I kindly request pointers to material that can help me understand money.<p>Videos such as http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=461720 explain some concepts but also include a load of inaccurate statements. What I'm looking for is an (hopefully) unbiased description of modern banking, finance and monetary systems, and how it all works together.<p>Note: I'm not entirely sure this is appropriate for HN, so please let me know what you think.
I liked "The mystery of banking" by Rothbard, available here: <a href="http://mises.org/mysteryofbanking/mysteryofbanking.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://mises.org/mysteryofbanking/mysteryofbanking.pdf</a><p>It's very well written, but it's not unbiased (Rothbard is a libertarian), so I would encourage you to read other books as well.
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/History-Money-Ancient-Times-Present/dp/0708317170" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/History-Money-Ancient-Times-Present/dp...</a><p>A History of Money: From Ancient Times to the Present Day
by Glyn Davies
ISBN-10: 0708317170
ISBN-13: 978-0708317174