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Britannia Overruled

British Policy and World Power in the Twentieth Century

By: David Reynolds

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Britannia Overruled

British Policy and World Power in the Twentieth Century

By: David Reynolds

This book brings together the often separated histories of diplomacy, defence, economics and empire in a provocative reinterpretation of British 'decline'. It also offers a broader reflection on the nature of international power and the mechanisms of policymaking. For this Second Edition, David Reynolds has added a new chapters and extends his lively and incisive analysis to the beginning of the new millennium.

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Routledge

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1317877365

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9781317877363

Forging Nations

Currency, Power, and Nationality in Britain and Ireland Since 1603

By: David Blaazer

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Forging Nations

Currency, Power, and Nationality in Britain and Ireland Since 1603

By: David Blaazer

In Forging Nations, Blaazer studies the relationships between money, power, and nationality in England, Scotland, and Ireland from the first attempts to unify their currencies following the Union of the Crowns in 1603 to the aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis. Through successive crises spanning four centuries, Forging Nations examines critical struggles over monetary power between the state and its creditors, and within and between nations during the long, multifaceted process of creating the United Kingdom as a monetary as well as a political union. It shows how and why centuries of monetary dysfunction and conflict eventually gave way to the era of the sterling gold standard, when elite and popular beliefs about money converged around a set of almost unassailable monetary dogmas that transcended differences of nationality, party, and class. Sustained by a mixture of historical myths and imperial hubris, this consensus effortlessly reinforced the authority and served the interests of the monetary elite, even after its economic foundations had collapsed under the pressure of war and international competition. The book concludes by showing how the end of the UK's global hegemony and the prospect of Scottish independence have resuscitated historical differences between England, Ireland, and Scotland in attitudes to currency's role in defining national identity, while the Global Financial Crisis has revived forgotten debates over the nature of money and monetary power.

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Oxford University Press

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0192887025

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9780192887023

The Flanders Case

By: David R. Ewens

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The Flanders Case

By: David R. Ewens

When Frank Sterling sets up on his own account as a private detective, his first client, the enigmatic Gloria Etchingham, asks him to investigate a curious line of text and numbers among her disappeared husband's papers. The mystery takes him on a journey to Ypres and the Flanders battlefields of the Great War. A series of further clues, and the race to solve them, lead to murder and kidnapping against a backdrop of political extremism and personal betrayal. Is Keith Etchingham alive or dead? Who are the men pursuing Sterling ? What is the real reason for his involvement? In finding all the answers, Sterling has to confront his own flaws as well as the dangers the case brings.

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Grosvenor House Publishing

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1781481660

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9781781481660

Souls in the Hands of a Tender God

Stories of the Search for Home and Healing on the Streets

By: Craig Rennebohm,David W. Paul

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Souls in the Hands of a Tender God

Stories of the Search for Home and Healing on the Streets

By: Craig Rennebohm,David W. Paul

Souls in the Hands of a Tender God follows the path of healing and the way of companionship to build communities of caring that welcome and include our most fragile and troubled neighbors. With gentleness and grace, solid knowledge and wisdom, Rennebohm lays down the foundations of healing communities in which all may have a home, safely rest, and be well.

