Ascent of Money

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Ascent of Money by Niall Ferguson, read by Gareth Armstrong.   Behind each great historical phenomenon there lies a financial secret - Niall Ferguson uncovers the hidden stories behind history.  Bread, cash, dosh, dough, loot. Call it what you like, it matters now more than ever. In The Ascent of Money, Niall Ferguson shows that finance is the foundation of all human progress and the lifeblood of history.  From the cash injection that funded the Italian Renaissance to the stock market bubble that sparked the French Revolution, from the bonds that fuelled Britains war effort to the Wall Street Crash and todays meltdown, this is the story of boom and bust as its never been told before.  Whether youre scraping by or rolling in it, theres no better time to understand the ascent of money.