The Creature from Jekyll Island

A Second Look at the Federal Reserve

By: G. Edward Griffin

Narrated by: Mark Bramhall

Length: 24 hrs and 21 mins

Publisher's summary

This classic expose of the Fed has become one of the best-selling books in its category of all time. Where does money come from? Where does it go? Who makes it? The money magician's secrets are unveiled. Here is a close look at their mirrors and smoke machines, the pulleys, cogs, and wheels that create the grand illusion called money. A boring subject? Just wait. You'll be hooked in five minutes. It reads like a detective story - which it really is, but it's all true.

This book is about the most blatant scam of history. It's all here: the cause of wars, boom-bust cycles, inflation, depression, prosperity. Your world view will definitely change. Putting it quite simply, this may be the most important book on world affairs you will ever read.

The 5th Edition includes a no-holds barred analysis of bank bailouts under the Bush and Obama Administrations that are shown to be nothing less than legalized plunder of the American people. Many other updates have been added, including a revision to the list of those who attended the historic meeting at Jekyll Island, where the Federal Reserve was created.

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Truth is stranger than fiction.

What made the experience of listening to The Creature from Jekyll Island the most enjoyable?

This isn't dry history. It's a compelling story that holds your interest even when it's read to you. I have the a copy of the actual book, so I can look up the footnotes and references if I wish to (and there are lots and lots of references) so I can concentrate on the story. It makes a killer commute back and forth to work almost enjoyable.

What did you like best about this story?

Griffin is a master story teller. He builds suspense as well as provides the background for his thesis. Buy the end, you can see how it all fits together.

Which scene was your favorite?

The vivid description of how the bankers snuck off to Jekyll island in 1910 to plot and scheme the founding of the Fed. The historical detail Griffin included made it come alive. The best part is that it really happened.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

When he outlined how events in our country's past led up our present situation, it was difficult not to be moved to despair and a sense of helplessness.

Any additional comments?

This is a book every American tax payer needs to read. It's difficult because it destroys a lot of myths that we learned as children about how our country works. But if we're going to survive the financial and political upheaval of the next few years, we need to know the truth about our situation, not sweet smelling fictions and propaganda.

Awesome

Read this book last year and wanted to listen to it read. Awesome to read. Awesome to listen to.

Great book on history and the Federal Reserve!!

This book was well narrated and provided a wealth of information on the banking cartel that runs the world.

Absolutely must listen to!

Extremely eye-opening book. This will be a regular lesson for me as well as buying the physical copy for the references.

Incredible

This is a long listen (my second time through I listed at 1.5x speed,) but provides an amazing amount of information, as well as answering why and how things happened. The history contained in this book is also incredibly valuable and provides insight I had never even considered. Other books I’ve listened to on this topic simply don’t have the level of detail relating to the current monetary system.

Must read

This might be the most important non religious book anyone can read or hear. Recommend it to everyone

An absolute must read

I had listed to an hour long talk by Edward G Griffin that was an abridged version of the basics of the book. I had them read much and watched literally hundreds of hours of information on the issue and various fiat money systems, I believe I have a fairly solid understanding of the issues but till now I had never actually read the entire book. I truly had missed so much. There were so many things in the book that have forced me to reevaluate so much I once believed. There were political leaders that I believed to be great men who may not have been what I once believed them to be. The abridged version is simply not enough even if you have read and watched so many of the others who have published so much on the issue. Left or right on the political spectrum you are being used. Both sides are guilty and we are all just slaves to the banks and politicians. We keep blaming the other political party for things that are so much bigger that either party. Oligarchy is the word!

A must read!

Every adult on this planet should read and comprehend this book. You will never look at banking, currency, government, media, or war the same again. It’s like unplugging from the matrix.

lengthy but necessary

overall I enjoyed this book manly because I learned a lot of things that I did not know prior to reading it. However I did feel that it was a bit lengthy going into things about wars and families and politics that seemed like a tangent, but that stuff was definitely necessary to give the listener full context of the situation.

Fascinating book

Its a very long book and can be somewhat repetitive at times but overall a great book and I highly recommend it.