- Finance, New York Times reviewed, Money, history, Money
"What is money anyway, and where and why did it originate? According to Jacob Goldstein, this made-up thing has evolved over centuries and takes different forms based on technological advances, the needs of society, and often the crazy ideas of outliers on the fringes.
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Epic, plot-driven, cool and classical in form.
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- cooloverwhelming
- classical in formformally daring
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About the book
- Author
- Jacob Goldstein
- First published
- 2020
- Pages
- 272
- Publisher
- Independently Published, Hachette Books, Atlantic Books
- Editions
- 9
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781786495716
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