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  • The Power of Gold

  • The History of an Obsession
  • By: Peter L. Bernstein
  • Narrated by: Eric Conger
  • Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (18 ratings)
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Summary

Peter L. Bernstein tells the story of history's most coveted, celebrated, and inglorious asset: gold. From the ancient fascinations of Moses and Midas through the modern convulsions caused by the gold standard and its aftermath, gold has led many of its most eager and proud possessors to a bad end. Gold had them, rather than the other way around. And while the same cycle of obsession and desperation may reverberate in today's fast-moving electronically-driven stock markets, the role of gold in shaping human history is the striking feature of this tumultuous tale.

This fascinating account begins with the magical, religious, and artistic qualities of gold and progresses to the invention of coinage, the transformation of gold into money, and the gold standard. The more important gold becomes as money, the more loudly it speaks of power. Ultimately, Bernstein confronts the future of gold in a world where it appears to have been relegated to the periphery of global finance.

Far more than a tale of romantic myths, daring explorations, and the history of money and power struggles, The Power of Gold suggests that the true significance of this infamous element may lie in the timeless passions it continues to evoke, and what this reveals about ourselves.

©2000 Peter L. Bernstein (P)2000 Random House, Inc.
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Very easy listening indepth yet concise.

i have an interest in economics and history so the book was ideal for me. I rarely listen to an audionook that I expect to listen to again but would easily do this with the Power of Gold.

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