Even though Pollack ostensibly transitions from quasi-memoir to quasi-historical fiction, he approaches his narrative with the enthusiasm of a writer who has been longing to break free from the strictures of reality.

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The similarities between this quasi-dollar standard and the original Bretton Woods system mean that many of today's problems have historical parallels.

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