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Kate Telman is a senior executive officer in The Business, a powerful and massively discreet transglobal organisation. Financially transparent, internally democratic and disavowing conventional familial inheritance, the character of The Business seems, even to Kate, to be vague to the point of invisibility. It possesses, allegedly, a book of Leonardo cartoons, several sets of Crown Jewels and wants to buy its own State in order to acquire a seat at the United Nations. Kate's job is to keep abreast of current technological developments and her global reach encompasses Silicon Valley, a ranch in Nebraska, the firm's secretive Swiss headquarters, and a remote Himalayan principality. In the course of her journey Kate must peel away layers of emotional insulation and the assumptions of a lifetime. She must learn to keep her world at arm's length. To take control, she has to do The Business.Product Identifiers
PublisherLittle, Brown & Company
ISBN-139780316648448
eBay Product ID (ePID)87759834
Product Key Features
Book TitleThe Business
AuthorIain Banks
FormatHardcover
TopicBooks
Publication Year1999
Number of Pages416 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height240mm
Item Width156mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States