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“mervyn king”

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  • Radical Uncertainty

    Decision-Making Beyond the Numbers

    by John Kay, Mervyn King ...
    Much economic advice is bogus quantification, warn two leading experts in this essential book, now with a preface on COVID-19. Invented numbers offer a false sense of security; we need instead robust narratives that give us the confidence to manage uncertainty.“An elegant and careful guide to thinking about personal and social economics, especially in a time of uncertainty. The timing is ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The End of Alchemy

    Money, Banking, and the Future of the Global Economy

    by Mervyn King ...
    “If [The End of Alchemy] gets the attention it deserves, it might just save the world.” —Michael Lewis, Bloomberg ViewSomething is wrong with our banking system. We all sense that, but Mervyn King knows it firsthand; his ten years at the helm of the Bank of England, including at the height of the financial crisis, revealed profound truths about the mechanisms of our capitalist society. In The End ... Read more

    $13.69 USD

  • Rise of the Villans

    Inside Unai Emery's Aston Villa Revolution

    by Guillem Balague ...
    SHORTLISTED FOR FOOTBALL BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE 2026 SPORTS BOOK AWARDS'BRILLIANT, REVEALS DELIGHTFUL DETAILS ABOUT EMERY' The Times'A BACKSTAGE PASS TO THE MAKING OF A MODERN FOOTBALL IDENTITY' Midlands GazetteFeaturing exclusive interviews with Unai Emery, Monchi, Morgan Rogers and more, this is t****he behind-the-scenes account of Unai Emery's Aston Villa revolution, from the award-winni... ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

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  • The Chief Value Officer

    Accountants Can Save the Planet

    by Mervyn King, Jill Atkins ...
    Integrated Reporting is having a profound impact on corporate thinking and reporting. Value is being assessed on the basis of the sources of value creation used by an organisation and not through a financial lens alone. In Chief Value Officer: Accountants Can Save the Planet, Mervyn King, a global corporate governance and reporting leader, challenges some of the systemic issues preventing ... Read more

    $33.99 USD

  • The Auditor

    Quo Vadis?

    by Mervyn King, Linda de Beer ...
    The audit profession is at a tipping point. Without significant innovation in its business model, staff recruitment strategies and audit execution processes, the audit profession may not remain relevant in the 21st century. The number of claims against auditors has significantly increased over the past twenty years due to the spate of corporate and audit failures early in the 21st century (Enron, ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

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    Radical Uncertainty

    Decision-Making Beyond the Numbers

    by John Kay, Mervyn King ...
    Narrated by Roger Davis ...

    Unabridged

    15 hours 50 min

    Much economic advice is bogus quantification, warn two leading experts in this essential book, now with a preface on COVID-19. Invented numbers offer a false sense of security; we need instead robust narratives that give us the confidence to manage uncertainty.Some uncertainties are resolvable. The insurance industry’s actuarial tables and the gambler’s roulette wheel both yield to the tools of ... Read more

    $25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Rise of the Villans

    Inside Unai Emery's Aston Villa Revolution

    by Guillem Balague ...
    Narrated by Elexi Walker ...
    Series series

    Unabridged

    21 hours 9 min

    SHORTLISTED FOR FOOTBALL BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE 2026 SPORTS BOOK AWARDS'BRILLIANT, REVEALS DELIGHTFUL DETAILS ABOUT EMERY' The Times'A BACKSTAGE PASS TO THE MAKING OF A MODERN FOOTBALL IDENTITY' Midlands Gazette"Aston Villa is waking up. The slumbering giant is stretching its limbs, eyes wide with the promise of glory. The fans feel it. The city feels it. With Unai Emery at the helm and... ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Waking the Giant

    Inside the Rebirth of Aston Villa

    by Gregg Evans, Matt Maher ...
    Narrated by Daryl Foster ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 16 min

    The true story of one football club's astonishing return to the topFeaturing exclusive interviews with Jack Grealish, John McGinn, Ollie Watkins, Tyrone Mings and Ezri Konsa, along with many other key figuresAston Villa are Europa League champions and cementing their place among England's elite — a club utterly transformed, and still rising.But not so long ago the club was staring into the abyss. ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

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  • Waking the Giant

    Inside the Rebirth of Aston Villa

    by Gregg Evans, Matt Maher ...
    The true story of one football club's astonishing return to the top.Fully revised and updated with two new chapters covering the 25–26 season and the Europa League win.Featuring exclusive interviews with Jack Grealish, John McGinn, Ollie Watkins, Tyrone Mings and Ezri Konsa, along with many other key figuresAston Villa are Europa League champions and cementing their place among England's elite — a ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

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    England Football: The Biography

    1872 - 2022

    by Paul Hayward ...
    Narrated by Chris Harper ...

    Unabridged

    17 hours 29 min

    LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE‘The greatest story in English sport told beautifully by one of its greatest writers’ Gary Lineker'A spellbinding piece of work' Oliver Holt; 'Absolute tour de force' Henry WinterAward-winning writer Paul Hayward delivers a compelling and unmissable account of the story of the England men's football team, published as they prepare for ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

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    More Than A Shirt

    How Football Shirts Explain Global Politics, Money and Power

    by Joey D'Urso ...
    Narrated by Joey D'Urso ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 12 min

    SHORTLISTED FOR THE BEST SPORTS WRITING OF THE YEAR AWARDLONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDA GUARDIAN SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEARA WATERSTONES SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR'A marvellous football book, although it is much more than that' The Times'More Than A Shirt shows why geopolitics keeps invading the pitch' The ... ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

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  • More Than A Shirt

    How Football Shirts Explain Global Politics, Money and Power

    by Joey D'Urso ...
    SHORTLISTED FOR THE BEST SPORTS WRITING OF THE YEAR AWARDLONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDA GUARDIAN SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEARA WATERSTONES SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR'A marvellous football book, although it is much more than that' The Times'More Than A Shirt shows why geopolitics keeps invading the pitch' The Economist<br... ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

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