A QUICK HISTORY OF MONEY :

Gifford, Clive,

A QUICK HISTORY OF MONEY : FROM BARTERING TO BITCOIN / Quick history of money : from bartering to bitcoin Clive Gifford and Rob Flowers. - 123 pages : colour illustrations ; 23 cm - Quick histories . - Gifford, Clive. Quick histories. . - Quick histories .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Why is a £5 note worth £5? Where do coins come from? What do banks actually do? All this and so much more is answered in A Quick History of Money, from bartering to bitcoin. Money might sound all grown-up and serious, but the history of buying, selling, saving and stealing is full of crazy stories and unbelievable facts. A Quick History of Money is here to show you the silly side, as well as give you the lowdown on the important stuff like interest, stocks and shares and wealth inequality.

8-12 years old.

9780711259836 RM 62.00


Barter--Juvenile literature.
Finance--Juvenile literature.
Money--History--Juvenile literature.
Preteens--Psychology--Children's nonfiction.
Resilience (Personality trait)--Children's nonfiction.
Mental discipline--Children's nonfiction.


Self-help publications.

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