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Beacon Press

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0807000426

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9780807000427

Till Time's Last Sand

A History of the Bank of England 1694-2013

By: David Kynaston

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Till Time's Last Sand

A History of the Bank of England 1694-2013

By: David Kynaston

____________________ The authorised history of the Bank of England by the bestselling David Kynaston, 'the most entertaining historian alive' (Spectator). 'Kynaston's aim is to provide a history of the Bank for the general reader and in this he triumphantly succeeds, providing a worthy complement to the notable series of books on different periods of the Bank's history ... wonderfully readable' Financial Times 'Not an ordinary bank, but a great engine of state,' Adam Smith declared of the Bank of England as long ago as 1776. The Bank is now over 320 years old, and throughout almost all that time it has been central to British history. Yet to most people, despite its increasingly high profile, its history is largely unknown. Till Time's Last Sand by David Kynaston is the first authoritative and accessible single-volume history of the Bank of England, opening with the Bank's founding in 1694 in the midst of the English financial revolution and closing in 2013 with Mark Carney succeeding Mervyn King as Governor. This is a history that fully addresses the important debates over the years about the Bank's purpose and modes of operation and that covers such aspects as monetary and exchange-rate policies and relations with government, the City and other central banks. Yet this is also a narrative that does full justice to the leading episodes and characters of the Bank, while taking care to evoke a real sense of the place itself, with its often distinctively domestic side. Deploying an array of piquant and revealing material from the Bank's rich archives, Till Time's Last Sand is a multi-layered and insightful portrait of one of our most important national institutions, from one of our leading historians. ____________________ 'The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street has been waiting for a biographer who could do justice to the richness of her story ... This is the work of a scholar with a gift for illuminating every square inch of each enormous canvas he chooses to paint ... Kynaston brings characters large and small to life' Literary Review 'full of human detail ... an exemplary narrative history, with the archives plundered judiciously and plenty of focus on people and their quirks ... rendered on an entertainingly human scale' The Times 'A triumph ... this portrait of the Bank of England really is fascinating, at times even gripping' Sunday Telegraph

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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140886858X

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9781408868584

A New Nation of Goods

The Material Culture of Early America

By: David Jaffee

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A New Nation of Goods

The Material Culture of Early America

By: David Jaffee

A New Nation of Goods highlights the significant role of provincial artisans in four crafts in the northeastern United States—chairmaking, clockmaking, portrait painting, and book publishing—to explain the shift from preindustrial society to an entirely new configuration of work, commodities, and culture.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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0812222008

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9780812222005

Financial Market Analysis

By: David Blake

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Financial Market Analysis

By: David Blake

The eagerly awaited second edition of this highly successful book has been greatly expanded from 400 to over 700 pages and contains new material on value at risk, speculative bubbles, volatility effects in financial markets, chaos and neural networks. Financial Market Analysis deals with the composition of financial markets and the analysis and valuation of traded securities. It describes the use of securities both in constructing and managing portfolios and in contributing to portfolio performance. Particular attention is paid to new types of investment product, different portfolio management strategies, speculation, arbitrage and risk management strategies and to financial market failure. Financial Market Analysis is an essential text for all finance-related degree courses at undergraduate, postgraduate, and MBA level. It also provides a useful source of reference for financial institutions and professionals in the financial markets.

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John Wiley & Sons

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047187728X

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9780471877288

The Plays of David Garrick: Garrick's own plays, 1740-1766

By: David Garrick

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The Plays of David Garrick: Garrick's own plays, 1740-1766

By: David Garrick

David Garrick's accomplishments as an actor, manager, and theatrical innovator brought him great fame and fortune, and his ideas influenced not only his own age but succeeding ages as well. Yet as a playwright, a part of the elegant combination of talents that was David Garrick, he has never achieved the critical reputation he richly deserves, in main because of the unavailability of texts and the lack of proper assessment of the historic importance of his plays in the English theatre. This first complete edition makes available to scholars and students all the plays of Garrick in well edited texts, with commentary and notes. The two volumes of Garrick's own plays published together here include the twenty-two plays of the Garrick canon attributable to him. Garrick's claim to serious consideration as a playwright rests upon these plays, written between 1740 and 1775.They are not all masterpieces, but their inclusion here, arranged in chronological order, will enable the stage historian to assess Garrick's progress as a dramatist. Contents: Lethe; or, Esop in the Shades. A Dramatic Satire, 1740; The Lying Valet, 1741; Miss in Her Teens; or, The Medley of Lovers. A Farce, 1747; Lilliputt. A Dramatic Entertainment, 1756; The Male-Coquette; or, Seventeen Hundred Fifty Seven, 1757; The Guardian. A Comedy, 1759; Harlequin's Invasion; or, A Christmas Gambol, 1759; The Enchanter; or, Love and Magic. A Musical Drama, 1760; The Farmer's Return from London. An Interlude, 1762; The Clandestine Marriage. A Comedy, 1766; and Neck or Nothing. A Farce, 1766.

