{"product_id":"making-money-a-discworld-novel-isbn-9780063393325","title":"Making Money: A Discworld Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Outlandish fun. . . . \u003cem\u003eMaking Money\u003c\/em\u003e balances satire, knockabout farce and close observation of human—and non-human—foibles with impressive dexterity and deceptive ease. The result is another ingenious entertainment from the preeminent comic fantasist of our time.”—\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe hero of \u003cem\u003eGoing Postal\u003c\/em\u003e has an even more dangerous job than the mail: overseeing the tanking Royal Bank and the printing of Ankh-Morpork’s first paper currency in this brilliant installment in \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett’s beloved Discworld series.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Royal Bank of Ankh-Morpork is facing a crisis, and who better to manage it than the man who turned around Ankh-Morpork’s inefficient Post Office, former arch-swindler-turned-Postmaster General Moist von Lipwig. Lord Vetinari once again makes Moist an offer he can’t refuse: resuscitate the venerable Royal Mint.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bank has many problems: the chief cashier is almost certainly a vampire, the elderly chairman and her two loaded crossbows needs a daily walkie, there’s something strange happening in the cellar, and running the Royal Mint is costing a mint.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Moist begins to make some ambitious changes, he accrues some dangerous enemies. Everyone knows money is power—and certain stakeholders will do anything to keep a firm grip on both . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Discworld novels can be read in any order, but \u003cem\u003eMaking Money\u003c\/em\u003e is the second book in the Moist von Lipwig series. The full series, in order, includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eGoing Postal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaking Money\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eRaising Steam\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“After 36 books, it’s no surprise that Pratchett is adept at maneuvering characters and plotlines to make what could easily be a royal mess run as smoothly as Moist’s post office. What is amazing, though, is the consistency with which he does it . . . . This sense of humor is the driving force in \u003cem\u003eMaking Money\u003c\/em\u003e, infusing each sentence with jokes and puns.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Pratchett’s eye for using and dissecting the cliche is still as much in evidence as ever.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Highly enjoyable, fast-paced, and funny.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Outlandish fun. . . . \u003cem\u003eMaking Money \u003c\/em\u003ebalances satire, knockabout farce and close observation of human—and non-human—foibles with impressive dexterity and deceptive ease. The result is another ingenious entertainment from the preeminent comic fantasist of our time.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Pratchett] leavens the book with plenty of laugh-out-loud humor, guest appearances by familiar series players, and some lines that rival the best of Oscar Wilde. Anyone who can keep a straight face throughout \u003cem\u003eMaking Money\u003c\/em\u003e needs to have their funnybone examined!” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLocus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Just when you think you’ve got everything figured out, Pratchett goes in a completely unexpected direction, opening up new questions about power and empire while incidentally laying fertile groundwork for yet more stories to come. Because even though \u003cem\u003eMaking Money \u003c\/em\u003eis the 36th Discworld novel, Pratchett isn’t resting on his laurels. . . . What makes this and all the Discworld books special, though, is their humanity. . . . It’s [his] big-heartedness that makes these novels so smart, so moral, so good.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“No one but Pratchett would have the nerve—or skill—to make the theory of fiat currency the subject of a comic fantasy. He makes it look so easy, as he embeds the economic argument within a swift-paced story involving golems and gold, necromancers and lap-dancers, a set of killer false teeth, political chicanery and lots of good jokes. . . . Clever, engaging and laugh-out-loud funny.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLondon Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Terrific . . . Pratchett trots out some favorite old characters and delightful new ones as he deftly skewers our economic system and the way in which we view money. . . Go out and buy this book because it’s funny and thought-provoking and entirely enjoyable.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Splendid . . . an educational and entertaining mirror of human squabbles and flaws.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Just as \u003cem\u003eGoing Postal\u003c\/em\u003e somehow made the streamlining of mail delivery in a quasi-medieval fantasy world utterly riveting, so too here Pratchett creates fine entertainment out of the machinations of a dismal science . . . Lipwig is a brilliant scalawag of a hero, and Pratchett’s taste for dry one-liners remains prodigious.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Non-stop wit . . . Pratchett is a master of juggling multiple plotlines and multiplying punchlines, and\u003cem\u003e Money\u003c\/em\u003e is a wondrous farce.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48588022022373,"sku":"NP9780063393325","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063393325.jpg?v=1773960619","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/making-money-a-discworld-novel-isbn-9780063393325","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}