This little book tells the truthful story of how the Bank of England actually came into being. It is a story of pirates, treasure, random good fortune and sheer determination. This is an institution founded on risk, daring and imagination. The tale is entangled with that of the early novel, in particular the fortunes of one Moll Flanders, an entrepreneur of sexual relations in the growing London market for capital in the early eighteenth century. These accounts are woven together with the life-stories of Daniel Defoe and William Paterson, founders of two of the key institutions of our modern...

It's another "Best Day Ever" for Emily and Jack. In this second adventure, the BFFs are back for more fun times and some that are scary with faces painted by Lorna, the Glitter Fairy. The friends set off to go back to the wood but will they still have superpowers for being good? Would you be a Fairy Princess, Pony, Butterfly or Cat? Spiderman, Wolverteen or Vampire Bat? A twisted balloon sword from Sir Monty may save the day by defeating a giant or perhaps a dragon slay... Just imagine how you would like to look and try to find yourself inside this book. With rhymes and songs, jokes and names...