Filled with colorful characters and history, Double Entry takes us from the ancient origins of accounting in Mesopotamia to the frontiers of modern finance. At the heart of the story is double-entry bookkeeping: the first system that allowed merchants to actually measure the worth of their businesse[...]

Longitude meets The Big Short in this fascinating look at how a simple system of measuring income spawned a cultural revolution and continues to underpin modern finance, with destructive consequences.[...]