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Lords of finance Lords of finance Liaquat Ahamed With penetrating insights for today, this vital history of the world economic collapse of the late 1920s offers unforgettable portraits of the four men whose personal and professional actions as head… OL13650534W
The Fall of the House of Credit The Fall of the House of Credit Alistair Milne How was it possible for problems in one relatively small sector in the global financial system - the American sub-prime mortgage market - to lead to the most serious economic crisis in living memory?… OL15169994W
Innocent as Sin  (St. Kilda, Book 3) Innocent as Sin (St. Kilda, Book 3) Ann Maxwell,Elizabeth Lowell Kayla Shaw is a private banker in Arizona—smart and capable but underpaid and underappreciated. Rand McCree is a haunted man who paints landscapes in the Pacific Northwest, burning with a need for an… OL15879W
Love and the single mom Love and the single mom C. J. Carmichael "She was an ex-wife, ex-lawyer and soon-to-be ex-owner if her restaurant didn't turn around. To top things off, Margo Evans's ex was getting married again. What if her two children preferred their ne… OL16042603W
Strange creatures Strange creatures Lita Judge The story of how a painfully shy boy followed his passion and became a brilliant scientist, forever changing our understanding of the world's diversity of creatures. OL16191705W
Anglo republic Anglo republic Simon Carswell As late as 2007, Anglo Irish Bank was a darling of the markets, internationally recognized as one of the fastest growing financial institutions in the world. By 2008, it was bust. Now, for the first … OL16530575W
Winning Olivia's Heart Winning Olivia's Heart Mary Davis "Olivia Bradshaw has loved Troy since childhood. And now is her chance with the handsome banker. But when every other woman on San Juan Island is also charmed by his easy manner and good looks, Olivi… OL17923773W
Treasure Up in Smoke Treasure Up in Smoke Stuart David Williams Mark Treasure mysteries #3 King Charles Island, a sleepy British colony in the West Indies, comes suddenly awake after the terrible murder of its most influential citizen. The supposed culprit is … OL1855996W
Copper, Gold, and Treasure Copper, Gold, and Treasure Stuart David Williams Mark Treasure mysteries #5 Roderick Copper, retired Major, and Benny Gold, elderly London cabbie, apply on the same morning for residential places with the Rudyard Trust for Retired Officers and G… OL1855998W
Murder for Treasure Murder for Treasure Stuart David Williams Mark Treasure #4 Could the take-over of Rigley's Patent Footbalm by the giant American Hutstacker Chemical Corporation really be scuppered by Mrs Ogmore-Davies's parrot finding a body in Panty Har… OL1855999W
The Rothschilds The Rothschilds Frederic Morton A portrait, over the past 150 years, of the wealthy, powerful European banking dynasty, the Rothschilds, their family solidarity, their genius with money, their rise in society. OL1860913W
Ross Sterling, Texan Ross Sterling, Texan Ross S. Sterling,Ed Kilman ix, 270 pages : 24 cm OL18623119W
Brilliance Brilliance Anthony McCarten This is the story of how two brilliant men came together and changed the world. But while the banker, J.P. Morgan left the relationship unscathed, the renowned inventor, Thomas Edison, went from bein… OL1888055W
Twenty-two cents Twenty-two cents Paula Yoo A biography of 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, who revolutionized global antipoverty efforts by developing the innovative economic concept of micro-lending. This biography shares the s… OL19983685W
The richest man who ever lived The richest man who ever lived Greg Steinmetz "The life and times of the wealthiest man who ever lived--Jacob Fugger--the Renaissance banker who revolutionized the art of making money and established the radical idea of pursuing wealth for its o… OL20009401W
American hero American hero Aldrich, Nelson W. Presents the life of Tommy Hitchcock, the World War I fighter pilot and war hero, legendary polo player, who the prominent socialite Tom Buchanan in "The Great Gatsby" is modeled after. OL20040463W
The Preacher's New Family The Preacher's New Family Linda S. Glaz PREACHER T.J. O'BRIEN ISN'T LOOKING FOR A WIFE AND FAMILY Yet every time he sees Sarah Anne Rycroft, he feels a powerful urge to protect the beautiful young widow. When she's in danger of losing t… OL20330159W
Wedding Treasure Wedding Treasure Stuart David Williams Marton Manor, in rural Herefordshire, makes a romantic setting even for a hastily organised wedding. And it is a quickly-arranged ceremony indeed that Fleur Jarvas is demanding - even though marrying… OL20402072W
Hitler's Banker Hitler's Banker John Weitz  This biography of a major figure of the Nazi regime raises tough ethical questions about the nature of collaboration and patriotism. Hjalmar Horace Greeley Schacht was born in 1877 into a prominent… OL2640543W
Diary of a married call girl Diary of a married call girl Tracy Quan The witty, sexy sequel to Tracy Quan's bestselling 'Diary of a Manhattan Call Girl'.Like everyone, Nancy finds that as life goes on, she has to adapt. She's learning to hone her respectable image as … OL5817696W
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