{"product_id":"the-secret-history-of-gold-paperback","title":"The Secret History Of Gold (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e‘Essential reading’\u003cb\u003e Rory Sutherland, author of \u003ci\u003eAlchemy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n‘Possibly the best-timed book ever’ \u003cb\u003eMerryn Somerset Webb, \u003ci\u003eBloomberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGold (noun):\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e A precious, yellow metal, prized for its\nbeauty. Inert, immune to corrosion, highly malleable though with little\nutility. Seen as pure wealth.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe definitive biography of the metal that has shaped our world – and may\nyet determine its fate.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Secret History of Gold\u003c\/i\u003e tells the epic tale of the world’s\noldest, and most treasured, currency. From its origins in the formation of the\nsolar system to its pivotal role in both ancient myth and modern finance,\nDominic Frisby explores, with wit and brevity, how gold has defined the entire\ncourse of human civilisation.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nGold has inspired men to do the most brilliant – and terrible – things. The\nmost stolen metal in history, it has lured explorers, conquerors and thieves.\nIt has sparked wars, it has built empires, it has empowered leaders – from\nAlexander the Great to Adolf Hitler – good and bad. As nations today such as\nChina and Russia mine and hoard gold at record rates, Frisby examines its\nenduring significance in the digital age and its potential to influence global\npeace and power.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThis is the untold story of gold: its past, its present and its future.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n‘\u003ci\u003eA\u003c\/i\u003e fabulous, fascinating, fantastical tale’ \u003cb\u003eMatt Ridley,\nauthor of \u003ci\u003eHow Innovation Works\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n‘Well-researched and razor-sharp’ \u003cb\u003eAl Murray, comedian and historian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDominic Frisby\u003c\/b\u003e is, unusually, both a financial\nwriter and a comedian. For twenty years, he has a written a weekly blog column\nfor \u003ci\u003eMoneyweek\u003c\/i\u003e about gold, while his Substack, The Flying\nFrisby, ranks among the UK’s top financial reads. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHe’s delivered a slew of ‘lectures with funny bits’ on\neverything from taxation to mining to weights and measures, as well as hosting\ntwo financial comedy shows for BBC Radio 4, \u003ci\u003eMore Money than Sense\u003c\/i\u003e with\nAndy Zatzman, Shazia Mirza and Paul Sinha and Damned Lies with Sir David\nSpiegelhalter. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHis previous books, \u003ci\u003eLife After the State\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBitcoin:\nThe Future of Money?\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDaylight Robbery\u003c\/i\u003e, all tackle big\nideas about money with both wit and clarity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TIMES DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45680940515535,"sku":"9781405972345","price":27.8,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_bcd674ec-1217-412d-899d-2aa3c7eae8b1.jpg?v=1786070826","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/the-secret-history-of-gold-paperback","provider":"Popular Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}