LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate) sounds boring. It is just a number. But it is the number that determines the interest rate on $350 trillion of global assets—from your mortgage to student loans to the price of derivatives. For years, the world assumed this number was set by market forces. In reality, it was set by a group of traders in London chat rooms, trading favors for champagne and sushi. "Interest Lies" details the LIBOR scandal, arguably the biggest financial fraud in history. ...

Dane and his friends use to live on a quiet, suburban street until a storm rolled in, and they learned their neighbor was a mad scientist. The portal in his lab has chosen them. Now an insane, rogue commander and otherworldly creatures are after them and what is on the other side of the portal.

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Journey through the remarkable transformation of human civilization brought about by the Internet in this comprehensive exploration of digital history. Beginning with the room-sized computers of the 1940s and Cold War military projects, follow the fascinating evolution of a technology that now connects over five billion people worldwide.Discover the pivotal moments that shaped our connected world: from the first ARPANET message ...

2020 Choice Outstanding Academic TitleThe moving body—pervasively occupied by fitness activities, intense training and dieting regimes, recreational practices, and high-profile sporting mega-events—holds a vital function in contemporary society. As the body moves—as it performs, sweats, runs, and jumps—it sets in motion an intricate web of scientific rationalities, spatial arrangements, corporate imperatives, and identity politics (i.e. politics of gender,...

Are you looking for an effective way to burn fat, eat healthier, and develop self-control?Are you tired of the usual diets that you stop following after two weeks?Would you like actual results in just 10 days?Then lose weight fast and kick off your diet with the incredible power of hypnosis!The hypnotic gastric band is a highly useful and scientifically proven tool for weight loss, supported by therapists worldwide. This book guides you to change your mind to ...

Book Six of the Greymantle ChroniclesExplore the mysteries of magic and the supernatural on Earth and how it ties in with the world of Greymantle. Vampire's Heir differs in tone from the other Greymantle books but remains part of the greater story.Continue the journey as Daniel Fox, a simple IT guy, gets pulled into the dark underworld of Earth's magical secrets when an ancient artifact injects him with the original vampire's blood and forces him t...

Having returned to Earth from Greymantle's past with the skills needed to save his friends, he is confronted by unexpected discoveries that make him question everything he thought he knew about the world he was born on. When he returns to Greymantle with an unexpected passenger, he will need to overcome guild rivalries and infiltrate the enemy organization to put all the pieces into place to save his friends and his love. If it all goes according to plan, Nate will have his long-awaited co...

The fifth novel in J. David Baxter's epic portal fantasy series, the Greymantle Chronicles.Now an Earl and thrust into the middle of kingdom politics, Nate must support his king while avoiding assassins and winning the tournament that will vindicate all his hard work. At the same time, he will need to solve the mystery of how he was brought to Greymantle and find a way to stop the Blood God's attacks once and for all.Set in Greymantle, a unique world of swo...

Health Protection: Principles and practice is a practical guide for practitioners working at all levels in public health and health protection, including those with a non-specialist background. It is the first textbook in health protection to address all three domains within the field (communicable disease control; emergency preparedness, resilience and response (EPRR); and environmental public health) in a comprehensive and integrated manner. Written by leading practitioners in t...

An ancient order.A deadly conspiracy.A race against time.When Jake Crowley rescues Rose Black from assailants on the streets of London, the two find themselves embroiled in a mystery that could cost them their lives. People are dying, and all the victims have one thing in common with Rose: a birthmark in the shape of an eagle.From beneath the streets of London, to castle dungeons, to the heart of Christendom and beyond, Jake and Rose must race to stay alive ...

What lurks beneath the ice?Marine biologist Sam Aston is hired to explore a series of subterranean caverns deep beneath the Antarctic. Somewhere within this lost world of magnificent caverns and underground seas lies a source of limitless clean energy, but something guards this treasure. As enemies bent on obtaining this world-changing resource for themselves close in from above, Aston and his team plunge further into the depths, and discover they are not the first to come this way...

A quiet English village harbors a dark secret.Trying to escape his past, veteran Jake Crowley takes a teaching position in the village of Market Scarston. But his slow rehabilitation is interrupted when a group of students are apparently attacked by Black Shuck, the legendary demon dog, and Crowley attracts the attention of a secret society dating back to the days of the Roman Empire.See how it all began for Jake Crowley and Rose Black in this prequel novella, SANCTUM!...