MasterCraft

Money: The True Story of a Made-Up Thing

Description: The co-host of the popular NPR podcast Planet Money provides a well-researched, entertaining, somewhat irreverent look at how money is a made-up thing that has evolved over time to suit humanity's changing needs. Money only works because we all agree to believe in it. In Money, Jacob Goldstein shows how money is a useful fiction that has shaped societies for thousands of years, from the rise of coins in ancient Greece to the first stock market in Amsterdam to the emergence of shadow banking in the 21st century. At the heart of the story are the fringe thinkers and world leaders who reimagined money. Kublai Khan, the Mongol emperor, created paper money backed by nothing, centuries before it appeared in the west. John Law, a professional gambler and convicted murderer, brought modern money to France (and destroyed the country's economy). The cypherpunks, a group of radical libertarian computer programmers, paved the way for bitcoin. One thing they all realized: what counts as money (and what doesn't) is the result of choices we make, and those choices have a profound effect on who gets more stuff and who gets less, who gets to take risks when times are good, and who gets screwed when things go bad. Lively, accessible, and full of interesting details (like the 43-pound copper coins that 17th-century Swedes carried strapped to their backs), Money is the story of the choices that gave us money as we know it today.

Price: 21.12 USD

Location: Severna Park, Maryland

End Time: 2024-12-24T19:11:16.000Z

Shipping Cost: 0 USD

Product Images

Money: The True Story of a Made-Up Thing

Item Specifics

Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

Item must be returned within: 30 Days

Refund will be given as: Money Back

Return policy details:

Book Title: Money : the True Story of a Made-Up Thing

Number of Pages: 272 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Hachette Books

Topic: Civilization, Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Money & Monetary Policy

Item Height: 0.9 in

Publication Year: 2022

Genre: Social Science, Business & Economics, History

Item Weight: 8.6 Oz

Item Length: 8.2 in

Author: Jacob Goldstein

Item Width: 5.5 in

Format: Trade Paperback

Recommended

The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World - Hardcover - GOOD
The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World - Hardcover - GOOD

$4.44

View Details
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ONE BILLION DOLLAR BILL BLACK EAGLE PLAY MONEY #38
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ONE BILLION DOLLAR BILL BLACK EAGLE PLAY MONEY #38

$0.99

View Details
The Wall Street Journal Guide to Understanding Money and Investing - GOOD
The Wall Street Journal Guide to Understanding Money and Investing - GOOD

$4.39

View Details
Raising More Money: The Ask Event Handbook - Hardcover - VERY GOOD
Raising More Money: The Ask Event Handbook - Hardcover - VERY GOOD

$4.39

View Details
The Psychology of Money By Morgan Housel Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed......
The Psychology of Money By Morgan Housel Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed......

$8.10

View Details
Money and the Meaning of Life - Paperback By Needleman, Jacob - GOOD
Money and the Meaning of Life - Paperback By Needleman, Jacob - GOOD

$4.46

View Details
One for the Money by Evanovich, Janet
One for the Money by Evanovich, Janet

$6.23

View Details
Follow the Money: The Shocking Deep - Hardcover, by Bongino Dan - Very Good
Follow the Money: The Shocking Deep - Hardcover, by Bongino Dan - Very Good

$14.56

View Details
🔥 Refurbished Cummins JetCount 4022 Currency Сounter Counterfeit Detection ⚡️
🔥 Refurbished Cummins JetCount 4022 Currency Сounter Counterfeit Detection ⚡️

$364.00

View Details
The Money Pit DVD Tom Hanks NEW
The Money Pit DVD Tom Hanks NEW

$8.99

View Details