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Sacred Economics: Money, Gift, and Society in the Age of Transition
Charles Eisenstein · 2017
🎙 Narrated by Steve Wojtas
62/100
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An ambitious, well-researched sweep through economic history toward a gift-economy vision — substantive and clearly argued, though its New Age-adjacent use of "sacred" may sit oddly with more traditionally faith-minded listeners. At roughly 15 hours of dense argument, this is a commitment, and Steve Wojtas's narration is unverified beyond the listing, so go in knowing it's a slow, thoughtful listen rather than a breezy one.
✦ Penny’s Take — this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
⚠ Parent note — our reviewers flagged: New Age-adjacent spiritual framing may not align with traditional faith perspectives. We still scored it 62; these are context for your family, not an automatic skip.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety70
Substance / usefulness72
Craft & writing65
Originality70
Evidence & accuracy55
Hype vs delivers50
Age-fit80
Human-eye read60
Penny’s verdict62
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