Summary
A sweeping historical epic that traces the development and evolution of humankind's greatest inventions and explores how we understand-and misunderstand-its meaning and its use: from its origins in the ancient world to the gold standard, from Adam Smith to the shadow banking system and the Great Rec... Full description
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