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[[image<!-- INSERT NEW REVIEWS BELOW HERE-->{{Frontpage|isbn=0241636604|title=The Trading Game:eurofficeA Confession|author=Gary Stevenson|rating=4.jpg5|centergenre=Autobiography|https://wwwsummary=If you were to bring up an image of a city banker in your mind, you're unlikely to think of someone like Gary Stevenson. A hoodie and jeans replaces the pin-stripe suit and his background is the East End, where he was familiar with violence, poverty and injustice. There was no posh public school on his CV - but he had been to the London School of Economics. Stevenson is bright - extremely bright - and he has a facility with numbers which most of us can only envy. He also realised that most rich people expect poor people to be stupid.awin1 It was his ability at what was, essentially, a card game which got him an internship with Citibank.com/cread Eventually, this turned into permanent employment as a trader.php?s}}{{Frontpage|author=529343&vFiona Parashar |title=3774&qA Beautiful Way to Coach |rating=257597&r5|genre=82628]]Business and Finance {|class-"wikitable" cellpaddingsummary="15" So what am I doing reading this book, using this book, and being audacious enough to review it? <!Truth is I bought it out of curiosity. I was at an on-- INSERT NEW REVIEWS BELOW HERE-->line launch for the book and Fiona’s description of her Vision Days appealed to me. I wanted to see if there were things in there that I could use with someone I am currently helping / supporting / trying to mentor – without committing them to a full day, which I know would send them scurrying for their burrow. I also wanted to see if I could give myself a Vision Day, to bring me away from their vision and back to my own.|isbn=103211603X}}

|authorisbn=Anne Boden303091657X|title=The Money RevolutionDisaster in the Boardroom: Six Dysfunctions Everyone Should Understand|author=Gerry Brown and Randall S Peterson|rating=45|genre= Business and Finance|summary= Money is changingBoards must act in the best interests of their stakeholders and ensure that they are well-managed and financially secure. It This might not be seem obvious but a series of disasters - some of which have resulted in death or the ways you think. We're not suddenly getting collapse of a 3p or £3 coin (and major company - have you ever even found a country that offers anything different to left interested parties asking what the 1, 2, 5 modelboard was doing. Where were they?) We're getting Occasionally the boards were unaware of what was happening or they preferred to turn a lot more digital with paymentsblind eye, leaving watchers wondering which seems to suit most people apart from charity collectors and the homeless on the street, was worse - ignorance or criminality. The 21st century has delivered some major company scandals but although this book what has the subtitle that includes the word ''digital''happened is nothing new: Gerry Brown and Randall S Peterson give us a very readable trip through such major debacles as railway mania, it's not really about this either. Instead it's about the ''management'' of your finances, South Sea Bubble and how even tulip mania. Over three centuries we seem to take controlhave learned very little.|isbn=1789660610

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[[image:4star.jpg{{Frontpage|isbn=0008350388|title=We Need to Talk About Money|linkauthor=Category:{{{Otegha Uwagba|rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Business =5|genre=Politics and FinanceSociety|Business summary=''To be a dark-skinned Black woman is to be seen as less desirable, less hireable, less intelligent and Finance]]ultimately less valuable than my light-skinned counterparts...'' ''We Need to Talk About Money'' by Otegha Uwagba

''Financial Accounting Essentials You Always Wanted to Know ''gives people without an accounting background who have risen 0.7% of English Literature GCSE students in England study a company the knowledge to understand the accounts which show how the company is doing. The book begins by looking at why financial accounting systems are necessary, then moves on to give an excellent overview of the types of accounting systems which will be encountered and the terms used. We then look in detail at the balance sheet, the income statement and the statement a writer of cash flows. If you understand these three sections on colour while only 7% study a set of accounts they will tell you book by a storywoman. '' You will understand the company (or indeed any other business) but if you don't understand what's there you will be missing vital clues as to whether or not the company is thriving. [[Financial Accounting Essentials You Always Wanted To Know: 4th Edition by Kalpesh Ashar|Full Review]]The Bookseller'' 29 June 2021

