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I used to work at Barclays, a bank which traces its origins to the 17th century, and thought it would be interesting to read this history of its adventures in the high-risk financial environment of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
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Steve Barrera said:
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This book covers 3000 years of Rome's history, really giving you the impression of the city's lasting significance.
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“Man has no Body distinct from his soul; for that called Body is a portion of a Soul discerned by the five senses, the chief inlets of Soul in this age.”
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“Of all the forms in which ideas are disseminated, the college professor lecturing his class is the slowest and the most expensive. You don't have to go to college to learn about the great ideas of Western man. If you want to learn about Milton, or Camus, or even Margaret Mead, you can find them. In paperback. In the library.”
― The case against college
― The case against college
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