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Gold is one element that virtually spans all cultures throughout the history of human civilization. The universal attraction to gold unearths drama in human history -- from rapacity to rectitude, myth to truth, monetary standards to mystical symbols. Gold has been worshipped over so many centuries, has served as the ultimate form of wealth, and has bedecked both the icons of the gods as well as the most beautiful woman in history. Humans have risked their lives to mine it from the most uncomfortable corners of the earth. In the narrative style of his bestseller Against the Gods, Peter Bernstein reveals a record of human nature in the ubiquity of gold.

Peter L. Bernstein is the author of seven books in economics and finance, including Against the Gods.  He is also President of Peter L. Bernstein, Inc., an economic consultancy to institutional investors.