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101 THINGS TO DO WITH A MERCHANT BANKER
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by Robert Pesto
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So what can we do with all these BANKERS who have frivolously wittered away our cash through over selling – underselling – short selling – overstating – understating – bullshitting, boasting – rumouring – and mostly in the name of unjustified and grossly over blown bonus payment and all in the name of:<\/p>\n

GREED<\/h1>\n

There are many options as to what we can do now, after burying those most at fault under the mountains of debt they have created, indeed many of the suggestions were deemed unprintable in this tome which primarily wishes to take a humorous look at our impending doom as we collectively check out (just in case) the directions to the local job centre.<\/p>\n

Rest assured of course that in no time at all, we will be back to normal and like many offenders released early, the suits and braces brigade will return hungrier than ever.<\/p>\n

In the meantime we can make good use of them in 101 ways – the cats and bunnies will be delighted!<\/p>\n

Illustrations by James Bainbridge<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Pub Date: October 2005
Extent: 224 pp
Format: 189mm x 246mm
Illustrated Colour and B&W
Binding: Flexicover with endpapers
Price: \u00a314.99
ISBN13: 978-1-904915-12-6
Territory: World English Language<\/p>\n

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Download link to mp3 file of Alan Parker talking about Will Write and Direct for Food<\/em><\/strong>
with Mark Lawson on Radio 4’s <\/strong>Front Row<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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