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Ferguson visits 11 countries to examine six attributes that he argues led to world dominance by Western Civilization: Competition, Science, Modern Medicine, Democracy, Consumerism, and the Work Ethic NEW YORK, May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For the past five centuries, Western civilizations have prevailed around the world. More people have been influenced by Western food, clothing, medicine, government and religion worldwide than by any other civilization. How did that...

Season eight features "Great Investors" Steven Romick and Robert Kessler, "Financial Thought Leaders" Niall Ferguson and John Brynjolfsson, and other investment luminariesNEW YORK, June 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Weekly financial series Consuelo Mack WealthTrack launches its eighth season on public television beginning Friday, July 1 at 7:30 p.m. (check local listings) with "Great Investor" Steven Romick, finalist for Morningstar's Domestic Fund Manager...

NEW YORK, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- One week before a new President who campaigned on a promise to fix the economy takes office, public media provider WNET.ORG is putting the meaning of money into context - where it came from, where it goes, and why it has always been (and always will be) the fulcrum of civilization. The Ascent of Money, a two-hour documentary based on the newly-released book The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World (Penguin Group USA), will premiere...