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SUMMARY:Virtual Talk: Financial Journalist Paul Vigna
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DESCRIPTION:To register\, visit https://libraryc.org/theoceancountylibrary
 /218863.\nhttps://theoceancountylibrary.libnet.info/event/17360018
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>To register\, visit <a href="https://libra
 ryc.org/theoceancountylibrary/218863">https://libraryc.org/theoceancountyl
 ibrary/218863</a></p>\n<p>Join us for an eye-opening conversation with vet
 eran journalist Paul Vigna as we examine his provocative book\,&nbsp\;The 
 Almightier: How Money Became God\, Greed Became Virtue\, and Debt Became S
 in\, in which he explores the question: how did money go from a tool of co
 mmerce into the dominant faith of modern society?&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>In&nbsp\;
 The Almightier\, Vigna takes readers on a sweeping historical journey from
  Renaissance Florence to today&rsquo\;s global financial markets\, reveali
 ng how wealth accumulation evolved from a moral failing into an unspoken c
 ivic virtue. He uncovers the forgotten history of money\, tracing the unea
 sy and often accidental alliance between wealth and religion as it develop
 ed from ancient city-states to today&rsquo\;s secular world\, where religi
 ous devotion has receded and greed has stepped in to fill the void.&nbsp\;
 </p>\n<p>Through engaging anecdotes\, original research\, and fresh perspe
 ctives on the causes of the many challenges we face today\, Vigna makes a 
 compelling argument that money has no power apart from the power we give i
 t.</p>\n<p>Whether you are interested in economic history\, personal finan
 ce\, or the hidden cultural forces shaping modern life\, this talk is sure
  to pique your interest.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Register today to learn more about
  how devotion to money has replaced religion as the foundation of our soci
 ety.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>About the Author:&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Paul Vigna i
 s an author\, journalist\, editor and speaker\, with a particular focus on
  capital markets and cryptocurrencies. He is the author of&nbsp\;Guts: The
  Anatomy of The Walking Dead&nbsp\;and coauthor of&nbsp\;The Age of Crypto
 currency&nbsp\;and&nbsp\;The Truth Machine. For 25 years\, he was a report
 er and editor for&nbsp\;Dow Jones Newswires&nbsp\;and the&nbsp\;Wall Stree
 t Journal\, pioneering coverage of the cryptocurrency sector. He has appea
 red on&nbsp\;CNN\, CNBC\, MSNBC\, Fox\, and&nbsp\;PBS.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;<br 
 />&nbsp\;<br /><br />&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>The views expressed by presenters are
  their own and their appearance in a program does not imply an endorsement
  of them or any entity they represent. Reference to any specific product o
 r entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by Ocean Cou
 nty Library.</p>\nhttps://theoceancountylibrary.libnet.info/event/17360018
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