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03269aam a22005178i 4500 001 0ED56742F8AB11EA88090C2751ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20200917010014 008 200413t20202020nyua e b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2020011586 020 $a 031641719X 020 $a 9780316417198 035 $a (OCoLC)1135584454 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d OCLCQ $d RB0 $d JAS $d IOU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a HG231 $b .G55 2020 082 00 $a 332.4/9 $2 23 100 1 $a Goldstein, Jacob, $e author. 245 10 $a Money : $b the true story of a made-up thing / $c Jacob Goldstein. 246 30 $a True story of a made-up thing 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b Hachette Books, $c 2020. 300 $a 257 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 21 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "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. Told through witty, historical anecdotes, Goldstein demystifies this ever-evolving tool from the invention of the first coins in Mesopotamia, to how China invented paper money centuries before it appeared in the west, how at one point in Sweden men carried giant "coins" on their backs to pay for goods, to the gold standard, pound sterling, origins of the Euro, mutual funds, bitcoin and a cashless society. Money presents entertaining tales of fascinating characters who fundamentally changed our monetary systems such as Genghis Khan, John Law, a convicted murderer and professional gambler, the Luddites, and the anarchist cyberpunks who created bitcoin. Through these major movements we see the rise and fall of various financial institutions: central banks, the stock market, the Federal Reserve, and the shadow institutions like Lehman Brothers that helped create the financial crisis of 2008. Lively and accessible and full of interesting tidbits (the word "banker" comes from the Venetian "bench sitters"--Or "banchieri"-of the 1600s who guarded the gold) Goldstein looks at the evolution of money (whose definition appears to be, if we all agree it's money, then it is money) and confronts its true purpose and who it is supposed to be for"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Money $x History. 941 $a 17 952 $l OZAX845 $d 20240525041844.0 952 $l ALPE516 $d 20240417020152.0 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240409035550.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20231103012742.0 952 $l ETPD745 $d 20231025011134.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20221202011602.0 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20220909061731.0 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722063257.0 952 $l SCPC074 $d 20210422013840.0 952 $l XAPE737 $d 20210406010826.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20210302015724.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20210105010945.0 952 $l KJPF566 $d 20201208012754.0 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20201114011119.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20201103012439.0 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20201016011206.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20200917010134.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=0ED56742F8AB11EA88090C2751ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search