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

informative fast-paced

4.0

An informative whistle stop tour of the historical world of finance which I enjoyed. The challenge with books like this is you have to have some understanding before you read, but then you read stuff you already know. I found the stuff I didn’t live through, going back centuries rather than decades, the more interesting. The book is only up to 2009 and I wouldn’t have minded a more up to date edition. I always find the behavioural finance thinking fascinating and the author does a good job of summarising these at the end.