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2009 FT/GOLDMAN SACHS BUSINESS BOOK AWARD
The winner
Liaquat Ahamed’s ‘Lords of Finance’ swept away a strong field of finalists for the 2009 prize
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Columbine
A faint gunmetal grey sky dominates the sparse cover designed for Dave Cullen’s masterful retelling of the 1999 massacre
Tales to Astonish
Ronin Ro’s biography of Jack Kirby borrows its title and cover style from a classic 1960s Marvel comic. The costumed figure is classic Kirby
Angel Pavement
The crowds on the streets of London are reduced to anonymous smudges, reflecting J.B. Priestley’s devastating and dark portrayal of the city
Glamorama
The cover, with its reflective silver shapes on a grey background gives a taste of the glitz and shallowness of the lead character’s life but gives little away about the novel’s unsettling content