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I'm capable Gerry Brown, Andrew Kakabadse and Filipe Morais feel that the relationship between the executive members of drawing up a profit boards and loss account the independent directors (income statement in formerly known as non-executive directors), trustees or governors of organisations is frequently unbalanced. The function of the independent director is to have general oversight of the executive side of the USA) board - to spot when and a balance sheet where things are going wrong - but all too often the relationship is too cosy, too antagonistic or the independent director lacks the knowledge and I do so for my own business and for another organisation. The accounts give me /or experience to understand what''broadly'' what I need: I s happening or to know whether how to intervene. Covid-19 has highlighted the failings and weaknesses of leadership and governance and you might be tempted to think that these are extraordinary times and that all will be well once weget back to 'normal're making but a profit or pandemic was predicted and modelled in the past and there has been a loss general failure to prepare for what has happened - and is still happening.}}{{Frontpage|isbn=0241453585|title=Banking On It: How I can look at the expenses Disrupted an Industry|author=Anne Boden|rating=5|genre=Business and see what looks as though it could be trimmed back Finance|summary=Anne Boden had an impressive track record in future the financial services sector: she had thirty yearsexperience at a senior level including Group Chief Operating Officer at Allied Irish Bank. My problem AIB was in the throes of recovering from the 2008 financial crisis when she arrived and she was one of the first to realise that banks needed to do things differently. AIB thought it was at the cutting edge when it proposed opening a branch which allowed customers to access their accounts didn't really give me any help in making decisionsvia a terminal. Boden took things a step further, which was why I turned to ''Cost Accounting and Management''realising that customers could access their accounts from their homes: the old branch network, part employing thousands of Vibrant Publishers' Self-Learning and Management seriespeople, would soon become redundant. Cost accounting provides the information required by authorities external }}{{Frontpage|isbn=3110641119|title=The Journey Mapping Playbook: A Practical Guide to Preparing, Facilitating and Unlocking the company Value of Customer Journey Mapping|author=Jerry Angrave|rating=5|genre=Business and Finance|summary=I had no idea what 'journey mapping'was until I read this playbook but any business that engages with their customers will benefit from reading the book andacting on the contents. You'' re going to learn how to run a workshop to those within discover what it who need feels like to make decisionsbe one of your own customers. At this point, so please don't worry that say 'oh (expletive deleted) not another workshop' because this is going to be fun and you're going to have be surprised by what emerges.}}{{Frontpage|isbn=3110641291|title=The Radical Innovation Playbook: A Practical Guide for Harnessing New, Novel or Game-Changing Breakthroughs|author=Olga Kokshagina and Allen Alexander|rating=5|genre=Business and Finance|summary=So, why bother? Every time you set out to draw do something new you end up two sets with the same thing in a slightly different form and quite a bit of accounts! [[Cost Accounting & Management Essentials You Always Wanted To Know by Vibrant Publishers|Full Review]]money spent. Why not just leave it as it is? After all, it's ''roughly'' working, isn't it?

