Coined

The Rich Life of Money and How Its History Has Shaped Us

De: Kabir Sehgal

Narrado por: Kevin Stillwell

A New York Times and Wall Street Journal best seller.

The importance of money in our lives is readily apparent to everyone - rich, poor, and in between. However grudgingly, most of us accept the expression "money makes the world go round" as a universal truth. We are all aware of the power of money - how it influences our moods, compels us to take risks, and serves as the yardstick of success in societies around the world. Yet because we take the daily reality of money so completely for granted, we seldom question how and why it has come to play such a central role in our lives.

In Coined: The Rich Life of Money and How Its History Has Shaped Us, author Kabir Sehgal casts aside our workaday assumptions about money and takes the listener on a global quest to uncover a deeper understanding of the relationship between money and humankind. More than a mere history of its subject, Coined probes the conceptual origins and evolution of money by examining it through the multiple lenses of disciplines as varied as biology, psychology, anthropology, and theology. Coined is not only a profoundly informative discussion of the concept of money, but it is also an endlessly fascinating and entertaining take on the nature of humanity and the inner workings of the mind.

©2015 Kabir Sehgal (P)2015 Hachette Audio

History of Money

Fascinating look into the history of Money. Both biological and sociological. worth the read for sure

Understanding the formation of money

Loved It, I enjoyed the stories and the history of how the exchange of goods and services lead to the choosing of currencies in different parts of the world.

Abundance of Money History

Throughly research and very interesting for the most part but many facts hard to retain.

Informative and fun!

This book covers just enough of the various topics surrounding the history of money to keep you wanting more! I Listened to it twice and then bought the hardcover. You will not be disappointed with Coined.

Everything you never knew about money.

What did you love best about Coined?

The author starts off right away and tells very good stories! The short story/examples are what sucked me in. What kept me hooked all the way through is the way that different concepts and stories weaved together. Made me appreciate all the different aspects of money I didn't really think about before. And there are many aspects about money none of us ever really understand.

What did you like best about this story?

The history lessons I learned. I came away with a lot of information I can share with friends.

Have you listened to any of Kevin Stillwell’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I have not listened to any other of Kevin's performances.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I actually wanted to learn more about each example given in the book, but the narrative always pulled me into another fascinating story. I came away with pages of notes that I'm still researching today!

So fascinating!

What an incredible look at the historical, biological, psychological, geographic, religious and cultural connections we have with money and exchange—something we encounter every day. Yet, while we think about how we get and use money, we rarely thing about the tool itself. I see it in such a whole new way now.