The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World by Niall Ferguson

The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World

Niall Ferguson

442 pages first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction economics history challenging informative slow-paced

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Niall Ferguson follows the money to tell the human story behind the evolution of finance, from its origins in ancient Mesopotamia to the latest upheavals on what he calls Planet Finance. Bread, cash, dosh, dough, loot, lucre, moolah, readies, the ...

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