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  If God Was a Banker

  by Ravi Subramanian

  Two young management graduates, with nothing similar in family backgrounds and temperament, join the New York International Bank on the same day and take two entirely different routes to success. Both rise up the ranks at breakneck speed: the fast and aggressive Sundeep, who would stoop to anything to get ahead, and the mature and sensible Swami, with a high regard for good old... (more)
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  Banker to the Poor

  Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty

  by Muhammad Yunus

  In 1983, Muhammad Yunus established Grameen, a bank devoted to providing the poorest of Bangladesh with miniscule loans. Based on the belief that credit is a basic human right, not the privilege of a few, Grameen Bank now provides over 2.5 billion dollars of micro-loans to more than two million families in rural Bangladesh. Ninety-four percent of Yunus's clients are women, and repayment rates are nearly 100... (more)
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  Discworld: Book 36

  Making Money

  by Terry Pratchett

  The Ankh-Morpork Post Office is running like . . . well, not at all like a government office. The mail is delivered promptly; meetings start and end on time; five out of six letters relegated to the Blind Letter Office ultimately wend their way to the correct addresses. Postmaster General Moist von Lipwig, former arch-swindler and confidence man, has exceeded all expectations—including his own. So it's somewhat... (more)
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  The Moneychangers

  by Arthur Hailey

  Nobody does it like Hailey-the godfather of the hugely popular, phenomenally successful, blockbuster bestsellers of the rich and famous. "Absolutely delicious." ( Business Week ) "Hailey at his best." ( Publishers Weekly )
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  Monkey Business: Swinging Through the Wall Street Jungle

  by Peter Troob, John Rolfe

  Meet John and Peter, two young business school graduates about to become frustrated foot soldiers for the world of high finance. 20 hour days, inflated salaries, senseless prospects, outlandish characters and strip club lap dances make escaping with their sanity sound like the best deal of all.
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  13 Bankers

  The Wall Street Takeover and the Next Financial Meltdown

  by Simon Johnson, James Kwak

  Even after the ruinous financial crisis of 2008, America is still beset by the depredations of an oligarchy that is now bigger, more profitable, and more resistant to regulation than ever. Anchored by six megabanks—Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley—which together control assets amounting, astonishingly, to more than 60 percent of the country’s gross domestic... (more)
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  Too Big to Fail

  The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System—and Themselves

  by Andrew Ross Sorkin

  A real-life thriller about the most tumultuous period in America’s financial history by an acclaimed New York Times Reporter Andrew Ross Sorkin delivers the first true behind-the-scenes, moment-by-moment account of how the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression developed into a global tsunami.
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  Vault Guide to the Top 25 Banking Employers

  2009 European Edition

  by Saba Haider

  Access up-to-date, “insider” information on Europe’s leading banking employers. Vault surveys current employees to reveal what it’s really like to work for top employers.Insider profiles on:•BBVA•Credit Suisse•Goldman Sachs•J.P. Morgan•Merrill Lynch•Société Générale•UBSAnd 60 more…What you’ll find inside:•Up-to-date overview and analysis of Europe’s... (more)
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  Devil in Pinstripes

  by Subramanian, Ravi

  Devil in Pinstripes takes you behind the scenes through the power-packed aisles of New York International Bank (NYIB) and the sharpest of its minds. It is the story of Amit, an ambitious MBA who joins NYIB and thereby, the world of high pressure competitive foreign banking and the current crisis that engulfs this sector. As life throws its curves, Amit finds himself stuck between the lives of three others his wife... (more)
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  Rothschild: Book 1

  The House of Rothschild

  Money's Prophets: 1798–1848

  by Niall Ferguson

  The first authoritative and compulsively readable history of the rise of this legendary banking dynasty In his rich and nuanced portrait of the remark- able, 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... (more)
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  The Creature from Jekyll Island

  A Second Look at the Federal Reserve

  by G. Edward Griffin

  Where does money come from? Where does it go? Who makes it? The money magicians' secrets are unveiled. We get a close look at their mirrors and smoke machines, their pulleys, cogs, and wheels that create the grand illusion called money. A dry and boring subject? Just wait! You'll be hooked in five minutes. Reads like a detective story — which it really is. But it's all true. This book is about the most... (more)
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  Goldman Sachs : The Culture of Success

  by Lisa Endlich

  Goldman Sachs, the nation's leading investment firm, with a solid-gold reputation and a first-class list of clients, began as a family business in a lower Manhattan basement in 1869. The secrets behind the remarkable success of Goldman Sachs since then are revealed in unprecedented depth in this fascinating and authoritative narrative history of the firm. Former Goldman Sachs vice president Lisa Endlich draws on... (more)
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  The House of Morgan

  An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance

  by Ron Chernow

  The winner of the National Book Award and now considered a classic, The House of Morgan is the most ambitious history ever written about an American banking dynasty. Acclaimed by The Wall Street Journal as "brilliantly researched and written," the book tells the rich, panoramic story of four generations of Morgans and the powerful, secretive firms they spawned. It is the definitive account of the rise of the... (more)
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  If You Made a Million

  by David M. Schwartz

  If You Made a Million Have you ever wanted to make a million dollars? Marvelosissimo the Mathematical Magician is ready, willing, and able to explain the nuts and bolts -- as well as the mystery and wonder -- of earning money, investing it, accruing dividends and interest, and watching savings grow. Hey, you never know! An ALA Notable Book A Horn Book Fanfare Selection A School Library Journal Best Book of the... (more)
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  Inside Careers Guide to Banking, Securities & Investments 2010/11 (Inside Careers Guides)

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  How The Mighty Fall

  And Why Some Companies Never Give In

  by Jim Collins

  Decline can be avoided. Decline can be detected. Decline can be reversed. Amidst the desolate landscape of fallen great companies, Jim Collins began to wonder: How do the mighty fall? Can decline be detected early and avoided? How far can a company fall before the path toward doom becomes inevitable and unshakable? How can companies reverse course? In How the Mighty Fall , Collins confronts these... (more)
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  What Has Government Done to Our Money? Case for the 100 Percent Gold Dollar

  by Murray N. Rothbard

  The Mises Institute is pleased to present this very beautiful hardbound edition of Rothbard's most famous monetary essay--the one that has influenced two generations of economists, investors, and business professionals. The Mises Institute has united this book with its natural complement: a detailed reform proposal for a 100 percent gold dollar. The Case for a 100 Percent Gold Dollar was written a decade... (more)
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  The Vault Career Guide to Investment Management, European Edition (Vault Career Guide to Investment Banking. European Edition)

  by Andrew R. Schlossberg

  This professional career Guide from the Vault Career Library offers a breakdown of the buy-side of the finance industry in Europe - firms that purchase securities as investments - to equity, fixed income, and currency markets, and a look at the career path in investment management.
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  Last Man Standing

  The Ascent of Jamie Dimon and JPMorgan Chase

  by Duff McDonald

  In the midst of this disastrous economic climate, one executive has weathered the storm more deftly than any other: Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, considered the dominant fi gure on Wall Street. Dimon's eleventh-hour acquisition, in 2008, of fl ailing archrival Bear Stearns stunned the world. Even more incredible: JPMorgan's continued success in the face of an industry-wide meltdown that has seen... (more)
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  The Trillion Dollar Meltdown: Easy Money, High Rollers, and the Great Credit Crash [TRILLION DOLLAR MELTDOWN]

  by Charles R.(Author) Morris