Money for Nothing: The Scientists, Fraudsters, and Corrupt Politicians Who Reinvented Money, Panicked a Nation, and Made the World Rich

by Thomas Levenson

Book Overview

The sweeping story of how the greatest minds of the Scientific Revolution applied their new ideas to people, money, and markets--and along the way, invented modern finance.

LONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD - "An astounding episode from the early days of financial markets that to this day continues to intrigue and perplex historians . . . narrative history at its best, lively and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812998464
• ISBN13: 9780812998467
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Random House
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.4" x 9.7"