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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781782199953 |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE |
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eng |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
332.4 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Preferred name for the person |
Davies, Dan, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1973- |
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author. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The secret life of money : |
| Remainder of title |
everyday economics explained / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Daniel Davies and Tess Read. |
| 246 ## - VARYING FORM OF TITLE |
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| Title proper/short title |
The secret life of money. |
| 264 #1 - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
London : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Metro, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2015. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
232 pages ; |
| Dimensions |
21 cm. |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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text |
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txt |
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rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
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unmediated |
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n |
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rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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volume |
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nc |
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rdacarrier |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Dan Davies is a former investment banker who now writes about economics, crime and other fun issues for a variety of publications, and is now the author of "Lying For Money", a treatise on financial fraud. |
| 505 0# - CONTENTS |
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| Formatted contents note |
Introduction -- Why does it cost more to move a piano than install a lift? -- Why are trade shows on short-sales shoe site -- Minsky moments -- The malt whisky yield curve -- If payday lenders' interest rates are so high, why don't they own the entire world? -- Who are rip-off label jeans actually ripping off? -- Money and how to use it -- Crab-fishing deaths and American presidents -- Depreciation-how do you work it out, and why would you bother? -- Footfall crazy -- Why do undertakers look like family businesses, even when they aren't? -- Money laundering -- How much does living in the catchment areas of a good school drive up house prices? -- 'Blood diamonds' and the mysterious absence of 'blood emeralds' -- Learning curves and why people don't necessarily do what's good for them -- Kenyan flowers -- Safe as houses -- Hitsville UK - why is a record label like a pharmaceutical company? -- Genetic screening and health insurance -- Claims management - DIY for the win -- Random numbers that ain't -- Crafty brewers -- Ready for a round-up? -- Sweaty January - how gyms make money -- Security through maturity -- TV formats and brands -- Big tickets for big tickets - money brokers -- The secret weapon of martial arts school -- What do air miles have in common with the Zimbabwean dollar? -- When is $50 worth more than $50? -- Sympathy for the insurance company devil -- Why don't maintenance men ever turn up on time? -- The afterlife of moeny -- Glossary of key terms |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
Ever wondered who rip-off label jeans are actually ripping off? Or why maintenance men never call when they are meant to? This is a lighthearted and authoritative guide to the secrets behind the everyday economics that regulate our lives - whether we know it or not. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Money |
| General subdivision |
Miscellanea. |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Economics |
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Miscellanea. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Read, Tess, |
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author. |
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BOOK |
| Issues (borrowed), all copies |
2 |