Ode To A Banker

Author : Lindsey Davis
Publisher : Random House
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2011-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781446455111

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Ode To A Banker by Lindsey Davis Pdf

Another delightful excursion into the world of Marcus Didius Falco by multimillion-copy bestselling author Lindsey Davis. Bringing Ancient Rome to life with its vivid description and characterisation, this is perfect for fans of S. J. Parris, Donna Leon, Steven Saylor and C. J. Sansom. 'Davis's writing zings with fun' -- Daily Mail 'One of the best of the current writers in this field' -- Donna Leon, The Times 'Fantastic! I'm addicted to Falco!' -- ***** Reader review 'Totally brilliant!' -- ***** Reader review 'Wonderful plot - full of suspense, as usual. Brilliant!!!!' -- ***** Reader review 'Subline - can't put these books down!' -- ***** Reader review ******************************************************************************** WRITING FOR MONEY, PUBLISHING DEATH AD74: it's a long, hot summer and Marcus Didius Falco, private informer and spare-time poet, is giving a reading for his family and friends. Things get out of hand - as usual... The event is taken over by Aurelius Chrysippus, a wealthy Greek banker and patron to a group of struggling writers, who offers to publish Falco's work - a golden opportunity that rapidly palls. A visit to the Chrysippus scriptorium implicates him in a gruesome literary murder so when Petronius Longus, the over-worked vigiles enquiry chief, commissions him to investigate, Falco is forced to accept. Lindsey Davis' twelfth novel wittily explores Roman publishing and banking, taking us from the jealousies of authorship and the mire of patronage, to the darker financial world, where default can have fatal consequences...

Author : Lindsey Davis
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Detective and mystery stories
ISBN : 0712669574

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Ode to a Banker by Lindsey Davis Pdf

"Ode to a Banker "is the twelfth book in Lindsey Davis' bestselling Falco series. In the long, hot Roman Summer of AD74, Marcus Didius Falco, private informer and spare-time poet, gives a reading for his family and friends. Things get out of hand as usual. The event is taken over by Aurelius Chrysippus, a wealthy Greek banker and patron to a group of struggling writers, who offers to publish Falco's work -- a golden opportunity that rapidly palls. A visit to the Chrysippus scriptorium implicates him in a gruesome literary murder so when Petronius Longus, the over-worked vigiles enquiry chief, commissions him to investigate, Falco is foced to accept. Lindsey Davis' twelfth novel wittily explores Roman publishing and banking, taking us from the jealousies of authorship and the mire of patronage, to the darker financial world, where default can have fatal consequences.

Author : Lindsey Davis
Publisher : Random House
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2011-01-18
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781446455234

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Falco: The Official Companion by Lindsey Davis Pdf

One of the stories from the bestselling historical fiction Falco series. As the girl came running up the steps, I decided she was wearing far too many clothes...So, in 1989, readers were introduced to Marcus Didius Falco, the Roman informer, as he stood on the steps of the Temple of Saturn, looking out across the Forum: the heart of his world. Twenty years and twenty books later, Falco fans want a companion volume. Only here will you learn the author's private background, including her descent from a failed assassin and how atheism improved her knitting. Here too are the real glories and heartache involved in research and creation: why the baby had to be born in Barcelona, which plots evolved from intense loathing of management trainees, what part a thermal vest played in the iconic Falco's conception. It can't be a complete handbook to ancient Rome, but it covers perennial issues. There are a hundred illustrations, some specially commissioned, others from family archives. Enlightening quotations come from the Falco books and from eminent sources: Juvenal, through Chandler, to 1066 and All That. Readers have asked for this book. Their paranoid, secretive author agrees it is now or never. Time to spill beans on the travertine...

Author : Sergio Ruzzier
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781452139357

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This Is Not a Picture Book! by Sergio Ruzzier Pdf

Duck finds a book and is surprised to discover that there are books with words and no pictures--and that even without pictures a book can interest and excite you.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 734 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Bank accounts
ISBN : UCD:31175012488642

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Banks & Branches Data Book by Anonim Pdf

Author : Caroline Brooks DuBois
Publisher : Holiday House
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2023-09-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780823456048

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Ode to a Nobody by Caroline Brooks DuBois Pdf

