Downloadable audio file. Duration: 11:27:21. Introduction -- 1. Dreams of avarice -- 2. Of human bondage -- 3. Blowing bubbles -- 4. The return of risk -- 5. Safe as houses -- 6. From empire to Chimerica -- Afterword : The descent of money -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- List of illustrations -- Index. Title from: Title details screen. Unabridged. Read by Simon Prebble.
Summary:
Niall Ferguson follows the money to tell the human story behind the evolution of finance, from its origins in ancient Mesopotamia to the latest upheavals on what he calls Planet Finance.
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