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Back to the Futures: Crashing Dirt Bikes, Chasing Cows, and Unraveling the Mystery of Commodity Futures Markets.
By Scott Irwin and Doug Peterson.
2023. 368p. Ceres, $34.95 (9798987642412). 332.644.
Farmboy-turned-economist Irwin uses entertaining stories from his life to introduce basic concepts of commodities futures in this volume. Irwin’s experiences growing up on a farm in Iowa gave him firsthand knowledge about the practical aspects of commodities futures. Although futures are often dismissed as the stuff of speculators, Irwin explains how buying and
