Benoit Mandelbrot father of fractal geometry revolutionized our understanding of the models of modern financial theory. This new edition

Includes:: material on the current market crisis calling for an end to the tunnel vision of our bankers whose over-confidence in their understanding of markets ended in catastrophe. This international bestseller which foreshadowed a market crash explains why it could happen again if we dont act now. Fractal geometry is the mathematics of roughness: how to reduce the outline of a jagged leaf or static in a computer connection to a few simple mathematical properties. With his fractal tools Mandelbrot has got to the bottom of how financial markets really work. He finds they have a shifting sense of time & wild behavior that makes them volatile dangerous
- & beautiful. In his models the complex gyrations of the FTSE 100 & exchange rates can be reduced to straightforward formulae that yield a much more accurate description of the risks involved.


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Comedian & TV star Tim Vine will have you laughing for hours with this new abridged version of his hilarious joke book.. . Velcro". What a rip off. Why do you never see an elephant on a bus? Because hes got a massive bum. So I went to the doctors. I said I got hurt in a pillow fight. He said Youve got concushion. Believe it or not there are twice as many eyebrows in the world as there are people. I tried to surf the Internet & I fell off my chair. Read it to find these funny puns plus many more original jokes & illustrations. You wont be able to put it down!" ...

MANNY WANTS TO BE A FOOTBALLER. OR A POP STAR. OR WRITE A BESTSELLER. HE DOESNT WANT TO GET MARRIED... Harry & Ranjit were waiting for me
- waiting to take me to Derby to a wedding. My wedding. A wedding that I hadnt asked for that I didnt want. To a girl who I didnt know... If they had bothered to open their eyes they would have seen me: seventeen angry upset but determined
- determined to do my own thing to choose my own path in life... Set partly in the UK & partly in the Punjab region of India this is a fresh bitingly perceptive & totally up-to-the-minute look at one young mans fight to free himself from family expectations & to be himself free to dance to his own tune.

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. ..and death came third! The definitive guide to networking & speaking in public. Do you dread going to networking events? Do you hide at the back of the room when you have the opportunity to present your business? In 1984 a New York Times Survey on Social Anxiety placed death third in the list of peoples biggest fears. The top two responses were walking into a room full of strangers & speaking in public. Facing these two fears head on.. .and death came third! rocketed straight to Number Two on the Amazon UK bestseller lists on publication of its First Edition in 2006. Since then thousands of people have turned to its pages to help them network & present with much more confidence. In this updated second edition you can discover how to: Walk into a networking event & approach people with complete confidence STRUCTURE a talk so that you can get your key message across POWERFULLY ENGAGE people in conversation & get them interested in YOU FOCUS on the results you want from networking & achieve them EASILY STAND & speak with CONVICTION & AUTHORITY & much much more... Brought to you by Andy Lopata Business Networking Strategist & Peter Roper The Natural Presenter. ...

Everybodys been there the touch of the send button at the wrong time or the mix up in the contact list & off she goes the text message that could get you fired or at the very least embarrass you for all future. Texting today is part of our lives but every now & then things go wrong & a message reaches the wrong person. You may be drunk early in the morning feeling hot & excited at the office or just plain stupid. Read these authentic & hilarious text messages & enjoy them for the embarrassment theyve caused others & keep this book as a reminder the next time you pick up your phone. ...

Theatre Tokens are gift vouchers with a difference
- they can be exchanged for a wide variety of theatrical productions (musicals
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Theatre Tokens are gift vouchers with a difference
- they can be exchanged for a wide variety of theatrical productions (musicals
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This pack entitles the recipient to a £200 London theatre break gift voucher You will be sent a full colour brochure detailing current theatre break options. You can choose to stay at any one of over 100 hotel choices & see a wide selection of top West End shows. You can choose a theatre break to the value of your voucher or pay a little extra to upgrade your hotel treat more family members or stay a while longer in London.

Terms & conditions of Suprebreak Mini-Holidays LTD Hotel Break Gift Vouchers
Superbreak Mini Holidays Ltd Leisure Break Vouchers may be transferred from one person to another without restriction but may not be exchanged for cash or travellers cheques. Superbreak Mini Holidays Ltd Leisure Break Vouchers may not be exchanged for food drink or any other services at any hotels. A voucher to the value of the gift pack will be included in your welcome letter from Superbreak. Vouchers may be used as whole or part payment for any Superbreak Mini Holidays Ltd break. If the value of the booking (s) is more than that of the voucher (s) the balance must be paid by credit card at the time of booking. Vouchers will be delivered by a secure courier service ownership & responsibility for security will pass to the customer on delivery. Vouchers are not available on a sale or return basis. Any short delivery of vouchers must be notified within 48 hours of delivery. Non-delivlery or suspected non-delivery must be notified as soon as possible. of Superbreak Mini-Holidays can accept no rsponsibily for vouchers lost or stolen. Booking for travel within 10 working days must be guaranteed by a credit card payment which will be refunded to the value of the vouchers upon their receipt at the Superbreak office.


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National Book Tokens are the perfect gift for book lovers of all ages & make the ideal present. Can be redeemed at your local WHSmith store. Not available for delivery to store option. National Book Tokens are not redeemable online at whsmith.co.uk. Tokens are supplied inside an envelope.

Please note you will receive paper vouchers not cards as shown in the image.

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This is the first detailed look at the new generation of consumers in emerging markets
- how they think shop buy & dream
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