Vicky H. (vickster) reviewed on 5/20/2011 + 14 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 5

I found this book to be facinating! Definating slow going at first, don't worry it picks up. Once you get into it, is is amazing! The period, the setting, the plot. There is so much in this book. I usually only read fiction, but I learned so much information reading this book. About the history of trade, what life was like for the Jewish men in Amsterdam in the 1600's, what life was like for women, and so much more. I also found it intriguing that Liss had almost wrote about chocolate instead of coffee,(he talks about it at the end of the book in the notes) but am SO glad he didn't. The pairing of the finacial trade market and coffee could not be any more perfect.

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