“m a benjamin”

A young woman sees Lord Byron on a balcony and falls in love . . . Or so she thinks. Eliza's lover is in fact Dr Polidori, formerly Byron's personal physician and almost his double. Since being dismissed by Byron three years previously, Polidori has been struggling to escape from his shado... More

Today's market watchers have increasingly come to rely on the opinions of brokerage firm analysts. But in this revealing book, Benjamin Cole explains why relying too heavily on what they say often isn't the best course of action. He demonstrates the economics of the brokerage business and how securi... More

The author unlocks the souls of three teachers and a student at a wealthy private school in Riverdale, New York. For all of them, fathers and fatherhood exert a gravitational pull in this beautiful and melancholy novel.A book in which everyone gets happier in the course of the changing seasons of a ... More

Inspired by the actual biography of Lord Byron, Markovits reimagines Byron's marriage to the capable, intellectual, and tormented Annabella and the scandal that broke open their lives: Byron's incestuous relationship with his impetuous half-sister, Gus.A psychological thriller of passionate attachme... More

Why are some regions prone to war while others remain at peace? What conditions cause regions to move from peace to war and vice versa? This book offers a novel theoretical explanation for the differences in levels of and transitions between war and peace. The author distinguishes between "hot" and ... More