Trading Empires

From the bestselling author of Leviathan comes this sweeping narrative of one of America’s most historically rich industries. Beginning his epic history in the early 1600s, Eric Jay Dolin traces the dramatic rise and fall of the American fur trade industry, from the first Dutch encounters with the Indians to the rise of the conservation movement in the late nineteenth century.

The Roman Empire and the Silk Routes investigates the trade routes between Rome and the powerful empires of inner Asia, including the Parthian regime which ruled ancient Persia (Iran). It explores Roman dealings with the Kushan Empire which seized power in Bactria (Afghanistan) and laid claim to the Indus Kingdoms. Further chapters examine the development of Palmyra as a leading caravan city on the edge of Roman Syria and consider trade ventures through the Tarim territories that led Roman merchants to Han China.

What happens when the world’s dominant superpower begins to lose not just its influence—but the trust of its allies, the credibility of its currency, and the cohesion of its own institutions? Unraveled: The Death of Globalization and the Fall of America delivers a gripping, deeply researched account of how American hegemony quietly fractured from within. This isn't a story of sudden collapse. It’s a forensic dissection of the slow, deliberate dismantling of the postwar order—engineered not by enemies, but by decades of political short-termism, elite self-dealing, and institutional ...

Have you ever wondered what the stock market is and how people use it to build and sustain individual and generational wealth? Well, wonder no more. This accessible and concise guide, written by Dr. Boyce Watkins, will provide you with practical information and examples about how the stock market works, why you should invest, and how to invest with your future in mind. Whether you are a new investor or someone who has been investing for years, this guide will peel back the layers and demystify why every Black person in America should participate in the stock market.

Many people know about the Mali Empire and its famous ruler, Mansa Musa. But did you know there was a major empire that came before it? Medieval African history tends to get ignored in favor of medieval European history. However, there is so much rich history to uncover, especially in the region of West Africa. The Ghana Empire is considered one of the greatest empires in African history. There was an abundance of gold in the region, and the Ghana Empire was a powerful trading partner. Advancements were made in administration, allowing it to become a dominant power in the region.

In De-Dollarization: The Global Effort to Dismantle America's Financial Empire, the shifting tides of global finance are laid bare. From the post-World War II rise of the U.S. dollar to the increasing efforts of nations to break free from its grip, this book explores how de-dollarization is reshaping global trade, financial systems, and international politics. As countries like China, Russia, and members of the BRICS alliance push to sidestep the U.S. dollar in favor of local currencies and alternative systems, the once unassailable status of the dollar is being questioned. This book covers...

[Publisher’s Note: Oli Hille is an Amazon #1 Bestselling author. He is also an internationally known Financial Markets’ Trader.] This is a practical, 61 page book that gets straight to the point. I wish I had a book like this when I started out trading in 1990. The information in this book represents thousands of hours of research as well as interviewing top international traders, and actively trading the markets. So congratulations on getting your hands on this book and welcome to the world of Advanced Trading. Here are the Parts of the Book: Part 1 - My Trading Background Part 2 - ...

The internationally acclaimed author team of William Bonner and Addison Wiggin return to reveal how the epic financial bubble that is plaguing the United States will soon bring an end to this once great empire. They offer a frightening look at the United States' precarious position and discuss how government control of the economy and financial system - combined with unfettered deficit spending and gluttonous consumption - has ravaged the business environment.

In the Age of Exploration, the British began building an enormous and highly profitable foreign empire. While the British Empire initially lagged behind other European powers such as Spain and Portugal, it still managed to colonize the New World and discover highly-lucrative trade routes.

The Horn’s First Master is the gripping true story of a man who took on the deadliest sea on Earth. In 1834, Croatian-born Captain Pietro Giacomo Leva steered an Austro-Hungarian brigantine through the world’s most feared waters and into legend. With towering waves, freezing winds, and brutal conditions, Cape Horn was the ultimate test of skill, courage, and command. Leva passed that test — and carved his name into the history of both his island and his empire. Blending vivid maritime history with sharp-eyed narrative, The Horn’s First Master charts Austria’s unlikely bid for ...

