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From the invention of interest in Mesopotamia and the origin of paper money in China, to the creation of mutual funds, inflation-indexed bonds, and global financial securities, here is a sweeping survey of financial innovations that have changed the world. Written by a distinguished group of experts - including Robert Shiller, Niall Ferguson, Valerie Hansen, and many others - The Origins of Value traces the evolution of finance through 4,000 years of history.

In March 2006, the world’s richest men sipped champagne in an opulent New York hotel. They were preparing to compete in a poker tournament with ­million-dollar stakes. At the card table that night was Peter Muller, who managed a fabulously successful hedge fund called PDT. With him was Ken...

This sweeping world history reveals the bloody conflicts and ruthless trade monopolies forged over an edible mineral. Perfect for a thought-provoking daily commute, this fascinating journey transforms a common kitchen staple into the ultimate driver of human survival and imperial expansion...

Travel the ancient Silk Road with the forgotten desert merchants who pioneered global trade and shaped world history. Before modern supply chains existed, a bold network of Central Asian caravan traders braved arid valleys and warring empires to connect East and West. Perfect for your daily...

Step onto ancient trade routes to witness the rise of empires and the dawn of globalization in this epic world history. Whether you need an immersive escape during your daily commute or crave a deep-dive into ancient civilizations, this captivating narrative transports you to the bustling...

Enter a suspenseful narrative history of illegal commerce where global black markets constantly battle state power. Perfect for your daily commute, this immersive deep dive transports you to foggy coves and cramped ship holds across the Atlantic. Discover how an everyday craving for a cup of tea...

Experience a gripping journey through medieval history as a devastating pandemic forces humanity to fight for survival. Perfect for an engaging daily commute or deep learning, this atmospheric true story traces the lethal spread of disease across 14th-century Europe. Listen as bustling trade...

With investors more eager than ever to protect their investments, The Empire of Debt is an essential guide to the future of finance, harnessing history to accurately plot where we are and where we're going.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Euro: And its Threat to the Future of Europe by Joseph Stiglitz, read by Mike Fitzpatrick. From Nobel Prize-winning economist and best-selling author Joseph Sitglitz, author of Globalization and Its Discontents, this is the essential, audio guide to...

In this timely new P.I . Guide, Murphy reveals the stark truth: free market failure didn't cause the Great Depression and the New Deal didn't cure it. Shattering myths and politically correct lies, he tells why World War II didn't help the economy or get us out of the Great Depression; why it took FDR to make the Depression "Great"; and why Herbert Hoover was more like Obama and less like Bush than the liberal media would have you believe.

From investors and monetary authorities to governments and policy makers, almost everyone had assumed inflation was dead and buried. But now people the world over are confronting a poisonous new economic reality and, with it, the prospect of vast and increasing wealth inequality. How have we arrived in this situation? And what, if anything, can we do about it? Celebrated economist Stephen D. King—one of the few to warn ahead of time about the latest inflationary upheaval—identifies key lessons from the history of inflation that policy makers chose not to heed.

La llegada del coronavirus ha sido tan solo el acelerador de un proceso inevitable en la evolución del Sistema Capitalista. Así lo explica en este audiolibro el profesor Santiago Niño-Becerra. Con la claridad y contundencia que le caracterizan, sitúa la actual incertidumbre económica en la...

Money is everywhere in our daily lives. It lurks in the swipe of a card at the grocery store, in looming student-loan debts, in the prices of things we want, and in our subconscious navigation of the modern world. Money is an invisible convenience that saves us, as a society, the hassle of bartering for goods and services—a reflection, in our pockets and on our phones, of the hard facts of scarcity and desire. Or is it something more?

Uncover the epic world history of a fragile fiber that sparked global trade, royal espionage, and ancient smuggling. Perfect for your daily commute, this fascinating historical journey sweeps you from ancient Chinese mulberry groves to Renaissance royal courts. Experience how a fiercely guarded...

VC tells the riveting story of how the industry arose from the United States' long-running orientation toward entrepreneurship. Venture capital has been driven from the start by the pull of outsized returns through a skewed distribution of payoffs - a faith in low-probability but substantial financial rewards that rarely materialize. Whether the gamble is a whaling voyage setting sail from New Bedford or the newest startup in Silicon Valley, VC is not just a model of finance that has proven difficult to replicate in other countries.

The stock-investing classic - updated to help you win in today’s chaotic global economy. Much has changed since the last edition of Stocks for the Long Run. The financial crisis, the deepest bear market since the Great Depression, and the continued growth of the emerging markets are just some of the contingencies directly affecting every portfolio in the world. To help you navigate markets and make the best investment decisions, Jeremy Siegel has updated his best-selling guide to stock market investing.

Unravel the gripping economic history of a superpower's rise and fall, exposing the stark realities of Soviet communism. Perfect for your morning commute, this deep dive transforms complex political science into an intense narrative. Witness the collision of utopian ambition and devastating...

Explora cómo una aldea anegada venció a la naturaleza para dominar la historia económica y el comercio global. Ideal para enriquecer tus trayectos diarios con un aprendizaje fascinante, esta crónica destapa los engranajes de una metrópoli nacida del barro. Sumérgete en un relato absorbente...

"A close analysis of five gritty leaders whose extraordinary passion and perseverance changed history . . . a gripping read on a timeless and timely topic!"Angela Duckworth, bestselling author of 'Grit' From a brilliant historian at the Harvard Business School, here is a masterful, in-depth...

After two government bailouts of the US economy in less than twenty years, free market ideology is due for serious reappraisal. In Free Market, Jacob Soll details how we got to this current crisis, and how we can find our way out by looking to earlier iterations of free market thought. Tracing the intellectual evolution of the free market from Cicero to Milton Friedman, Soll argues that we need to go back to the origins of free market ideology in order to truly understand it—and to develop new economic concepts to face today’s challenges.