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Money - A friend or hidden foe?

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"Money is the most universal and most efficient method of mutual trust ever devised." ~ Yuval Noah Harari (The Bestselling author of  'Sapiens -A Brief History of Humankind') (Src:  https://pixnio.com/ ) The vindication of humankind is money, a predominant, wondrous universal phenomenon that can turn the wheel towards the affluent.  It is the underlying of all civilizations, religions, globalization, and history. History and Evolution of Money: The evolution of money is as enticing as money itself: (Src:  https://www.evolutionira.com/evolution-of-money/  ) The  first regulated coins  were introduced around 640 BC by King Alyattes of Lydia in western Anatolia (present-day Turkey).  These coins made of the electrum (an alloy of gold and silver) had a standardized weight  and were imprinted with an identification mark. This mark testified two things:  Weight of the precious metal in the coin. The authority that issued the coin and gua...

Book Review : Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

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When I end a book feeling good, I consider it worth reading. So far, I have recommended this book to my relatives, friends, and acquaintances who love reading fiction.  The cover page is mesmerizing and inviting for devouring. The story is set in a backwaters town, Barkley Coves (a fictional town) situated on the North Carolina Coast.  The plot is descriptive, enthralling, bewitching, and hopeful. The novel narrates the story of a girl, Kya (also known as the 'Marsh Girl') who was left alone to live, learn, and feed herself at the age of six at her deserted and falling shack, built away from the town.   Although her intimate confidant (along with marsh and gulls), loneliness, tweaked her. She yearned for the companionship, a connection that could satisfy her soul.  She let her heart set on two young men, Tate and Chase Andrews. The latter being the heartthrob of the town. Both of them loved her intensely. Tate was the one who helped her immensely in defining her beau...