{"product_id":"the-richest-man-who-ever-lived-the-life-and-times-of-jacob-fugger-paperback","title":"The Richest Man Who Ever Lived: The Life and Times of Jacob Fugger - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGreg Steinmetz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A colorful introduction to one of the most influential businessmen in history\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e), Jacob Fugger--the Renaissance banker \"who wrote the playbook for everyone who keeps score with money\" (Bryan Burrough, author of \u003ci\u003eDays of Rage\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the days when Columbus sailed the ocean and Da Vinci painted the \u003ci\u003eMona Lisa\u003c\/i\u003e, a German banker named Jacob Fugger became the richest man in history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFugger lived in Germany at the turn of the sixteenth century, the grandson of a peasant. By the time he died, his fortune amounted to nearly two percent of European GDP. In an era when kings had unlimited power, Fugger dared to stare down heads of state and ask them to pay back their loans--with interest. It was this coolness and self-assurance, along with his inexhaustible ambition, that made him not only the richest man ever, but a force of history as well. Before Fugger came along it was illegal under church law to charge interest on loans, but he got the Pope to change that. He also helped trigger the Reformation and likely funded Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe. His creation of a news service gave him an information edge over his rivals and customers and earned Fugger a footnote in the history of journalism. And he took Austria's Habsburg family from being second-tier sovereigns to rulers of the first empire where the sun never set. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Enjoyable...readable and fast-paced\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eThe Richest Man Who Ever Lived\u003c\/i\u003e is more than a tale about the most influential businessman of all time. It is a story about palace intrigue, knights in battle, family tragedy and triumph, and a violent clash between the one percent and everybody else. \"The tale of Fugger's aspiration, ruthlessness, and greed is riveting\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreg Steinmetz is a partner at a money management firm in New York. He previously worked for \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, where he covered investment banking before becoming Berlin Bureau Chief and then London Bureau Chief. His first book, \u003ci\u003eThe Richest Man Who Ever Lived: The Life and Times of Jacob Fugger\u003c\/i\u003e, was heralded by Andrew Ross Sorkin as one of the best reads of 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 09, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978431660333,"sku":"9781451688566","price":20.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/dDRKS0tRcnh5b2NFakg4RXlBdGFUQT09.webp?v=1775805122","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-richest-man-who-ever-lived-the-life-and-times-of-jacob-fugger-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}