Results for 'michael lewis'

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  1. The Trading Game
    1. Gary Stevenson

    The Trading Game

    A Confession

    An incredibly important and timely book, very much of its era. The Wolf of Wall Street with a moral compass, it lays bare the spiritual vacuity of the systems and processes that both dominate and reduce our humanity.

    € 17,95
  2. Thinking in Systems
    1. Donella Meadows

    Thinking in Systems

    International Bestseller

    Publishers Weekly, Starred Review- Just before her death, scientist, farmer and leading environmentalist Meadows (1941-2001) completed an updated, 30th anniversary edition of her influential 1972 environmental call to action, Limits to Growth, as well as a draft of this book, in which she explains the methodology-systems analysis-she used in her ground-breaking work, and how it can be implemented for large-scale and individual problem solving. With humorous and commonplace examples for difficult concepts such as a "reinforcing feedback loop," (the more one brother pushes, the more the other brother pushes back), negative feedback (as in thermostats), accounting for delayed response (like in maintaining store inventory), Meadows leads readers through the increasingly complex ways that feedback loops operate to create self-organizing systems, in nature ("from viruses to redwood trees") and human endeavor. Further, Meadows explicates methods for fixing systems that have gone haywire ("The world's leaders are correctly fixated on economic growth ...but they're pushing with all their might in the wrong direction"). An invaluable companion piece to Limits to Growth, this is also a useful standalone overview of systems-based problem solving, "a simple book about a complex world" graced by the wisdom of a profound thinker committed to "shaping a better future.

    € 23,50
  3. Barbarians At The Gate
    1. Bryan Burrough
    2. John Helyar

    Barbarians At The Gate

    The battle for the control of RJR Nabisco in the Autumn of 1988, which became the largest and most dramatic corporate takeover in American history, sent shock-waves through the international business world and became a symbol of the greed, excess and egotism of the eighties.

    € 17,95
  4. Money: The Inside Story
    1. Rupal Patel
    2. Jack Leslie

    Money: The Inside Story

    The Surprising Truth About How Money Works

    Rupal Patel (Author) Rupal Patel and Jack Leslie are economists at the Bank of England and work as advisers to the committee who set interest rates. Rupal spends most of her time thinking about inflation and now and then writes books about economics. Jack is focused on understanding the UK economy, which means charts, spreadsheets, and more charts.Jack Leslie (Author) Rupal Patel and Jack Leslie are economists at the Bank of England and work as advisers to the committee who set interest rates. Rupal spends most of her time thinking about inflation and now and then writes books about economics. Jack is focused on understanding the UK economy, which means charts, spreadsheets, and more charts.The Bank of England (Author) Rupal Patel and Jack Leslie are economists at the Bank of England and work as advisers to the committee who set interest rates. Rupal spends most of her time thinking about inflation and now and then writes books about economics. Jack is focused on understanding the UK economy, which means charts, spreadsheets, and more charts.Founded in 1694, the Bank of England is the UK's central bank, responsible for setting interest rates, running the country’s payments system and regu lating the financial sector – or in other words, making sure that money works. Over the last decade, the Bank's staff have been on a mission to get outside the City of London and promote economic literacy across the UK: whether by delivering talks in schools, running Citizens' Panels on people's eco nomic experiences, or publishing the bestselling primer on economics Can’t We Just Print More Money?.

    € 26,50
  5. Streetwise
    1. Lloyd Blankfein

    Streetwise

    Getting To and Through Goldman Sachs

    The former CEO of Goldman Sachs shares his hard-won wisdom gained from a life in global leadership

    € 23,50
  6. The Story of the Bayeux Tapestry
    1. David Musgrove
    2. Michael Lewis

    The Story of the Bayeux Tapestry

    Unravelling the Norman Conquest

    The definitive guide to the Bayeux Tapestry and its legacy, exploring the rich narrative behind its stitches and the turbulent times in which it was created.

    € 38,50
  7. Nudge
    1. Richard H. Thaler
    2. Cass R Sunstein

    Nudge

    Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness

    Richard H. Thaler is the Ralph and Dorothy Keller Distinguished Service Professor of Behavioral Science and Economics and the director of the Center for Decision Research at the University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2017.

    € 17,95
  8. Poor Economics
    1. Abhijit V. Banerjee
    2. Esther Duflo

    Poor Economics

    The Surprising Truth about Life on Less Than $1 a Day

    To cut to the chase: this is the best book about the lives of the poor that I have read for a very, very long time

    € 17,95
  9. Going Infinite
    1. Michael Lewis

    Going Infinite

    The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon

    Going Infinite is insanely readable and I devoured it, marvelling at Lewis’s ability to pace, structure and humanise a story about something as dense and unfriendly as crypto… As with previous outings such as Moneyball (nerdy baseball stats), The Big Short (credit default swaps), and Flash Boys (high-frequency trading), Going Infinite shows off Lewis’s peculiar genius for making arcane information as transporting as fantasy fiction.

    € 14,95
  10. The New Map
    1. Daniel Yergin

    The New Map

    Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations

    There are many ... stories in this wonderful book, all of them directed at the transformation of the global map of power and wealth that has happened in the 21st century. Don't waste your time on Boris or Trump, Covid or novichock, just read this to find out what is really happening.

    € 23,50
  11. Liar's Poker
    1. Michael Lewis

    Liar's Poker

    The Hilarious Inside Story of 1980s Wall Street - from the no 1 bestselling author of THE BIG SHORT

    The original classic that revealed the truth about ambition, greed and excess in London and Wall Street, by the author of #1 bestsellers The Big Short and Flash Boys

    € 14,95