The Power of Gold
The History of an Obsession. Illustrated Edition
1st Edition
Published on 10. September 2004
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-0-470-09100-5 (ISBN)
Description
Incorporating myth, history and contemporary investigation, Bernstein tells the story of how human beings have become intoxicated, obsessed, enriched, impoverished, humbled and proud for the sake of gold. From the past to the future, Bernstein's portrayal of gold is intimately linked to the character of humankind.
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Edition
1., Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Illustrated edition
Illustrations
Illustrations (some col.)
Dimensions
Height: 25.4 cm
Width: 20.3 cm
Thickness: 2.5 cm
Weight
1622 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-09100-5 (9780470091005)
Schweitzer Classification
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E-Book
12/2005
Wiley
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Person
PETER L. BERNSTEIN combines the zest of a historian with the meticulous analytical powers of an economist. He is the author of seven books in economics and finance, including the best-selling Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk and Capital Ideas: The Improbable Origins of Modern Wall Street. He is also President of Peter L. Bernstein, Inc., an economic consultancy to institutional investors, which he founded in 1973 after many years of managing billions of dollars in individual and institutional portfolios. He has lectured widely throughout the U.S. and globally and has received the highest honours from his peers in the investment profession.
Content
Prologue: The Supreme Possession.
1. Get Gold at All Hazards.
2. Midas's Wish and the Creatures of Pure Chance.
3. Darius's Bathtub and the Cackling of the Geese.
4. The Symbol and the Faith.
5. Gold, Salt and the Blessed Town.
6. The Legacy of Eoba, Babba and Udd.
7. The Great Chain Reaction.
8. The Disintegrating Age and the Kings' Ransoms.
9. The Sacred Thirst.
10. The Fatal Poison and Private Money.
11. The Asian Necropolis and Hien Tsung's Inadvertent Innovation.
12. The Great Recoinage and the Last of the Magicians.
13. The True Doctrine and the Great Evil.
14. The New Mistress and the Cursed Discovery.
15. Strength and Failure.
16. Breaking the Golden Fetters.
17. Tearing Loos e the Golden Anchor.
Bibliography.
Index.
1. Get Gold at All Hazards.
2. Midas's Wish and the Creatures of Pure Chance.
3. Darius's Bathtub and the Cackling of the Geese.
4. The Symbol and the Faith.
5. Gold, Salt and the Blessed Town.
6. The Legacy of Eoba, Babba and Udd.
7. The Great Chain Reaction.
8. The Disintegrating Age and the Kings' Ransoms.
9. The Sacred Thirst.
10. The Fatal Poison and Private Money.
11. The Asian Necropolis and Hien Tsung's Inadvertent Innovation.
12. The Great Recoinage and the Last of the Magicians.
13. The True Doctrine and the Great Evil.
14. The New Mistress and the Cursed Discovery.
15. Strength and Failure.
16. Breaking the Golden Fetters.
17. Tearing Loos e the Golden Anchor.
Bibliography.
Index.