Some of the most memorable images of 2007 - if not of the decade - are those of people queuing outside branches of Northern Rock to withdraw their money. They are images from another age, or from another country, surely this could not have happened in the UK in the twenty-first century! But this is not how Brian Walters - author of 'The Fall of Northern Rock' - remembers the bank. He, and likely many other employees, remember it as a good place to work, and is proud of its success and its role as the largest private sector employer in the north-east of England. This book is his inside story of the rise of Northern Rock, becoming one of the most respected and envied financial institutions in the UK, and its subsequent spectacular collapse. The book tells of his personal experiences at Northern Rock before, during and after the crisis, and comments on the events that unfolded around him and what impact they had on the business and the people within it. This first-hand account also explores the causes of the crisis and whether it could have been avoided. 'The Fall of Northern Rock' is essential reading for anyone wanting to understand the story behind the first run on a British bank since 1866.

平成时代（1989~2019年），是日本从泡沫经济崩溃转向经济增长低迷的三十年，所以又被称为失去的三十年。在平成时代的尾声，日本社会各界都发起了对平城时代的回忆，而作为经济学家的野口悠纪雄则为时代的告别奉上了一部特别的献礼。
从泡沫崩溃到低欲望社会；
从制造业强国到“出口立国”的崩溃；
从世界经济第二，到被远远甩在时代的身后；
日本经历了什么？
从失去的二十年走向失去的三十年，其间的次贷危机、东日本大地震、安倍经济学这些重大的历史事件，又给日本留下了什么？
后平成时代的日本未来又该走向何方？