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The End of Money Lib/E: Counterfeiters, Preachers, Techies, Dreamers--And the Coming Cashless Society

The End of Money Lib/E: Counterfeiters, Preachers, Techies, Dreamers--And the Coming Cashless Society


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Amazon Best Books of the Month, February 2012: Say good-bye to your beloved Benjamins, because the world is going cashless. So says David Wolman, and in The End of Money, he explores the drastic implications. How is it happening? What's at stake? Why does it matter? Each chapter of this timely and fascinating audiobook focuses on a specific aspect of the coming cashlessness. Its cast of compelling characters includes an end-times fundamentalist who views the growing obsolescence of cash as a sign of the coming rapture; an Icelandic artist whose claim to fame illustrates the complicated relationship between cash and nationalism; an American libertarian and coin-maker convicted on federal charges for the distribution of Liberty coins and Ron Paul dollars; and an Indian software engineer (self-billed as the assassin of cash) whose firm is enabling digital payment methods that are lifting the living standards of thousands of poor New Dehli residents via their cell phones. Raising the stakes with a personal experiment, Wolman goes (almost) a full year without using cash at all. All told, The End of Money offers everything there is to love about popular nonfiction, rendering a complex subject entertaining and easily approachable for a wide audience while proving the ultimate adventurousness inherent in a curiosity about the workings of the world. --Jason Kirk

About the Author :
David Wolman is a contributing editor at Wired. He has written for such publications as Outside, Mother Jones, Newsweek, Discover, Forbes, and Salon, and his work appeared in Best American Science Writing 2009. A graduate of Stanford University's journalism program, he now lives in Portland, Oregon, where he received a 2011 Oregon Arts Commission Individual Artist Fellowship. He is the author of A Left-Hand Turn around the World and Righting the Mother Tongue. Don Hagen has been behind the microphone since fifth grade. He is a nine-time winner of the Peer Award for narration/voice-over and twice winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award. He has also been heard in radio and television commercials and documentaries. In addition to his freelance voice work, he is a member of the audiobook narration team at the Library of Congress.

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"[A] provocative new book...A tidy history of money and its discontents." -- "Slate" "[Wolman] presents a fascinating and engaging thesis...a crucial look at the role of cash." -- "Washington Post" "A thoughtful and engaging study...[Wolman] skillfully covers the essential themes of theories on the economics, politics, sociology, and anthropology of money; and he does so painlessly...This is a very well written study, and it has none of the alienating gravitas of an economics tome. The author follows interesting stories populated by colorful characters. And he explains difficult concepts with skill...One of the best books in a long time on a difficult subject." -- "New York Journal of Books" "An entertaining and engaging canter through the world of money, both real and electronic." -- "Fiscal Times" "This is quite a romp, half digerotica, half travelogue...Whatever your take, reading this book will both entertain you and give your argument more currency." -- "Wired" "Wolman dares to take a critical look at cash...Wolman's investigation ensures that you'll never look at a dollar bill the same way again." -- "Philadelphia Sunday Tribune"


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  • ISBN-13: 9798200560974
  • Publisher: Gildan Media Corporation
  • Publisher Imprint: Gildan Media Corporation
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Counterfeiters, Preachers, Techies, Dreamers--And the Coming Cashless Society
  • ISBN-10: 820056097X
  • Publisher Date: 14 Feb 2012
  • Binding: CD-Audio
  • Returnable: N


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