This book provides a guide to the complexities of modern finance. It describes the basics of investment & the sophisticated innovations of the modern financial system. It explains how the follies of finance have threatened the stability of the world economy, & describes an environment that is complex & sophisticated, but greedy, cynical & self-interested. This book explains how to put your finances in the only hands you can confidently trust
- your own. Readers will learn everything they need to be their own investment manager. They will recognise their investment options, the institutions that try to sell them, & how to distinguish between fact & fiction in what companies say. They will discover the principles of sound investment & the research that supports these principles. Crucially, they will learn a practical investment strategy & how to implement it. Leading economist & hugely successful investor John Kay uses his academic credentials & practical experience to lay out the key principles of investment with characteristic clarity & dry humour. This is the only book about finance & investment anyone needs, & the one book they must have.
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Long Beach
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- Torrance in California on an indexed street plan from Rand Mc Nally in their extensive range of maps covering

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After two months on board a Russian container ship sailing 15, 000 miles across the world, Josie finally arrives in New Zealand with her bike. Over the next nine months she cycles 10, 000 kilometres all over North & South Islands while experiencing the wettest, windiest & stormiest year on record. During this time Josie was spat at, shouted at, honked at, & both run off & blown off the road. She got soaked, sunburnt, hailed on & snowed on & was alternately starved & over-fed, over-charged & under-charged. Then there was the wildlife: the possums (both dead & alive): exotic birds such as moreporks (with their eerie call) & fantails (who decided to follow); the ostriches, who liked to chase English cyclists & the harriers, who liked to dive bomb them; the more familiar but no less frustrating farm animals, who provided sheep-jams & cow-blocks to slow Josie down. In Long Cloud Ride, Josie brings New Zealand brilliantly to life. Warm, witty & acutely observed as ever, her latest adventure is sure to delight old & new fans alike. ...

Packed with straightforward information, The Long Distance Cyclist`s Handbook details the preparation & equipment needed to take a novice from the challenge of a 50-mile charity ride to gearing up & comfortably covering 66 km in a weekend randonnee. It also tackles marathon events such as 12-hour time trials, & the ultimate test
- the 3000-mile Race Across America. Fully updated, this is essential reading for anyone contemplating a cycling holiday or any challenge that takes you outside your usual comfort zone. It brings you the most up-to-date information on training, technique, nutrition, health & travel, & combines the latest in sports science research with many years of experience cycling beyond the horizon.
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Long Distance Path Chart from Harvey Map Services is a fold out map-chart of the main long distance walking routes in Britain. Designed for planning & reference purposes rather than use in the field, the map features & enumerates National Trails (including planned future trail routes), waymarked paths & selected unwaymarked paths, as well as marking those routes designated as European Routes, on a colour topographic map with routes & start/finish points clearly distinguished by category. Motorways & major A-roads, main line railways & canals are shown, as are rivers, lakes, woodland & built up areas of towns/cities. Land height is indicated by altitude colour marking & spot heights are given. The map is alphabetically indexed & cross-referenced by area, with boxed insets grouping together lists of paths in particular regions of Great Britain. ...

This is your comprehensive guide to the best long distance trails in Britain, leading you through landscapes rich in history, wildlife & views. OS references are provided throughout, with invaluable tips on where to walk, timings, nutrition & equipment. There are walks for every level of fitness & contributions from experienced walkers, with practical advice & accompanying maps & explanatory illustrations. Whether walking along the coast or across the moors, following ancient pathways or seeking out less well-known routes, Long Distance Walking in Britain is the ideal companion for you. ...

The Hamptons & North Fork areas of Long Island on a wall map (size 92 x 61cm / 32” x 24”) presenting locations of individual vineyards & wineries. Published by the Las Vegas based De Long Company, the map also

Includes:: information for the whole of Long Island & for New York State. The main map shows part of The Hamptons & North Fork AVAs (American Viticultural Areas) on the north-eastern part of Long Island at a detailed scale of 1:66, 666, with names of individual hamlets plus of selected neighbourhoods & main streets. Locations of individual vineyards & wineries are prominently marked. The whole of Long Island is shown at approx, 1:666, 666, indicating the area of the Long Island AVA & its subdivisions of The Hamptons & North Fork. A brief description lists which grape varieties are grown there. Also included is a map of New York State, indicating other areas within it designates as AVAs.

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Leonard Setright was one of the twentieth century's most influential, opinionated & idiosyncratic motoring journalists; described as 'more Isaiah Berlin than Jeremy Clarkson', everything he wrote was inspired by his knowledge of & passion for all things automotive. Long Lane with Turnings is a dryly witty memoir of his early years & the author's last book, left unfinished at the time of his death in the summer of 2005. We encounter Setright as a child standing behind his father's driving seat in family Wolseley, enjoining him to ' Go fast!'; taking an early delight in machines of all sorts, from the camera-like precision of the Setright ticket machine for bus conductors (manufactured by his father's firm) to his first bicycle. We also see him developing that independence of mind which so characterized his writing as a critic: readers will savour his pitch-perfect descriptions of many of the cars that he drove, be it the Mini ('a very convincing little brick'), a Renault 4 ('swaying like a sailing dinghy in corners') or his beloved Bristols. The portrait of the writer which emerges from these pages is marvellously detailed, quirky & full of warmth. ...

Beware of Long Lankin.. . When Cora & her little sister Mimi are sent to stay with their great-aunt in the isolated village of Bryers Guerdon, they sense immediately that they`re not welcome. What they don`t know is that the last time two young girls were at Guerdon Hall, their visit ended in a mysterious, violent tragedy. Something dark & evil has haunted the village for centuries. Now it has set eyes on its next victim, & it will stop at nothing to lay claim to her. With the help of local schoolboys Roger & Peter, Cora must uncover the horrifying secrets buried deep within Bryers Guerdon
- before it is too late for Mimi. Bewitching & atmospheric, this is a truly stunning debut that will linger with you for days after the final, chilling pages.
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` Long Live Southbank` documents the history & culture of this iconic London landmark, which was threatened by a GBP120 million redevelopment, announced in March 2013. The Southbank Centre proposed designs to transform the Southbank Undercroft skate park into retail units, relocating the revered & popular skate spot further down the river, beneath the Hungerford Bridge. ` Long Live Southbank` was produced in conjunction with the campaign, the success of which was celebrated in September of 2014, when it was announced that the undercroft had been saved. The undercroft is a treasured space that has been home to skateboarders, BMX riders & graffiti artists for the last 40 years. ` Long Live Southbank` documents this history through originally commissioned photography & a wealth of archival images donated via the campaign`s website. These have been divided into chapters exploring & celebrating the history, architecture, culture & community that has evolved within this cult, iconic & remarkable space. ...