Michael Lewis Knihy

From the jungles of the trading floor to the casinos of Las Vegas, The Big Short, this title tells the story of the misfits, renegades and visionaries who saw that the biggest credit bubble of all time was about to burst, bet against the banking system - and made a killing.

Cesta kolem nového třetího světa Michael Lewis je výjimečně nadaný vypravěč, který dokáže psát vtipně a napínavě i o tématech jako evropská dluhová krize, Mezinárodní měnový fond nebo Evropská centrální banka. Ve své knize Bumerang vezme na vzrušující cestu kolem světa postiženého ekonomickou krizí i čtenáře, který v životě nenahlédl ani do finanční rubriky svých oblíbených novin. Při tom mu ukáže, jak irské banky potopily svou zemi, jak řecký stát potopil své banky, jak se Islanďané chtěli překvalifikovat z rybářů na finanční kouzelníky a jak nakonec vyhráli zase Němci. V prvním plánu knihy není hluboká analýza prožitého finančního traumatu, ale jen čtivé a jiskřivou formou podané vyprávění o tom, co se stane, když nás tsunami laciných peněz a úvěrů zbaví přirozené opatrnosti a pustí z řetězu chamtivost a pošetilost, která s v menší či větší míře skrývá v každém z nás. Ve druhém plánu se však dozvíme o podstatě krize více než z tisícistránkových akademických prací - autor má s finančními trhy mnoho intimních zkušeností, mimo jiné si ještě v mládí vydělal obchodováním s dluhopisy slušné jmění v legendární firmě Salomon Brothers.

If you thought Wall Street was about alpha males standing in trading pits hollering at each other, think again. That world is dead. Now, the world's money is traded by computer code, inside black boxes in heavily guarded buildings. Even the experts entrusted with your cash don't know what's happening to it. And the very few who do aren't about to tell - because they're making a killing. In 'Flash Boys', Michael Lewis tells the explosive story of how one group of ingenious oddballs and misfits set out to expose what was going on.

The author recounts his experiences on the lucrative Wall Street bond market of the 1980s, where young traders made millions in a very short time, in a humorous account of greed and epic folly.

Here is the most convenient, expert and well-priced guide you'll find to tell you what cigars are available, how and where you can get them, and what the qualities are of each brand and variety. Like fine wines, exquisite cheeses, or the best caviars, a good cigar is something to be savored and appreciated with unabashed self-indulgence. Learn everything you have to know about the size, texture, age, and taste of cigars produced in America, the Caribbean, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. 200 cigar brands are itemized, described, analyzed, and assayed; 80 of them are photographed. The history of cigars is included, and a special section of profiles of famous cigar smokers--from Winston Churchill to Fidel Castro, from Groucho Marx to Lauren Hutton, from Jack Kennedy to Arnold Schwartzenegger--reveals their likes and dislikes.

The definitive guide to the Bayeux Tapestry and its legacy, exploring the rich narrative behind its stitches and the turbulent times in which it was created. Political intrigue and treachery, heroism and brutal violence, victory and defeat - all this is depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry, an epic account of a pivotal moment in English history. However, there is much more to this remarkable historical and artistic treasure, which tells its tale with an intensity and immediacy that speak to our modern world, almost 1,000 years after its creation. Many mysteries and questions still surround this unique embroidery - and not all is as it might appear at first glance. Who made it, and when, why, where and what for? David Musgrove and Michael Lewis set the events depicted in the context of the machinations on either side of the English Channel in the years leading up to the Norman Conquest and tease out what the Tapestry tells us of the deeds of kings as well as aspects of everyday life in medieval Europe.

Expert authors have taken the content of the AS and A Level specifications and presented them in a refreshingly clear and concise format. Simple illustrations are used to present information in a particularly clear and memorable way, and all content is broken down into short one-page sections.

TEACHING COLLOCATION provides further follow-up to THE LEXICAL APPROACH. It contains papers by a number of teachers and theoreticians interested in the practical classroom implications of incorporating collocation into everyday classroom teaching.

This basic teacher training handbook for all less-experienced teachers covers the CTEFLA syllabus. The book is highly practical, theoretically sound and jargon-free, putting ELT in perspective for the new teacher. Areas covered include basic principles, classroom management and preparation.

Jonathan Simon, 17, is in his fourth year at Blackleigh. Self-conscious about his appointment as one of five Prefects in Trafalgar House, he's apprehensive as to whether he has what it takes to carry out his responsibilities.