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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Niall Ferguson , James LangtonPublisher: Tantor Audio Imprint: Tantor Audio Dimensions: Width: 14.20cm , Height: 4.80cm , Length: 15.50cm Weight: 0.318kg ISBN: 9798200114283Publication Date: 30 June 2010 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviews"Ferguson brings great authority to this account.... [He] is a talented writer, capable of grace and insight, but it is his ability as a historian that shows most strongly in High Financier. ---Washington Post ""Ferguson brings great authority to this account...[He] is a talented writer, capable of grace and insight, but it is his ability as a historian that shows most strongly in High Financier."" -- ""Washington Post"" ""Ferguson draws a richly vivid portrait of this unusual banker."" -- ""New York Times"" ""Ferguson has written a most engrossing and edifying tale of high finance...Highly recommended."" -- ""Library Journal (starred review)"" ""Its many finance lessons aside, High Financier is a pleasure to [listen to] simply as a work of literary skill. It is not only prodigiously researched but also splendidly written--clear and vivid and precise."" -- ""Wall Street Journal"" ""James Langton employs a clear, clipped voice for much of the narration...This is a well-written, broadly sourced look at a brilliant financier."" -- ""AudioFile""" Author InformationNIALL FERGUSON is one of the world's most renowned historians. He is the author of Paper and Iron, The House of Rothschild, The Pity of War, The Cash Nexus, Empire, Colossus, The War of the World, The Ascent of Money, High Financier, Civilization, The Great Degeneration, Kissinger, 1923-1968: The Idealist, and The Square and the Tower. He is Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and a Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University, Beijing. His many awards include the Benjamin Franklin Prize for Public Service (2010), the Hayek Prize for Lifetime Achievement (2012) and the Ludwig Erhard Prize for Economic Journalism (2013). James Langton trained as an actor at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and later as a musician at the Guildhall School in London. He has worked in radio, film and television, also appearing in theater in England and on Broadway. James was born in York, England and now lives in New York City. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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