'A must-read for all... Rapley reveals vast knowledge and is a master of powerful imagery.' -- Avinash Persaud * Prospect * 'Rapley's book kept me spellbound, and I awaited the right moment to read the next chapter, while I pondered during my daily routine what I'd read in the previous one. He's a wonderful writer, that perfect combination of traveller, journalist and academic.' -- Nina Rothe * Huffington Post * 'Fascinating.' -- Giles Fraser * BBC * 'Takes readers on a fascinating journey through the history of economic thought... Rapley manages this in a remarkable manner... It's a damn good read, and an easy one, even for those who would be usually daunted by any prospect of "a history of economic thought".' -- Roger Southall * Business Day (South Africa) * 'Rapley, Renaissance Man par excellence, combines a masterful, suspenseful writing style with encyclopaedic knowledge to deliver this tour de force in economic, political and religious history.' -- Ian Boyne * Jamaica Gleaner * 'Wide-ranging and entertainingly written' -- David Orrell * World Finance * 'A terrific read... the author reviews, with awesome confidence and a fluent, articulate style, nothing less than the economic and political history of the world since the beginnings of capitalism.' -- Colin Leys * Red Pepper *