We live in a world where everyone is trying to earn more money because money can do many things for them. Money brings power, prosperity, com-fort, etc. But it can also cause serious problems for people, making them miserable. This book deals with the his-tory of ''money'', different kinds of money, foreign currencies, monetary institutions such as banks and insurance companies, and economical terms like inflation and depression.

Mehdi Zarghamian was born in Tehran in 1966. He studied French literature and lin-guistics in the university. A prolific author of children's literature, he is first and foremost known for the compila-tion of a range of age-appropriate encyclopedias and dictionaries for 4-16 year olds.