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SIU Press

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0809308622

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9780809308620

Family Hiking in the Smokies

Time Well Spent

By: Hal Hubbs,Charles Maynard,David Morris

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Family Hiking in the Smokies

Time Well Spent

By: Hal Hubbs,Charles Maynard,David Morris

Presents a guide to hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park for families, organized by park region with maps and driving directions to the trail heads.

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Univ. of Tennessee Press

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1572336730

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Decadent Culture in the United States

Art and Literature against the American Grain, 1890-1926

By: David Weir

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Decadent Culture in the United States

Art and Literature against the American Grain, 1890-1926

By: David Weir

Decadent Culture in the United States traces the development of the decadent movement in America from its beginnings in the 1890s to its brief revival in the 1920s. During the fin de siècle, many Americans felt the nation had entered a period of decline since the frontier had ended and the country's "manifest destiny" seemed to be fulfilled. Decadence—the cultural response to national decline and individual degeneracy so familiar in nineteenth-century Europe—was thus taken up by groups of artists and writers in major American cities such as New York, Boston, Chicago, and San Francisco. Noting that the capitalist, commercial context of America provided possibilities for the entrance of decadence into popular culture to a degree that simply did not occur in Europe, David Weir argues that American-style decadence was driven by a dual impulse: away from popular culture for ideological reasons, yet toward popular culture for economic reasons. By going against the grain of dominant social and cultural trends, American writers produced a native variant of Continental Decadence that eventually dissipated "upward" into the rising leisure class and "downward" into popular, commercial culture.

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079147917X

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The History of Insurance Vol 1

By: David Jenkins,Takau Yoneyama

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The History of Insurance Vol 1

By: David Jenkins,Takau Yoneyama

This set gathers together key writings which chart the formative years of insurance and reviews important stages in the history of the subject from contemporary perspectives.

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Taylor & Francis

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1040241522

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9781040241523

Cambridge Theology in the Nineteenth Century

Enquiry, Controversy and Truth

By: David M. Thompson

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Cambridge Theology in the Nineteenth Century

Enquiry, Controversy and Truth

By: David M. Thompson

Many books have been written about nineteenth-century Oxford theology, but what was happening in Cambridge? This book provides the first continuous account of what might be called 'the Cambridge theological tradition', by discussing its leading figures from Richard Watson and William Paley, through Herbert Marsh and Julius Hare, to the trio of Lightfoot, Westcott and Hort. It also includes a chapter on nonconformists such as Robertson Smith, P.T. Forsyth and T.R. Glover. The analysis is organised around the defences that were offered for the credibility of Christianity in response to hostile and friendly critics. In this period the study of theology was not yet divided into its modern self-contained areas. A critical approach to scripture was taken for granted, and its implications for ecclesiology, the understanding of salvation and the social implications of the Gospel were teased out (in Hort's phrase) through enquiry and controversy as a way to discover truth. Cambridge both engaged with German theology and responded positively to the nineteenth-century 'crisis of faith'.

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Routledge

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1351953532

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9781351953535

EBOOK: Economics

By: David Begg,Gianluigi Vernasca,Stanley Fischer,Rudiger Dornbusch

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EBOOK: Economics

By: David Begg,Gianluigi Vernasca,Stanley Fischer,Rudiger Dornbusch

Economics affects almost everything we do: from our decisions at work to our shopping habits, voting preferences and social attitudes. This new edition of the popular text by David Begg and Gianluigi Vernasca enables the reader to understand today's economic environment by examining the underlying theory and applying it to real-world situations. Economics surveys the latest ideas and issues, such as the role of regulation in banking, the consequences of globalization and monetary union, and the efficacy of our current economic models. This coverage, combined with a rich array of pedagogical features, encourages students to explore our economic past and present, and to think critically about where this might lead us in the future. The new edition is updated to provide a comprehensive analysis of the financial crash: its causes, consequences, and possible policy responses, from fiscal stimulus to quantitative easing.

