Money
Everything You Never Knew About Your Favorite Thing to Find, Save, Spend & Covet
Published on 22. July 2011
336 pages
978-1-4521-0559-8 (ISBN)
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A lively, illustrated, trivia-packed volume about the subject that makes the world go round.
Ever made a fast buck? How about traded cowrie shells for a bride or paid for gum with a $10,000 bill? This entertaining and information-packed miscellany explains our fascination with money and how it has shaped our world.
Vintage photographs and artwork illustrate surprising facts, lists, and trivia about forgotten financial catastrophes and famous bank robbers, the history of bankruptcy and ancient money gods, wacky cash-related slang and get-rich-quick schemes for the ages. Witty and comprehensive, this valuable volume explores dollars and cents, pounds and pence, and the countless other forms of money.
Ever made a fast buck? How about traded cowrie shells for a bride or paid for gum with a $10,000 bill? This entertaining and information-packed miscellany explains our fascination with money and how it has shaped our world.
Vintage photographs and artwork illustrate surprising facts, lists, and trivia about forgotten financial catastrophes and famous bank robbers, the history of bankruptcy and ancient money gods, wacky cash-related slang and get-rich-quick schemes for the ages. Witty and comprehensive, this valuable volume explores dollars and cents, pounds and pence, and the countless other forms of money.
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Everything You Never Knew About Your Favorite Thing to Find, Save, Spend & Covet
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Sandy Choron is a graphic designer. She and Harry Choron are the authors of numerous books, including Planet Dog, Planet Cat, and The Book of Lists for Teens. They live in Haworth, New Jersey.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Dedication
- INTRODUCTION
- Table of Contents
- 1 OLD MONEY
- BEYOND BARTER: A MONEY TIMELINE
- 32 THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN USED AS MONEY
- 14 WAYS IN WHICH MONEY CHANGED THE WORLD
- 7 ANCIENT ECONOMISTS
- 12 GODS OF MONEY
- GREEK PHILOSOPHERS ON THE SUBJECT OF MONEY
- LYDIA, OH LYDIA (WHAT WE OWE THE LYDIANS)
- THE EARLIEST COINS
- HAMMURABI'S CODE: PENALTIES AND REWARDS IN ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA
- BIBLE VERSES ABOUT MONEY AND FINANCES
- A SHORT HISTORY OF BANKING
- THE RISE OF THE HOUSE OF ROTHSCHILD
- A MEDIEVAL PRICE GUIDE
- WEIRD TAXES IN HISTORY
- CATCH ME IF YOU CAN: THE 10 MOST FAMOUS COUNTERFEITING SCANDALS
- "THIS IS A STICKUP!": 8 BANK ROBBERY FIRSTS
- WANTED: THE HIGHEST REWARDS POSTED FOR OUTLAWS OF THE WILD WEST
- MONEY TALKS: 94 MONEY IDIOMS
- 38 PROVERBS ABOUT MONEY
- CLASSICAL WRITERS AND MONEY
- INVESTING IN LITERATURE: 11 CLASSIC WORKS
- 28 FICTIONAL MISERS
- 4 AESOP'S FABLES ABOUT MONEY
- A HISTORY OF THE PIGGY BANK
- SHAKESPEARE ON MONEY
- 10 POSSIBLE ORIGINS OF THE DOLLAR $IGN
- ALL THAT GLITTERS: THE LURE OF GOLD
- DEBT BE NOT PROUD: THE HISTORY OF BANKRUPTCY
- BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ON MONEY
- THE GOLD STANDARD
- A HISTORY OF THE STOCK MARKET
- WALL STREET TRIVIA
- WHERE CREDIT IS DUE
- Watchdogs of the Treasury
- All about Fort Knox
- The Art of Money
- Face Value
- How "In God We Trust" Came to Appear on U.S. Currency
- The High Cost of War
- 8 OF THE Most Expensive Catastrophes in History
- The Cost of Living in the Twentieth Century
- A History of the U.S. Federal Hourly Minimum Wage
- The Story of the U.S. Mint
- What We Learned from the Fall of the Roman Empire
- 2 NEW MONEY
- A Glossary of Monetary Terms
- How the Government Affects the Economy
- 6 Modern-Day Economists
- WORLD CURRENCIES
- 18 British Slang Words for Money
- 23 American Slang terms for Money
- 34 Slang Terms for Currency Notes
- 25 Countries with the Highest GDI
- The History of the Euro
- Top 10 Richest Countries in the World
- Today's Stock Market Report
- A Financial Glossary
- World Stock Exchanges
- Burgernomics: Profiting from the Big Mac Index
- Economic and Corporate Structures
- The 10 Most Expensive Cities in the World
- 16 of the Worst Business Failures in History
- A Dollar Is a Terrible Thing to Waste
