Money: A Story of Humanity

They say money makes the world go around, but just exactly why is that? Where did it come from, why was it invented and why do we let it have so much power over us? Money is part of nearly every conversation we have but it's rarely the subject of the conversation. In his new book, economist and broadcaster David McWilliam's turns the focus on the thing itself.

In this easy to digest read, full of anecdotes McWIlliam's takes us on a journey from a tally stick in ancient Africa to coins in Republican Greece,  to the French Revolution, and from the invention and dominance of the US dollar right up to the creation of cryptocurrency. 

In his usual entertaining and irreverant way McWilliams unlocks the mysteries and power of money, explaining why it matters and how it shapes our world. How it has been used to shape, control and disrupt our society since it's inception. 

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Who wrote it?
David McWilliams

How does it come?
Paperback. Approx. 15.5 x 24 x 3 cm 353 pages