Money: A Story of Humanity
Money: A Story of Humanity by David McWilliams is one of 2026's most credible books, appearing on 1 of the year's most respected lists, including The Economist, for a Consensus Score of 15 out of 100.
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Our take
AI-draftedMcWilliams, an economist by training and broadcaster by temperament, treats money as a technology invented and reinvented at moments of crisis, hopping from ancient Athens to Medici Florence to revolutionary Paris to collapsing Habsburg Trieste. The device works best when he lingers on a single place and lets the human stakes surface; it strains when the book races through centuries in a chapter, leaving conclusions asserted more often than argued.
In the press
“McWilliams has succeeded in writing a provocative and informative book”
Ian Hughes, The Irish Times
How the Consensus Score is calculated
Our Consensus Score is our own transparent editorial metric — not a user rating. It weighs each list by the credibility of its source, how recent the listing is, and any award status. Here is the full breakdown.
| Source | Authority | Recency | Award | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Economist | 0.95 | 0.70 | 1.00× | 0.67 |
| Weighted sum → Score | 0.67 → 15 | |||
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Frequently asked
What lists is Money: A Story of Humanity on?
Money: A Story of Humanity appears on 1 list in our 2026 corpus, including The Economist.
What is its Consensus Score?
Money: A Story of Humanity has a Consensus Score of 15 out of 100, our transparent editorial measure of how many credible lists agree on it.