A devastating tornado tears apart more than just houses in this striking novel in verse about a girl rebuilding herself. Before the storm, thirteen-year-old Quinn was happy flying under the radar. She was average. Unremarkable. Always looking for an escape from her house, where her bickering parents fawned over her genius big brother. Inside our broken home / we didn’t know how broken / the world outside was. But after the storm, Quinn can’t seem to go back to average. Her friends weren't affected by the tornado in the same way. To them, the storm left behind a playground of abandoned houses and distracted adults. As Quinn struggles to find stability in the tornado’s aftermath, she must choose: between homes, friendships, and versions of herself. Nothing that was mine / yesterday is mine today. Told in rich, spectacular verse, Caroline Brooks DuBois crafts a powerful story of redemption as Quinn makes her way from Before to After. There’s nothing average about the world Quinn wakes up to after the storm; maybe there’s nothing average about her, either. This emotional coming-of-age journey for middle grade readers proves that it’s never too late to be the person you want to be.

Author : Margaret Phelan,James Gillespie
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 1785 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-24
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780199659708

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Immigration Law Handbook 2013 by Margaret Phelan,James Gillespie Pdf

Providing an invaluable reference for immigration practitioners, this book builds on the proven success of previous editions to offer the most up-to-date coverage of recent immigration legislation, selected and annotated by experts with a wealth of practical experience.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Small Business. Subcommittee on Monopoly
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Antitrust law
ISBN : LOC:00186003408

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Role of Giant Corporations: Corporate secrecy: ownership and control of industrial and natural resources by United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Small Business. Subcommittee on Monopoly Pdf

Author : Akinlawon Ladipo Mabogunje
Publisher : Book Builders
Page : 713 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2016-06-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9789785042320

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A Measure of Grace by Akinlawon Ladipo Mabogunje Pdf

Starting as a lecturer at the University of Ibadan, Akinlawon Ladipo Mabogunje's contributions to Nigeria have been wide ranging. Commonly know as the Grandfather of African Geography he has participated in census taking, forest resource management, establishing a state university; planning the new federal capital, promoting rural development, land reform, housing and urban development, community banking and poverty reduction. His poverty reduction program in Ijebu-Ode is now used as a model for empowering citizens to work together to break the out of the poverty circle, both in Nigerian and other parts of Africa.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1488 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1912
Category : Bankers
ISBN : UVA:X030832788

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The Con P. Curran Directory of Bankers & Attorneys Throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico & Alaska ... by Anonim Pdf

Author : Judith Clifton,Daniel Díaz Fuentes,David Howarth
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780198861089

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Regional Development Banks in the World Economy by Judith Clifton,Daniel Díaz Fuentes,David Howarth Pdf

"Regional development banks (RDB) have become increasingly important in the world economy, but have also been relatively under-researched to date. This timely volume addresses this lack of attention by providing a comprehensive, comparative, and empirically informed analysis of their origins, evolution, and contemporary role in the world economy through to the second decade of the twenty-first century. The editors provide an analytical framework that includes a revised categorization of RDB by geographic operation and function. In part one, the chapter authors offer detailed analyses of the origins, evolution, and contemporary role of the major RDB, including the Inter-American Development Bank, the African Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the European Investment Bank, the Central American Bank, the Andean Development Corporation, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. In part two, the authors engage in comparative analyses of key topics on RDB, examining their initial design and their changing business models, their shifting role in promoting policies supported by the United States as hegemon and the private sector. The volume ends with a critical reflection on the role played by RDB to date and a strong defence of the need for these banks in an increasingly complex world economy"--Publisher's description.

Author : Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Bisexuality
ISBN : UCSC:32106019054334

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Ode to Lata by Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla Pdf

Now his mother's messages ramble on his answering machine when he wants no one but his one obsession, Richard, to call. Passionate and unflinchingly honest in its narrative, Ode to Lata scavenges the depths of one man's misguided search for love in a world of emotionally-void encounters and tangled memories. All the while, Ali's story is intertwined with the unraveling of his parents' own doomed relationship and the film music of Bollywood's eminent singer Lata Mangeshkar (Diva of Indian film music and the namesake of the book's title).

Author : Ian Sansom
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-24
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780007481071

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Paper: An Elegy by Ian Sansom Pdf

A witty, personal and entertaining reflection on the history and meaning of paper during the (passing) era of its universal importance.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1042 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1862
Category : Banks and banking
ISBN : UCAL:B2875749

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The Bankers Magazine and Statistical Register by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1825
Category : Law
ISBN : UVA:X030515625

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Register of Debates in Congress by United States. Congress Pdf