Commercial-bank

This fantastic book is almost impossible to put down. It follows the tale of the Bank from initial studies, through the invited international competition, design development, bidding, and construction. The challenges of building the "most expensive building ever built" in the middle of South-East Asia involved manufacturing and engineering feats usually reserved for aerospace of military efforts. The book really describes how the design concept responded to the realities of the program and the construction procedures and how Foster's office and others staged the monumental task of getting the building completed. Everyone involved claimed that it was the project they had been training for their entire career.

Possibly the greatest work of art by the famous British Architect Sir Norman Foster, this review takes you step by step through the entire process of design, planning, and construction. At it's time the most expensive building on earth, Williams' book is a tour-de-force and should be a must read for every budding young architect. Seek it out and buy one now if you can (I bought 5 copies to give to my friends)

I would just like to read other readers reviews. I have read and translated in Russian the "Effective Loan Management" by Ed Morsman which I found excellent, and I am also would like to do the same with this book.

Dr Hinterseer presents a comprehensive and thorough review of the world of global criminal finance, including the activities of organised crime syndicates, the developing world dictatorships, and the international terrorist networks. As a solicitor, he is able to assess the legislation and matrix of international treaties devised to deal with criminal finance and related financial crises, including the recent reaction to the terrorist events in the US and the New Basle Accord.

A highly recommended book for anyone involved or interested in these areas.

I have just completed the third edition of this popular book for the credit union industry. It is again being published by the Credit Union Executive Society and will be available in the second quarter of 2004. It contains eight new chapters dealing with advanced branch business modeling and prototype development; strategic branch planning; strategic operations occupancy planning; branding, marketing and merchandising; selecting the most beneficial merger partner as the acquired and acquiring credit union and management team; property development for use and profit, creating effective measurement systems; technology integration in facilities; call center design; hiring the best consultants; developing the most effective construction strategy; ergonomics and high performance branch and operations environments, what is working and what is not in the industry, and much more. There are over 250 drawings, illustrations, charts, check lists and case studies. All of the previous chapters have been enhanced. This is a how-to book with step-by-step instruction on how to create strong retail branching and operations occupancy strategies and then design, construct and operate succesful facilities that can be measured in terms of member and staff satisfaction; growth in deposits, loans, target PFI status and profitability; brand equity; ROI and savings in construction and long term operations.

This book provides an insightful analysis of global deregulation and its impact on the financial markets. I strongly recommend it for anyone on either side of the current globalization debate. Whether you are going to protest at the next World Financial Forum or participate in it, this book will provide you signficant insights.

As a commercial lender myself, I find myself recommending this book both to prospective borrowers as well as to some branch managers who may be rusty on the Small Business Lending process.

This book gives easy to understand explanations and rationales behind some of the confusing things banks ask their borrowers to do. It gives simple examples and descriptions that help me interpret the process to my customers.

Even after many years of lending money to companies, I find myself reaching for it to remind me of little details I have forgotten. It is well-written and very useful.

I would suggest the author update to include credit scoring issues which are now common in the Small Business Banking arena.

As I am a loan officer, I think that this book is a masterpiece. Eespecially, The book covers the naked analysis of an unsucessful corporate's financial statement. I'd like to call it Corporate Anatomy!

I think this book displays everything and anything you want or need to know about Sullivan's Banks. I found this most helpful in doing a research report on Sullivan and there is no other book as comprehensive in outlying his plans, goals, features, and works. If you find this book and you are interested in Sullivan or his architecture...buy it!

Finally a book that brings clarity and understanding to the debate on early economic growth by highlighting banks and banking as the major catalyst in the early republic. This is a book that will be enjoyed by everyone – undergraduates and graduates, economists and historians, or just about anyone with an interest in US history or the early republic. I really enjoyed the fresh perspective that the author brings to a field that has been hotly debated by the historical community. (...)