easyLand: How easyJet Conquered Europe


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Today -twenty years after the son of a shipping tycoon took on British Airways with two rented planes -Stelios's airline is a multi-billion pound company and a household name. This is the inside story of the spectacular rise of easyJet. Did the airline really buy its uniforms from a Benetton store? What was secretly stashed in the toilets at easyLand? Why was Aberdeen airport littered with half-bottles of cheap whisky? The answers to these questions and more are contained in this blow-by-blow account of how an orange start-up began its journey to becoming one of the world's most successful airlines.




Why Did Europe Conquer the World?


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The startling economic and political answers behind Europe's historical dominance Between 1492 and 1914, Europeans conquered 84 percent of the globe. But why did Europe establish global dominance, when for centuries the Chinese, Japanese, Ottomans, and South Asians were far more advanced? In Why Did Europe Conquer the World?, Philip Hoffman demonstrates that conventional explanations—such as geography, epidemic disease, and the Industrial Revolution—fail to provide answers. Arguing instead for the pivotal role of economic and political history, Hoffman shows that if certain variables had been different, Europe would have been eclipsed, and another power could have become master of the world. Hoffman sheds light on the two millennia of economic, political, and historical changes that set European states on a distinctive path of development, military rivalry, and war. This resulted in astonishingly rapid growth in Europe's military sector, and produced an insurmountable lead in gunpowder technology. The consequences determined which states established colonial empires or ran the slave trade, and even which economies were the first to industrialize. Debunking traditional arguments, Why Did Europe Conquer the World? reveals the startling reasons behind Europe's historic global supremacy.




Optimizing Company Cash


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Optimizing Company Cash provides a comprehensive guide to all elements of cash management in a business including: Inflows Outflows Cash conversion cycles Short-term borrowing and investing International business How to structure a corporate treasury function In over 200 pages, the Guide explains how CPAs and financial managers can manage their company's short-term resources to sustain ongoing activities, mobilize funds and optimize liquidity. It also provides diagrams of work flows, step-by-step checklists, templates, and treasury tips for CPAs and finance managers who are responsible for making the most of working capital and short-term resources.




Finances Publiques


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Forex Conquered


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Praise for FOREX CONQUERED "In this amazing book, John covers it all. From trading systemsto money management to emotions, he explains easily how to pullmoney consistently from the most complicated financial market inthe world. John packs more new, innovative information into thisbook than I have ever seen in a trading book before." —Rob Booker, independent currency trader "John Person is one of the few rare talents that are uniquelyqualified to help traders understand the process of successfultrading. With today's markets becoming increasingly challenging,John has cut right into the essentials and brought forward themuch-needed tools of forex trading. This clear and well-organizedpublication is a major step forward in helping traders gain anedge. I would highly recommend Forex Conquered as a valuablehandbook for both aspiring and experienced traders alike." —Sandy Jadeja, Chief Market Analyst and EditorLondon StockExchange, London, England "Forex Conquered is a bold title, but this book deliversthe tools needed for successful forex trading. There is no fluffhere, just the wisdom of a trading veteran that I have alwaysrespected-and followed." —Michael Kahn, Editor, Quick Takes Pro market letterand Columnist, Barron's Online "This is a wonderful, in-depth view into the explanation oftechnical analysis and prudent money management guidelines in theforex market." —Blake Morrow, President, 4XMadeEasy "Forex Conquered is a meaningful contribution to the growingnumber of books on forex trading. John Person provides aprofessional view of forex trading that readers will be able to useas a guide for strategies and tactics that work. The scope of thebook covers more than forex and includes salient aspects of futuresand option trading. It should be read and then re-read!" —Abe Cofnas, President, Learn4x.com Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials arenot included as part of eBook file.




Cumulative Book Index


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A world list of books in the English language.




Kleptopia


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A Washington Post Notable Book of the Year • An Economist Book of the Year “A must-read for anyone wanting to better understand what has already happened here in America and what lies ahead if Trump is reelected in November…. A magisterial account of the money and violence behind the world’s most powerful dictatorships.” –Washington Post In this shocking, meticulously reported work of narrative nonfiction, an award-winning investigative journalist exposes “capitalism’s monster”—global kleptocracy—and reveals how it is corrupting the world around us. They are everywhere, the thieves and their people. Masters of secrecy. Until now we have detected their presence only by what they leave behind. A body in a burned-out Audi. Workers riddled with bullets in the Kazakh Desert. A rigged election in Zimbabwe. A British banker silenced and humiliated for trying to expose the truth about the City of London. They have amassed more money than most countries. But what they are really stealing is power. In this real-life thriller packed with jaw-dropping revelations, award-winning investigative journalist Tom Burgis weaves together four stories that reveal a terrifying global web of corruption: the troublemaker from Basingstoke who stumbles on the secrets of a Swiss bank, the ex-Soviet billionaire constructing a private empire, the righteous Canadian lawyer with a mysterious client, and the Brooklyn crook protected by the CIA. Glimpses of this shadowy world have emerged over the years. In Kleptopia, Burgis connects the dots. He follows the dirty money that is flooding the global economy, emboldening dictators, and poisoning democracies. From the Kremlin to Beijing, Harare to Riyadh, Paris to the White House, the trail shows something even more sinister: the thieves are uniting. And the human cost will be great.