In straightforward prose that doesn't mystify art or deny its special allure, prominent art dealer and market expert Michael Findlay offers a close up and personal view of almost 50 years in the business of art. He engagingly explains art's three kinds of value: commercial; social; and what he terms its essential value - the range of responses to art that we as individuals have...(展开全部)

In straightforward prose that doesn't mystify art or deny its special allure, prominent art dealer and market expert Michael Findlay offers a close up and personal view of almost 50 years in the business of art. He engagingly explains art's three kinds of value: commercial; social; and what he terms its essential value - the range of responses to art that we as individuals have...(展开全部)

In this unprecedented, all-encompassing, and thoroughly entertaining account of the movie business, acclaimed writer Edward Jay Epstein reveals the real magic behind moviemaking: how the studios make their money. Epstein shows that in Hollywood, the only art that matters is the art of the deal: Major films turn huge profits not from the movies themselves but through myriad oth...(展开全部)

In this unprecedented, all-encompassing, and thoroughly entertaining account of the movie business, acclaimed writer Edward Jay Epstein reveals the real magic behind moviemaking: how the studios make their money. Epstein shows that in Hollywood, the only art that matters is the art of the deal: Major films turn huge profits not from the movies themselves but through myriad oth...(展开全部)

Military power and conflict have fuelled economic growth throughout history. Money matters to the military; it is needed to finance war and the desire to acquire it is often the motive for fighting. This book examines the interaction of economics and conflict, explaining the economic concepts used, and illustrating them with a range of military examples, both contemporary and h...(展开全部)

Analyses of bureaucratic power and privilege have an academic pedigree but have also long preoccupied socialists. The collapse of Communist rule in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe puts to a new test the classical theories concerning the relationship between bureaucracy and class. Power and Money is a timely contribution to this renewal theory, exploring the social and histo...(展开全部)

琳达·德·莱尔，毕业于牛津大学，《纽约时报》畅销书作家，都铎王朝和斯图亚特王朝领域的知名作者，因其扎实严谨的历史研究和强大的叙事写作能力备受赞誉。 作品《查理一世：内战之火与英国王权的变革，1625—1649》（White King: The Tragedy of Ch arles I）荣获2018年历史作家协会（Historical Writers Association）非虚构写作皇冠奖（Non-fiction Crown）。琳达·德·莱尔曾是《旁观者》、《乡村生活》、《卫报》和《星期日和每日快报》 的专栏作家，也为《每日邮报》、《新政治家》和《星期日电讯报》撰稿。

琳达·德·莱尔，毕业于牛津大学，《纽约时报》畅销书作家，都铎王朝和斯图亚特王朝领域的知名作者，因其扎实严谨的历史研究和强大的叙事写作能力备受赞誉。 作品《查理一世：内战之火与英国王权的变革，1625—1649》（White King: The Tragedy of Ch arles I）荣获2018年历史作家协会（Historical Writers Association）非虚构写作皇冠奖（Non-fiction Crown）。琳达·德·莱尔曾是《旁观者》、《乡村生活》、《卫报》和《星期日和每日快报》 的专栏作家，也为《每日邮报》、《新政治家》和《星期日电讯报》撰稿。

丹尼尔•耶金不论是在国际问题或是石油产业的研究上，都是当今全球顶级的权威专家。他是美国剑桥能源研究会主席、美国政府思想库布鲁金斯学会理事会成员、外交关系委员会研究委员会成员等诸多职位在身的美国重要影响人物之一。曾因其经典作品《奖赏》荣获普利策大奖，除此之外，他还写过两部著作——《粉碎的和平》与《能源的未来：哈佛商业学院能源项目报告》，前者成为探讨冷战起源的经典巨著，而后者在欧美、日本也都广受欢迎。

Written by the author of "Shattered Peace" and "Energy Future", this book brings to life the tycoons, wildcatters, monopolists, regulators, presidents, generals and sheiks whose struggle for oil has shaken the world economy, dictated the outcome of wars, transformed the destiny of Britain and the world and profoundly changed all our lives. Beginning with the first oil well of t...(展开全部)