- The Immediate Economic Effects of 9/11
- Silver Linings: 9 Good Things about Bad EconomieS
- The 10 Best Movies About Money
- 8 Simpsons Episodes About Money
- For a Song: 101 Songs About Money
- TOTAL COST OF THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
- Do Not Pass Go: All About Monopoly
- Fun Facts about Las Vegas
- The Good Life: 19 Expensive Luxuries
- Forking It Over: 10 Really Rich Foods
- The 13 Most Expensive Medical Procedures
- The 11 Most Expensive Movies of All Time
- 9 Very Expensive Toys
- The 10 Most Expensive Paintings
- 6 Wedding Extravagances
- Introduction to Coin Collecting
- Unusually Shaped Coins
- How Coins Are Made
- The Top 10 Rare Coins
- The Pocket Change Lottery
- Top 10 American Pennies
- The Most Valuable Notes, by Denomination
- Penny Wise
- The Great Penny Debate
- The Nickel
- Nickel Lexicon
- The Dime
- Dime Lexicon
- The 50 State Quarters Program Act
- QUARTER NOTES
- The Half-Dollar Coin
- The Dollar Coin
- How to Collect Paper Money
- 6 Kinds of U. S. Paper Currency
- 19 Fun Facts about Paper Money
- Money to Burn
- How To Detect Counterfeit Money
- 8 Interesting Facts about the One-Dollar Bill
- How to Read a One-Dollar Bill
- 8 Interesting Facts About the Two-Dollar Bill
- The Five-Dollar Bill
- The Ten-Dollar Bill
- The Twenty-Dollar Bill
- The Fifty-Dollar Bill
- The Hundred-Dollar Bill
- The Thousand-Dollar Bill
- THE TEN-Thousand-DOLLAR BILL
- THE Hundred-thousand-DOLLAR BILL
- Paper Money Trivia
- The Future of Money
- 3 OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY
- HIGHEST PAID PRESIDENTS AND PRIME MINISTERS
- Famous American Bank Robbers
- All about Ponzi Schemes
- 19 of Bernard Madoff's High-Profile Victims
- 8 Rags-to-Riches Stories
- The World's Top 40 Billionaires
- 25 Highest Paid Sports Stars
- Spending Habits of College Students
- Top 10 U.S. Business Schools
- How 16 Wealthy Young Entrepreneurs
- 13 of the World's Wealthiest College Dropouts
- THE ART OF THE DEAL
- 21 Really Gross Things People Have Done
- Top 10 Game Show Winners of All Time
- Found Money
- 14 Lottery Winners Who Went Bust
- 11 Top-Earning Dead Celebrities
- 8 Very Wealthy Cats
- The World's 7 Wealthiest Dogs
- 9 Rich Parents Who Aren't Leaving Their Money
- 8 Famous Inheritances
- Spending Habits of the Ultra-Wealthy
- 7 Famous Misers
- 12 Self-Proclaimed Frugal Celebrities
- Trump Trivia
- Famous People Who Have Declared Bankruptcy
- 100 High-Profile Entertainers
- Who Have Insured Their Body Parts
- Celebrity Victims of Identity Theft
- 20 Wacky Wills
- Famous Philanthropists
- Athletes
- Singers and Musicians
- Actors, Directors, TV Celebrities, and Authors
- Wealthy Individuals
- 4 MORE MONEY
- The Urge to Splurge: 14 Reasons We Overspend
- Why We Buy: The Psychology of Spending
- 15 Ways to Avoid Overspending
- 23 Signs That You Are Really Broke
- Top 10 Money Wasters
- The Cheapskate Hall of Fame
- Money Etiquette
- In restaurants.
- The Ten Commandments of Money
- 8 Steps on the Path to Abundance
- 9 Signs That You Will Soon Be Receiving Money
- 11 Signs That You Are About To Lose Money
- 7 Spells to Bring Money and Wealth
- 9 More Talismans for Wealth
- 17 Money Dreams and What They Really Mean
- 21 Secrets of Self-Made Millionaires
- 17 Things Millionaires Won't Admit They Do
- All About Identity Theft
- How long can the effects of identity theft last?
- Pros and Cons of Online Banking
- 10 Ways To Go Green and Save Money
- The High Cost of Raising Kids
- 6 Guiding Principles
- 16 Great Web sites for Bartering
- How to Bargain Like a Pro
- Scamology
- 12 Money-Saving Tips for the Truly Desperate
- How to Overcome Chrometophobia
- TOP Celebrity Money Mistakes
- Advice from Rich People
- Why Women (Especially) Should Embrace
- Credit Card Statistics
- Most Unusual Credit Card Deals
- 9 Weird Taxes
- 32 Great Hiding Places for Money
- How To Ask For a Raise
- 13 Recession-Proof Jobs
- The 10 Worst Jobs You Can Get Today
- The 10 Best Jobs You Can Get Today
- 10 Original Ideas for Online Businesses
- Financial Job Descriptions
- The Height Report
- Best Careers for Your Zodiac Sign
- 35 Things Money Can't Buy
- TEXT PERMISSIONS
- INDEX
- Selected Bibliography
- Useful Web Sites
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- Copyright
