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The Ascent of Money
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by: Niall Ferguson  Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
EAN: 9781407438948 Edition: Unabridged Format: Audiobook, Unabridged ISBN: 1407438948 Label: Whole Story Audio Books Manufacturer: Whole Story Audio Books Number Of Items: 11 Number Of Pages: 11 Publication Date: September 01, 2009 Publisher: Whole Story Audio Books Studio: Whole Story Audio Books Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: A richly original look at the origins of money and how it makes the world go 'round Niall Ferguson follows the money to tell the human story behind the evolution of our financial system, from its genesis in ancient Mesopotamia to the latest upheavals on what he calls Planet Finance. What's more, Ferguson reveals financial history as the essential backstory behind all history, arguing that the evolution of credit and debt was as important as any technological innovation in the rise of civilization. As Ferguson traces the crisis from ancient Egypt's Memphis to today's Chongqing, he offers bold and compelling new insights into the rise- and fall-of not just money but Western power as well. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Anticipation and dissapointmentNever have I so looked forward to a book, only to be thoroughly disappointed. I was looking forward to a life's work on the true history of money, and by extension, the development of trade, civilizations, nation states, etc. Yes, I was expecting a lot. What you get is a scattered bunch of individual anecdotes mixed with several "I told you so's" from which I learned little. In the end, I felt the true purpose of the book was only to pad the author's bank account. He would have been more honest if ... Read More Rating: - For a History, not that great.I expected this book to give a good insight (as opposed to a comprehensive history due to its length) on how the monetary and financial systems developed throughout history. It is instead a series of historical anecdotes thematically combined on each chapter. Some of them are really informative (the ascent of the Rothschilds), others are downright superficial and inaccurate. The political and economic doctrines of the author are obvious in the reading of the book, as pointed out by other reviews. There ... Read More Rating:  - Muy buenoAunque el autor no sea economista y por eso esta atrapado en la mentir monetarista es un muy buen repaso por la historia del dinero. Rating: - A One Stop Blockbuster History of Our AgeI have just finished reading the best financial book ever, and I have read most of them. It is The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World by Harvard professor Niall Ferguson. It gives you a great explanation of how the broad sweep of history delivered us to the doorstep of today's crisis. Ferguson starts with an ancient accounting system written on clay tablets in Mesopotamia 5,000 years ago, and then takes us through the economic dominance of Greece and Rome. We learn about a medieval Italian ... Read More Rating:  - The author should not be allowed to teach in HarvardI felt that any Englishmen who could write a book on America in 2008, that has in the title "the demise of America" is a profusely uninformed and overly confident in its ability to understand history and economy fool. The author is very average and brings nothing that we didn't already know to the table. Here is what you need to know: Empires run for 400-500 years. America has a long way to go. Go to Washington, DC and you will see what I mean. It is too unfortunate for him, because through free forums such ... Read More 
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