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Money: The True Story of a Made-Up Thing by Jacob Goldstein is a nonfiction history of economics and finance that explains money as a human invention rather than a natural or fixed force. Drawing on Goldstein’s background as a Planet Money host, the book uses a lively, accessible style to trace how societies have repeatedly redefined money, from shells, stones, and coins to paper currency, central banking, and digital forms such as Bitcoin. Its purpose is not to teach investing or personal finance, but to help readers understand why money works at all: because people believe in it, use it, and maintain systems around it. The book shows that monetary systems are shaped by politics, trust, technology, and institutional conflict, and that what seems normal in one era can later look arbitrary or even absurd. It is both an economic history and a corrective to common assumptions about value, stability, and financial reality.