The Richest Man Who Ever Lived : The Life and Times of Jacob Fugger (Paperback)

from EricCostello

Biography of the medieval financier and power-player. While certainly harsh on Jacob Fugger, it has to be said that the critiques are pretty fair, and Fugger's contemporary critics aren't spared, either. A very interesting analysis of the origins of the capitalist system, and how it began to emer...

from DavidWineberg

The most important person you never heard of The biography of Jacob Fugger ("FOOger") is an engrossing surprise. The richest man who ever lived is about as far from a household name as can be (outside of Germany). Steinmetz has given him an extraordinary summation in a blisteringly fast paced bio...

from invisiblelizard

The story of Jacob Fugger is fascinating. Steinmetz covers that thoroughly and puts it into a narrative that flows reasonably well. None of the prose in here is going to blow you away, but it's serviceable enough. Where this falls down is in the amount of additional information that Steinmetz inc...

from EricCostello

Biography of the medieval financier and power-player. While certainly harsh on Jacob Fugger, it has to be said that the critiques are pretty fair, and Fugger's contemporary critics aren't spared, either. A very interesting analysis of the origins of the capitalist system, and how it began to emer...

from DavidWineberg

The most important person you never heard of The biography of Jacob Fugger ("FOOger") is an engrossing surprise. The richest man who ever lived is about as far from a household name as can be (outside of Germany). Steinmetz has given him an extraordinary summation in a blisteringly fast paced bio...