Power of Gold: The History of an Obsession - Softcover

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The late Peter L. Bernstein was President of Peter L. Bernstein, Inc., an economic consulting firm for institutional investors he founded in 1973, after many years of managing billions of dollars in individual and institutional portfolios. Bernstein was also the author of ten books on economics and finance, including the bestselling Capital Ideas, Capital Ideas Evolving, and Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk. His writing combines the zest of a historian with the meticulous analytical powers of an economist.

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Praise For The Power of Gold

"Mr. Bernstein has turned this story—not an obvious golden opportunity for even a writer of Mr. Bernstein's skill—into a real page-turner."
—The Wall Street Journal

"Bernstein . . . does full justice to his material. Almost every chapter contains some detail to surprise or delight. "
—Financial Times

"There are sugarplums throughout the book. . . .The pleasure of the bookis in its sheer number of unknown places and interesting episodes."
—The New York Times

"Bernstein's volume is a tour de force with a satisfying conclusion: The charactersin this drama prove themselves 'fools for gold, chasing an illusion.'"
—Business Week

"Admirably written . . . a wonderfully interesting view—not alone of gold but of thegreater economic history. Like other of his work, it is assured of a wide readership."
—John Kenneth Galbraith, Professor of Economics Emeritus, Harvard University

"The triumph of Peter Bernstein's book is that in the end you understand why and how it happened that the golden dog no longer barks. "
—The Boston Globe

"The range of research evident throughout the book is staggering. . . . Bernstein's ear for the telling quote is pitch perfect."
—USA Today

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Praise For The Power of Gold

Mr. Bernstein has turned this story--not an obvious golden opportunity for even a writer of Mr. Bernstein's skill--into a real page-turner.
--The Wall Street Journal

Bernstein . . . does full justice to his material. Almost every chapter contains some detail to surprise or delight.
--Financial Times

There are sugarplums throughout the book. . . .The pleasure of the bookis in its sheer number of unknown places and interesting episodes.
--The New York Times

Bernstein's volume is a tour de force with a satisfying conclusion: The charactersin this drama prove themselves 'fools for gold, chasing an illusion.'
--Business Week

Admirably written . . . a wonderfully interesting view--not alone of gold but of thegreater economic history. Like other of his work, it is assured of a wide readership.
--John Kenneth Galbraith, Professor of Economics Emeritus, Harvard University

The triumph of Peter Bernstein's book is that in the end you understand why and how it happened that the golden dog no longer barks.
--The Boston Globe

The range of research evident throughout the book is staggering. . . . Bernstein's ear for the telling quote is pitch perfect.
--USA Today