Money

The True Story of a Made-Up Thing

Money
Jacob Goldstein
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Paperback
h198 x 129mm - 272pg
7 Oct 2021 UK
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9781786495723
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Humans invented money from nothing, so why can' t we live without it? And why does no one understand what it really is? In this lively tour through the centuries, Jacob Goldstein charts the story of this paradoxical commodity, exploring where money came from, why it matters and whether bitcoin will still exist in twenty years. Full of interesting stories and quirky facts - from the islanders who used huge stones as a means of exchange to the merits of universal basic income - this in an indispensable handbook for anyone curious about how money came to make the world go round.
A roller coaster ride through the history of one of humanity' s strangest and most consequential inventions. This is a gripping, mind-bending story, and you couldn' t ask for a better storyteller than Jacob Goldstein. * Tim Harford, author of How To Make The World Add Up * A lucid, entertaining explainer of all things economic. * Ira Glass, host and producer of This American Life * Funny and accessible, beautiful and conversational. Goldstein' s Money hits the bullseye in every respect. It made me look at my wallet and its musty contents with fresh eyes. A must-read. * Gary Shteyngart, bestselling author of Little Failure * A wonderfully entertaining, freewheeling history -- told with verve, wit and full of smart insights. Goldstein has a remarkable gift for making complicated economic issues beguilingly simple. * Liaquat Ahamed, bestselling author of Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World * Jacob Goldstein makes the complexities of economics and monetary policy not just comprehensible, but also genuinely fascinating. Charting the history of money becomes a lens through which to understand human history, and how we arrived at now. -- John Green, bestselling author of Looking for Alaska
Jacob Goldstein is the host of the hit international podcast Planet Money - with millions of listeners worldwide. He has written about money for the New York Times Magazine and his stories air regularly on This American Life, All Things Considered and Morning Edition. He previously worked as a reporter at the Wall Street Journal and the Miami Herald.
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ISBN-13: 9781786495723
Published: 7 Oct 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Atlantic Books
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Pages: 272

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