The Human Story Behind Every Currency Shift
David McWilliams turns the history of money into a fast, expansive account of human ambition, fraud and invention. Ranging from Mesopotamia to cryptocurrency, this is big-idea non-fiction with real pace, ideal for readers who like economics explained through story, character and the forces that shape civilisation.
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The Human Story Behind Every Currency Shift
David McWilliams turns the history of money into a fast, expansive account of human ambition, fraud and invention. Ranging from Mesopotamia to cryptocurrency, this is big-idea non-fiction with real pace, ideal for readers who like economics explained through story, character and the forces that shape civilisation.
- Book Synopsis
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Ideal for readers who:
- Are fascinated by economics, history and the forces that shape society.
- Like big-idea non-fiction driven by invention, fraud and human ambition.
- Would enjoy a journey stretching from Mesopotamia to cryptocurrency.
- Prefer smart, entertaining books that make complex ideas feel vivid.
*AS HEARD ON RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK* THE INTERNATIONAL #1 BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2024 NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR A WATERSTONES NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 A 2024 BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE OBSERVER, ECONOMIST, FINANCIAL TIMES AND PROSPECT
'A breathtaking, expansive and imaginative ride through the history and future of money from an author who truly understands it' PROFESSOR BRIAN COX
'Exceptional' FINANCIAL TIMES
'A cracking book that is as enjoyable as it is readable' PETER FRANKOPAN
'Equally entertaining and insightful' YANIS VAROUFAKIS
MONEY. The object of our desires. The engine of our genius. Humanity's greatest invention.
From clay tablets in Mesopotamia to today's cryptocurrency, global economist David McWilliams takes us on an epic journey of innovation, disruption and transformation that is an astonishing new history of our species. The question is, over 5,000 years, have we changed money - or has money changed us?
'A fun history of money told through the stories of the chancers, cheats, scoundrels and geniuses who made it happen' KATIE MARTIN
'An impressive journey that fizzes with facts' ECONOMIST
'An eye-opening history of what makes the world go round' EVENING STANDARD
'Compelling, funny and original' KATJA HOYER
'If, as David McWilliams complains, economists take the fun out of money, then he is the exception that proves the rule: a man who could not write a boring sentence if he tried' TOM HOLLAND
- About The Author
- David McWilliams is a global economist, writer and broadcaster whose unique ability to communicate complex societal and economic structures is unparalleled. Having worked at the Central Bank of Ireland, he became a faculty member at Trinity College, Dublin business school. He's been described as being to economics what David Attenborough is to the natural sciences and Brian Cox is to physics.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781471195464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster UK Ltd., (05 June 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 432
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 130 mm
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