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McGraw Hill

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0077154568

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9780077154561

Rotten

By: David R. Ewens

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Rotten

By: David R. Ewens

When Frank Sterling is summoned to a behind-the-times college of further education in sleepy Southwood, he has no idea what to expect. The newly appointed college principal asks him to investigate irregularities and 'stir things up'. As he gets more embroiled in shady seaside goings-on he discovers an intricate web of criminality. Amidst danger and a growing body count, Sterling has to get to grips with the most lurid case of his short private detective career.

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Grosvenor House Publishing

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178148435X

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Under The Radar

By: David R. Ewens

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Under The Radar

By: David R. Ewens

An old woman is beaten to death. A young girl disappears. Taken on to investigate, private detective Frank Sterling is plunged into a desperate and unconventional flight across eastern England and a race against time. Who are his pursuers, and what secret from the distant past are they trying to suppress? From the gentle landscape of Suffolk to the banks of the Thames and back to his native Kent, Sterling has to face challenges and danger that crop up again and again as he protects his client. And with help to solve his second major case from a range of unexpected sources, he has to confront and adjust his own lazy attitudes in an unfamiliar and confusing social world.

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1781482012

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9781781482018

The Euro

The Politics of the New Global Currency

By: David Marsh

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The Euro

The Politics of the New Global Currency

By: David Marsh

Drawing on more than one hundred interviews with leading figures associated with the Euro and scores of secret documents from international archives, the author underscores the Euro's importance for the global economy, in particular for U.S. and British economic and political agendas.

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Yale University Press

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0300127308

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9780300127300

The Golden Spurs

By: David R Ewens

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The Golden Spurs

By: David R Ewens

The new case was probably just a matrimonial. Sad, because of the girl involved, but inevitable, given the background. When private detective Frank Sterling returns to Belgium, however, things take a darker turn. Before long, he and his ragtag team are involved in a desperate adventure. With characteristic persistence, and his usual haphazard combination of skill and intuition, Sterling uncovers a conspiracy far beyond the concerns of a jilted lover. Insurrection, murder, and betrayal are just some of the challenges to be faced and overcome...

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1786232782

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Reluctant Europeans

Britain and European Integration 1945-1998

By: David Gowland,Arthur Turner

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Reluctant Europeans

Britain and European Integration 1945-1998

By: David Gowland,Arthur Turner

During the past fifty years few issues in British politics have generated such heated controversy as Britain's approach to European integration. Why has Europe had such an explosive impact on British politics? What impelled British policymakers to embrace a European destiny and why did they take such a cautious approach? These are some of the key issues addressed inThe Reluctant Europeans. This new study draws upon recently available source material providing a clear chronological account and covering events right up to Blair's first year in office and the launch of the Euro.

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Routledge

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1317878590

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9781317878599

Losing an Empire, Finding a Role

British Foreign Policy Since 1945

By: David Sanders,David Houghton

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Losing an Empire, Finding a Role

