Ziggurats were massive temple structures built by the Sumerians, Babylonians, and Assyrians. The Tower of Babel mentioned in the Old Testament may have been one of the first ziggurats. Click here to read an article about In Tempo, a massive unfinished ziggurat-like residential property in Benidorm (see picture below). This property stands as a testament to the extent and sheer madness of Spain's bank-fueled property boom.
Michael Aldous and I had our book The CEO: The Rise and Fall of Britain's Captains of Industry published a few weeks ago. You can find out more about it and buy it at Cambridge University Press's website . It is also available at Amazon , Waterstones , and Barnes & Noble . The CEO has already been reviewed in The Sunday Times , The Observer and Financial Times .