John Gardner

The first and most terrifying monster in English literature, from the Old English epic poem Beowulf, tells his own side of the story. The novel deals with finding meaning in the world, the power of literature and myth, and the nature of good and evil.

Recent stock market crises are exacerbated by investors not understanding what has been happening to companies because investors lack an understanding of financial ratio analysis. Stock markets are efficient in that they incorporate, and even anticipate, information about companies based on financial accounting data provided by companies. However, market efficiency results from extensive analysis performed by financial analysts. Much of this financial...

James Bond meets Fu-Chu Lee, known to the underworld as Brokenclaw.