\"Tower of Basel\" is the first investigative history of the world\'s most secretive global financial institution. Based on extensive archival research in Switzerland, Britain, and the United States, and in-depth interviews with key decision-makers--including Paul Volcker, the former chairman of the US Federal Reserve; Sir Mervyn King, governor of the Bank of England; and former senior Bank for International

Rick Sanchez was once a happy, young NASA engineer...buckle in for the backstory on how a galactic rebellion and the discovery of infinite parallel universes made Rick into the jaded nihilist we know and love. Rick Sanchez has always known he was destined for greater things. When that greater thing calls, will he be ready to answer? Rick is recruited to join a galactic rebellion, forming a bond with

Few retailers understand how to adapt to the different needs and backgrounds of international travellers. Harness the burgeoning levels of tourism and learn everything you need to get travellers engaged with your business and spending money, with insight from LVMH, Harrods, CHANEL and more. The modern traveller is an enigma. These potential customers, young and old, are in search of memorable experiences,

A fascinating, child-friendly look at how our family history shapes us, and at the links between us and our ancestors. Includes activities for readers to investigate their own unique

Effective lessons, strategies, and tips to become a better chess player. In an ideal world, any chess player would improve their game with help from a coach. If that\'s not possible, having chess champion coach Thomas Engqvist\'s book next to the chess set is the next best thing. In a series of lessons, he guides players through the most important elements of chess to master. He also looks at the psychology

This book provides a solid understanding of electronic word of mouth (eWOM) by taking the reader through the process of information diffusion from rumour generation in times of traditional word of mouth (WOM) to negative social eWOM and examining how consumers process it. Consumer Behaviour and Social Network Sites tackles different themes relating to negative eWOM. Drawing on both intensive scientific

An in-depth examination of the novel ways young people support and learn from each other though participation in online fanfiction communities.Over the past twenty years, amateur fanfiction writers have published an astonishing amount of fiction in online repositories. More than 1.5 million enthusiastic fanfiction writers--primarily young people in their teens and twenties--have contributed nearly

Feeling safe is vital to leading a successful and healthy life. This much needed book provides effective strategies for managing the challenges and stimulation of modern living. Bestselling author Dr William Bloom shows you how to deal with life\'s unpleasant realities and, at the same time, be secure, strong and confident. He explains how to: *Increase your inner strength and confidence. *Maintain

Engaging Resistance provides a new empirical framework for understanding the nature of resistance to organizational change. This book points the way towards strategies that can be successfully employed by change champions as they work to engage less enthusiastic

Positive Realism could be seen as the \"sequel\" to Maurizio Ferraris\' Manifesto of New Realism and Introduction to New Realism. The focus here is the other side of unamendability: a notion, described in his previous books, according to which reality is \"unamendable,\" it cannot be corrected at will. This \"resistance\" of the real is what ultimately tells us that, in opposition to the claims of

Useful methodology has been developed in accelerated testing. This work deals with the topic Accelerated Testing: Statistical Models, Test Plans, and Data Analyses. It is useful for

German literature in all genres and from all historical periods has exerted an enormous influence on the history of western thought. From Martin Luther, Frederick Schiller, and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe to Karl Marx, Sigmund Freud, Thomas Mann, Bertolt Brecht, and Gunter Grass, Germany has produced an impressive number of great writers and great works. In German Literature: A Very Short Introduction,

The final years of World War II saw the legendary Panzerwaffe face its most difficult challenges, with Allied troops landing at Normandy and storming across the continent, and the Russians gaining the upper hand on the Eastern Front. As Germany fought fiercely to hold on to the advantages gained in the early years, they relied heavily on the Panzer IV, the Panzer V Panther, and the StuG III--the backbone

Dive into the complete New York Times bestselling series The Wild Robot with this beautiful hardcover gift set. Can a robot survive in the wilderness? When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there or what her purpose is--but she knows she needs to survive. From bestselling and award-winning author and

In May 1937, a man in his early thirties waits by the lift of a Leningrad apartment block. He waits all through the night, expecting to be taken away to the Big House. Any celebrity he has known in the previous decade is no use to him now. And few who are taken to the Big House ever

A gun smuggler inherits the throne in this Star Wars-style science fiction adventure from debut author K. B. Wagers. Full of action-packed space opera exploits and courtly conspiracy - not to mention an all-out galactic war - Behind the Throne will please fans of James S. A Corey, Becky Chambers and Lois McMaster

..\".not that I intend to die, but when I do, I don\'t want to go to heaven, I want to go to Claridge\'s\" Spencer Tracy \"I love to check myself into Claridge\'s now and then for a few nights - just to spoil myself\" Jade Jagger \"When I pass through the revolving doors into the glamorous lobby of Claridge\'s in London, I always feel a thrill. You enter a world of sophistication and wonderful service...

Inspired by a true story, The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou is a historical crime novel set in the Greek diaspora of 1950s London about a woman accused of murder and the translator working on her

A quirky, thrilling, darkly-funny page-turner that explores the fuzzy lines between sanity and insanity, magic and reality, love and duty. It\'s 1969 and eight-year-old Elizabeth and her mother Margaret make a daring escape from their hard life in a factory town in Ontario\'s cheese belt. Stealing a school bus and slipping across the US border, they believe they are destined for greatness--and when

The king of the Court of Love wants me dead, the queen wants me in her bed, and the prince... He wants the only piece of me I will never surrender. They call me jester, dancer, trickster, lover.I exist to entertain. But behind my sideways smiles, my quick hands, and magician\'s tricks, I trade in their lies, their secrets. I know their deepest desires, their wicked schemes. Their sins are my currency.Their