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.
The Asian Necropolis and Hien Tsung's Inadvertent Innovation
The Great Recoinage and the Last of the Magicians
The True Doctrine and the Great Evil
The New Mistress and the Cursed Discovery
Strength and Failure
Breaking the Golden Fetters
Tearing Loos e the Golden Anchor
Bibliography
Index
About Peter L. Bernstein
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.
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