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The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World
What if the true puppeteer of human history isn’t a ruler or revolution—but a ledger? From Mesopotamian grain receipts to Wall Street algorithms, The Ascent of Money unravels how debt, greed, and ambition have silently steered empires, toppled kings, and turned love and war into tradable commodities. But as blockchain and bubbles rewrite the rules, one question haunts: will humanity’s greatest invention finally elevate us—or entomb us in the ruins of its next collapse?
- Originally Published: Nov 2008
- Publisher: The Penguin Press, 2009
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 496
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9780143116172
- Access: Members
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The Richest Man in Babylon
What if the ancient secrets to boundless wealth were etched in clay tablets, waiting to shatter everything you know about money? In The Richest Man in Babylon, a struggling young laborer in the crumbling heart of a legendary empire dares to seek the wisdom of history’s wealthiest minds—only to uncover ruthless truths about greed, discipline, and the fragile line between fortune and ruin. But when gold reveals its cruelest lessons, will he emerge a king… or be devoured by the very riches he craved?
- Originally Published: 1926
- Publisher: Fingerprint Publishing, 2018
- Genre: Self-help
- Pages: 155
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9789388144315
- Access: Members