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Kissinger 1923-1968 : The Idealist by Niall Ferguson
Category: Biography
The definitive biography of Henry Kissinger, based on unprecedented access to his private papers, written by one of our greatest historians No American statesman has been as revered and as reviled as Henry Kissinger. Hailed by some as the "indispensable man", whose advice has been sought by every presi ...Show more
Kissinger the Idealist 1923-1968 (Kissinger #1) by Niall Ferguson
Category: Biography
Spectator, New Statesman, Telegraph, Sunday Times, Mail on Sunday, The times, The Economist, BBC History, Magazine, and Financila Times Books of the Year 2015. No American statesman has been as revered and as reviled as Henry Kissinger. Hailed by some as the "indispensable man", whose advice has been so ...Show more
The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World by Niall Ferguson
Category: Business
Bread, cash, dosh, dough, loot. Call if what you like, it matters now more than ever. In The Ascent of Money, Niall Ferguson shows that financial history is the back-story to all history. From the banking dynasty who funded the Italian Renaissance to the stock market bubble that caused the French Revol ...Show more
The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World by Niall Ferguson
Category: Non-Fiction
Bread, cash, dosh, dough, loot: Call it what you like, it matters. To Christians, love of it is the root of all evil. To generals, it's the sinews of war. To revolutionaries, it's the chains of labour. But in The Ascent of Money, Niall Ferguson shows that finance is in fact the foundation of human progr ...Show more
The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World by Niall Ferguson
Category: Business
The 10th anniversary edition, with new chapters on the crash, Chimerica, and cryptocurrency In this updated edition, Niall Ferguson brings his classic financial history of the world up to the present day, tackling the populist backlash that followed the 2008 crisis, the descent of "Chimerica" into a ...Show more
The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World by Niall Ferguson (University of Oxford)
Category: Architecture
A richly original look at the origins of money and how it makes the world go ?round Niall Ferguson follows the money to tell the human story behind the evolution of our financial system, from its genesis in ancient Mesopotamia to the latest upheavals on what he calls Planet Finance. What's more, Ferguso ...Show more
The End of the Liberal Order? by Niall Ferguson
Category: Non-Fiction
`No civilization, no matter how mighty it may appear to itself, is indestructible.' -Niall Ferguson `We do not need to invent the world anew. The international order established by the United States after World War II is in need of expansion and repair, but not reconception.' -Fareed Zakaria Fears of a ...Show more
The Great Degeneration: How Institutions Decay and Economies Die by Niall Ferguson (University of Oxford)
Category: Current Affairs
From renowned historian Niall Ferguson, a searching and provocative examination of the widespread institutional rot that threatens our collective future What causes rich countries to lose their way? Symptoms of decline are all around us today: slowing growth, crushing debts, increasing inequality, aging ...Show more
The Great Degeneration: How Institutions Decay and Economies Die by Niall Ferguson
Category: Business
Niall Ferguson's bold, pithy and insightful analysis of the degeneration of the West. The decline of the West is something that has long been prophesied. Symptoms of decline are all around us today: slowing growth, crushing debts, aging populations. But what exactly is amiss with Western civilization? T ...Show more
The House of Rothschild : Money's Prophets 1798-1848 by Niall Ferguson
Category: Business | Series: The\House of Rothschild Ser.
In his rich and nuanced portrait of the remarkable, elusive Rothschild family, Oxford scholar and bestselling author Niall Ferguson uncovers the secrets behind the family's phenomenal economic success. He reveals for the first time the details of the family's vast political network, which gave it access ...Show more
The House of Rothschild - The World's Banker, 1849-1999 by Niall Ferguson
Category: Business | Series: The\House of Rothschild Ser.
This second volume of Niall Ferguson's acclaimed, landmark history of the legendary Rothschild banking dynasty concludes his myth-breaking portrait of one of the most powerful and fascinating families of modern times. With all the depth, clarity and drama with which he traced the Rothschild's ascent, Fe ...Show more
The Square and the Tower by Niall Ferguson
Category: History
The instant New York Times bestseller. A brilliant recasting of the turning points in world history, including the one we're living through, as a collision between old power hierarchies and new social networks. "Captivating and compelling." --The New York Times "Niall Ferguson has again written a ...Show more