Man Who Solved the Market - How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution

Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World (Holland Tom)(Paperback)

A 'marvelous' (Economist) account of how the Christian Revolution forged the Western imagination Crucifixion, the Romans believed, was the worst fate imaginable, a punishment reserved for slaves. How astonishing it was, then, that people should have come to believe that one particular victim of

The Initiate (Cambias James L.)(Mass Market Paperbound)

A SECRET ORDER OF SORCERERS RULES THE WORLD--ONE MAN HAS VOWED TO DESTROY THEM THE SORCERERS WHO RULE THE WORLD ARE GOING DOWN If people who can work magic are so powerful, why don't they rule the world? Well, as it happens, they do. One man wants to change that. The Apkallu are masters of

The Revolution of Peter the Great (Cracraft James)(Paperback)

Many books chronicle the remarkable life of Russian tsar Peter the Great, but none analyze how his famous reforms actually took root and spread in Russia. In The Revolution of Peter the Great, James Cracraft offers a brilliant new interpretation of this pivotal era. Linking together and

Give Me the Now: An Autobiography (Zwirner Rudolf)(Pevná vazba)

Rudolf Zwirner, 'the man who invented the art market,' as coined in Der Spiegel, reflects on more than sixty years in the art business in his authoritative autobiography. 'Americans now see Germany as a natural breeding ground for mighty gallerists and collectors, but Rudolf Zwirner's fascinating

Mind's Eye (Sacks Oliver)(Paperback / softback)

The bestselling author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat describes how we experience the visual

Beggar's Kingdom (Simons Paullina)(Paperback / softback)

How much would you sacrifice for true love? The second novel in Paullina Simons' stunning End of Forever saga continues the heartbreaking story of Julian and Josephine, and a love that spans

Storming the Gates: How the Russian Revolution Changed the World (Becker Richard)(Paperback)

The Mutt: How to Skateboard and Not Kill Yourself (Mullen Rodney)(Paperback)

The world-champion freestyle skateboarder and the man who brought the ollie - the trick that revolutionised the sport by taking it from the ground to the air - to street skating shares the history of skateboarding, as he tells the dramatic story of his life. At the age of 13, Rodney took the

The Man Who Laughs (Hugo Victor)(Paperback)

'The Man Who Laughs' tells of a facially disfigured boy, Gwynplaine, who is taken in by a carnival vendor and performs at fairs in England. It is later discovered that there is more to his past than meets the eye... Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colourful comic strip form,

Michael Collins - The Man and the Revolution (Dolan Dr. Anne)(Pevná vazba)

The Man Who Broke into Auschwitz - Denis Avey, Rob Broomby

THE MAN WHO BROKE INTO AUSCHWITZ is the extraordinary true story of a British soldier who marched willingly into Buna-Monowitz, the concentration camp known as Auschwitz III. In the summer of 1944, Denis Avey was being held in a POW labour camp, E715, near Auschwitz III. He had heard of the

Hedge Fund Market Wizards: How Winning Traders Win (Schwager Jack D.)(Pevná vazba)

Fascinating insights into the hedge fund traders who consistently outperform the markets, in their own words From bestselling author, investment expert, and Wall Street theoretician Jack Schwager comes a behind-the-scenes look at the world of hedge funds, from fifteen traders who've consistently

The Man Who Swallowed the Wind - Olga Walló - e-kniha

eBook: How to survive in Prague. | The path of exemplary orphan Ivan begins at a children’s institution in the 1950s, leading him to a seminary, madhouse and philosophical faculty, before culminating at a Mexican Embassy in the 1990s. Along the way, he encounters secret agents, a foolish actress,

Attila The Hun (Man John)(Paperback / softback)

He launched two violent attacks against the eastern and western halves of the Roman empire, attacks which earned him his reputation for mindless devastation, and brought an end to Rome's pre-eminence in Europe. Attila was coarse, capricious, arrogant, ruthless and

Moo's Law: An Investor's Guide to the New Agrarian Revolution (Mellon Jim)(Paperback)

Moo's Law is the latest title from successful investor Jim Mellon, to help readers understand the investment landscape in cultivated and plant-based proteins and materials. Jim has a vision that within the next couple of decades world agriculture will be radically transformed by the advent of

Essential Buyers Guide Ford Capri (Paxton Mark)(Paperback / softback)

When launched, the Ford Capri was revolutionary. It was a car that set the European market alight, allowing even a buyer on a modest budget an intoxicating whiff of the exotic whilst keeping running costs ataffordable levels. That status eroded over time, and the Capri sat in the classic car

Lessons of the Spanish Revolution: 1936-1939 (Richards Vernon)(Paperback)

Lessons of the Spanish Revolution examines the many ways in which Spain's revolutionary movement contributed to its own defeat. Was it too weak to carry through the revolution? To what extent was the purchase of arms and raw materials from outside sources dependent upon the appearance of a

The Man Who Laughs (Hugo Victor)(Paperback)

'The Man Who Laughs' (first published in 1869) is Victor Hugo's scathing indictment of the injustice and inequality within Britain's political system. It is the story of Gwynplaine, the two-year-old heir to a rebel lord, who is abducted upon the orders of a vindictive monarch, and whose face is

The Man Who Planted Trees (Giono Jean)(Paperback)

Twenty years ago Chelsea Green published the first trade edition of The Man Who Planted Trees, a timeless eco-fable about what one person can do to restore the earth. The hero of the story, Elzeard Bouffier, spent his life planting one hundred acorns a day in a desolate, barren section of Provence

How Many Dinosaurs Deep? (Kitchin Ben)(Paperback / softback)

Jim is not quite sure that he's ready to move from the baby pool to the middle-sized pool. Can a group of splashing, sploshing dinosaurs help him face his

The Nonconformist Revolution: Religious Dissent, Innovation and Rebellion (Thomas Amanda J.)(Paperback)

The Nonconformism Revolution explores the evolution of dissenting thought and how Nonconformity shaped the transformation of England from a rural to an urban, industrialized society. The foundations for the Industrial Revolution were in place from the late Middle Ages when the early development of

The Story of the Earth in 25 Rocks: Tales of Important Geological Puzzles and the People Who Solved Them (Prothero Donald R.)(Paperback)

Man Who Ate Everything (Steingarten Jeffrey)(Paperback / softback)

THE MAN WHO ATE EVERYTHING was the winner of The Guild of Food Writers Book of the Year and was a bestseller in the UK and

The Expanding Blaze: How the American Revolution Ignited the World, 1775-1848 (Israel Jonathan)(Pevná vazba)