.
This book largely exceeded what I expected. It hooked my attention and interest from start to finish. I found it difficult to stop reading, as finishing one chapter urged me to move on immediately to read the following one.
The author used a conversational style to hook the reader’s attention and engage them from start to finish. This outstanding style was embroidered with imagery and literary devices, such as metaphor: for example, “how to boil a frog” in page 1 and "mud wrestling in a capitalistic cesspool” in page 251, and simile: for instance, “like the bombing of Pearl Harbor” and “as “wacko”” in page 2 and “like an addict to drugs” in page 3, so that the reader became engaged and enjoyed reading the book.
Modesty apart, I disliked nothing about this precious book. It was easy to read and understand.
The book was well written and professionally edited. I would recommend it to anyone who wishes to know more about the effects of uncontrolled Capitalism and the politics that led to some of the most devastating consequences on the American people.
I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars as a reward for the knowledge load that the book bears. I believe that the reader would gain a tremendous benefit from it. I really consider myself lucky to have read this book.
******
Unchecked capitalism is killing us!
View: on Bookshelves