Easy Credit in an Age of Oversupply
American investment banker Daniel Alpert argues in his new book* that there are only four solutions to an unsustainable debt problem: [Read more…] about The Age of Oversupply
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Wacko Hacko by Nasser Hashmi
Tabloid reporter Jamie Parkes makes up stories, secretly listens to voicemail and uses material from the bins of celebrities and MPs. But after one of his major stories is spiked by scheming editor Warren Fitton, he turns whistleblower to uncover phone hacking and corruption on his newspaper. His whistleblower status turns into an epic battle for survival as the state, police and media hunt him down. Once a seasoned reporter, but now a wanted man, Jamie Parkes becomes the scapegoat for discrediting the tabloid empire. [Read more…] about Wacko Hacko by Nasser Hashmi
England’s Ethnic Cleansing Of The Jews
William Duke of Normandy conquers England in 1066. Jews follow him, arriving as traders. They have financial expertise and money-lending capabilities that are much needed in the medieval economy. A few have become among the wealthiest in the land. [Read more…] about England’s Ethnic Cleansing Of The Jews
Middle Hill Child by Arpad Paddy Bacskai
This is the cover of the book, Middle Hill Child, written by dear friend and author Arpad Paddy Bacskai, about the shattering events he experienced as a child in Eastern Europe during and after World War II. The cover picture is of Paddy. [Read more…] about Middle Hill Child by Arpad Paddy Bacskai
The Luminaries
New Zealand novelist Eleanor Catton made history when her 832-page sophomore novel The Luminaries won prestigious literary award the Man Booker Prize. [Read more…] about The Luminaries
Doris Lessing 1919 – 2013
It was a great loss to hear of the death of Doris Lessing, however she had lived a great and creative life in her 94 years.
Lessing won the Nobel-prize for Literature in 2007 for her books, among more than 50 and most noticeably The Golden Notebook and The Grass is Singing. Her works covered subjects from politics to science fiction. [Read more…] about Doris Lessing 1919 – 2013
Beckett Novel Murphy
This week at Sotheby’s London, one of the most important 20th century working manuscripts remaining in private hands – Samuel Beckett’s first novel, “Murphy” was sold for £962,500 to the University of Reading. [Read more…] about Beckett Novel Murphy
Protecting Yourself Against the Unpredictable
The latest book from Nassim Nicholas Taleb, the New York professor famous for dubbing large-scale, unpredictable and irregular events of massive consequences such as the astonishing success of Google, or 9/11, as Black Swans, is an advisory on how your behaviour, lifestyle and assets can be shaped to minimize such risks, even benefit from them*. [Read more…] about Protecting Yourself Against the Unpredictable
War on Grief
Why do so many tragedies lead to further tragedy… breakdown in marriages… break up of families? This is a raw and honest account of the author’s personal loss of his daughter, and how he learns that tragedies such as his change and define your life. His story is one of hope where his grief becomes a battleground on which he will stand or fall, and will leave you inspired to believe, even in the face of tragedy, you can overcome adversity. [Read more…] about War on Grief
Jewish Entrepreneurship In Salonica
Jewish Entrepreneurship In Salonica, 1912-1940: An Ethnic Economy In Transition By Orly C. Meron
In this book the author, Dr Orly C Meron, provides a multidisciplinary exploration of Salonica’s Jewish-owned economy between the years 1912-1940, a period prior to and during Greece’s national consolidation. [Read more…] about Jewish Entrepreneurship In Salonica