Explore the deadly elegance of finance's hidden powerhouse The Money Formula takes you inside the engine room of the global economy to explore the little-understood world of quantitative finance & show how the future of our economy rests on the backs of this all-but-impenetrable industry Written not from a post-crisis perspective but from a preventative point of view this book traces the development of financial derivatives from bonds to credit default swaps & shows how mathematical formulas went beyond pricing to expand their use to the point where they dwarfed the real economy You'll learn how the deadly allure of their ice-cold beauty has misled generations of economists & investors & how continued reliance on these formulas can either assist future economic development or send the global economy into the financial equivalent of a cardiac arrest Rather than rehash tales of post-crisis fallout this book focuses on preventing the next one By exploring the heart of the shadow economy you'll be better prepared to ride the rough waves of finance into the turbulent future Delve into one of the world's least-understood but highest-impact industries Understand the key principles of quantitative finance & the evolution of the field Learn what quantitative finance has become & how it affects us all Discover how the industry's next steps dictate the economy's future How do you create a quadrillion dollars out of nothing blow it away & leave a hole so large that even years of quantitative easing can't fill it & then go back to doing the same thing? Even amidst global recovery the financial system still has the potential to seize up at any moment The Money Formula explores the how & why of financial disaster what must happen to prevent the next one ...

What happens in the City has never affected us more In this excellent guide now fully revised & updated leading financial journalist Philip Coggan cuts through the headlines the scandals & the jargon to explain the nuts & bolts of the financial system What causes the pound to rise or interest rates to fall? Which are the institutions that really matter? Why is it we need the Money Machine
- & what happens when it crashes? Coggan provides clear & concise answers & shows why we should all be more familiar with a system we so intimately depend upon
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region Free DVD Player in order to play Return to the disco days of the 1980s in this exclusive collection featuring ALL NEW ARTWORK that celebrates Generation X&s neon dream decade & the movies that defined it Steven Spielberg presents this devastating comedy that literally brings the house down on Tom Hanks & Shelley Long After being evicted from their Manhattan apartment they buy the home of their dreams only to find it&s a house of hilarious money-eating horrors Language English Number of discs 1 ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play A New York couple (Tom Hanks & Shelley Long) buy a bargain basement house in the country but when they try to turn it into their dream home they realise why it was so cheap Not only do they have to deal with the structural integrity of the building but also with the conning & conniving builders & plumbers they employ to rebuild it ...

Imagine living for an entire year without money Former businessman Mark Boyle did just that & here is his extraordinary & compelling story How do friends & family react? What do you eat? How do you wash? Mark Boyle finds out the hard way & explores the troubling consequences of our obsession with money Encountering cuttlefish toothpaste seasonal foods paper made out of mushrooms & compost toilets Boyle puts the fun into frugality & will inspire you to question what really matters in life ...

Matthew Lewis's Gothic masterpiece depicting a holy man slowly becoming entangled in a web of sin The Monk is edited with an introduction by Christopher Mac Lachlan in Penguin Classics Savaged by critics for its blasphemy & obscenity particularly since the author was a Member of Parliament The Monk soon attracted thousands of readers keen to see if this Gothic novel lived up to its lurid reputation With acute psychological insight Lewis shows the diabolical decline of Ambrosio a worthy superior of the Capuchins of Madrid who is tempted by Matilda a young girl who has entered his monastery disguised as a boy Descending into a hell of his own creation Ambrosio is driven to magic & murder in an attempt to conceal his crimes from the Inquisition The Monk was greatly admired by the Marquis de Sade who saw it as a response to the upheavals of the French Revolution yet it also reveals something more universal the way violent & erotic impulses lurking within us all can break through every barrier of social restraint Matthew Gregory Lewis (1775-1818) was educated at Oxford after which he held a position in the British Embassy at The Hague It was there in 1794 that he wrote the racy novel The Monk under the influence of the early German romantics Its controversial publication in 1796 due to Lewis' new status as MP earned him fame & the book a great deal of popularity If you enjoyed The Monk you might like Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto also available in Penguin Classics ...

With an Introduction by Kathryn White Prepare to be shocked This novel written in 1796 is a Gothic festival of sex magic & ghastly ghostly violence rarely seen in literature The Monk is remarkably modern in style & tells a breathless tale of temptation imprisonment & betrayal Matthew Lewis recounts the downfall of Ambrosio the holier-than-thou monk seduced within the walls of a Madrid abbey until he heads for the utter corruption of the soul Meanwhile two sets of young lovers are thwarted & the reader thrills to pursuits through the woods by bandits & is chilled by the spectre of nuns imprisoned in vermin-ridden & skeleton-crowded vaults Late Eighteenth Century audiences were polarised in opinion as to the novel's merits Lord Byron & the Marquis de Sade were impressed by Lewis's daring while Coleridge warned parents against The Monk's suitability for their sons or daughters describing the novel as 'poison for youth If you want a novel that still terrifies over two hundred years after it was written there is none finer than The Monk ...

From the best-selling author of The Circle
- the gripping true story of a young Yemeni American man raised in San Francisco who
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An internationally bestselling fable about a spiritual journey littered with powerful life lessons that teach us how to abandon consumerism in order to embrace destiny live life to the full & discover joy This inspiring tale is based on the author's own search for life's true purpose providing a step-by-step approach to living with greater courage balance abundance & joy It tells the story of Julian Mantle a lawyer forced to confront the spiritual crisis of his out-of-balance life following a heart attack he decides to sell all his beloved possesions & trek to India On a life-changing odyssey to an ancient culture he meets Himalayan gurus who offer powerful wise & practical lessons that teach us to
- Develop joyful thoughts- Follow our life's mission- Cultivate self-discipline & act courageously- value time as our most important commodity- Nourish our relationships- Live fully one day at a time
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