02050cam a2200445 a 4500 57130 20230410115724.0 070830s2008 nyu b 001 0 eng 2007035501 (OCoLC)ocn167764184 DLC DLC BAKER BTCTA YDXCP UPZ C#P NPL ABG IXA 148996720 9780307339867 0307339866 NZ1 11642714 (OCoLC)167764184 (OCoLC)148996720 HG 540 K18b 2008 332.4/973 Karmin, Craig. Biography of the dollar : how the mighty buck conquered the world and why it's under siege/ Craig Karmin. 1st ed. New York : Crown Business, c2008. 263 p. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-251) and index. Fishing in the two-and-a-half trillion dollar pond -- Blowing up the money factory -- More sound than the pound, and good as gold -- The triumphs and travails of a dollar colony -- The dollar's buyers of last resort -- An end to America's extraordinary privelege? Examines the green-back's history, allure, and unique role as a catalyst for globalization, and how the American buck became so almighty that $ became perhaps the most powerful symbol on earth. But will the buck be eclipsed by the euro or even China's renminbi? Should Americans worry when the value of the mighty U.S. dollar sinks to par with the Canadian "loonie"?--From publisher's description. Dollar, American. Foreign exchange. International finance. Dólar Americano. Tipos de cambio. Finanzas internacionales. 20150300 Baker & Taylor BKTY 25.95 19.46 0307339866 0007171141 active Baker and Taylor BTCP BK0007171141 YBP Library Services YANK 2558975 lcc bk C0 DRFGD YSL 46720 46720 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2023-04-10 1 0 HG 540 K18b 2008 00000058275 2018-10-24 00:00:00 1 2018-10-24 bk