Přehledně zpracovaný výčet nejdůležitějších událostí v dějinách lidstva.
Kniha seznamuje čtenáře s pravěkem a dobou prvních lidí, se starověkými civilizacemi a říšemi (Egyptem, Mezopotámií, Řeckem i Římem), se středověkem (Byzantskou říší, Evropou, rozšířením náboženství), se světovými koloniálními říšemi a s dobou 20.století (válkami, náboženskými konflikty a technickým pokrokem). Dobře srozumitelný text je doplněn mapkami, fotografiemi, slovníčkem a rejstříkem.
Důkaz pádu. Jak vydělat na hospodářském kolapsu.
„Kniha, která předpověděla finanční krizi.“ I tak by se dala nazvat publikace, kterou právě držíte v rukou. Ačkoliv u nás vychází až v době, kdy se krize dotýká nás všech, v originále se kniha na trhu objevila v časech, které můžeme nazvat prosperitou. Rozhodně si ale nemyslete, že je tedy tato kniha už zastaralá. Vůbec ne. Připravte se ovšem na trochu znepokojující čtení.
Už od prvních řádek knihy zjistíte, že autoři moc dobře vědí, o čem píší. Budete donuceni se na celkem známé skutečnosti podívat z jiného úhlu pohledu.
Dozvíte se například:
- co ve skutečnosti znamená přebytek kapitálu,
- jaký je skutečný vztah mezi inflací a ekonomickým růstem,
- proč se americký dolar znehodnocuje a podle autorů se bude dále znehodnocovat,
- zajímavosti o měření HDP
- i o hrozbě spotřebitelského dluhu.
Spolu s autory můžete přemýšlet také o možném řešení. To celkové, na národních úrovních, závisí především na vládě, a prý bude bolestivé. Vy se tomu ale můžete alespoň částečně vyhnout a zároveň prosperovat i v této nepříznivé době – stačí nechat se inspirovat druhou částí knihy, která obsahuje základní rady, jak nakládat se svými financemi, kde a do čeho investovat.
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