{"product_id":"the-abc-of-money-andrew-carnegie-9781944529352","title":"The ABC of Money: Lessons from a Tycoon","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt seems a simple question -- what is money?-- but the answer is more complicated than you'd think. In 1891, America's greatest self-made man, steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie, took on the subject in this essay. Here, he explains: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- the historical basis for money as a medium of exchange\u003cbr\u003e - the difference between \"money\" and \"currency\"\u003cbr\u003e - the trouble governments get into when they \"make money\"\u003cbr\u003e - the problems that coming with backing currency with silver\u003cbr\u003e - the \"good sense\" of the gold standard\u003cbr\u003e - and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe ABC of Money: Lessons from a Tycoon\u003c\/em\u003e offers a highly readable discussion of a basic concept of economics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso from Cosimo: Carnegie's \u003cem\u003eRound the World\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTriumphant Democracy\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJames Watt, An American Four-in-Hand in Britain\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Empire of Business\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Gospel of Wealth\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eAutobiography of Andrew Carnegie\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Carnegie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1944529357\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781944529352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cosimo Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/23\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.08d","brand":"Andrew Carnegie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43983938552063,"sku":"9781944529352","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e141c486-1a4f-44de-9788-f88d431e6e6b.jpg?v=1683269589","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-abc-of-money-andrew-carnegie-9781944529352","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}