| Title | : | Man vs Money: Everyday economics explained |
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| ISBN | : | 1781316910 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781781316917 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 |
| Publication | : | First published September 15, 2016 |
Along the way you will discover how the statistics that govern our world are based on guesswork, why stock markets are like a wandering drunken man, what you need to live like a millionaire, and why cooking has made man the dominant species on the planet.
Where is all the money? How does a country go bust? Should I get paid in Bitcoin? Wherever you go, whatever you do, however you live your life, money plays a role. Getting it, keeping it, and making more out of it has been one of man’s major preoccupations for the past five thousand years. From buying a sandwich to earning a wage, going on holiday to playing the lottery, how money and economics governs our world is fascinating. And it’s just about to get more curious; the arrival of modern banking, crowd funding, investments at the touch of a smartphone, and virtual currencies means, for many of us, it is even more complex.
Man vs Money: Everyday economics explained Reviews
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Кратка и любопитна книжка. Определено понаучих някои нови неща, предимно в насоката, че всички сме много сериозно прецакани и колкото повече научаваш за световната икономика, толкова повече осъзнаваш, че всички живеем върху плаващи пясъци и няма нищо сигурно в тоя живот и няма как да се спасиш, за съжаление, защото всичко е свързано и щом си живо същество си част от цялата мизерия, независимо колко не ти се иска. :/
Това настрана, останах с впечатлението, че книгата трябва да е "лесносмиляема" за обикновения човек, но нещо не я почувствах така. На моменти четох някои абзаци по два-три пъти и пак не схващах. Е, поне си припомних колко мразя уравнения и формули. Не мога да преценя дали проблемът беше в мен или като цяло можеше нещата да бъдат обяснени една идея още по-лесно, но каквото - такова.
Другото интересно е осъзнаването колко различна е икономическата и банкова реалност в България сравнимо с навсякъде другаде. Ние може би имаме шанс да оцелеем при световен колапс (всъщност вече сме оцелявали, хехе), просто защото са такива лешояди всички в българското правителство и банкова система, че няма накъде повече. :Р -
It's hard to review this book. Some parts was eye-opening, some was boring, and some was highly obscure you would need an investment dictionary to get through (the derivatives chapter). But overall it was good, it's not "okay" or even great. It just delivers.
EDIT: I give it a two star. The writing style sometimes can be boring. -
A simple book to understand the concepts of the economy , market and financial instruments . The book tries to remove the boredom of the subject but some areas need more explanation . A relaxing read to get a hang of the world of finance which at times seems complicated to the common man.
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Not bad, not good, just average perhaps. Good for people looking to read a perspective on modern finance and economics and technical explanations
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I finished reading this book (on Oct 14, 2020) I like this book but the parts in this books are not explained in greater depth. Like the explanations about derivatives and gini index were really new to me so I had to search on Google and YouTube. But other than that, the parts about stocks and bonds, I already knew them so it's not a problem. The lesson about GDP was fun. I learn many things from this book even though the examples are kinda hard for me sometimes, coz it's kinda complicated math (to me) but overall sometimes the author uses simple math like he uses muffins to explain about GDP. It's only 200 pages so it's really good for you who wants to have a crash course about fundamentals of money or more like basic economic lessons. I'd give this book 3.8 out of 5