British Foreign Policy Since 1945

By: David Sanders,David Houghton

Informed by Winston Churchill's famous metaphor, successive British governments have shaped their foreign policy thinking around the belief that Britain's overseas interests lie in three interlocking 'circles': in Europe, in the Commonwealth, and in the 'special relationship' across the Atlantic. Recent administrations may have updated the language in terms of 'bridges', 'hubs' and 'networks', but the notion of Britain as somehow at the centre of things remains a vital idea. In this updated edition of a classic text, David Sanders and David Patrick Houghton examine British foreign policy since 1945 through the prism of these three circles. Taking account of major developments from the ending of the Cold War, through 9/11 and the so-called War on Terror, to Britain's historic decision to leave the European Union, it provides a masterly account of Britain's changing place in the world and of the policy calculations and deeper structural factors that help explain changes in strategy. Combining chronological narrative with careful consideration of the main theories of foreign policy analysis and international relations, this book provide a reliable and comprehensive introduction to the evolution of British external policy, including economic and defence policy, in the postwar period. Characterized by its accessible style and depth of analysis, and now fully updated in line with 21st century developments, Losing an Empire, Finding a Role will remain an invaluable guide to British foreign policy for students of international relations or foreign policy at any level.“br/> New to this Edition: - Updated coverage of events, including 'the War on Terror' and Brexit - Reformulated analysisto cover the updates inscholarship

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1137447133

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My Life as a Mankiewicz

An Insider's Journey Through Hollywood

By: Tom Mankiewicz,Robert David Crane

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My Life as a Mankiewicz

An Insider's Journey Through Hollywood

By: Tom Mankiewicz,Robert David Crane

The son of famed director and screenwriter Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and nephew of Citizen Kane screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz, Tom Mankiewicz was genuine Hollywood royalty. This book is an autobiography of his life.

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University Press of Kentucky

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0813136059

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Options on Foreign Exchange

By: David F. DeRosa

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Options on Foreign Exchange

By: David F. DeRosa

A comprehensive guide to the world's largest financial market Foreign exchange is the world's largest financial market and continues to grow at a rapid pace. As economies intertwine and currencies fluctuate there is hardly a corporate entity that doesn't need to use options on foreign exchange to hedge risk or increase returns. Moreover, currency options, both vanilla and exotic, are part of standard toolkit of professional portfolio managers and hedge funds. Written by a practitioner with real-world experience in this field, the Third Edition of Options on Foreign Exchange opens with a substantive discussion of the spot and forward foreign exchange market and the mechanics of trading currency options. The Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model as applied to currency options is also covered, along with an examination of currency futures options. Throughout the book, author David DeRosa addresses the essential elements of this discipline and prepares you for the various challenges you could face. Updates new developments in the foreign exchange markets, particularly regarding the volatility surface Includes expanded coverage of the currency crises and capital controls, electronic trading, forward contracts, exotic options, and more Employs real-world terminology so you can a firm understanding of this dynamic marketplace The only way to truly succeed in today's foreign exchange market is by becoming more familiar with currency options. The Third Edition of Options on Foreign Exchange will help you achieve this goal and put you in better position to make more profitable decisions in this arena.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118097564

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100 Things Yankees Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

By: David Fischer

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100 Things Yankees Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

By: David Fischer

Provides a list of one hundred things that fans of the Bronx Bombers should know, including key players, statistics, and records, or do, including touring Yankee Stadium and chanting with the "Bleacher Creatures.

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Triumph Books

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1600786693

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Chain and Bead Jewelry Creative Connections

New Techniques for Wire-Wrapping and Bead-Setting

By: Scott David Plumlee

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Chain and Bead Jewelry Creative Connections

New Techniques for Wire-Wrapping and Bead-Setting

By: Scott David Plumlee

Far from its original utilitarian use—to create armor—the chain-mail technique has been adapted over time to create beautiful, unique jewelry. In Chain and Bead Jewelry Creative Connections, chain-mail expert Scott David Plumlee shows jewelry makers, beaders, and crafters at all skill levels how to incorporate beads into a variety of chain-mail weaves to create showstopping pieces. First, Plumlee walks readers through basic skills and provides detailed information on traditional chain designs. He then presents more than 20 wire-wrapping and bead-setting techniques that incorporate beads seamlessly into a variety of designs, from the creative “Chaos” wire-wrapped bead to the sinuous Snake. With step-by-step instructions for assembling age-old chain patterns—from simple to complex—and gorgeous designs that can be executed using only simple hand tools, Chain and Bead Jewelry Creative Connections is sure to inspire jewelry artisans at all levels to expand the creative possibilities of their work.

