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Discworld volume 32
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Postmaster General Moist von Lipwig, who runs the Ankh-Morpork Post Office, and although he is a former arch-swindler and confidence man, has exceeded all expectations. So it's somewhat disconcerting when Lord Vetinari summons Moist to the palace and asks if he would like to make some real money, he's referring, rather, to the Royal Mint of Ankh-Morpork--a new opportunity or is it?
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"The age of paper dollars and metal coins is coming to a close. In The End of Money, David Wolman introduces the people, technologies, and trends powering this shakeup, taking us to hotspots of the cashless revolution. He zooms from the cash-strapped slums of Delhi, to the tech-obsessed streets of Tokyo, to London to hobnob with digital cash gurus. Then it's on to Reykjavik, where Icelanders are about to kill their national currency; Washington, to...
4) Millions
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The United Kingdom decides to convert to the Euro in seven days. For the Irish criminal world, it's the biggest opportunity as there ever was. When a railway heist goes wrong and an enormous bag of money falls from the sky into the hands of Damian and Anthony, there's only one thing the two can do, spend it like there's no tomorrow. But Damian and Anthony have differing views on what to do with the money. What they both discover is that money can...
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Building on the scope of Robert Friedberg's groundbreaking research, A Guide Book of United States Paper Money, Fifth Edition, includes an engaging history of the paper currency of the United States. Every federal note-from the ultra rare Demand Notes of 1861 to the lunch money in our wallets today-is described and cataloged in detail. Fascinating narrative captures the romance and history of American paper money, and also explores recent developments...
6) Mad money
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Bridget is a stay-at-home wife whose life as she knows it ends when her husband loses his cushy, high-paying job. Her college degree in literature does not help her find a substantial job, so she accepts a janitorial position at the Federal Reserve. There, she meets Nina and Jackie, who could use some spare scratch as well. Suddenly, it dawns on Bridget that the bank has plenty of what they need - money. The plan is to take the old bills that are...
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"Coins jingle and bills shake as you check your piggy bank. But how are these coins and bills made? Develop early money management skills and learn all about how money is made. Bright photos and child-friendly examples make it fun to build financial literacy"--
8) Paper money
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Introduces the denominations of the bills, how bills are made, and the famous faces and symbols on bills.
9) Naming money
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"Describes the names of different values of currency. Includes easy-to-read text for beginning readers"--
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The world is drowning in cash--and it's making us poorer and less safe. In The Curse of Cash, Kenneth Rogoff, one of the world's leading economists, makes a persuasive and fascinating case for an idea that until recently would have seemed outlandish: getting rid of most paper money.--Amazon.com
11) One-dollar bills
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Introduces the one-dollar bill, presents the history of the bill, and describes its value.
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"In an engaging style based on extensive research, Paper Money Collapse shows conclusively why paper money systems - monetary systems that are based on an elastic and constantly expanding supply of money (such as our system today) as opposed to a system of commodity money of essentially fixed supply - are inherently unstable and why they must lead to economic disintegration. All paper money systems in history ended in failure. The book shows why this...
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This book follows the journey of a dollar bill from the birth of a dollar bill at the Bureau of Printing and Engraving in Washington, D.C. to one of the Federal Reserve banks to commercial banks to people to a Federal Reserve bank for shredding to recycling into new products.
18) Two-dollar bills
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Introduces the two-dollar bill, presents the history of the bill, and describes its value.
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"Queen Cleopatra had coins made with her face on them. Japan put writer Ichiyō Higuchi on the 5,000 yen note more than 100 years after her death. And Eva Perón was the first Argentine woman on a bill. These biographies examine 15 extraordinary women who have appeared on coins or bills-and how they got there. Each inspiring story also digs deeper into different currencies and the customs of the time period"--
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Your source for U.S. currency! For more than three decades, the Standard Catalog of United States Paper Money has been the essential annual guide to U.S. currency, providing complete coverage in an easy-to-use format. The color catalog offers more than 1,000 photographs, concise descriptions and completely vetted values in up to four grades. No other U.S. paper money reference contains that vast amount of images, type listings and price values as...
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