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A Colder War
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A Colder WarA Colder War

Charles Stross - A Colder War

The biggest single threat to NATO may be the Shoggoth Gap. The wild card is Lt. Col. Oliver North, President Reagan's man. Roger Jourgensen, CIA operative, is at the center of this crisis. If all the political wrangling doesn't work out perfectly, there will be hell to pay, or worse - far, far worse. Here is a modern novelette in H.P. Lovecraft's

 
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Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the FinancialSystem--and Themselves
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Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the FinancialSystem--and ThemselvesToo Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the FinancialSystem--and Themselves

A brilliantly reported true-life thriller that goes behind the scenes of the financial crisis on Wall Street and in Washington.  
In one of the most gripping financial narratives in decades, Andrew Ross Sorkin-a New York Times columnist and one of the country's most respected financial reporters-delivers the first definitive blow- by-blow account of the epochal economic crisis that brought the world to the brink. 
 
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Tags: financial, crisis, Street, Washington, epochal, Themselves
Financial Management: Theory & Practice, 13 ed
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Financial Management: Theory & Practice, 13 edFinancial Management: Theory & Practice, 13 ed

Gain an understanding of the financial theory that is essential for developing and implementing effective financial strategies in business today. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: THEORY AND PRACTICE, 13E strikes a perfect balance between solid financial theory and practical applications. You develop a strong working knowledge of today's changed financial environment as this edition examines recent financial crises, the global economic crisis, and role of finance in business and your personal life. The book's relevant presentation, numerous examples and emphasis on using Excel spreadsheets show you how to increase the value of a firm.
 
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The Financial Crisis Inquiry Report
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The Financial Crisis Inquiry ReportThe Financial Crisis Inquiry Report

The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission was created to examine the causes of the current financial and economic crisis in the United States. In this report, the Commission presents to the President, the Congress, and the American people the results of its examination and its conclusions as to the causes of the crisis.
 
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Crisis of Doubt - Honest Faith in Nineteenth-Century England
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Crisis of Doubt - Honest Faith in Nineteenth-Century EnglandCrisis of Doubt - Honest Faith in Nineteenth-Century England

The Victorian crisis of faith has dominated discussions of religion and the Victorians. Stories are frequently told of prominent Victorians such as George Eliot losing their faith. This crisis is presented as demonstrating the intellectual weakness of Christianity as it was assaulted by new lines of thought such as Darwinism and biblical criticism. This study serves as a corrective to that narrative. It focuses on freethinking and Secularist leaders who came to faith.
 
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