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Potter Craft

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0307586960

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Going Scapegoat

Post-9/11 War Literature, Language and Culture

By: David A. Buchanan

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Going Scapegoat

Post-9/11 War Literature, Language and Culture

By: David A. Buchanan

Since 9/11, war literature has become a key element in American popular culture, spurring critical debate about depictions of combat--Who can write war literature? When can they do it? This book presents a new way to closely read war narratives, questioning the idea of "combat gnosticism"--the belief that the experience of war is impossible to communicate to those who have not seen it--that has dominated the discussion. Adapting Kenneth Burke's scapegoat mechanism to the criticism of literature and film, the author examines three novels from 2012--Ben Fountain's Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, David Abrams's FOBBIT and Kevin Powers' The Yellow Birds--that represent the U.S. military responses to 9/11.

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McFarland

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1476626731

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The European Mosaic

By: David Gowland,Richard Dunphy,Charlotte Lythe

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The European Mosaic

By: David Gowland,Richard Dunphy,Charlotte Lythe

The European Mosaic is an up-to-date introduction to all aspects of the politics, economics, culture and recent history of the European Union in particular and Europe in general. The European Mosaic effectively familiarizes students with EU issues that are currently in the news and likely to remain so for the foreseeable future. It is a clear and accessible introduction to the European polity. Its strongly interdisciplinary focus provides a multidimensional understanding of contemporary Europe, of the process of European integration, and of the dynamics of the European Union. Suitable for undergrduate courses in European politics.

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Routledge

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1317873262

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9781317873266

An H. P. Lovecraft Encyclopedia

By: S. T. Joshi,David E. Schultz

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An H. P. Lovecraft Encyclopedia

By: S. T. Joshi,David E. Schultz

H. P. Lovecraft (1890-1937) is commonly regarded as the leading author of supernatural fiction in the 20th century. He is distinctive among writers in having a tremendous popular following as well as a considerable and increasing academic reputation as a writer of substance and significance. This encyclopedia is an exhaustive guide to many aspects of Lovecraft's life and work, codifying the detailed research on Lovecraft conducted by many scholars over the past three decades. It includes hundreds of alphabetically arranged entries on Lovecraft and presents extensive bibliographical information. The volume draws upon rare documents, including thousands of unpublished letters, in presenting plot synopses of Lovecraft's major works, descriptions of characters in his tales, capsule biographies of his major colleagues and family members, and entries on little known features in his stories, such as his imaginary book of occult lore, the Necronomicon. The volume refers to current scholarship on the issues in question and also supplies the literary, topographical, and biographical sources for key elements in Lovecraft's work. As Lovecraft's renown continues to ascend in the 21st century, this encyclopedia will be essential to an understanding of his life and writings.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313016828

