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The Creature from Jekyll Island by G. Edward Griffin Publisher Comments 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... (read more) Your price: $24.50 New - Trade Paper 
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The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance by Ron Chernow Publisher Comments 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... (read more) List Price $22.00 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Too Big to Save?: How to Fix the U.S. Financial System by Robert Pozen Publisher Comments Industry luminary Robert Pozen offers his insights on the future of U.S. finance The recent credit crisis and the resulting bailout program are unprecedented events in the financial industry. While it's important to understand what got us here, it's even... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Hardcover
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In Fed We Trust: Ben Bernanke's War on the Great Panic by David Wessel Publisher Comments For more than 20 years David Wessel has been The Wall Street Journal's insider at the Federal Reserve, with continual access not only to Fed Chairmen Greenspan and Bernanke, but also to other Fed governors, policy-makers, and staffers. While the... (read more) Your price: $26.99 New - Hardcover
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Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World by Liaquat Ahamed Publisher Comments With penetrating insights for today, this vital history of the world economic collapse of the late 1920s offers unforgettable portraits of the four men whose personal and professional actions as heads of their respective central banks changed the course... (read more) Your price: $32.95 New - Hardcover
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Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World by Liaquat Ahamed Publisher Comments A magisterial work...You can't help thinking about the economic crisis we're living through now. --The New York Times Book Review It is commonly believed that the Great Depression that began in 1929 resulted from a confluence of events beyond any one... (read more) Available December 29, 2009 Your price: $18.00 New - Trade Paper 
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A Hundred Small Steps: Report of the Committee on Financial Sector Reforms by Planning Commission Government Of India Publisher Comments While previous reports have focused solely on the 'big' issues like capital account convertibility, bank privatization, and priority sector norms, A Hundred Small Steps: Report of the Committee on Financial Sector Reforms goes deep into other areas where... (read more) Your price: $43.75 New - Trade Paper
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Chasing Dirty Money: Progress on Anti-Money Laundering by Edwin M. Truman Publisher Comments Originally developed to reduce drug trafficking, national and international efforts to stymie money laundering have broadened over the years to address other crimes and, most recently, terrorism. These efforts now constitute a formidable regime applied... (read more) Your price: $28.95 New - Trade Paper
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Innovation and the Future Proof Bank by James A Gardner Publisher Comments Innovation, the conversion of the new to business as usual, is a very special business process. It is the business process able to reprogram all others. Creating the practices that make this process work is a key challenge for all in financial services... (read more) Your price: $74.25 New - Hardcover
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Retail Banking by Keith Pond Publisher Comments Since the first edition of this book the world of banking has been turned on its head. A credit-crunch with many causes and just as many implications has grabbed headlines across the world. Bankers are now pariahs-a swift and ignominious fall from grace.... (read more) Your price: $30.95 New - Trade Paper
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Mastering Collateral Management and Documentation by Paul C. Harding Synopsis This detailed introduction to collateral management and documentation aims to give the reader a thorough grounding in the subject.... (read more) Your price: $152.50 New - Mass Market
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The Sortino Framework for Constructing Portfolios: Focusing on Desired Target Return(tm) to Optimize Upside Potential Relative to Downside Risk by Frank Sortino Publisher Comments The most common way of constructing portfolios is to use traditional asset allocation strategies, which match the client's risk appetite to a weighted allocation strategy of fixed income, equities, and other types of assets. This method focuses on how... (read more) Your price: $59.50 New - Hardcover
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The Bank Analyst's Handbook by Stephen M. Frost Publisher Comments It is not uncommon to meet professionals in financial services who have only a vague idea of what their colleagues actually do. The root cause is specialization and the subsequent development of jargon that makes communication between common... (read more) Your price: $92.00 New - Hardcover
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Banking in Turmoil: Strategies for Sustainable Growth by Steven I. Davis Publisher Comments In a time of widespread crisis and uncertainty in the banking world, this interview-based book analyzes how bank management is reassessing strategic models.... (read more) Your price: $98.95 New - Hardcover
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Too Big to Fail: The Hazards of Bank Bailouts by Gary Stern Synopsis "This book should be required reading for... (read more) List Price $25.50 Your price: $22.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Accidental Investment Banker: Inside the Decade That Transformed Wall Street by Jonathan Knee Publisher Comments Jonathan A. Knee had a ringside seat during the go-go, boom-and-bust decade and into the 21st century, at the two most prestigious investment banks on Wall Street — Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. In this candid and irreverent insider's account of... (read more) List Price $49.95 Your price: $7.97 Sale - Hardcover
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Secrets of Temple : How the Federal Reserve Runs the Country (87 Edition) by William Greider Publisher Comments This ground-breaking best-seller reveals for the first time how the mighty and mysterious Federal Reserve operates -- and how it manipulated and transformed both the American economy and the world's during the last eight crucial years. Based on... (read more) List Price $21.00 Your price: $11.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Money, Interest, and Banking in Economic Development (Johns Hopkins Studies in Development) by Maxwell J. Fry Publisher Comments Combining theory, empirical evidence, institutional analysis, and policy evaluation, the second edition of Money, Interest, and Banking in Economic Development provides a comprehensive overview of the role of monetary and financial economics in... (read more) Your price: $28.95 New - Trade Paper
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Lecture Notes in Economic and Mathematical Systems #630: Pricing of Derivatives on Mean-Reverting Assets by Bjorn Lutz Synopsis The topic of this book is the development of pricing formulae for European style derivatives on assets with mean-reverting behavior, especially commodity derivatives. For this class of assets, convenience yield effects lead to mean-reversion under the... (read more) List Price $89.95 Your price: $87.75 New - Trade Paper
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The Bank Director's Handbook: The Board Member's Guide to Banking & Bank Management (Bankline Publication) by Benton E. Gup Publisher Comments The Bank Director's Handbook is a comprehensive guide that enables directors - and bankers - to meet the challenges of the financial services industry and to fulfill the legal and regulatory requirements facing them. In-depth technical knowledge of the... (read more) Your price: $37.95 New - Hardcover
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