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David McWilliams is a global economist, writer and broadcaster whose unique ability to communicate complex societal and economic structures is unparalleled. Having worked at the Central Bank of Ireland, he became a faculty member at Trinity College, Dublin business school. He's been described as being to economics what David Attenborough is to the natural sciences and Brian Cox is to physics.‘A <b>hugely ambitious, insightful and readable </b>account of our relationship with money'
- Felix Martin, Financial Times
‘This is <b>an author who knows how to hook his audience</b> . . . There is no shortage of books about money . . . but few are as <b>lively </b>as this one. With McWilliams as your guide, your journey into the story of money will be so much more <b>digestible and fun</b>’
- Linda Yueh, <I>BBC History Magazine</I>,
'If you still think of economics as 'the dismal science', then this <b>firecracker of a book </b>might change your mind'
- Christopher Hart, Mail on Sunday
‘<b>Well researched and crammed full of anecdotes</b> that help bring a dry subject to life. <b>Much to enjoy – for the lay reader as well as the economist</b>’
Guardian
‘A<b> breathtaking, expansive and imaginative </b>ride through the history and future of money from an author who truly understands it. <b>If, like me, you’ve never quite figured out where money comes from or even what it is, this is the book for you</b>’<br /> <br />
- Professor Brian Cox,
'If, as David McWilliams complains, economists take the fun out of money, then he is the exception that proves the rule: <b>a man who could not write a boring sentence if he tried</b>, and who, in this <b>brilliantly informative and entertaining book</b>, <b>has done his subject splendid justice</b>'
- Tom Holland,
‘<b>A timely, fascinating account of how money has powered life on our planet from Ireland’s superstar economist.</b> Money is so often shrouded in secrecy and manipulated by forces we barely understand, so it’s refreshing to read a book that traces our relationship with it with such healthy irreverence!’
- Mariella Frostrup,
<b>'Entertaining and compelling</b> . . .<b> raises profound questions as to how we have ordered our societies</b> and the inequalities that we have built into the template of our civilisations . . . . a <b>fabulous </b>read'
Irish Times
‘<b>Fascinating </b>. . . <b>a wonderful mix of the author’s deep knowledge of history and economics and his understanding of human psychology,</b> told in an <b>engaging and personable</b> style . . . <i>Money: A Story of Humanity</i> will not only give you a <b>deeper appreciation of that banknote in your pocket </b>or that depressingly small number in your current account, but also of how such things shaped the world around us, our lives and our communities'
Irish Independent
‘<b>A tour de</b><b> force of economic history that manages to be erudite, authoritative and engaging</b> . . . His account is peppered with memorably colourful - and sometimes spicy - details that will grab the attention of experts and lay people alike . . . <b>After reading this, you will never look at your bank account in the same way again</b>’<br /> <br />
- Gillian Tett,