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From Silk to Silicon: The Story of Globalization Through Ten Extraordinary Lives

By Jeffrey E. Garten
Narrated by: Tom Perkins
Unabridged — 11 hours, 29 minutes
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By Jeffrey E. Garten
Narrated by: Tom Perkins
Unabridged — 11 hours, 29 minutes
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From Silk to Silicon tells the story of who these men and women were, what they did, how they did it, and how their achievements continue to shape our world today. They include:

¿ Genghis Khan, who united east and west by conquest and by opening new trade routes built on groundbreaking transportation and management innovations.

¿ Mayer Amschel Rothschild, who arose from oppression to establish the most powerful bank the world has seen.

¿ Cyrus Field, who became the father of global communicati...