The roller-coaster story of one of the UK's biggest national financial institutions over the past thirty years.
Philip Augar, a former banker with a doctorate in history, is the author of several previous books including the celebrated The Death of Gentlemanly Capitalism (Allen Lane, 2000). He has held numerous public and private sector directorships, and is currently chair of the UK government's review of higher education. He contributes regularly to the Financial Times and the BBC.
He tells the financial story of our age -- Alec Russell *
Financial Times *
A brilliantly readable account, based on exceptional access to most
of those involved, of the transformation of the old Quaker bank
into a hard-charging capitalist adventurer. ... Philip Augar's book
is both a thriller and a reminder that business is fascinating
because all human life is there. -- John Plender * Financial Times
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A riveting and revealing account of how a bank of high moral
character with Quaker origins ended up in the sewer thanks to
ambition and greed. -- Iain Martin * The Times *
Once you start reading Philip Augar's well-researched book, you are
captivated. ... What makes The Bank That Lived a Little a
must-read is the way in which, in its pages, Barclays comes to
embody all that has been, and possibly still is, wrong with the
entire banking sector. -- Vicky Pryce * Literary Review *
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