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1) Money
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Series
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English
Description
Examines, in text and photographs, the symbolic and material meaning of money, from shekels, shells, and beads to gold, silver, checks, and credit cards. Also discusses how coins and banknotes are made, the value of money during wartime, and how to collect coins.
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English
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This sequel to The Prize provides a narrative of global energy, the principal engine of geopolitical and economic change. The author, an energy authority continues the riveting story begun in the book, The Prize, in this account of the quest for the energy the world needs, and the power and riches that come with it. He proves that energy is truly the engine of global political and economic change, as well as central to the battle over climate change....
5) Double Fudge
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Series
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English
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His younger brother's obsession with money and the discovery of long-lost cousins Flora and Fauna provide many embarrassing moments for twelve-year-old Peter.
Publisher
Krause Publications, a division of F+W Media, Inc
Language
English
Description
The essential guide to U.S. currency! For more than three decades the "Standard Catalog of United States Paper Money" has served as the requisite annual guide providing complete coverage of U.S. currency. And it is easy to see why. The catalog offers concise descriptions, full-color images throughout and completely vetted values in up to four conditions for: Large and small size currency since 1861.Silver and gold certificates.National bank notes...
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English
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"In this nonfiction teen book, "financial hype woman" Berna Anat explains all the stuff young adults need to know about personal finance, covering everything from how and why to make a budget, to understanding the inequalities of our economy and how to work to change them"--
12) Thick as thieves
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Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
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Description
Carr--ex-CIA--is the reluctant leader of an elite crew planning to take tens of millions of dollars belonging to a disgraced financier, Curtis Prager. But Carr's seasoned pros are wound drum-tight--months before, the man who brought them together was killed in what Carr suspects was a setup.
14) The kill room
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Description
A dark comedic thriller follows an art dealer who teams with a hitman and his boss for a money laundering scheme that accidentally turns the hitman into an overnight Avant-Garde sensation, forcing the dealer to play the art world against the underworld.