Ray Dalio is Founder, Co-CIO and Member of the Bridgewater Board, which, over the last forty years, has become the largest and best-performing hedge fund in the world. Dalio has appeared on the Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world as well as the Bloomberg Markets list of the 50 most influential people. He is also #1 New York Times bestselling author of Principles, Principles for Navigating Big Debt Crises, and Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order. He lives with his family in Connecticut.
'Ray Dalio has a special talent for identifying the key
questions of our time. In this sweeping new book, he marshals a
variety of economic, social and political measures to trace the
rise and decline of nations. It is a serious contribution - and
an urgent warning to the West.' -- Henry Kissinger
'An audacious, practical guide to the rise and fall of
empires over the last five hundred years of history - with
important lessons for the US and China today.' -- Graham Allison,
author of Destined for War
'Ray Dalio has a unique talent for making important and complex
issues simple. I was riveted by his descriptions of the
cause/effect relationships that drove the last five hundred years
of history and how they provide practical guidance for dealing with
what is happening now. This may well be the most important book
of the year if not the decade. A must-read.' -- Arianna
Huffington
'When Ray Dalio talks, I listen. His new book is remarkable in
its scope - shedding new light on the biggest reasons nations
win in the global economic and political arenas, and applying it to
China and the US today. After reading this book, you probably won't
see the world the same again.' -- Henry Paulson, former US
Secretary of the Treasury
'History is too important to leave to historians. Only Ray Dalio
would have the brilliant audacity to attempt such a
synthesis of the financial, economic and political history of the
world. Agree or disagree, Dalio's book is essential reading
to understand our times.' -- Lawrence Summers, former US Secretary
of the Treasury
'How do we learn from history so that we don't repeat the same
mistakes that have led to the downfall of nations? By reading Ray's
book Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order.
Ray shows us how history can provide a template to help guide how
we might think about what comes next. And for those of us who might
shudder at reading 576 pages, he provides an ingenious highlighted
path that makes the book a shockingly easy, yet comprehensive,
read.' -- Mark Cuban
'Ray does an astounding job of giving us an inspiring and
thought-provoking experience by looking at the rises and
declines of empires, showing how economics, culture, military
prowess, innovation, inequality and other elements interact. He
leaves us with an improved perspective for thinking about very
vexing issues such as the state of America versus China.' -- Jamie
Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase
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