By Van Hamme & Berthet Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781800441170 The disparate parts of the future fortune of Largo Winch are rapidly coming together, thanks to the cunning, shrewdness, and, occasionally, downright underhandedness of Nerio. But while he’s taking advantage of every situation in the US to bolster his position and his wealth, a very different […]
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Largo Winch Vol 18: Scarlet Sails
By Francq & Giacometti Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849185400 I read this book in the same week that the GameStop stock market story hit the news. The relevance was startling. As institutions grow and expand their influence their choices have knock-on effects for us all. It draws others in, to react, to object, and to take […]
Billionaires: The Lives Of The Rich & Powerful
By Darryl Cunningham Publisher: Myriad Editions ISBN: 9781912408221 With Christmas but a memory, how many of you have purchased a gift from Amazon? The retail behemoth’s meteoric rise is one of three tales told in Billionaires, a brilliant book by Darryl Cunningham. It explores the ruthless practices that have lifted four individuals to billionaire status. […]
Largo Winch Vol 17: Morning Star
By Francq & Giacometti Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781849184205 There’s no doubt that writing and presenting a series of stories based around a multi-billionaire does, at times, call into question the morality of having that much money. Van Hamme, and now Giacometti, balanced this by showing off Largo’s more philanthropic side, his unwillingness to bring hardship […]
