\"Tower of Basel\" is the first investigative history of the world\'s most secretive global financial institution. Based on extensive archival research in Switzerland, Britain, and the United States, and in-depth interviews with key decision-makers--including Paul Volcker, the former chairman of the US Federal Reserve; Sir Mervyn King, governor of the Bank of England; and former senior Bank for International

What matters in people\'s social lives? What motivates and inspires our society? How do we enact what we know? Since the first edition published in 1980, Content Analysis has helped shape and define the field. In the highly anticipated Fourth Edition, award-winning scholar and author Klaus Krippendorff introduces you to the most current method of analyzing the textual fabric of contemporary society.

It\'s the balmy days of the 1920s and where could be more pleasant for a holiday than a hotel on the Italian Riviera? Filled with prosperous English visitors, the Hotel offers a closed world of wealth and comfort. With great wit and insight Elizabeth Bowen\'s first novel lays bare the intricacies and eccentricities of polite

Presents an interpretation of the Classical Orders. This book includes the proportions in both metric and imperial measurements to make the orders more accessible. It gives an introduction to those not familiar with the classical genre and is an easy to follow guide which assists architects, interior designers and conservators with their

Drawn from one of the world\'s leading textile collections, this magnificently presented array of traditional weavings from the Indonesian archipelago provides a unique window into the region\'s cultures, rites, and history. Gathered over the course of four decades, the Thomas Murray collection of Indonesian textiles is one of the most important privately owned collections of its type in the world.

A DEMON IN THE DUNESWith their rigorous training session behind them, Satou\'s party is finally prepared to take on the tougher enemies of the Celivera Labyrinth. Never ones to shy away from a side quest or two, they also find a hot spring and open a Japanese-style inn on the spot. Areamasters and floormasters beware This group is refreshed and ready for battle Unfortunately, the opponent who finds

In the past, while visiting the First World War battlefields, the author often wondered where the various Victoria Cross actions took place. He resolved to find out. In 1988, in the midst of his army career, research for this book commenced and over the years numerous sources have been consulted.Victoria Crosses on the Western Front: Battle of Albert, is designed for the battlefield visitor as much

Chair yoga is a revolutionary concept designed to make the numerous benefits of classical yoga available to a wider range of physical abilities. This step-by-step program can be practiced by virtually anyone, anywhere, in any chair, to stimulate physical and mental well-being. This fully illustrated guide contains ninety easy-to-master exercises that have been specially developed for those with a limited

What is ethics? Where do moral standards come from? Are they based on emotions, reason, or some innate sense of right and wrong? For many scientists, the key lies entirely in biology--especially in Darwinian theories of evolution and self-preservation. But if evolution is a struggle for survival, why are we still capable of altruism? In his classic study The Expanding Circle, Peter Singer argues that

An eye-opening short biography of Rasputin, drawing on previously unpublished material, in which Frances Welch turns her inimitable wry gaze on one of the great mysteries of Russian

NATIONAL BESTSELLER\"Very funny--think Bridget Jones meets \'Broad City\'. . . . Heisey is making a career out of guiding characters through the kinds of crises we can laugh at and sympathize with all at once, while upending enough rom-com tropes to keep things interesting.\" - Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times\"One of the most hilarious and barbed accounts of unexpectedly starting over I\'ve ever

The hilarious bestselling travel book that journeys round areas made famous by Radio 4\'s Shipping Forecast \'One of those simple yet brilliant ideas\' Daily Mail \'Engaging and often very funny\' Sunday Times \'A wonderfully eccentric study\' Observer The Shipping Forecast is a curious piece of broadcasting; at once impenetrably baffling yet at the same time reassuringly familiar, most of us have

The paperback edition of the New York Times bestseller that the Wall Street Journal said was \"chock full of momentous events and larger-than-life characters.\"Rick Atkinson, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning An Army at Dawn and two other superb books about World War II, has long been admired for his deeply researched, stunningly vivid narrative histories. Now he turns his attention to a new war,

Why would anyone want to do something as dangerous as motorcycling? For those who love to ride, no explanation is necessary. For everyone else, theres Why We Ride. Designed as both an explanation for outsiders and an anthem for those within the fold, this new book presents the insights of Mark Barnes, PhD, a motorcycling clinical