{"product_id":"making-money-isbn-9780061161643","title":"Making Money","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\u003eThe Ankh-Morpork Post Office is running like . . . well, not at all like a government office. The mail is delivered promptly; meetings start and end on time; five out of six letters relegated to the Blind Letter Office ultimately wend their way to the correct addresses. Postmaster General Moist von Lipwig, former arch-swindler and confidence man, has exceeded all expectations—including his own. So it's somewhat disconcerting when Lord Vetinari summons Moist to the palace and asks, \"Tell me, Mr. Lipwig, would you like to make some \u003cem\u003ereal\u003c\/em\u003e money?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVetinari isn't talking about wages, of course. He's referring, rather, to the Royal Mint of Ankh-Morpork, a venerable institution that haas run for centuries on the hereditary employment of the Men of the Sheds and their loyal outworkers, who \u003cem\u003edo\u003c\/em\u003e make money in their spare time. Unfortunately, it costs \u003cem\u003emore\u003c\/em\u003e than a penny to \u003cem\u003emake\u003c\/em\u003e a penny, so the whole process seems somewhat counterintuitive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNext door, at the Royal Bank, the Glooper, an \"analogy machine,\" has scientifically established that one never has quite as much money at the end of the week as one thinks one should, and the bank's chairman, one elderly Topsy (née Turvy) Lavish, keeps two loaded crossbows at her desk. Oh, and the chief clerk is probably a vampire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut before Moist has time to fully consider Vetinari's question, fate answers it for him. Now he's not only making money, but enemies too; he's got to spring a prisoner from jail, break into his own bank vault, stop the new manager from licking his face, and, above all, find out where all the gold has gone—otherwise, his life in banking, while very exciting, is going to be really, really short. . . .\u003c\/p\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","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890714177765,"sku":"NP9780061161643","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061161643.jpg?v=1730233917","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/making-money-isbn-9780061161643","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}