Paper promises cover

Paper promises

by Philip Coggan

A columnist for the "Economist" discusses the history of monetary booms and busts and describes the consequences of the enormous amounts of unrepayable debt racked up by the United States for the country and its citizens.

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?