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Author: Niall Ferguson Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1440654026 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 498
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The 10th anniversary edition, with new chapters on the crash, Chimerica, and cryptocurrency "[An] excellent, just in time guide to the history of finance and financial crisis." —The Washington Post "Fascinating." —Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek In this updated edition, Niall Ferguson brings his classic financial history of the world up to the present day, tackling the populist backlash that followed the 2008 crisis, the descent of "Chimerica" into a trade war, and the advent of cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, with his signature clarity and expert lens. The Ascent of Money reveals finance as the backbone of history, casting a new light on familiar events: the Renaissance enabled by Italian foreign exchange dealers, the French Revolution traced back to a stock market bubble, the 2008 crisis traced from America's bankruptcy capital, Memphis, to China's boomtown, Chongqing. We may resent the plutocrats of Wall Street but, as Ferguson argues, the evolution of finance has rivaled the importance of any technological innovation in the rise of civilization. Indeed, to study the ascent and descent of money is to study the rise and fall of Western power itself.
Author: Niall Ferguson Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1440654026 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 498
Book Description
The 10th anniversary edition, with new chapters on the crash, Chimerica, and cryptocurrency "[An] excellent, just in time guide to the history of finance and financial crisis." —The Washington Post "Fascinating." —Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek In this updated edition, Niall Ferguson brings his classic financial history of the world up to the present day, tackling the populist backlash that followed the 2008 crisis, the descent of "Chimerica" into a trade war, and the advent of cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, with his signature clarity and expert lens. The Ascent of Money reveals finance as the backbone of history, casting a new light on familiar events: the Renaissance enabled by Italian foreign exchange dealers, the French Revolution traced back to a stock market bubble, the 2008 crisis traced from America's bankruptcy capital, Memphis, to China's boomtown, Chongqing. We may resent the plutocrats of Wall Street but, as Ferguson argues, the evolution of finance has rivaled the importance of any technological innovation in the rise of civilization. Indeed, to study the ascent and descent of money is to study the rise and fall of Western power itself.
Author: Ashima Shiraishi Publisher: Make Me a World ISBN: 1524773298 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 40
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From Ashima Shiraishi, one of the world's youngest and most skilled climbers, comes a true story of strength and perseverance--in rock climbing and in life. To a rock climber, a boulder is called a "problem," and you solve it by climbing to the top. There are twists and turns, falls and scrapes, and obstacles that seem insurmountable until you learn to see the possibilities within them. And then there is the moment of triumph, when there's nothing above you but sky and nothing below but a goal achieved. Ashima Shiraishi draws on her experience as a world-class climber in this story that challenges readers to tackle the problems in their own lives and rise to greater heights than they would have ever thought possible.
Author: Michael E. Peretz Publisher: ISBN: 9781739378127 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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A poetry book, re-telling my story of trial and tribulations of my life and over coming being a Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivor. Time and time again, we are attacked and denigrated in public. Now is the time to take back our power as Survivors and give back the shame to others. There is no shame in being a Survivor, only the shame in being the abuser.
Author: Stephen Maher Publisher: Verso Books ISBN: 1839765267 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 273
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How Wall Street concocted a more volatile and dangerous capitalism The Fall and Rise of American Finance traces the collapse and reconstitution of American financial power from the disintegration of robber baron J. P. Morgan’s vast empire to the rise of finance behemoth BlackRock. Contrary to what is taken for common sense by figures from Hillary Clinton to Bernie Sanders, Maher and Aquanno insist that financialization did not imply the hollowing out of the “real” economy or the retreat of the state. Rather, it served to intensify competitive discipline to maximize efficiency, profits, and the exploitation of labor—with the support of an increasingly authoritarian state.
Author: Niall Ferguson Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 9781594201929 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 452
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Ferguson tells the human story behind the evolution of money, from its origins in ancient Mesopotamia to the latest Wall Street upheavals. The author shows that finance is, in fact, the foundation of human progress.
Author: Tom Shanley Publisher: Mindshare Press ISBN: 9780977087846 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 399
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This book paints a vivid portrait of the Asia of eight hundred years ago in which Temujin's story unfolds. Over the past eight hundred years, our collective memory of Chinggis Khan has been reduced to a grotesque caricature of an archetypical despot. Like his contemporaries in those harsh times, he proved himself capable of great cruelty. Unlike many, however, he was also capable of extraordinary good.
Author: Thomas Merton Publisher: HMH ISBN: 0547537077 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 357
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The author of The Seven Storey Mountain explores the mysticism of Saint John of the Cross. The only thing that can save the world from complete moral collapse is a spiritual revolution. . . . The desire for unworldliness, detachment, and union with God is the most fundamental expression of this revolutionary spirit. In Ascent to Truth, author and Trappist Monk Thomas Merton makes an impassioned case for the importance of contemplation. Drawing on a range of thinkers—from Carl Jung to Pope Pius XII—Merton defines the nature of contemplative experience and shows how the Christian mysticism of sixteenth-century Spanish Carmelite Saint John of the Cross offers essential answers to our disquieting and troubling times. “For any who have the desire to look into meditation and contemplation . . . this is the book for which they have waited.” —New York Herald Tribune Book Review “For those who may be curious about mysticism, and for those who may be called to a life of contemplation, this is an excellent book.” —Catholic World
Author: Peter Regg Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 464
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A prophecy of untold power.A sorcerer with ruthless ambition.An ordinary boy from an unimportant village.The kingdom of New Batical stands at the edge of great upheaval. Whoever can harness the power of the prophecy will rule the land for generations. But no one knows where the power lies or who will reach it first.Amidst the waves of change, Wes just wants to pass his village's trial and ascend to adulthood. He isn't special, and he certainly has no magical abilities--or so he thought. What should have been a straightforward climb to the top of a mountain turns out to be something altogether different when Wes reaches the top.With life and death hanging in the balance, Wes isn't sure who he can trust.And nothing is ever as black and white as it seems.Peter Regg grew up outside of Boston and lives with his wife, Kim. He's a fan of fast-paced action/adventure fantasy and sci-fi, especially the kind that can transport him to worlds unlike his own--worlds without forty hours of actuarial math. When he's not writing, he's fighting losing battles with his wife about naming their future children after video game characters.
Author: Niall Ferguson
Author: Niall Ferguson
Author: Ashima Shiraishi
Author: Tom Shanley
Author: Michael E. Peretz
Author: Stephen Maher
Author: Niall Ferguson
Author: Tom Shanley
Author: Thomas Merton
Author: Alfred Henry Garrod
Author: Peter Regg