Zachary D. Carter's 'The Price of Peace' is a vivid intellectual biography that captures the life of John Maynard Keynes, the man whose economic theories shaped the modern world. This narrative takes us from Keynes's early days in the Bloomsbury art scene through the tumult of World War I and the depths of the Great Depression, up to his influence on the Cold War's political battles. Carter delves into Keynes's personal and professional evolution, presenting him not just as an economist, but as a moral philosopher and statesman whose ideas about democracy, art, and the good life sought to steer humanity away from disaster and towards prosperity. The book paints an intimate portrait of a thinker whose legacy has become a cornerstone of economic thought, emphasizing his belief in the balance between money and democracy.