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I can go wrong in life for an itinerant sex worker I'd better explain exactly what it was empathise with that author Andrew Mackay did . Despite having used a computer for about thirty three years. A travelling prostitute is , running most of my life ''and'' a worker who is employed by one company but his services are sold out to other countrieswebsite online, usually at a substantial profit to the employing company and a lot of inconvenience I'm still nervous when it comes to starting something new. I like someone to hold my hand as I go through it for the employeefirst time. Mackay That was an engineer who knew all that there why I was to be know about turbines and generators, or if he didnvery interested when ''t could soon be up to speed to the extent The Simple Act of being able to teach other people. Occasionally his skills were used in the UK, but frequently he was abroad. Just every now and again he would be in those parts of the world which has the rest of us green with envy, but then there were those areas which feature heavily in the news and not in a good way. [[Trials and Tribulations of a Travelling Prostitute by Andrew Mackay|Full Review]] <!-- Bell -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:Bell_DIY.jpg|left|link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0857196014?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0857196014]]  | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[The DIY Investor: How to take control of your investments and plan for a financially secure future by Andy Bell]]=== [[image:5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Business and Finance|Business and Finance]] Investments are confusing. They're also rather frightening unless you have a background in finance: you could invest in equities which seem likely to make your fortune, only to find that you've lost all your money. On the other hand you could put all your savings into a nice, safe building society or bank account only to find that the interest is so derisory that your capital doesn't actually have the same buying power that it did when you opened the account. You could, of course, spend the money, but what about when you want to buy a house, replace the roof or retire? The roof might be relatively cheap but the other two are going to need a substantial investment pot. [[The DIY Investor: How to take control of your investments and plan for a financially secure future by Andy Bell|Full Review]] <!-- Williams_Nelson -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:WilliamsNelson_Time.jpg|left|link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1524666483?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1524666483]]  | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Time is Money by T K Williams-Nelson]]=== [[image:4star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Business and Finance|Business and Finance]] Whatever your age it's frustrating to have to work for someone else. If you're under twenty five there's a strong chance that you'll be under-valued and probably not paid very well. There is though, a certain security in employment, usually because there's a reasonable certainty of income and a possibility of paid holidays: when you're self-employed neither of those are guaranteed. It is, though, a big step to leap into the world of self-employment. ''Time is Money'' is a self-development tool aimed at young people, creatives and people in business. [[Time is Money by T K Williams-Nelson|Full Review]] <!-- Duhigg -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:Duhigg_Smarter.jpg|left|link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1847947433?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1847947433]]  | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Smarter Faster Better by Charles Duhigg]]=== [[image:5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Business and Finance|Business and Finance]]  ''Smarter Faster Better'' is ideal book for someone who loves both stories and career-related self-improvement. Readers looking for quick answers, bullet points or sound bites may be disappointed as Duhigg's approach is to focus on case studies, told with the flair of a short story, and then extrapolate from these rather than listing tips and exercises. However, if you have the time and patience to get to the point of each chapter slowly (and surely this is a subject matter worth devoting time to), you will doubtless find that Duhigg is an excellent storyteller and cleverly articulates the key message from each story so that they stick. [[Smarter Faster Better by Charles Duhigg|Full Review]] <!-- Coles -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:Coles_Brexit.jpg|left|link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1905570813?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1905570813]]  | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[The Great Brexit Swindle: Why the Mega-Rich and Free Market Fanatics Conspired to Force Britain from the European Union by T J Coles]]=== [[image:3.5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Business and Finance|Business and Finance]], [[:Category:Politics and Society|Politics and Society]] ''Have you been mis-sold Brexit by posh men in sharp suits promising you free healthcare? If so, you might be entitled to compensation...'' There wasn't much could make me laugh on the morning after the EU referendum but this spoof advert on Twitter managed it. Only, it seems that it wasn't completely a joke - well apart from the bit about compensation. In ''The Great Brexit Scandal'' T J Coles looks at the substantial core of free marketeers in the Conservative party who were determined to rid the UK of the Brussels red tape which was putting a brake on their activities. You might also know these views as neoliberalism, an ideology which looks to deregulate markets and maximise profits. On the surface that doesn't sound bad, until you realise that the benefit will go to the people who are already in the group which Coles refers to as the mega-rich and the losers will be working people. [[The Great Brexit Swindle: Why the Mega-Rich and Free Market Fanatics Conspired to Force Britain from the European Union by T J Coles|Full Review]] <!-- Baldwin -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:Baldwin_Great.jpg|left|link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/067466048X?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=067466048X]]  | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[The Great Convergence by Richard Baldwin]]=== [[image:4star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Business and Finance|Business and Finance]] The globalisation of the world economy is a central factor in life and politics today. 'The Great Convergence' attempts to explain the current driving forces behind the phenomena and the likely consequences. It is well argued, and supported by a wealth of data and research, but it is not one for a general reader. A background in economic principles and an understanding of some key concepts would be a key requisite in getting the most out of this book. Without this background, the reader will be constantly switching from the text and cross-referencing the meaning of some of the vocabulary used. With that note of caution, and the required understanding, Richard Baldwin's analysis is compelling. [[The Great Convergence by Richard Baldwin|Full Review]] <!-- Wiles -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:Wiles_Thinking.jpg|left|link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1524633100?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1524633100]] | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Thinking Allowed by Julian Wiles]]=== [[image:4star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Business and Finance|Business and Finance]] ''Thinking Allowed? Hmm'', I thought, ''what has that got to do with building a thriving optical lens business?'' But within a few pages of starting to read, I was convinced that it was perfect. You see, this isn't a book which you read, rather like a Delia Smith book, to give you a precise recipe for how you must proceed to achieve a perfect result. No two businesses are alike, any more than any two owners are alike and Julian Wiles allows you to approach your business from all angles: there are even ways you can get his personal advice. This is no ordinary 'how to' book. There are no chapter numbers (you pick from the menu) and it's not even necessary to read the book in any particular order. [[Thinking Allowed by Julian Wiles|Full Review]] <!-- Fraser -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:Fraser_Forestry.jpg|left|link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1524628921?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1524628921]]  | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Forestry Flavours of the Month: The Changing Face of World Forestry by Alastair Fraser]]=== [[image:4.5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Business and Finance|Business and Finance]], [[:Category:Popular Science|Popular Science]], [[:Category:Autobiography|Autobiography]] Alastair Fraser's experience of forestry spans more than five decades and having the benefit of the long view he's ideally placed to consider the changes which have occurred over the course of his career. 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