The first edition of my book, The End of Money and the Future of Civilization, was published by Chelsea Green Publishing in 2009. While it remains as relevant today as it was when first published the printed book has been out of print for several years, but the digital Kindle edition is still available from Amazon.com, and there is an active market for used copies.
Having recently had the rights reverted to me by my publisher, I have begun publishing a revised, updated, and expanded edition of the book. It will first be published in serial form, as freely downloadable chapters on my website, Medium, Substack, and elsewhere, as I complete them. The text of each section will be accompanied by an audio narration by Ken Richings.
Upon completion of the series, I plan to compile the various chapters and sections into both a print edition and an e-book edition. For the new edition, every chapter will be edited and updated, some will be rewritten, others may be dropped, and new ones added to cover the changing financial, economic, and political circumstances, and to address more recent developments, including the emergence of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, blockchain technology, and smart contracts. That particular chapter will elaborate and expand upon what I’ve already written and published in my articles, Bitcoin, Blockchain, and the end of money as we’ve known it (2022), and Bitcoin, Blockchain Technology, and Crypto-Currency (2016).
The serial publication may not be on a regular schedule, but I’ve made it a priority to complete the series by the end of 2024. If you wish to be alerted as new sections of the book are posted you can follow me at my website, https://beyondmoney.net/, and subscribe to my occasional newsletter at MailChimp.
A link to each new chapter will be added here below as they are completed and posted, but I’ve given Ken Richings permission to publish my new chapters first on his Substack channel, Future Brightly.
Ken has greatly assisted my work in many ways, including editorial assistance and narration of each chapter. Starting with Chapter 5, each new chapter will appear on his channel two weeks before I post it here or elsewhere. You can subscribe for free but please reward him for his good work by opting for a paid subscription at https://futurebrightly.substack.com/.
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The End of Money and the Future of Civilization,
Second edition, Revised, updated, and expanded.
Chapter 1 — My Purpose and My Journey
Chapter 1 —Audio narration
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Chapter 2— Mega-Crisis to Metamorphosis—Can Civilization Be Saved?
Chapter 2 —Audio narration
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Chapter 3—The Contest for Rulership—Two Opposing Philosophies
Chapter 3 —Audio narration
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Chapter 4—Central Banking and the Rise of the Money Power
Chapter 4—Audio narration
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Chapter 5—The New World Order
Chapter 5—Audio narration
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Chapter Six, Usury, Engine of Destruction-Text
Chapter Six, Usury, Engine of Destruction-Audio narration
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Chapter 7—The Nature, Cause, and Consequences of Inflation-Text
Chapter 7—The Nature, Cause, and Consequences of Inflation-Audio narration
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First edition (2009)
The End of Money and the Future of Civilization, First edition
Published by Chelsea Green Publishing, 2009. The original edition of the book was greeted with praise from a number of widely respected activists, academics, and entrepreneurs. To read their comments, the table of contents, a few of the many reviews, and various details about the first edition, and how to acquire digital or used copies you can click here.
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Beyond Money 