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Sharks And Despots

Bankers and Pashas. By David S. Landes. (Heinemann, 30s.) THis book is built round a correspondence be- tween Edouard Dervieu, who established a bank in Alexandria in 1860 and......

All For The Best

Distinguished for Talent. By Woodrow Wyatt. (Hutchinsons, 21s.) THE theme of Mr. Wyatt's book is the resilience of our country, his mood one of irrepressibl e optimism. After......