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The Ascent of Money A Financial History of the World
[Paperback]Author(s):Niall FergusonFrom the cash injection that funded the Italian Renaissance to the stock market bubble that sparked the French Revolution, from the bonds that fueled Britain's war effort to the Wall Street Crash and meltdown, this book presents the story of boom and bust. It shows that finance is the foundation of all human progress and the lifeblood of history. -
High Financier The Lives and Time of Siegmund Warburg
[Paperback]Author(s):Niall FergusonA refugee from Hitler's Germany, Siegmund Warburg rose to become the dominant figure in the post-war City of London and one of the architects of European financial integration. Warburg was a complex and ambivalent man, as much a psychologist, politician and actor-manager as a banker. This title tells the story of the extraordinary Warburg. -
Virtual History Alternatives and Counterfactuals
[Paperback]Author(s):Niall FergusonWhat if Britain had stayed out of the First World War? What if Germany had won the Second? How would England look if there had been no Cromwell? What would the world be like if Communism had never collapsed? And what if John F Kennedy had lived? This book explores what might have been if nine of the decisive moments in history had never happened. -
Civilization The West and the Rest
[Hardback]Author(s):Niall FergusonTakes readers on their own journey around the world - from the Grand Canal at Nanjing to the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul; from Machu Picchu in the Andes to Shark Island, Namibia; and, from the proud towers of Prague to the secret churches of Wenzhou. This book tells the story of sailboats, missiles, land deeds, blue jeans and Chinese Bibles. -
Inside the House of Money Top Hedge Fund Traders on Profiting in the Global Markets
[Paperback]This updated paperback edition of Inside the House of Money lifts the veil on the typically opaque world of hedge funds offering a rare glimpse at how today's highest paid money managers approach their craft. Now with new commentary, author, Steve Drobny takes you even further into the hedge fund industry. -
The Road to Financial Reformation Warnings, Consequences, Reforms
[Hardback]Author(s):Henry KaufmanForeword by:Niall FergusonOur financial crisis: what happened, how we got here, and what needs to be done Henry Kaufman-an esteemed economist and statesman-is one of the most preeminent financial figures of the day, with a history of success from the 1980s, when his firm, Salomon Brothers, ruled the bond markets. In The Road to Financial Reformation, Dr. -
Globalisation Laid Bare Lessons in International Business
[Paperback]What is the ethical stance that the world should take on globalisation? How are lives and businesses influenced through international trade when ideas, goods and funding are adopted by other cultures? This title identifies the insights that drive globalisation, and where we should look for answers. -
Colossus The Rise and Fall of the American Empire
[Paperback]Author(s):Niall FergusonIs America the new world empire? Presidents from Lincoln to Bush may have denied it but, as Niall Ferguson's brilliant and provocative book shows, the US is the greatest military and economic colossus of all time. -
The War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West
[Paperback]Author(s):Niall FergusonFerguson reinterprets the modern era and the central paradox of why unprecedented progress coincided with unprecedented violence, and why the seeming triumph of the West bore the seeds of its undoing. -
Empire How Britain Made the Modern World
[Paperback]Author(s):Niall FergusonNiall Ferguson recreates the excitement, brutality and adventure of the British Empire, showing on a vast canvas how the British Empire in the 19th century spearheaded real globalization with steampower, telegraphs, guns, engineers, missionaries and millions of settlers.