In the grand scheme of things, very little is known of Mansa Musa’s life. We know that he was one of the greatest emperors of the Mali Empire. And we know that he was actually one of the richest men of all time due to the enormous gold deposits in West Africa that were under his dominion, but large parts of Mansa Musa’s life remain a mystery.

Have you ever been in a situation where a series of winning trades have caused you to start increasing the size of your investments? Only for the next couple of trades to lose and wipe out all of your profit? Have you ever been in a situation where the frustration of losing has caused you to start chasing your losses? I will explain the role that mass psychology plays in determining the direction of market movement and the role that our individual psychology plays when it comes to processing information and interpreting chart data. I will explain many other things in this audiobook.

Grow passive income wealth through real estate investing. Join Troy as he uses his documented and colorful history of minor failures and major successes to underscore his step-by-step approach for getting into and succeeding in one of the most dynamic and powerful entrepreneurial marketplaces in the world—the real estate investment market of the United States.

A caravan leaves the grasslands at dawn and months later a Venetian ledger records its cargo sold for silver. Between those moments lies a revolutionary system built by horsemen of the steppe. Relay posts, passports, merchant partnerships, and guarded ports stitched Asia, the Middle East, and Europe into a single communicative world. This sweeping history reveals how speed and security created the first connected age, moving ideas and faiths alongside silk and silver, and carrying a microscopic killer that would become the Black Death. Drawing on Persian, Arabic, Chinese, and Latin ...

Captain Nathan Daniels had the best lifestyle in the modern galaxy. As an independent trader he set his own schedule, selected his own cargo, and had the freedom to visit any of the kingdoms, empires and fiefdoms in known space. He even had the best pick-up line of all time: "Want to go for a ride on my space ship?" After leaving a small mining colony on the moon of Droshai, just outside of Kalifet space, he receives a summons from the Empress of the Kalifet Empire. The fact that the summons is delivered by two military cruisers both ensures his compliance, and piques his curiosity. Little ...

From the battlefield to the blank page, I write with the same grit that got me through war. I’m a combat vet. A mom. On the streets of L.A. with my baby girl and a busted iPhone full of stories. PTSD rides shotgun. Survival isn’t theory - it’s every damn day. And yeah, I write about Wall Street. Because Sam - my friend, my street family, my daughter’s guardian angel - taught me everything I know. He used to run numbers for suits before the needle took over. This isn’t just fiction. This is how power works. New York moves fast. If you want to survive, you move faster. Grayson ...

As cryptocurrency rose in popularity during the pandemic, new converts bought into the idea that crypto would not only make them rich, but would usher in imminent revolutions across art, finance, politics, and gaming. Cryptocurrency caught the zeitgeist through figures like FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, who only two years later would be convicted of one of the most calamitous acts of financial fraud in US history. Now, Cryptomania unfolds the tumultuous twenty months inside this male-dominated, overhyped industry that led to its downfall.

Coal mining in the UK dates back to Roman times, but in the 21st century, has practically disappeared. In this history, Jeremy Paxman charts our vital relationship with coal and all the extraordinary change it has fuelled. Told through the stories of real people, Paxman travels the regions of the UK where communities were built around coal, to the industrial revolution, to the beginnings of time and coal’s geological formation, to the great tragedies such as Aberfan, and to the picket lines of the miners’ strike.

This enthralling book is the first to uncover the story of New York City merchants who engaged in forbidden trade with the enemy before and during the Seven Years’ War. Ignoring British prohibitions designed to end North America’s wartime trade with the French, New York’s merchant elite conducted a thriving business in the French West Indies, insisting that their behavior was protected by long practice and British commercial law. But the government in London viewed it as treachery, and its subsequent efforts to discipline North American commerce inflamed the colonists.