Gentlemen & Blackguards
Gentlemen & Blackguards, or Gambling mania and the plot to steal the Derby of 1844 Nicholas Foulkes W&N, 288pp Buy…
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Free the Markets!
State capitalism as practised by China, Russia and Saudi Arabia will bring free markets to ruin, says Ian Bremmer. It’s…
ByFail Again. Fail Better.
Andrew Ross Sorkin is the wunderkind behind Too Big to Fail, the minute-by-minute account of Wall Street’s collapse in 2008…
ByWhat We’re Reading
Spear’s writers recommend what they’re reading now and what they’ve loved in the past. All of these books are available…
BySpear’s Book Awards 2010: Winners
Spear’s Book Awards in association with Citi Private Bank 5th July, 2010 The Criterion, Piccadilly The second Spear’s Book Awards,…
ByRefashioning Myself
Having taken herself back across the Atlantic, Daisy Prince finds that what is fabulous in London is merely frou-frou in…
ByDon’t Blame the Shorts
Don’t Blame the Shorts: Why short sellers are always blamed for market crashes and why history is repeating itself Robert…
ByCheerful Money
Cheerful Money: Me, my family and the last days of WASP splendour Tad Friend Little, Brown, 351pp Reviewed by Christopher…
By3… 2… 1…
In this extract from his new book, Countdown to Catastrophe, Spear’s economics editor Stephen Hill offers his vision of the…
ByThe Patient English
From cabbies who wait to see you home safely to partygoers who revel through the night, London has the edge…
ByFamily Fortunes
Inspired by his own Viking heritage, Clive Aslet ponders the fruit that falls from the family tree THERE HAS BEEN…
ByPost Apocalyptic
A prolonged Royal Mail strike could actually put the smiles back on our faces, says a hopeful Alessandro Tomé WITH…
ByMadness Under the Royal Palms
Madness Under the Royal Palms: Love and Death Behind the Gates of Palm Beach Laurence Leamer Hyperion, 368pp Review by…
ByLords of Finance
Lords of Finance: The Bankers who Broke the World Liaquat Ahamed Penguin Press, 576pp Review by James Strachan Click here…
ByThe Season for Misgiving
Bah humbug! The final two months of the year herald a string of ‘holidays’ that bring many Americans to fever…
ByIn Your Facebook
Social-networking sites are public forums where a lot of private stuff ends up. Way too much private stuff. Oh, put…
ByThe Discriminator Dines Out
BEFORE YOU ASK, no, I am not going to write about Italian restaurants only, although there is plenty to write…
ByThe Parent Claptrap
Bringing up children isn’t easy, but nor is it rocket science. Just relax and get on with it, says Alessandro…
ByThe King of Madison Avenue
The King of Madison Avenue: David Ogilvy and the Making of Modern Advertising Kenneth Roman Palgrave Macmillan, 304pp Review by…
ByThe Big Rich
The Big Rich: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes Bryan Burrough Penguin Press Review by Christopher…
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