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1	The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World more books like this by Niall Ferguson add to wishlist Ferguson tells the human story behind the evolution of money, from its origins in ancient Mesopotamia to the latest Wall Street upheavals. The author shows that finance is, in fact, the foundation of human progress. see all copies from £6.83! new only from £6.83! \| first editions
2	Colossus: The Rise and Fall of the American Empire more books like this by Niall Ferguson add to wishlist From one of "Time's" "100 People Who Shape Our World" comes a provocative examination of the American way of empire. see all copies from £2.13! new only from £6.63! \| first editions
3	Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa more books like this by Dambisa Moyo, Niall Ferguson (Foreword by) add to wishlist Debunking the current model of international aid promoted by both Hollywood celebrities and policy makers, Moyo offers a bold new road map for financing development of the world's poorest countries. see all copies from £14.96! new only from £15.24!
4	The War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West more books like this by Niall Ferguson add to wishlist Ferguson reinterprets the modern era and the central paradox of why unprecedented progress coincided with unprecedented violence, and why the seeming triumph of the West bore the seeds of its undoing. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £8.62! \| first editions
5	Empire: The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the Lessons for Global Power more books like this by Niall Ferguson add to wishlist Noted British historian Ferguson here offers a positive take on the lasting effects of the British Empire, its history, and its significance in addressing the United States. EMPIRE makes a case for the benefits of bringing the rule of law to isolated locales and argues that new empires, particularly the U.S., must not step back from this obvious ... see all copies from £6.15! new only from £6.37! \| first editions
6	The House of Rothschild: Volume 1: Money's Prophets: 1798-1848 more books like this by Niall Ferguson add to wishlist In his rich and nuanced portrait of the remarkable, elusive Rothschild family, Oxford scholar and bestselling author Niall Ferguson uncovers the secrets behind the family's phenomenal economic success. He reveals for the first time the details of the family's vast political network, which gave it access to and influence over many of the greatest ... see all copies from £10.15! new only from £12.15!
7	The Pity of War Explaining World War I more books like this by Niall Ferguson add to wishlist In The Pity of War, Niall Ferguson makes a simple and provocative argument: that the human atrocity known as the Great War was entirely Englands fault. Britain, according to Ferguson, entered into war based on nave assumptions of German aimsand Englands entry into the war transformed a Continental conflict into a world war, which they then badly ... see all copies from £7.96! new only from £7.96! \| first editions
8	The House of Rothschild: The World's Banker: 1849-1999 more books like this by Niall Ferguson add to wishlist This second volume of Niall Ferguson's acclaimed, landmark history of the legendary Rothschild banking dynasty concludes his myth-breaking portrait of one of the most powerful and fascinating families of modern times. With all the depth, clarity and drama with which he traced the Rothschild's ascent, Ferguson shows how their power waned as ... see all copies from £9.92! new only from £11.08!
9	Virtual History: Alternatives and Counterfactuals more books like this by Niall Ferguson (Editor) add to wishlist Speculative history at its best, in which a talented team of historians, led by Niall Ferguson, explore what might have happened if nine momentous events had turned out differently. . What if there had been no American War of Independence? What if Hitler had invaded Britain? What if Kennedy had lived? What if Russia had won the Cold War? Niall ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.36! \| first editions
10	The Cash Nexus: Economics and Politics from the Age of Warfare Through the Age of Welfare, 1700-2000 more books like this by Niall Ferguson add to wishlist An acclaimed historian offers a radical new history of the links between politics and economics, one that draws unsettling conclusions about the future of both capitalism and democracy. Does money make the world go round, as Cabaret's Master of Ceremonies sang to us? In The Cash Nexus, acclaimed historian Niall Ferguson offers a radical and ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £9.66! \| first editions
11 view cover	Colossus: The Price of America's Empire more books like this by Niall Ferguson add to wishlist Ferguson brings his renowned historical and economic depth of field to bear on a bold and sweeping reckoning with America's imperial status and its consequences. see all copies from £6.24! new only from £6.92! \| first editions
12 view cover	The Pity of War more books like this by Niall Ferguson add to wishlist In this chronicle of the First World War, a British historian offers the thesis that the war could have been prevented. He singles out Great Britain as being largely responsible for allowing the war to reach such magnitude, and also speculates on alternative historical scenarios. see all copies from £5.16! new only from £9.53! \| first editions
13 view cover	House of Rothschild Vol 1: Money's Prophets 1798-1848 more books like this by Niall Ferguson, Mr. Neil Ferguson add to wishlist Spanning fifty years, this historical account chronicles the lives of the Rothschild family businessmen, from their simple money-lending roots to their eventual status as Europe's most prominent bankers in the early 19th century. Citing previously unavailable sources, this book traces the reasons for the family's financial and political ascendancy ... see all copies from £22.90! new only from £47.97! \| first editions
14 view cover	House of Rothschild, the Vol 2: The World's Banker 1848-1999 more books like this by Niall Ferguson add to wishlist Spanning fifty years, this historical account chronicles the lives of the Rothschild family businessmen, from their simple money-lending roots to their eventual status as Europe's most prominent bankers in the early 19th century. Citing previously unavailable sources, this book traces the reasons for the family's financial and political ascendancy ... see all copies from £9.36! new only from £120.66!
