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The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World

The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World

Niall Ferguson

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 progress.
Civilization: The West and the Rest

Civilization: The West and the Rest

Niall Ferguson

The answer, Niall Ferguson argues, was that the West developed six "killer applications" that the Rest lacked: competition, science, democracy, medicine, consumerism and the work ethic.
Fifty Key Thinkers on History

Fifty Key Thinkers on History

Marnie Hughes-Warrington

This third edition has been updated throughout and features new entries on Machiavelli, Ranajit Guha, William McNeil and Niall Ferguson.
The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing ...

The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing ...

Paul Collier

" --Niall Ferguson, The New York Times Book Review "Rich in both analysis and recommendations.... Read this book. You will learn much you do not know.
Hitler: A Biography

Hitler: A Biography

Ian Kershaw

“Magisterial . . . anyone who wishes to understand the Third Reich must read Kershaw.”—Niall Ferguson “The Hitler biography of the twenty-first century” (Richard J. Evans), Ian Kershaw’s Hitler is a one-volume masterpiece that ...
Georgiana: A Biography of Georgiana McCrae, Painter, ...

Georgiana: A Biography of Georgiana McCrae, Painter, ...

Brenda Niall

By allowing Georgiana's own voice to be heard through her letters and journals Brenda Niall has brought a legendary colonial figure into authentic vibrant life.
U.s. Government: What You Need to Know

U.s. Government: What You Need to Know

Melissa Ferguson

What You Need to Know Melissa Ferguson. ® FACT FILES by MELISSA FERGUSON First Facts are published by Capstone Press, 1710 Roe Crest.
Robert Ferguson, the Plotter

Robert Ferguson, the Plotter

James Ferguson

A study of the life of Robert Ferguson (c. 1637-1714), Scottish conspirator and pamphleteer. Ferguson, called "the Plotter" was a religious minister, Scottish conspirator, and political writer.
Willy Tirr (1915 - 1991): Figure in a Landscape

Willy Tirr (1915 - 1991): Figure in a Landscape

David Manson

Ed. Corinne Miller 2003 Ferguson, Niall. The War of the World. Allen Lane 2006 Gilbert, Martin. Churchill and the Jews. Simon J. Schuster. London 2007 Gombrich, E.M. The Story of Art. Phaidon 1950 Gombrich, E.M. Art and Illusion. Phaidon ...
American Symbols: What You Need to Know

American Symbols: What You Need to Know

Melissa Ferguson

What You Need to Know Melissa Ferguson. BY ME LISSA FERG US ON ® FACT FILES by MELISSA FERGUSON. Front Cover.
ALEX FERGUSON My Autobiography

ALEX FERGUSON My Autobiography

Alex Ferguson

Sir Alex Ferguson's compelling story is always honest and revealing he reflects on his managerial career that embraced unprecedented European success for Aberdeen and 26 triumphant seasons with Manchester United.
The Beauty of Everyday Life: Stories In Honour of Teenline ...

The Beauty of Everyday Life: Stories In Honour of Teenline ...

Adrian Millar

NIALL BRESLIN ('BRESSIE') Singer, songwriter, producer and performer, Niall Breslin was a member of one of Ireland's biggest rock 'n' roll bands, The Blizzards , before turning solo in 2010. He is a judge on RTÉ's The Voice. The Swim One ...
Alex Ferguson - Mon autobiographie

Alex Ferguson - Mon autobiographie

Alex Ferguson

Sir Alex Ferguson a créé les conditions de ce succès en donnant une âme aux « Red Devils » et en leur permettant de se maintenir au plus haut niveau. Tout le monde admire sa longévité et ses résultats.
Duncan Ferguson of Yarmouth: His Times and Descendants

Duncan Ferguson of Yarmouth: His Times and Descendants

Malcolm Stuart Ferguson

Duncan Ferguson was born near thetown of Lochgilphead, Scotland in 1776. He immigrated to Ontario ca. 1830. Descendants lived in Ontario and elsewhere.
Ross Sterling, Texan: A Memoir by the Founder of Humble Oil ...

Ross Sterling, Texan: A Memoir by the Founder of Humble Oil ...

Ross S. Sterling

As a result of Bill Sterling's and his Texas Ranger colleagues' open support for Ross Sterling against Ma Ferguson in the election, Ferguson fired every man on the Ranger force when she became governor in January 1933. Under Ferguson  ...
Alex Ferguson: My Autobiography

Alex Ferguson: My Autobiography

Alex Ferguson

Alex Ferguson: My Autobiography is revealing, endlessly entertaining, and above all, inspirational.
Alex Ferguson: A Light in the North

Alex Ferguson: A Light in the North

Alex Ferguson

In A Light in the North, Alex Ferguson tells for the first time the story the fans have been waiting for.
Stephen Hawking. Elämä

Stephen Hawking. Elämä

Kitty Ferguson

Amerikkalainen tiedetoimittaja Kitty Ferguson selittää näitä vaikeita asioita niin hyvin kuin sanallisesti ilman matemaattisia kaavoja suinkin on mahdollista.
Fergie The Greatest - The Biography of Alex Ferguson

Fergie The Greatest - The Biography of Alex Ferguson

Frank Worrall

He would leave United at the age of 71 having won 38 trophies with them, and he would now become a director and ambassador for the club he had served so well.The story of Sir Alex Ferguson is a true rags-to-riches fairytale.
Sports Scandals: True Stories of Cheating, Corruption and Greed

Sports Scandals: True Stories of Cheating, Corruption and Greed

Norman Ferguson

Highlighting some of the most memorable cases from around the world, Norman Ferguson explores both recent and historic instances of dishonesty, betrayal and outrageous unsporting behaviour.
Football - Bloody Hell!: The Biography of Alex Ferguson

Football - Bloody Hell!: The Biography of Alex Ferguson

Patrick Barclay

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2011 Sir Alex Ferguson is the most controversial and compelling figure in football.
The First World War: A Miscellany

The First World War: A Miscellany

Norman Ferguson

Telling the stories of the battles, the aircraft, the weapons, the soldiers, the poets, the campaigns and the many heroes, Norman Ferguson delves deep into the history of the ‘Great War’.
The Short Sharp Life of T. E. Hulme

The Short Sharp Life of T. E. Hulme

Robert Ferguson

Unusually among poets of his generation, he was convinced of the rightness of Britain's role in the war (and criticised Bertrand Russell for his pacifism.) Robert Ferguson offers the first modern biography of Hulme, drawing upon access to ...
I Witness: The Firsthand Account of the Trial and Execution ...

I Witness: The Firsthand Account of the Trial and Execution ...

Charles W. Ferguson

In the historical novel I Witness, authors Charles W. Ferguson and Dede Weldon Casad, PhD. transport readers back to the 1530’s, the time of Sir Thomas More and his infamous clash with King Henry VIII.
Communication Planning: An Integrated Approach

Communication Planning: An Integrated Approach

Sherry Devereaux Ferguson

Sherry Ferguson's comprehensive study includes the theoretical foundations of communication planning and strategic approaches to planning for issues management.
Lost Science: Astonishing Tales of Forgotten Genius

Lost Science: Astonishing Tales of Forgotten Genius

Kitty Ferguson

Popular science writer Kitty Ferguson investigates little-explored byroads in the history of science, from Kepler's nearly disastrous venture into science fiction to a twentieth-century experiment involving cats and rocket fuel.

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