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English
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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. To Christians, love of it is the root of all evil. To generals, it's the sinews of war. To revolutionaries, it's the chains of labor. But historian Ferguson shows that finance is in fact the foundation of human progress. What's more, he reveals financial history as the essential backstory behind...
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Publisher
Melville House
Language
English
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Here anthropologist David Graeber presents a stunning reversal of conventional wisdom: he shows that before there was money, there was debt. For more than 5,000 years, since the beginnings of the first agrarian empires, humans have used elaborate credit systems to buy and sell goodsthat is, long before the invention of coins or cash. It is in this era, Graeber argues, that we also first encounter a society divided into debtors and creditors. Graeber...
4) Digital gold: bitcoin and the inside story of the misfits and millionaires trying to reinvent money
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Language
English
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"A New York Times technology and business reporter charts the dramatic rise of Bitcoin and the fascinating personalities who are striving to create a new global money for the Internet age"--
Author
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"The age of paper dollars and metal coins is coming to a close. In The End of Money, David Wolman introduces the people, technologies, and trends powering this shakeup, taking us to hotspots of the cashless revolution. He zooms from the cash-strapped slums of Delhi, to the tech-obsessed streets of Tokyo, to London to hobnob with digital cash gurus. Then it's on to Reykjavik, where Icelanders are about to kill their national currency; Washington, to...
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Publisher
Hanover Square Press
Language
English
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"Our fast-paced world prioritizes the productive busybody—financial security alwaysseems to rule over the insatiable hankering for a Friday night splurge. However, Jamila Souffrant argues that you can in fact spend and save responsibly, all while enjoying that extra side of guacamole. In this book, Jamila will teach you how to: Determine which of the 5 “Journeyer” stages you fall into and how you should be evaluating your spending and saving...
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Publisher
Evolver Editions
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
"Sacred Economics traces the history of money from ancient gift economies to modern capitalism, revealing how the money system has contributed to alienation, competition, and scarcity, destroyed community, and necessitated endless growth. Today, these trends have reached their extreme--but in the wake of their collapse, we may find great opportunity to transition to a more connected, ecological, and sustainable way of being. This book is about how...
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English
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Doing well with money isn't necessarily about what you know. It's about how you behave. And behavior is hard to teach, even to really smart people. Money--investing, personal finance, and business decisions--is typically taught as a math-based field, where data and formulas tell us exactly what to do. But in the real world people don't make financial decisions on a spreadsheet. They make them at the dinner table, or in a meeting room, where personal...
11) Money
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Series
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
1990-
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Examines, in text and photographs, the symbolic and material meaning of money, from shekels, shells, and beads to gold, silver, checks, and credit cards. Also discusses how coins and banknotes are made, the value of money during wartime, and how to collect coins.
Publisher
Krause Publications
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The best single-source volume for listings, identification and values of nationally used bank notes. A reference guide to paper money minted from 1368 through 1960 that provides prices for 27,500 bank note varieties with values in three grades of preservation; more than 12,000 images to assist in easy identification; easy to follow charts to aid in prompt cataloging; current and completely vetted valuations from more than 75 contributors and auction...
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Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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The beloved writer-comedian expands on her popular podcast with an engaging and empowering financial literacy book for Millennials and Gen Z. In the first episode of her “Bad With Money” podcast, Gaby Dunn asked patrons at a coffee shop two questions: First, whats your favorite sex position? Everyone was game to answer, even the barista. Then, she asked how much money was in their bank accounts. People were aghast. “Thats a very personal question,”...
14) Money
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Publisher
Heinemann Library
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An introduction to money, describing how it evolved to replace the barter system, how it is used, different forms it takes, and currency in countries around the world.
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Publisher
W. W. Norton
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Examines the link between our attitudes toward money--earning it, spending it, and giving it away--and our feelings of fulfillment, sufficiency, and purpose in our lives. This reissue includes a foreword by Jack Canfield and a new introduction by the author, in which she explores the effects of the Great Recession and environmental concerns about our monetary needs and aims.
17) All about money
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Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explains how money is made and why it is an important commodity.
18) Reamde: a novel
Author
Series
Dodge novels volume 1
Language
English
Appears on list
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Description
When his own high-tech start up turns into a Fortune 500 computer gaming group, Richard Forthrast, the black sheep of an Iowa family who has amassed an illegal fortune, finds the line between fantasy and reality becoming blurred when a virtual war for dominance is triggered.
19) Earning money
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses ways for young readers to make and manage money themselves.
Author
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
"Do you speak money? You should. It is the world's most important language. It's spoken everywhere. Speaking--or at least understanding--this language allows you to follow the real conversations in politics, business, and at work. Understanding money andspeaking the language fluently is critical to preparing for a comfortable retirement, building a small business, planning for college and a career for your children. Everyone speaks it differently,...
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