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An informal analysis, and books

September 26, 2024 |

performing an informal content analysis of fox news 50 articles, the news about vp is overwhelmingly negative. however, she still leads in the odds by at least 5 percentage pts. under circumstances the other side's insistence they won debate is blind. this refusal to accept reality should lead to all sorts of negative results.

meanwhile, in books:

The Walking Drum is an erudite louis lamour adventure about 12th century business.

the book The Merchant in Medieval Europe is one of the most scholarly and complete I have ever read. A summary on the back cover is very apt. the book made me realize that most of my commercial inspirations were merely following the paths set by our predecessors.

some chapters: the merchant in the 13th century, trading companies, commercial correspondence, bookkeeping and commercial correspondence, arithmetic insurance, banking, interest rates, fairs, money supply, information, careers, exchange, brokers.

Power and Profit, an alternate title, is beautiflly illustrated with 200 prints and maps. "an academic classic that can be read purely for pleasure."

a well lived life: Peter Spufford

More:

Money and Its Use in Medieval Europe, by Peter Spufford.

Money and Its Use in Medieval Europe - Three Decades On - Essays in Honour of Professor Peter Spufford

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