Penguin presents the audiobook release of The Ascent of Cash by Niall Ferguson, read by Gareth Armstrong.

Behind each great historical trend there is situated a financial key – Niall Ferguson uncovers the hidden stories behind history.

Bread, money, dosh, dough, loot. Call it everything you like, it matters now as part of your. In The Ascent of Money, Niall Ferguson shows that finance may be the foundation of most human progress as well as the lifeblood of history.

From the cash injection that funded the Italian Renaissance towards the currency markets bubble that sparked the French Revolution, from the bonds that fuelled Britain’s war work to the Wall Street Crash and today’s meltdown, this is the story of boom and bust as it’s never been told before.

Whether you’re scraping by or rolling in it, there’s no better time to understand the ascent of cash.