This charming story about a penguin colony in Antarctica illustrates key truths about how we deal with the issue of change: handle the challenge well and you can prosper greatly; handle it poorly and you put yourself at risk. The penguins are living happily on their iceberg as they have done for man[...]

This title introduces a fresh approach to managing risk in investment portfolios. Up to now analysis has been focused on estimating the potential risks of individuals assets - but far less on the implications for the overall risk of a portfolio.[...]

In 2008 the art critic Tom Lubbock was diagnosed with a brain tumour. The tumour was located in the area controlling speech and language, and would eventually rob him of the ability to speak. He died early in 2011. Marion Coutts was his wife.In short bursts of beautiful, textured prose, Coutts descr[...]

Presents the anti-hero Iceberg Slim's story from defending his mother against the evil men she brought into their lives, to becoming a giant of the streets. It takes you into the secret inner world of the pimp, and the smells, the sounds, the fears and petty triumphs of his world. It provides a port[...]

Trick Baby charts the rise of White Folks, a hite Negro who uses his colour as a trump card in the tough game of the Con. Blue-eyed, light-haired and white-skinned, White Folks is the most incredible con man the ghetto ever spawned, a hustler in the jungle of Southside chicago where only the sharpes[...]

In this collection of six gritty tales from the underground, Iceberg Slim creates a tribute to the streets and those forced to try to survive them.From slick con men, classic tales of revenge, to a heist gone awry, Robert Beck, the man many know as Iceberg Slim, brings us on a ride through the terri[...]

Tämä on parittajan tositarina. Chicagon alamaailman legenda, Iceberg Slim, käy läpi 25 vuottaan parittajana, tallien perustamisesta huumekierteeseen ajautumiseen. Elämä kadulla oli ylä- ja alamäkiä, joissa menestyäkseen täytyi olla äärimmäisen häikäilemätön. Harvat selvisivät - Ic[...]