Books I liked - Splendid Exchange

By William Bernstein

This book provides a most interesting overview of the development of trade and commerce starting from about 3000 BC till today.

I found it most fascinating to understand why certain products were in high demand at certain times and how they got from one place to another, why certain nations dominated at certain times and how and why their reign came to an end.

Great general knowledge and full of fascinating facts which I didn’t have a clue about before reading this book.

Did you know that the camel originated from North America?

Did you know that the Muslim world dominated world trade for around 1000 years and why this changed?