The Alchemists: Three Central Bankers and a World on Fire
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Book Information
| Publisher: | Penguin Books |
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| Publish Date: | 03/25/2014 |
| Pages: | 448 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780143124993 |
| ISBN-10: | 0143124994 |
| Language: | English |
What We're Saying
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The Financial Times has announced the shortlist for their annual business book award, co-sponsored with Goldman Sachs. The have narrowed the field to six: The Alchemists: Thee Central Bankers and a World On Fire by Neil Irwin, The Penguin Press Making it Happen: Fred Goodwin, RBS and the Men Who Blew Up the British Economy by Iain Martin, Simon and Schuster (not yet released in the U. S. READ FULL DESCRIPTION
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The Alchemists: Three Central Bankers and a World on Fire by Neil Irwin, The Penguin Press, 400 pages, $29. 95, Hardcover, April 2013, ISBN 9781594204623 Central banks are among the world’s most powerful, complicated, and controversial institutions. They are also some of the world’s most secretive and least understood organizations, which makes Neil Irwin’s The Alchemists: Three Central Bankers and a World on Fire such an important addition to our bookshelves. READ FULL DESCRIPTION
