{"product_id":"the-abc-of-money-lessons-from-a-tycoon-paperback","title":"The ABC of Money: Lessons from a Tycoon - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Carnegie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 34\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.08 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 23, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51796357579040,"sku":"9781944529352","price":12.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/82e1585a71ff699ab7edd441f81ea25f.webp?v=1780755592","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-abc-of-money-lessons-from-a-tycoon-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}