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黃金如何驅動世界?: 從地緣博弈到虛擬貨幣熱潮, 看懂永恆金屬主宰全球財富規則的力量

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內容簡介 「必讀之作。」——羅里·薩瑟蘭（Rory Sutherland），《煉金術》（Alchemy）作者「這可能是史上時機抓得最準的一本書。」——梅林·索默塞特·韋伯（Merryn Somerset Webb），彭博社（Bloomberg）黃金（名詞）：一種珍貴的黃色金屬，因其美麗而受到珍視。具惰性、耐腐蝕、極具延展性，儘管實用性不高，卻被視為純粹的財富。這是一部形塑了我們世界、且可能進一步決定世界命運的金屬的權威傳記。《黃金祕史》（The Secret History of Gold）講述了世界上最古老、最珍貴的貨幣的史詩故事。從太陽系形成時的起源，到它在古代神話與現代金融中所扮演的核心角色，多明尼克·弗里斯比以幽默與精煉的筆觸，探索了黃金如何定義整個人類文明的進程。黃金曾激勵人們做出最輝煌——以及最可怕——的事情。作為歷史上被盜掘最嚴重的金屬，它誘惑著探險家、征服者和竊賊；它引發了戰爭、建立了帝國，並賦予了從亞歷山大帝到阿道夫·希特勒等好壞並存的領袖權力。隨著如今中國和俄羅斯等國正以創紀錄的速度開採和囤積黃金，弗里斯比檢視了它在數位時代歷久彌新的重要性，以及它影響全球和平與權力的潛力。這是關於黃金鮮為人知的故事：它的過去、它的現在，以及它的未來。「一個精彩絕倫、引人入勝且如夢似幻的故事。」——馬特·里德利（Matt Ridley），《創新如何運作》（How Innovation Works）作者「研究扎實且鋒利無比。」——艾爾·莫瑞（Al Murray），喜劇演員兼歷史學家‘Essential reading’ Rory Sutherland, author of Alchemy‘Possibly the best-timed book ever’ Merryn Somerset Webb, BloombergGold (noun): A precious, yellow metal, prized for its beauty. Inert, immune to corrosion, highly malleable though with little utility. Seen as pure wealth.The definitive biography of the metal that has shaped our world – and may yet determine its fate.The Secret History of Gold tells the epic tale of the world’s oldest, and most treasured, currency. From its origins in the formation of the solar system to its pivotal role in both ancient myth and modern finance, Dominic Frisby explores, with wit and brevity, how gold has defined the entire course of human civilisation.Gold has inspired men to do the most brilliant – and terrible – things. The most stolen metal in history, it has lured explorers, conquerors and thieves. It has sparked wars, it has built empires, it has empowered leaders – from Alexander the Great to Adolf Hitler – good and bad. As nations today such as China and Russia mine and hoard gold at record rates, Frisby examines its enduring significance in the digital age and its potential to influence global peace and power.This is the untold story of gold: its past, its present and its future.‘A fabulous, fascinating, fantastical tale’ Matt Ridley, author of How Innovation Works‘Well-researched and razor-sharp’ Al Murray, comedian and historian

作者介紹

作者介紹 Dominic FrisbyDominic Frisby is, unusually, both a financial writer and a comedian. For twenty years, he has a written a weekly blog column for Moneyweek about gold, while his Substack, The Flying Frisby, ranks among the UK’s top financial reads. He’s delivered a slew of ‘lectures with funny bits’ on everything from taxation to mining to weights and measures, as well as hosting two financial comedy shows for BBC Radio 4, More Money than Sense with Andy Zatzman, Shazia Mirza and Paul Sinha and Damned Lies with Sir David Spiegelhalter. His previous books, Life After the State, Bitcoin: The Future of Money? and Daylight Robbery, all tackle big ideas about money with both wit and clarity.

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最佳賣點 : 彭博社讚譽時機最準的書！《黃金祕史》以幽默精煉的筆法，揭開人類最古老貨幣的史詩傳記。從古神話到中俄瘋狂囤金的數位當代，看透黃金如何引發戰爭、形塑帝國，並繼續左右全球權力版圖。

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