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[Lebor] does a creditable job in this well-researched account. "New York Times Book Review"
It s a story of financial intrigue, secrets and lies, rumor and truth. LeBor, a business journalist (he s also the
author of several thrillers), knows how to make a true story about finance as thrilling as any novel. A highly
entertaining and informative book about the most powerful bank you ve probably never heard of. "Booklist "
Lebor exposes the wheeling, dealing, and often nefarious activities of global investment bankersLively The historical
and contemporary power of the secretive BIS will surprise and alarm readers. "Publishers Weekly"
An absorbing and thorough examination of one of the world s most important yet opaque institutions. " Reuters "
Adam LeBor has written an absolutely fascinating history of the BIS, perhaps the most enigmatic financial institution
in the world. The story he unveils of the many skeletons in its closet and its astounding ability to remake itself
periodically only add to its mystique. Liaquat Ahamed, author of "Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World"
Edward Lucas, author of "Deception: The Untold Story of East-West Espionage Today" "Tower of Basel"is essential reading.
Meticulously researched and fluently written, it reveals a slice of the modern world s untold historya gripping tale of
covert networks, secret deals and unaccountable, powerful individuals whose decisions shape our lives.
Liaquat Ahamed, author of "Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World" Adam LeBor has written an absolutely
fascinating history of the BIS, perhaps the most enigmatic financial institution in the world. The storyhe unveils ofthe
many skeletons in its closet and its astounding ability to remake itself periodically only add to its mystique.
Harold James, professor of history and international affairs, Princeton University, and author of "Making the European
Monetary Union"
Compelling readinga masterly depiction of the role of the BIS in the Nazi period and Second World War.
"Booklist"
It s a story of financial intrigue, secrets and lies, rumor and truth. LeBor, a business journalist (he s also the
author of several thrillers), knows how to make a true story about finance as thrilling as any novel. A highly
entertaining and informative book about the most powerful bank you ve probably never heard of.
"Reuters Breaking Views"
An absorbing and thorough examination of one of the world s most important yet opaque institutions
"
"Tower of Basel is essential reading. Meticulously researched and fluently written, it reveals a slice of the modern
world's untold history--a gripping tale of covert networks, secret deals and unaccountable, powerful individuals whose
decisions shape our lives."
Liaquat Ahamed, author of Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World"Adam LeBor has written an absolutely
fascinating history of the BIS, perhaps the most enigmatic financial institution in the world. The story he unveils of
the many skeletons in its closet and its astounding ability to remake itself periodically only add to its mystique."
Harold James, professor of history and international affairs, Princeton University, and author of Making the European
Monetary Union
"Compelling reading--a masterly depiction of the role of the BIS in the Nazi period and Second World War."
Booklist
"It's a story of financial intrigue, secrets and lies, rumor and truth. LeBor, a business journalist (he's also the
author of several thrillers), knows how to make a true story about finance as thrilling as any novel. A highly
entertaining and informative book about the most powerful bank you've probably never heard of."
Reuters Breaking Views
"[Lebor] does a creditable job in this well-researched account." -- New York Times Book Review
"It's a story of financial intrigue, secrets and lies, rumor and truth. LeBor, a business journalist (he's also the
author of several thrillers), knows how to make a true story about finance as thrilling as any novel. A highly
entertaining and informative book about the most powerful bank you've probably never heard of." -- Booklist
"Lebor exposes the wheeling, dealing, and often nefarious activities of global investment bankers...Lively... The
historical and contemporary power of the secretive BIS will surprise and alarm readers." -- Publishers Weekly
"An absorbing and thorough examination of one of the world's most important yet opaque institutions." -- Reuters
"Adam LeBor has written an absolutely fascinating history of the BIS, perhaps the most enigmatic financial institution
in the world. The story he unveils of the many skeletons in its closet and its astounding ability to remake itself
periodically only add to its mystique." -- Liaquat Ahamed, author of Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World
Edward Lucas, author of Deception: The Untold Story of East-West Espionage Today
Book Description
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"Adam LeBor's Tower of Basel makes a strident case for challenging [central bankers]. They are not, he
argues, the impartial heroes of good governance that we wish they were. Rather they are what a democracy should fear
most: tyrants who use the rules of finance rather than troops or captive parliaments to exercise control.... It's a very
ugly picture, and Mr. LeBor has painted it well."- Wall Street Journal