This journal features striking gold embellishment combined with the look of an old leather journal that has been lovingly used for at least a century. It is made from paper & thick cardboard & the back cover comes up to wrap itself on the front cover with the help of an invisible magnet, thus protecting the pages inside. It has 144 ruled pages, a memento pouch, & a grey ribbon marker. 13x 18cm. ...

Now bankrupt after some failed gambles, Aristide Saccard, the former kingpin of the Paris Stock Exchange, desperately wants to get back to the top of the financial pile. When his powerful brother, the government minister Eugene Rougon, refuses to help him, he forms a partnership with the engineer Hamelin & founds the Banque Universelle, which speculates on public works in the Middle East. But as his greed & desire to outplay his rivals gets the better of him, the dashing & ruthless Saccard perilously begins to inflate the value of his enterprise using rumour, intrigue, financial manipulation & all the other tricks in the book. Inspired by real events & meticulously researched by Zola, Money is, in the wake of recent financial scandals, an all-too-topical exploration of the dynamics of greed, the excesses of capitalism & its dangerous relationship with politics & the press. ...

Money Belt is an inconspicuous way of safekeeping your money for emergency or loose change situations. The canvas belt looks normal but has a hidden zip pocket on the inside of the waistb&. Waist size is adjustable by a sliding metal buckle & extends to a maximum of 120cm, with a belt width of 3.8cm. ...

The Money Belt by Go Travel is a thin wallet you easily hide under your shirt, to keep your money, valuables & small documents safe whilst travelling. made from soft, lightweight fabric, it is comfortable & easy to wear. It features a main large pocket with zip closure & an adjustable belt. Ideal for your travels. ...

Money Belt is an inconspicuous way of safekeeping your money for emergency or loose change situations. The canvas belt looks normal but has a hidden zip pocket on the inside of the waistb&. Waist size is adjustable by a sliding metal buckle & extends to a maximum of 120cm, with a belt width of 4 cm. ...

This is the story of John Self, consumer extraordinaire. Rolling around New York & London, he makes deals, spends wildly & does reckless movie-world business, all the while grabbing everything he can to sate his massive appetites: alcohol, tobacco, pills, pornography, a mountain of junk food & more. Ceaselessly inventive & thrillingly savage, this is a tale of life lived without restraint; of money, the terrible things it can do & the disasters it can precipitate. ...

How did money come to be invented? Why does it now have such significance in our lives? Does it make us happier or unhappier? & what does the future hold for it? With brilliant clarity & insight, Yuval Noah Harari takes the reader on a journey from the very first coins through to 21st century economics & shows us how we are all on the brink of a revolution, whether we like it or not. Selected from the books Sapiens & Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari VINTAGE MINIS: GREAT MINDS. BIG IDEAS. LITTLE BOOKS.A series of short books by the world`s greatest writers on the experiences that make us human Also in the Vintage Minis series: Home by Salman Rushdie Babies by Anne Enright Eating by Nigella Lawson Drinking by John Cheever ...

Barrels were used aboard sailing ships to store & preserve provisions, including water, salted meat & (most importantly!) rum. Our barrel-style moneyboxes are made from solid polished Sheesham (a sustainable hardwood), with brass banding. A screwed flap at the bottom allows access to the precious contents. ...

Barrels were used aboard sailing ships to store & preserve provisions, including water, salted meat & (most importantly!) rum. Our barrel-style moneyboxes are made from solid polished Sheesham (a sustainable hardwood), with brass banding. A screwed flap at the bottom allows access to the precious contents. ...

From ruined towns on the edge of Siberia, to Bond-villain lairs in Knightsbridge & Manhattan, something has gone wrong with the workings of the world. Once upon a time, if an official stole money, there wasn`t much he could do with it. He could buy himself a new car or build himself a nice house or give it to his friends & family, but that was about it. If he kept stealing, the money would just pile up in his house until he had no rooms left to put it in, or it was eaten by mice. & then some bankers in London had a bright idea. Join the investigative journalist Oliver Bullough on a journey into Moneyland
- the secret country of the lawless, stateless superrich. Learn how the institutions of Europe & the United States have become money-laundering operations, undermining the foundations of Western stability. Discover the true cost of being open for business no matter how corrupt & dangerous the customer. Meet the kleptocrats. Meet their awful children. & find out how heroic activists around the world are fighting back. This is the story of wealth & power in the 21st century. It isn`t too late to change it.
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