Money: The True Story of a Made-Up Thing by Jacob Goldstein

Money: The True Story of a Made-Up Thing

Jacob Goldstein

272 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction economics history informative medium-paced

Description

"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 mone...

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