{"product_id":"the-power-of-gold","title":"The Power of Gold","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781118270103\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2012\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: John Wiley \u0026amp; Sons Inc (US)\u003cbr\u003ePages: 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\"The need for realism in reform of its monetary system is what\u003cbr\u003emakes Bernstein?s story of the Power of Gold so timely. It is\u003cbr\u003ea compelling reminder that maintaining a fixed price for gold and\u003cbr\u003efixed exchange rates were difficult even in a simpler financial\u003cbr\u003eenvironment?.Peter Bernstein was reluctant to project the\u003cbr\u003estory of gold into the future. But to me his message was clear.\u003cbr\u003eYes, gold will be with us, valued not only for its intrinsic\u003cbr\u003equalities but as a last refuge and store of value in turbulent\u003cbr\u003etimes. But its days as money, as a means of payment and a fixed\u003cbr\u003eunit of account are gone.\"\u003cbr\u003e?From the New Foreword by Paul Volcker \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis bestselling book reveals a record of human nature in the\u003cbr\u003eubiquity of gold with a new foreword by Paul Volcker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this exciting book, the late Peter L. Bernstein tells the\u003cbr\u003estory of history's most coveted, celebrated, and inglorious asset:\u003cbr\u003egold. From the ancient fascinations of Moses and Midas through the\u003cbr\u003emodern convulsions caused by the gold standard and its aftermath,\u003cbr\u003egold has led many of its most eager and proud possessors to a bad\u003cbr\u003eend. And while the same cycle of obsession and desperation may\u003cbr\u003ereverberate in today's fast-moving, electronically-driven markets,\u003cbr\u003ethe role of gold in shaping human history is the striking feature\u003cbr\u003eof this tumultuous tale. Such is the power of gold.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhether it is Egyptian pharaohs with depraved tastes, the\u003cbr\u003eluxury-mad survivors of the Black Death, the Chinese inventor of\u003cbr\u003epaper money, the pirates on the Spanish Main, or the hardnosed\u003cbr\u003ebelievers in the international gold standard, gold has been the\u003cbr\u003esupreme possession. It has been an icon for greed and a","brand":"Smartfox Books","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":41951981633669,"sku":"PR91544","price":57.6,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0213\/3637\/files\/image_STJX1ZLOVX72.jpg?v=1790962267","url":"https:\/\/smartfoxbooks.co.nz\/products\/the-power-of-gold","provider":"Smartfox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}