From the award-winning author of "Diamond" A blazing exploration of
the human love affair with gold that "combines the engaging style
of a travel narrative with sharp-eyed journalistic expose"
("Publishers Weekly," starred review).
In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, the price of gold
skyrocketed--in three years more than doubling from $800 an ounce
to $1900. This massive spike drove an unprecedented global
gold-mining and exploration boom, much bigger than the gold rush of
the 1800s. In "Gold," acclaimed author Matthew Hart takes you on an
unforgettable journey around the world and through history to tell
the extraordinary story of how gold became the world's most
precious commodity.
Beginning with a page-turning report from the crime-ridden inferno
of the world's deepest mine, Hart traveled around the world to the
sites of the hottest action in gold today, from the biggest new
mine in China, to the highly secretive London gold exchange, and
the lair of the world's most powerful gold trader in Geneva,
Switzerland. He profiles the leaders of the gold market today, the
nature of the current boom, and the likely prospects for the
future. From the earliest civilizations, when gold was an icon of
sacred and kingly power, Hart tracks its evolution, through
conquest, murder, and international mayhem, into the speculative
casino-chip that the metal has become. He ends by telling the story
of the massive flows of gold that have occurred in the wake of the
financial crisis and what the world's leading experts are saying
about the profound changes underway in the gold market and the
prospects for the future.
"Compelling, stylish, and impressively researched" ("The Boston
Globe"), "Gold" is a wonderful historical odyssey with important
implications for today's global economy.
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