Crash Bang Wallop

The perfect book to calm down lively toddlers before bedtime. Join Crash, Bang and Wallop - three boisterous characters - as they crash through the story. They love making lots of noise! But soon they meet three quieter characters who help them see that there's fun to be had in the quiet moments, too. This joyful book is a celebration of noise . . . and quiet. The playful characters, bouncy rhyming text and vibrant artwork make this picture book a real treat to enjoy together. The book also includes a bonus mindfulness activity at the back of the book to help encourage quieter moments in the day.

Published to mark the 30th anniversary of the financial revolution known as 'Big Bang', Crash Bang Wallop will tell the gripping story of how the changes introduced in the 1980s in the City of London transformed our world. Attitudes to money and the way we measure value and status were completely reshaped by Big Bang, and it had an extraordinary impact on politics, on style, on technology, on the class system, on questions of public ownership, and on the geography of London. Perhaps more than anything, Big Bang revolutionised the international markets, as the capital became a testing ground for financial globalisation, with huge repercussions for the global economy. The definitive insider's account of this critically important moment in modern history, Crash Bang Wallop will also explore what's next for global finance as it gets ready to undergo yet another revolution. 'Iain Martin tells it brilliantly, mixing fury-inducing narrative with an acute eye for the broader conclusion.' Observer

The one book you need to read if you want to understand the financial world. For fans of Michael Lewis's THE BIG SHORT and Andrew Ross Sorkin's TOO BIG TO FAIL, CRASH BANG WALLOP tells the gripping story of the most daring financial experiment in modern history. Big Bang was the dramatic moment in October 1986 when London became a testing ground for a new type of global finance. It embodied a wider revolution and the birth of a new age of fully electronic trading, transcontinental commerce and wealth creation on a titanic scale. Big Bang had huge repercussions not just for the world of finance but for culture, society, attitudes to money and value, and how ordinary people around the world lived and worked. These changes mark the moment the modern world was born. Published on the 30th anniversary of Big Bang, Crash Bang Wallop is the definitive, unflinching story of what really happened during one of the most daring and ambitious financial experiments in history. Drawing on deep archival research and exclusive new interviews, Iain Martin expertly charts the rich history of the City and explores the dramatic upheavals of the '80s and their consequences. In an afterword titled 'The Fate of the City and the Future of Money', Martin assesses what is next for the City in the wake of Brexit and on the eve of the next revolution in global finance. For anyone who wants to understand money, markets or the men and women behind it all, this timely, entertaining and revealing work is essential reading.

This is a guy (Laurie) who may dream of being like his hero (Bob Dylan) but so far life continues to give him the big thumbs-down...a c'est la-vie book.

You never know where you're gonna end up. A snow drift, a cavern, a fair ground with dripping liquid from the Ferris wheel. People screaming, then you find yourself in another place? Another time, perhaps or even another dimension? Next you find yourself being thrown like a rag doll in the back of a car that is rolling down an embankment. Four friends are trying to make sense of it all but their memory is clouded over by various immediate decisions that have to be made on the spot. It's a fast, weird and peculiar state of affairs. The history is simple but the future is horrifyingly sceptical. Boo, your there and Bam, you're gone. Read on if you have nerves of steel and an imagination to revel in. The world is your fantasy. Enjoy!!!!

Want to know about?The last time:oThe conservatives had a majority this sizeoThat unemployment was this highOr perhaps about the birth of:*The private property market as we know it*The Central Gilts Office that created today's massive debt market*LIBOR*Futures and Options and their impact on markets*Geopolitical actions with market ramifications*The Regulatory body*The Compliance department*Financial news dissemination as a revenue stream*Financial conglomerates, including the bonus culture and research*Technology in telephony, computers and spreadsheetsOr just to compare:*The 1987 and 2020 market crash's and the reasons behind them*The different global trading cultures*The weird weather in those years*PandemicsAnd if none of the above, then how about:*A factual account of one of the most terraforming moments in British history*Fun and interesting facts like; the music, the ground breaking engineering projects, entertainment and the cultural landscape*Or perhaps just an accurate description of the timesIf any of the above are of interest, then Bang, Wallop, Crash is a must read.ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Richard Jones spent over 20 years in "The City", mainly during the last two decades of the 20th Century, which has granted him first-hand knowledge and experience of the events depicted in this faction narrative. Faction is a journal of events, told retrospectively with anecdotes and characterisations adding the "fiction" element.Could we be experiencing history repeating itself?Bill has just started on as a senior partner for the brokerage firm BCB, nestled in the heart of the City of London - the square mile. After years working his way up and making smart investments, 1986 is going to be his year. Moving from head waiter to senior partner is quite a jump, but Bill's keen sense for gathering knowledge and using it to make sense of the world is proving to be an asset for BCB. If the 1980s defined the next four decades, then 1986 and 1987 defined the 80s. The period was marked by historic changes in UK laws, government oversight, and a meteoric rise of the stock market. However, that all came crashing down on Black Monday, the day that was marked by the single largest percent drop in the Dow Jones.Explore the back-channel power of the livery companies, see how derivatives dealing changes the market, and experience the thrills of the rapid pace of life in stock broking in Bang, Wallop, Crash. This stunning historical fiction novel that explores the daily life and culture of stockbrokers approaching Black Monday in 1987. As you explore the greater context for the crash, you also get to connect with the people who were in the thick of it, dropping you further into the story as you grow affectionate for the cast of characters. Read this insider's revelatory account of the Big Bang, the Great Storm and the market crash of 1987 and then glean insight to be able to compare and contrast it to what we are going through in 2020 with the COVID-19 outbreak destabilizing markets.