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9780313016820

I Can't Breathe

How a Racial Hoax Is Killing America

By: David Horowitz

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I Can't Breathe

How a Racial Hoax Is Killing America

By: David Horowitz

THE TRUTH ABOUT THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MARTYRS “This book is essential. Don’t miss it.” —MARK LEVIN “A brilliant examination of the actual facts of the George Floyd case and the subsequent exploitation of his death by Black Lives Matter.” —LEO TERRELL, civil rights attorney & commentator In his latest salvo in the battle for America’s survival, David Horowitz exposes the racial hoax that is spawning riots and dividing the nation. Examining the twenty-six most notorious cases of police “racism”— from Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown to George Floyd and Breonna Taylor—Horowitz demonstrates that Black Lives Matter has lied about every one of them in its quest to undermine law and order, fuel race hatred, and destroy America. In case after case, the lies and mythmaking break down under Horowitz’s scrutiny. Even the chief prosecutor in the George Floyd case was forced to admit that he had no evidence of racial bias, while Breonna Taylor, the longtime accomplice of a major drug dealer, was killed when she and her boyfriend resisted arrest. The unchallenged myths about racist murders by the police have brought mayhem and crime to our cities, where the victims are predominantly black. They are also a slander against the United States, the least racist country in history, and against black Americans, the vast majority of whom are successful and law-abiding citizens. Now the Biden administration has embraced the false narrative of “systemic racism” and “white supremacy,” which supposedly infect every aspect of American life, using it to justify a witch hunt for “domestic terrorists.” Most Americans, black and white, know in their bones that this portrayal of their country is a lie. An unflinching and courageous accounting, I Can’t Breathe is the urgently needed proof that they are right.

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Simon and Schuster

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1684512190

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Antimicrobial Drugs

Chronicle of a twentieth century medical triumph

By: David Greenwood

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Antimicrobial Drugs

Chronicle of a twentieth century medical triumph

By: David Greenwood

Between 1935 and 1944 the field of microbiology, and by implication medicine as a whole, underwent dramatic advancement. The discovery of the extraordinary antibacterial properties of sulphonamides, penicillin, and streptomycin triggered a frantic hunt for more antimicrobial drugs that was to yield an abundant harvest in a very short space of time. By the early 1960s more than 50 antibacterial agents were available to the prescribing physician and, largely by a process of chemical modification of existing compounds, that number has more than tripled today. We have become so used to the ready availability of these relatively safe and highly effective 'miracle drugs' that it is now hard to grasp how they transformed the treatment of infection. This book documents the progress made from the first tentative search for an elusive 'chemotherapy' of infection in the early days of the twentieth century, to the development of effective antiviral agents for the management of HIV as the millennium drew to a close. It also offers a celebration of the individuals and groups that made this miracle happen, as well as examining the inexorable rise of the global pharmaceutical industry, and, most intriguingly, the essential input of luck. Infection still maintains a high profile in both medicine and the media, with the current threats of 'superbugs' such as MRSA acquired in hospital, and a potential resistance to antibiotics. This book tracks the history of antimicrobial drugs, a remarkable medical triumph that has provided doctors with an amazing armoury of safe and effective drugs that ensure that reversion to the helpless state of the fight against infection witnessed in the early 1900s is extremely unlikely. This timely compendium acknowledges the agents that have surely led to the relief of more human and animal suffering than any other class of drugs in the history of medical endeavour.

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0191560073

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Investing For Dummies Three e-book Bundle: Investing For Dummies, Investing in Shares For Dummies & Currency Trading For Dummies

By: David Stevenson,Paul Mladjenovic,Tony Levene,Kathleen Brooks,Brian Dolan

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Investing For Dummies Three e-book Bundle: Investing For Dummies, Investing in Shares For Dummies & Currency Trading For Dummies

By: David Stevenson,Paul Mladjenovic,Tony Levene,Kathleen Brooks,Brian Dolan

Uncover a wealth of investing insider tips and know-how with this essential e-book bundle! If you think investing is only for the super-rich, think again. Whether you want to invest in shares, property, bonds or other assets, Investing For Dummies enables you to make sound and sensible investment choices, whatever your budget. So if you′re looking to get a first foot on the ladder or want to add to a brimming portfolio, this book provides you with the expert advice you need to make successful investments. Investing in Shares For Dummies gives you the sound advice and proven tactics you need to play the markets and watch your profits grow. It introduces you to all categories of shares, show you how to analyse the key markets, and offers invaluable resources for developing a portfolio. Currency Trading For Dummies is a key personal finance and investment title for currency traders of all experiences. Whether you’re just getting started in the Foreign Exchange Market or you’re an experienced trader, this book provides all readers with a better understanding of the market and offers strategy and advice for trading success.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118621360

