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Author : Jane Anson
Release : 2020
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Book Rating : 231/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Inside Bordeaux by : Jane Anson
Download or read book Inside Bordeaux written by Jane Anson. This book was released on 2020. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Dolly Watt
Release : 2015-06-16
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 901/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Bliss in Bordeaux by : Dolly Watt
Download or read book Bliss in Bordeaux written by Dolly Watt. This book was released on 2015-06-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A solo holiday in rural France improves dramatically when artist Harriet Sommers meets Jean-Jacques, a gorgeous gardener with a passion for spanking. A relaxing break in rural France becomes a working holiday when artist Harriet Sommers accepts a last-minute commission to illustrate a new edition of the Kama Sutra. Unfortunately, Harriet's love life is so empty she can scarcely remember what naked people do together, and she's fresh out of creative juice. Help arrives when a mysterious, muscular Frenchman appears in the garden of her holiday home, offering to remove his clothes. Before long, Harriet and Jean-Jacques are showing the Kama Sutra a thing or two. But is this just a holiday fling? Or can a French fancy last longer?
Author : Shaen Corbet
Release : 2024-07-22
Genre : Business & Economics
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Book Rating : 94X/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Themes in Alternative Investments by : Shaen Corbet
Download or read book Themes in Alternative Investments written by Shaen Corbet. This book was released on 2024-07-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an era where traditional investment paradigms are being constantly redefined by technological innovation and the global push towards sustainability, Themes in Alternative Investments emerges as a seminal volume designed to guide investors, finance professionals, and scholars through the complex terrain of non-traditional financial vehicles. This volume presents a thorough exploration of the interconnections between cutting-edge technology, dynamic market forces, and the intricate regulatory landscapes shaping the future of finance. With a spotlight on burgeoning investment mediums such as cryptocurrencies, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), private equity, and fine wine, it provides a critical analysis of the burgeoning domain of sustainable finance solutions amidst the digital revolution. The contributors to this volume undertake a meticulous examination of alternative investments, presenting a nuanced narrative that spans from the infamous Tuna Bonds scandal to the high-profile downfalls of Silicon Valley Bank and the FTX exchange. This narrative delves into the profound implications of technological advancements on market infrastructures, scrutinising the shifting contours of financial fraud and the paramount importance of robust regulatory frameworks in upholding market integrity. Themes in Alternative Investments not only dissects the allure and pitfalls of these emergent investment avenues but also casts a critical eye on the role of artificial intelligence in reshaping investment strategies and market operations. The discussion transcends the mere identification of opportunities and challenges, offering a deep dive into the mechanisms by which technology and AI are becoming pivotal in the detection and prevention of market manipulation and fraud. As the landscape of alternative investments expands, driven by investor appetite for innovation and higher yields, this volume serves as an indispensable resource. It equips stakeholders with the analytical tools and insights needed to discern the complexities of these investment strategies, navigate their risks, and harness the potential of financial markets evolving under the influence of digital transformation and sustainability imperatives.
Author : Jane McLeod
Release : 2024-07-09
Genre : Business & Economics
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Book Rating : 861/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Print, Politics and Trade in the French Atlantic by : Jane McLeod
Download or read book Print, Politics and Trade in the French Atlantic written by Jane McLeod. This book was released on 2024-07-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Labottières were the largest printing and bookselling dynasty in eighteenth-century Bordeaux. From the 1680s to the sale of their business in 1794 three generations of this family acted as major cultural brokers in this booming Atlantic port, serving the rapidly expanding commercial and legal sectors with books, pamphlets, and newspapers. The lives and businesses of this family are heavily entwined with the histories of the Enlightenment, French colonialism in the West Indies, and the French Revolution. We find the final generation, welcoming the Revolution, printing a pro-revolutionary newspaper that framed the revolts in Haiti and Martinique in pro-revolutionary terms. They would come to establish their shop as a Jacobin centre and, along with their workers and journalists, navigated the forces of popular censorship and state control. However, despite these activities, the Labottière printing and bookselling enterprise would, eventually, be destroyed by the very Revolution it had supported. Through this lively microhistory of the Labottières, Jane McLeod presents the important role played by the flourishing Atlantic port economy in supporting the expansion of printing and bookselling. Furthermore, from McLeod's extensive archival research into over thirty members of the Labottière family, emerges a new understanding of the role played by printers and booksellers in the spreading of the ideas and concerns that underpinned some of the landmark social, cultural and political changes of the eighteenth century.
Author : Jonathan Sumption
Release : 2023-08-29
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 587/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Hundred Years War Vol 5 by : Jonathan Sumption
Download or read book The Hundred Years War Vol 5 written by Jonathan Sumption. This book was released on 2023-08-29. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The eagerly anticipated final volume in Jonathan Sumption's prize-winning history of the Hundred Years War, 'one of the great historical undertakings of our age' (Dan Jones, Sunday Times). Triumph and Illusion is the final volume of Jonathan Sumption's epic history of the Hundred Years War. It tells the story of the collapse of the English dream of conquest, from the opening years of the reign of Henry VI, when the battles of Cravant and Verneuil consolidated their control of most of northern France, to the loss of all of England's continental dominions except Calais thirty years later. This sudden reversal of fortune was a seminal event in the history of the two principal nation-states of western Europe. It brought to an end four centuries of the English dynasty's presence in France, separating two countries whose fates had once been closely intertwined. It created a new sense of national identity in both countries. The legacy of these events would influence their divergent prospects for centuries to come. Behind the clash of arms stood some of the most remarkable personalities of the age: the Duke of Bedford, the English Regent who ruled much of France from Paris and Rouen; Charles VII of France, underrated in both countries, who patiently rebuilt his kingdom after the disasters of his early years; the captains who populate the pages of Shakespeare - Fastolf, Montagu, Talbot, Dunois and, above all, the extraordinary figure of Joan of Arc, who changed the course of the war in a few weeks at the age of seventeen.
