 The Power of Gold: The History of an Obsession
ISBN: 978-0-471-00378-6
Paperback
448 pages
October 2001
US $16.95
 Add to Cart
This price is valid for United States. Change location to view local pricing and availability. Other Available Formats: Adobe E-Book, Hardcover
|
Instructors may request an evaluation copy for this title.
|
Prologue: The Supreme Possession.
A METAL FOR ALL SEASONS.
Get Gold at All Hazards.
Midas's Wish and the Creatures of Pure Chance.
Darius's Bathtub and the Cackling of the Geese.
The Symbol and the Faith.
Gold, Salt, and the Blessed Town.
The Legacy of Eoba, Babba, and Udd.
The Great Chain Reaction.
The Disintegrating Age and the King's Ransoms.
The Sacred Thirst.
THE PATH TO TRIUMPH.
The Fatal Poison and Private Money.
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.
The Badge of Honor.
The Most Stupendous Conspiracy and the Endless Chain.
THE DESCENT FROM GLORY.
The Norman Conquest.
The End of the Epoch.
The Transcending Value.
World War Eight and the Thirty Ounces of Gold.
Epilogue: The Supreme Possession?
Notes.
Bibliography.
Index.
A METAL FOR ALL SEASONS.
Get Gold at All Hazards.
Midas's Wish and the Creatures of Pure Chance.
Darius's Bathtub and the Cackling of the Geese.
The Symbol and the Faith.
Gold, Salt, and the Blessed Town.
The Legacy of Eoba, Babba, and Udd.
The Great Chain Reaction.
The Disintegrating Age and the King's Ransoms.
The Sacred Thirst.
THE PATH TO TRIUMPH.
The Fatal Poison and Private Money.
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.
The Badge of Honor.
The Most Stupendous Conspiracy and the Endless Chain.
THE DESCENT FROM GLORY.
The Norman Conquest.
The End of the Epoch.
The Transcending Value.
World War Eight and the Thirty Ounces of Gold.
Epilogue: The Supreme Possession?
Notes.
Bibliography.
Index.
Buy Both and Save 20%!
 |
+ |  |
Buy The Power of Gold: The History of an Obsession
(List Price: US $16.95)
with Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk (List Price = US $19.95) Cannot be combined with any other offers. Learn more. |
