The History of an Obsession
De som köpt den här boken har ofta också köpt The 48 Laws of Power av Robert Greene (häftad).
Köp båda 2 för 451 kr"Bernstein's book is a fascinating read, especially in light of the recent run-up in the price of gold. Should gold once again be viewed as a currency, as so many commentators have suggested? Were he still alive, Bernstein might laconically answer, 'Read my book.'" (Seeking Alpha, May 2012)
The late Peter L. Bernstein was President of Peter L. Bernstein, Inc., an economic consulting firm for institutional investors he founded in 1973, after many years of managing billions of dollars in individual and institutional portfolios. Bernstein was also the author of ten books on economics and finance, including the bestselling Capital Ideas, Capital Ideas Evolving, and Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk. His writing combines the zest of a historian with the meticulous analytical powers of an economist.
Foreword ix Acknowledgments xiii Prologue: The Supreme Possession 1 A Metal for All Seasons 1. Get Gold at All Hazards 9 2. Midass Wish and the Creatures of Pure Chance 18 3. Dariuss Bathtub and the Cackling of the Geese 38 4. The Symbol and the Faith 52 5. Gold, Salt, and the Blessed Town 66 6. The Legacy of Eoba, Babba, and Udd 74 7. The Great Chain Reaction 85 8. The Disintegrating Age and the Kings Ransoms 96 9. The Sacred Thirst 114 The Path to Triumph 10. The Fatal Poison and Private Money 135 11. The Asian Necropolis and Hien Tsungs Inadvertent Innovation 158 12. The Great Recoinage and the Last of the Magicians 175 13. The True Doctrine and the Great Evil 198 14. The New Mistress and the Cursed Discovery 219 15. The Badge of Honor 239 16. The Most Stupendous Conspiracy and the Endless Chain 260 The Descent From Glory 17. The Norman Conquest 283 18. The End of the Epoch 306 19. The Transcending Value 328 20. World War Eight and the Thirty Ounces of Gold 346 Epilogue: The Supreme Possession? 367 Notes 373 Bibliography 397 Index 409