Niall Ferguson
Born
in Glasgow, Scotland, The United Kingdom
April 18, 1964
Website
Twitter
Genre
Niall Ferguson isn't a Goodreads Author
(yet),
but they
do have a blog,
so here are some recent posts imported from
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The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World
36 editions
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2007
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Civilization: The West and the Rest
84 editions
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2011
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Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World
64 editions
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published
2003
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The Square and the Tower: Networks and Power, from the Freemasons to Facebook
58 editions
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published
2017
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The War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West
40 editions
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2006
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The Pity of War: Explaining World War I
39 editions
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published
1998
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The Great Degeneration
43 editions
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published
2012
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Colossus: The Rise and Fall of the American Empire
12 editions
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2004
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Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe
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2021
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The House of Rothschild, Vol 1: Money's Prophets, 1798-1848
16 editions
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1998
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“So much of liberalism in its classical sense is taken for granted in the west today and even disrespected. We take freedom for granted, and because of this we don't understand how incredibly vulnerable it is.”
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“If the financial system has a defect, it is that it reflects and magnifies what we human beings are like. Money amplifies our tendency to overreact, to swing from exuberance when things are going well to deep depression when they go wrong. Booms and busts are products, at root, of our emotional volatility.”
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“The ascent of money has been essential to the ascent of man.”
― The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World
― The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World
Polls
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Spotlighted Book Discussion Poll I - October 26, 2011
This is a poll that adds other books to our listing of potential non fiction books to discuss and also helps the moderators determine which one or ones are the most popular. Since we have many more group members than when we first started; voting in the polls is very important. There will be a series of polls. Many of these books have been recommended by group members but were either not selected before nor voted upon before.
Vote for the book that you would most like to read and/or is the book that you believe that would appeal to the most group members.
Note:
We have added some of the books nominated thus far but we have more to add to other polls. However, this poll was getting quite large.
However, if you do not see your favorite book on this list; then just comment or pop me a note and I will immediately add it to this poll.
You can always change your vote at any time; so nothing is lost. There are some books which have been nominated by the same author; however, skip over those if the particular author does not suit you and vote for your favorite or for one you or others might want to read.
Before making your selection, please try to look up your choice and make sure it really is a book you are interested in or you think others would be; do not be lured in by the title. Also, check out the author and what others have said about the book before you (reviewers who you trust). Then of course, make your selection.
And if you do not see your favorite, just contact me and I will add it to the poll.
This is a poll that adds other books to our listing of potential non fiction books to discuss and also helps the moderators determine which one or ones are the most popular. Since we have many more group members than when we first started; voting in the polls is very important. There will be a series of polls. Many of these books have been recommended by group members but were either not selected before nor voted upon before.
Vote for the book that you would most like to read and/or is the book that you believe that would appeal to the most group members.
Note:
We have added some of the books nominated thus far but we have more to add to other polls. However, this poll was getting quite large.
However, if you do not see your favorite book on this list; then just comment or pop me a note and I will immediately add it to this poll.
You can always change your vote at any time; so nothing is lost. There are some books which have been nominated by the same author; however, skip over those if the particular author does not suit you and vote for your favorite or for one you or others might want to read.
Before making your selection, please try to look up your choice and make sure it really is a book you are interested in or you think others would be; do not be lured in by the title. Also, check out the author and what others have said about the book before you (reviewers who you trust). Then of course, make your selection.
And if you do not see your favorite, just contact me and I will add it to the poll.
![A Country of Vast Designs James K. Polk, the Mexican War and the Conquest of the American Continent by Robert W. Merry](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1275766055s/6895978.jpg)
A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War and the Conquest of the American Continent
![The Man Who Loved Books Too Much The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession by Allison Hoover Bartlett](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1255837669s/6251543.jpg)
![Allison Hoover Bartlett](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/authors/1245274237p2/2924803.jpg)
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession
![The Clockwork Universe Isaac Newton, the Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World by Edward Dolnick](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/hostedimages/1380743654i/3118225.jpg)
The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, the Royal Society and the Birth of the Modern World
![Newton and the Counterfeiter The Unknown Detective Career of the World's Greatest Scientist by Thomas Levenson](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1255675185s/6437943.jpg)
Newton and the Counterfeiter: The Unknown Detective Career of the World's Greatest Scientist
![The Birth of Modern Politics Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, and the Election of 1828 (Pivotal Moments in American History) by Lynn Hudson Parsons](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1255710354s/5058681.jpg)
The Birth of Modern Politics: Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams and the Election of 1828
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