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DESCRIPTION:Join us for an eye-opening conversation with veteran journalis
 t Paul Vigna as we examine his provocative book\, "The Almightier: How Mon
 ey Became God\, Greed Became Virtue\, and Debt Became Sin"..\nhttps://west
 lakelibrary.libnet.info/event/17357938
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p style="text-align: justify\;">Join us for 
 an eye-opening conversation with veteran journalist Paul Vigna as we exami
 ne his provocative book\, <em>The Almightier: How Money Became God\, Greed
  Became Virtue\, and Debt Became Sin</em>\, in which he explores the quest
 ion: how did money go from a tool of commerce into the dominant faith of m
 odern society?&nbsp\;</p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;">In <em>The Alm
 ightier</em>\, Vigna takes readers on a sweeping historical journey from R
 enaissance Florence to today&rsquo\;s global financial markets\, revealing
  how wealth accumulation evolved from a moral failing into an unspoken civ
 ic virtue. He uncovers the forgotten history of money\, tracing the uneasy
  and often accidental alliance between wealth and religion as it developed
  from ancient city-states to today&rsquo\;s secular world\, where religiou
 s devotion has receded and greed has stepped in to fill the void.&nbsp\;</
 p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;">Through engaging anecdotes\, original
  research\, and fresh perspectives on the causes of the many challenges we
  face today\, Vigna makes a compelling argument that money has no power ap
 art from the power we give it.</p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;">Wheth
 er you are interested in economic history\, personal finance\, or the hidd
 en cultural forces shaping modern life\, this talk is sure to pique your i
 nterest.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;">Register today to le
 arn more about how devotion to money has replaced religion as the foundati
 on of our society.</p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;"><strong>About the
  Author:&nbsp\;</strong><br />Paul Vigna is an author\, journalist\, edito
 r and speaker\, with a particular focus on capital markets and cryptocurre
 ncies. He is the author of <em>Guts: The Anatomy of The Walking Dead</em> 
 and coauthor of <em>The Age of Cryptocurrency</em> and <em>The Truth Machi
 ne</em>. For 25 years\, he was a reporter and editor for Dow Jones Newswir
 es and the <em>Wall Street Journal</em>\, pioneering coverage of the crypt
 ocurrency sector. He has appeared on CNN\, CNBC\, MSNBC\, Fox\, and PBS.</
 p>\n<hr />\n<p><em>Brought to you in partnership with the Library Speakers
  Consortium. <a href="https://libraryc.org/westlakelibrary" target="_blank
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 re recordings of past events.<br /></em></p>\nhttps://westlakelibrary.libn
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