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The Sixth Fleet: Tomcat

By: David E. Meadows

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The Sixth Fleet: Tomcat

By: David E. Meadows

In the future, America will not fight for freedom. America will not fight for justice. America will fight for survival. The United States of America is no longer a dominant superpower. Countries that were once allies now race to establish their own influence around the globe. Slowly but surely, America is becoming a shadow of its former glory. But America’s old enemies aren’t content to see her fade away. They want revenge. The Sixth Fleet is America’s first defense—and last hope. Written by a Captain in the U.S. Navy who has served in both the Pentagon and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, this electrifying new series offers an insider’s view of international conflict and naval combat as you’ve never read before.

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Penguin

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1101220856

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Pension Schemes and Pension Funds in the United Kingdom

By: David Blake

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Pension Schemes and Pension Funds in the United Kingdom

By: David Blake

Dr Blake provides an up-to-date analysis of the historical development of pensions, the characteristics of current pension schemes, and the investment behaviour and performance of pension funds. He explains how the government has influenced the development of private schemes, and examines thefull range of pension schemes operating in the UK today. Some important public policy issues facing pension schemes are investigated: the demographic time-bomb, the future of tax benefits enjoyed by schemes, the ownership of pension assets and surpluses, and the differential treatment of men and women. The author explores the consequences of pension fundbehaviour and performance for capital markets. Developments taking place in Europe and the US are also examined.

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Oxford University Press

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0198286236

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Taxation of Loan Relationships and Derivative Contracts

By: David Southern

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Taxation of Loan Relationships and Derivative Contracts

By: David Southern

Taxation of Loan Relationships and Derivative Contracts, Tenth Edition, is updated in line with the Finance Act 2015 which brings in significant changes to the loan relation rules. In addition, it includes changes to both UK and International Accounting Standards. This new edition covers developments in the Basic Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPs) project and the related new climate and wider concept of tax avoidance (GAAR). The chapters covering accounting framework, reorganisations and international aspects have been significantly updated since the previous edition and new chapters have been added with a summary of all relevant cases and a chapter covering Islamic Finance. Covers the following: The Taxation of Finance Accounting under IFRS and Modified UK GAAP The Scheme of the Legislation Loan Relationships: Scope and Definition Loan Relationships: General Computational Provisions Loan Relationships: Special Computational Provisions Impairment Losses Foreign Exchange and Hedging/Deferral Interest Securities Reorganisations, Acquisitions and Disposals Special Companies Derivative Contracts – Definition and Scope Derivative Contracts – Measurement of Profits Embedded Derivatives Worldwide Debt Cap Transfer Pricing Stock Lending and Repos International Aspects Islamic Finance Cases Appendices

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1784511358

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9781784511357

Contemporary Italian Narrative and 1970s Terrorism

Stranger than Fact

By: David Ward

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Contemporary Italian Narrative and 1970s Terrorism

Stranger than Fact

By: David Ward

This book is about literary representations of the both left- and right-wing Italian terrorism of the 1970s by contemporary Italian authors. In offering detailed analyses of the many contemporary novels that have terrorism in either their foreground or background, it offers a “take” on postmodern narrative practices that is alternative to and more positive than the highly critical assessment of Italian postmodernism that has characterized some sectors of current Italian literary criticism. It explores how contemporary Italian writers have developed narrative strategies that enable them to represent the fraught experience of Italian terrorism in the 1970s. In its conclusions, the book suggests that to meet the challenge of representation posed by terrorism fiction rather than fact is the writer’s best friend and most effective tool.

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Springer

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3319466488

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Economic Development of Africa, 1880-1939 vol 1

By: David Sunderland

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Economic Development of Africa, 1880-1939 vol 1

By: David Sunderland

One of the main motives for British imperialism in Africa was economic gain. This collection examines the ways in which Britain developed Africa, and, in so doing, benefited her own economy.

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Taylor & Francis

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1040249698

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