2014, ISBN: 9781841155524

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London, England: Corgi Books, 2014. Book. Good. Soft cover. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Softcover, first thus, 312gms, 382pgs. Posing as a university pr… Mehr…

London, England: Corgi Books, 2014. Book. Good. Soft cover. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Softcover, first thus, 312gms, 382pgs. Posing as a university professor, BBC journalist John Sweeney, travelled undercover to gain access to the world's most secret state. Drawing on his experiences and extensive interviews with defectors, commentators and key witnesses, this book pulls back the curtain, providing a rare insight into life there today and addressing important questions about the regime's uncertain future. Book is in good condition with mild general wear and tear and light page discolouration throughout, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.., Corgi Books, 2014, 2.5, London: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 2003. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. Accompanies the BBC Series. "examines the phenomenon of Political and Military Leadership. Black cloth cover with Silver Lettering to spine. 202 Pages, 600g, 9 1/2" Tall No inscriptions. Jacket not clipped. A few small spots on fore page edges. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall, Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 2003, 3, For over 60 years, spanning from his childhood to the Cold War to the current day, former Israeli paratrooper and Six Day War veteran Uri Geller has been a major enigma. Is he merely one of the most convincing stage magicians in history, a multimillionaire entertainer, courted by presidents and rock stars? Or is the now 67 year-old UK resident the possessor of genuine paranormal powers, which have not only been tested and verified by the most demanding scientific laboratories in the US, but employed by the US and other western powers in secret operations?In July, a sensational new BBC2 documentary by Oscar-winning director Vikram Jayanti aired, bringing to light the most convincing testimony ever heard much from retired CIA chiefs - that Geller, alongside being one of the most famous people in the world in his day, was, as late as post-9/11, operated as a psychic spy for the US military spymasters and those of other governments. But the revelations in the BBC film are merely the tip of the spooky iceberg according to FT and Observer technology writer Jonathan Margolis, who wrote Geller's biography in the late 1990s. Much weirder, scientist-documented paranormal phenomena manifested around Uri Geller in secret US government facilities throughout the 1970s and 80s.In The Secret Life of Uri Geller, the always sceptical Margolis tells the full story of how a poor boy from a broken family in the back streets of Tel Aviv went from being a playground sensation whom friends recall as baffling hapless teachers with his strange powers, to a bizarre player in the Cold War superpower mind games of the 1970s, later reactivated for the war on terrorism in this century.To those who remember Geller in his heyday to younger people who have barely heard of him, it is one of the strangest true stories ever told., Watkins, 2013, 5, BBC, 1979-01-01. Paperback. Acceptable. Fair, Creases on covers & spine, 1st 5 pages creased at corners, inscribed on inside cover, text unmarked, a decent reading copy, BBC, 1979-01-01, 2.5, Fourth Estate, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Small round sticker - As heard on "Book of the Week" BBC Radio. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed, minor marks and edge worn. Tightly bound and presented beautifully in cellophane. The text within the book is clear. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services., Fourth Estate, 2002, 3<

2002, ISBN: 1841155527

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[EAN: 9781841155524], Tweedehands, goed, [SC: 14.12], [PU: Fourth Estate, London], SOUTH SEA BUBBLE SCANDAL ILLUST SHARE SCAM, Jacket, This copy is in fine condition bound in black cloth … Mehr…

[EAN: 9781841155524], Tweedehands, goed, [SC: 14.12], [PU: Fourth Estate, London], SOUTH SEA BUBBLE SCANDAL ILLUST SHARE SCAM, Jacket, This copy is in fine condition bound in black cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. Bright, tight, white and square. There is a neat inscription to the obverse of the half title The unclipped dust wrapper is in fine condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased charges will be quoted. A morality tale for our times: the South Sea Bubble was a scandal of immense proportions. A classic collision of political ambition, mercenary greed and financial revolution that ensnared the Crown, Parliament and Bank of England in an C18th plot of sheer devilry. The early years of the eighteenth-century produced two great monuments: one, Christopher Wren’s new cathedral of St Paul’s, an enduring testament to principled craft and masterful construction. the other an empty fraud of such magnitude that its collapse threatened to overturn monarchies and governments. Its failure delayed the introduction of modern market economies by two generations. Yet the full scale of this monumental deceit was quietly covered up and hidden, its enduring legacy a poorly understood colloquialism: the South Sea Bubble. The Bubble was a share scam that had its origins in the designs of a brilliant Scots economist, John Law, who, while exiled in France, persuaded people of all classes to exchange their gold and silver first for paper money and then for share certificates in a company whose fortunes seemed guaranteed. The shares soared in value almost overnight and the country’s first millionaires were created. It seemed a model no rival power could afford to ignore. The English version was run by a reckless, ruthless and venal coterie. The sold similar paper shares, but in a company that had no assets, no business and no point. The deception drew in every level of the establishment from the King to the Commons, the professions to the Church. It deserved to bring down the whole rotten edifice that had supported it, but, in a very English manner, the guilty parties were protected from the full force of justice. Malcolm Balen reveals the full story of corruption and scandal that attended the birth of the first shareholder economy, and with it uncovers a parable for our tim, Books<

2002, ISBN: 1841155527

Gebundene Ausgabe

[EAN: 9781841155524], Used, good, [PU: Fourth Estate, London], SOUTH SEA BUBBLE SCANDAL ILLUST SHARE SCAM, Jacket, This copy is in fine condition bound in black cloth covered boards with … Mehr…

[EAN: 9781841155524], Used, good, [PU: Fourth Estate, London], SOUTH SEA BUBBLE SCANDAL ILLUST SHARE SCAM, Jacket, This copy is in fine condition bound in black cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. Bright, tight, white and square. There is a neat inscription to the obverse of the half title The unclipped dust wrapper is in fine condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased charges will be quoted. A morality tale for our times: the South Sea Bubble was a scandal of immense proportions. A classic collision of political ambition, mercenary greed and financial revolution that ensnared the Crown, Parliament and Bank of England in an C18th plot of sheer devilry. The early years of the eighteenth-century produced two great monuments: one, Christopher Wren’s new cathedral of St Paul’s, an enduring testament to principled craft and masterful construction. the other an empty fraud of such magnitude that its collapse threatened to overturn monarchies and governments. Its failure delayed the introduction of modern market economies by two generations. Yet the full scale of this monumental deceit was quietly covered up and hidden, its enduring legacy a poorly understood colloquialism: the South Sea Bubble. The Bubble was a share scam that had its origins in the designs of a brilliant Scots economist, John Law, who, while exiled in France, persuaded people of all classes to exchange their gold and silver first for paper money and then for share certificates in a company whose fortunes seemed guaranteed. The shares soared in value almost overnight and the country’s first millionaires were created. It seemed a model no rival power could afford to ignore. The English version was run by a reckless, ruthless and venal coterie. The sold similar paper shares, but in a company that had no assets, no business and no point. The deception drew in every level of the establishment from the King to the Commons, the professions to the Church. It deserved to bring down the whole rotten edifice that had supported it, but, in a very English manner, the guilty parties were protected from the full force of justice. Malcolm Balen reveals the full story of corruption and scandal that attended the birth of the first shareholder economy, and with it uncovers a parable for our tim, Books<

2002, ISBN: 1841155527

[EAN: 9781841155524], Used, good, [SC: 2.45], [PU: Fourth Estate], Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day., Books

ISBN: 9781841155524

Hardback. Very Good., 3