Review by BreathofFreshAriel -- The Survival of the Richest

[BreathofFreshAriel]

[Following is a volunteer review of "The Survival of the Richest" by Dr. Anthony M. Criniti IV.]

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3 out of 4 stars

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In Dr. Anothony Criniti IV's latest book, a follow-up to his The Necessity of Finance, he explains the relationship between survivalism, biology, finance, and economics. His title could be misleading, which is why his first task in the book is to clear up what he means by clarifying that more wealth merely provides more opportunities to survive, not that those wealthy entities will choose the best options.

Part 1 explains survivalism, the science of managing struggles to stay alive. It is vital to show how the core of survival is about managing wealth to tie it into finance and economics. In part 2, Criniti weaves survival into finance and economics by demonstrating that wealth needs managing in all cases to stay alive. Part 3 details the connection between all the sciences mentioned and draws from Darwin's natural selection theory. He explains why and how evolution occurs using examples and quotes from many known economists, biologists, and other respected figures of both the past and present.

Part 4 recounts the many great inventions of humans and also the many atrocities committed against humans by humans. He wraps his book up by pointing to the predicament we find ourselves in today. Humans started the 6th mass extinction, and species are disappearing from our planet, some before we even had the chance to discover them. This is no way for the most evolved and advanced species to be managing the vast wealth of our planet.

I particularly loved that he touched on the current human fallacies without being pessimistic. I thought the author was correct in his conclusion that survival is about managing the wealth we have, and that wealth is part of the solution to our problems. While I enjoyed the message of the book, I found some parts to be overly lengthy and detailed. The author states the reader should have a good understanding of biology and finance, and reading his first book is a must. I found this slightly misleading as I don't possess any knowledge of biology and only a basic understanding of finance; even without the stipulations, I feel like I got along just fine. Nothing went over my head or required further research on my part.

I give The Survival of the Richest a 3 out of 4 stars. I think the few bouts of repetition or over-explanation are forgivable because it was such a thorough analysis of a complicated topic. There were not enough spelling or grammatical errors to affect readability, but enough that I can't give it a perfect score. Perhaps if I were allowed the use of half points, I would have given it 3 and 1/2 stars.

To reiterate, I have no formal education in any of the sciences mentioned, but I found the book delightful to read. I think anyone interested in biology, survival, finance, economics, or environmentalism would find this book valuable. Further, if you enjoy reading about the human experience, evolution, natural selection, or are generally interested in the history of species, this book touches on all the above. There is no need to have any knowledge about the discussed subjects to get something out of this book; however, there may be some terminology used that is not familiar.

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The Survival of the Richest
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