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Gold: The Once and Future Money (Hardcover)
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Product Description
For most of the last three millennia, the world’s commercial centers have used one or another variant of a gold standard. It should be one of the best understood of human institutions, but it’s not. It’s one of the worst understood, by both its advocates and detractors. Though it has been spurned by governments many times, this has never been due to a fault of gold to serve its duty, but because governments had other plans for their currencies beyond mainta (more…)
14 Comments
June 30th, 2009 at 10:27 am
1.0 out of 5 stars
Worthless
The author’s thinking of monetary standards and history belongs to the Austrian School of Economics, a historical school of thinking that is entirely discredited by today’s…
June 30th, 2009 at 10:27 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Most Important Book on Money
First, it is disheartening that there are not even more positive reviews on this book considering the times that we exist in with the Federal Reserve purposefully destroying the…
June 30th, 2009 at 10:27 am
4.0 out of 5 stars
Yes, it’s long. That’s what makes it a great history book.
This is a great book discussing the reasons why Gold will be the ultimate monetary standard and why an individual should consider making gold a part of his personal portfolio…
June 30th, 2009 at 10:27 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
absolute must read
This book is absolutely unbelievable vuluable and probably worth paying 1000$ for it (or should I say, 1 oz of gold!).
June 30th, 2009 at 10:27 am
4.0 out of 5 stars
Insightful but Left with Unanswered Questions
Good Insights But Unconvincing
Fiat money serves three purposes: legal tender, token for exchange and store of value.
June 30th, 2009 at 10:27 am
3.0 out of 5 stars
I’m all about gold – too many details in this book however
I’m simply an average joe looking to preserve wealth from the coming inflation in the US dollar. This book did indeed help me understand central banking and how a gold standard…
June 30th, 2009 at 10:27 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good money is stable money …
To read about gold is to read about the history of money. In this very well arranged book, the author present and enjoyable introduction to a central aspect of economics, money,…
June 30th, 2009 at 10:27 am
3.0 out of 5 stars
An Interesting Read . . .
…but too detailed and somewhat tedious. Still, an informative study of the world of finance; not just gold. I learned a great deal.
June 30th, 2009 at 10:27 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
Professional x-ray of the complex “gold standard” problem
Author Nathan Lewis drops the dismal science of economics to another level of despair by interpreting it as the “cruel science” of realpolitik.
June 30th, 2009 at 10:27 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Timing for a Great Book On GOLD !!!
With the many serious problems in the housing markets , a falling U. S. dollar , rising commodity costs & rising inflation ; what better time for a very well written & easy to…
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