The Alchemists: Three Central Bankers and a World on Fire Free Audiobook Download by Neil Irwin

This is a really good book. It tells the story of three central bankers and their crazy idea to pump money into the economy at low interest rates, with the hope that it would stimulate growth. It doesn't work and eventually leads to the Great Financial Crisis. The audiobook was narrated by Walter Dixon who does a great job of telling this story.

The Alchemists tells the story of three central bankers, Stanley Fisher of the Federal Reserve, Mervyn King of the Bank of England, and Jean-Claude Trichet of the European Central Bank. They are all respected members of their respective global financial institutions. Each one is deeply committed to making sure that their countries' economies don't fall into economic catastrophe and each one believes they are doing what's best. The three central bankers then meet at a conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming where they discuss how to prevent a financial meltdown in Europe. They all have very different views on how to handle it but together decide that international cooperation is necessary in order to stop the crisis from spreading any further.

The Alchemists is a memoir written by an employee of the Federal Reserve from 2009. Three central bankers from around the globe, who were roommates while they attended Harvard Business School, try to deal with the financial crisis in 2008-2009. Walter Dixon narrates the audiobook as he tells his story of living in Boston through three distinct perspectives--Mark Carney, Ben Bernanke, and Jean-Claude Trichet.

Walter Dixon, who reads the events of the financial crises and crash of 2008 as if he were present, is a perfect narrator for this audiobook.

The Alchemists by Neil Irwin is a historical non-fiction book about how three central bankers, in the United States, Japan and Europe, all tried to solve their countries' problems after World War II. Irwin makes this story accessible for readers with easy to read chapters and infographics. Neil Irwin's narration is engaging and helps the listener better understand the plot.

The Alchemists: Three Central Bankers and a World on Fire by Neil Irwin audiobook download Neil Irwin takes a look at the world's economy after the Great Recession of 2008, and how central bankers took actions that created one of the strongest recoveries in recent history.