15 view cover	The War of the World: History's Age of Hatred more books like this by Niall Ferguson add to wishlist The world at the beginning of the 20th century seemed for most of its inhabitants stable and relatively benign. Globalizing, booming economies married to technological breakthroughs seemed to promise a better world for most people. Instead, the 20th century proved to be overwhelmingly the most violent, frightening and brutalized in history with ... see all copies from £2.09! new only from £10.69! \| first editions
16 view cover	Empire. How Britain Made the Modern World by Niall Ferguson add to wishlist This astoundingly successful, superbly reviewed book vividly recreates the excitement, brutality and adventure of the British Empire. Ferguson's most revolutionary and popular work, "Empire" is a major reinterpretation of the British Empire as one of the world's greatest modernising forces. It shows on a vast canvas how the British Empire in the ... see all copies from £1.28! new only from £6.65!
17 view cover	Inside the House of Money: Top Hedge Fund Traders on Profiting in the Global Markets more books like this by Steven Drobny, Niall Ferguson (Foreword by) add to wishlist This updated paperback edition of "Inside the House of Money" lifts the veil on the typically opaque world of hedge funds offering a rare glimpse at how today's highest paid money managers approach their craft. Now with new commentary, author, Steve Drobny takes you even further into the hedge fund industry. He demystifies how these star traders ... see all copies from £8.90! new only from £8.90!
18	Empire by Niall Ferguson, Sean Barrett (Read by) add to wishlist In this major new work of synthesis and revision, Niall Ferguson argues that the British Empire should not be regarded merely as vanished Victoriana but as the very cradle of modernity. Displaying the originality and rigor that have made him the brightest light among British historians, Ferguson shows that far from being a subject for nostalgia, ... see all copies from £3.03! new only from £3.03!
19 view cover	1914 (Pocket Penguins 70'S S. ) by Niall Ferguson add to wishlist In May 2005 Penguin will publish 70 unique titles to celebrate the company's 70th birthday. The titles in the Pocket Penguins series are emblematic of the renowned breadth of quality of the Penguin list and will hark back to Penguin founder Allen Lane's vision of good books for all'. One of Penguin's bestselling non-fiction authors, Niall ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £8.48!
20 view cover	Osteoporosis in Focus more books like this by Niall Ferguson, Pharmaceutical Press add to wishlist see all copies from £17.92! new only from £17.92!
21 view cover	Paper and Iron: Hamburg Business and German Politics in the Era of Inflation, 1897-1927 more books like this by Niall Ferguson add to wishlist Few economic events have had a more profound or enduring impact than the German hyperinflation of 1923, still remembered popularly as a root cause of Hitler's rise to power. Yet many historians have argued that inflationary policies were, on balance, advantageous to post-1918 Germany, both boosting growth and helping to reduce reparations. The ... see all copies from £38.29! new only from £38.29!
22 view cover	The Cash Nexus: Money and Politics in Modern History, 1700-2000 by Niall Ferguson add to wishlist Generations of historians have shied away from the truth behind the cliche: money makes the world go around. In the same style and manner that made "The Pity of War" an international bestseller, Niall Ferguson answers the big questions about finance and its crucial place in bringing happiness and despair, warfare and welfare, boom and crash to ... see all copies from £5.05! new only from £10.45! \| first editions
23 view cover	The world's banker, 1848-1999 more books like this by Niall Ferguson add to wishlist Ever since the house of Rothschild first rose to pre-eminence in the turbulent era of the Napoleonic wars, mythology has surrounded the family and its firms. Conservative aristocrats, radical democrats, socialists from Marx onwards, anti-semites from Wagner to Hitler - all have reserved a special place in their critiques of modern capitalism for ... see all copies from £54.19! first editions
24 view cover	Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World by Niall Ferguson add to wishlist The British Empire was the biggest empire in all history. At its peak it governed a quarter of the world's land and people and dominated all its seas. Though little now remains of the Empire as a political power, its legacy is all around us. It laid the foundation for the global triumph of capitalism. It gave the world its common language, English ... see all copies from £7.89! new only from £66.05!
25 view cover	La Guerra Del Mundo/ the War of the World: Los Conflictos Del Siglo XX Y El Declive De Occidente, 1904-1953/ Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West, 1904-1953 by Niall Ferguson add to wishlist see all copies from £50.58! new only from £50.58!

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