Economy of Words is such a book. The weight of the evidence is truly overwhelming, and the breadth of the ethnography, both in the range of central banks the author has accessed and the range of materials and informantsâfrom academic theories to policy makers to lower level data collectors to economists to the history of economic thoughtâis breathtaking.
On February 16th 1969, Build Me Up Buttercup by the Foundations peaked at #3 (for 3 weeks) on Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; it had entered the chart on December 29th, 1968 at position #84 and spent 15 weeks on the Top 100 (and for 8 of those 15 weeks it was on the Top 10)...
Since they disbanded, Kian Ligan has become a presenter on both This Morning and The Xtra Factor. You Raise Me Up was originally written and performed by Brian Kennedy and Secret Garden. It was released on their 2001 album Once in a Red Moon. It has been covered more than 125 times, most notably by Josh Groban and Westlife. Groban recorded it in 2003. Westlife recorded it on their album, Face to Face. The song was originally written as instrumental music. The music is based on Londonderry Air which is also the tune to the song Danny Boy. Westlife recently split in 2012. Their farewell concert is available on a DVD entitled, Westlife-The Farewell Concert.