Profiles of some of America's richest people and how they got that way—and how you can too! While we can't promise that this book will elevate you to the ranks of the super-rich, we can say that within its pages you'll discover everything you need to know about how, exactly, many of America's most famous (and infamous) millionaires and billionaires acquired their fortunes. The big surprise is that all of the super-wealthy it profiles got where they are today by taking one of just ten possible roads—including starting a business, buying real estate, investing wisely, and marrying extremely well. Whether you aspire to shameful wealth or just a demure fortune, bestselling author and self-made billionaire, Ken Fisher, will show you how to walk in the footsteps of tycoons—all the way to the financial success you dream of and deserve. Packed with amusing anecdotes of individuals who have traveled (or tumbled) down each road to wealth Extracts... Views: 95
The End centers on five friends in Rio de Janeiro who, nearing the end of their lives, are left with memories—of parties, marriages, divorces, fixations, inhibitions, bad decisions—and the physical indignities of aging. Alvaro lives alone and spends his time going from doctor to doctor and bemoaning the evils of his ex-wife. Silvio is a junkie who can't give up the excesses of sex and drugs even in his old age. Ribeiro is an athletic beach bum enjoying a prolonged sex life thanks to Viagra. Neto is the square member of the group, a faithful husband until his last days. And Ciro is the Don Juan envied by all—but the first to die, struck down by cancer. For all of them, successful careers, personal revelations, and Zen serenity are out of the question, blocked by a seemingly insurmountable wall of frustrations. Orbiting around them are a priest questioning his vocation and a cast of complicated women, neglected and embattled by these self-involved men. ... Views: 95
Vicky's Secret is a short tale of three college friends, a hot rod car, late night drag races and a dead woman on a lonely country road.Bobby Tamer has a bad-ass car and he knows it, his pal Tony Barcelona has helped to build it. Bobby and his girl, Vicky Brocato take a late night drive up through the hills with Vicky behind the wheel. Brocato--the pretty redhead--can drive as good as any of the guys.Coming over a hill, a nice looking older gal is standing in the road. Her name is Tiffany Marzano, Big Joe Marzano's old lady. Marzano keeps a tight rein on the local drug trade.Now Tamer and Brocato have a dead woman on their hands.
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Three traitor lords plotted to kill the king; now their sons must deal with the aftermath.When butler Daniel Rivers finds his employer, the Earl of Lynster, has shot himself, confirming he was one of the traitor lords plotting to kill the king, Daniel's only thought is to protect his childhood friend James, the new Lord Lynster, from the scandal. He's been quietly looking out for Lord James ever since the day by the pond when James's "experiment" of a kiss proved to Daniel that he loved the young lord.James had heard rumors of traitor lords and a plot to kill the king, but he didn't realize his father was one of them until he read a newspaper story hinting the traitors were on the verge of being arrested and finds his father has shot himself rather than be tried, making James the new Lord Lynster. Fortunately, his father's butler, Daniel Rivers, found the body. Daniel knows James's deepest secret, and James knows he can trust Daniel, even when the Crown decides they'd like another... Views: 95
A compelling emotional tale about the undeniable power of second chances. — "Eckhart has a new series that is definitely worth the read. The queen of the family saga started this series with a spin off of her wildly successful Friessen series."From a Readers' Favorite award—winning author and "queen of the family saga" (Aherman) From a Readers' Favorite award—winning author and "queen of the family saga" (Aherman): Fresh out of the fighting circuit and to those that didn't know him, Bad Boy Aaron McCabe seemed as if he had it all. Except what everyone doesn't know is the nightmares that haunt him about a tragedy he's never recovered from losing the only woman he ever loved. But soon Aaron is caught up in complex web of secrets, second chances and an gripping twist with two mysterious women that entangles him in a relationship he never believed he was ready for. Didn't get a... Views: 95
The Dark Ages—a time of great turmoil and the collision of empires! As the Frank kingdom prepares for war, Roland, young heir to the Breton March, has been relegated to guard duty until a foreign emissary entrusts him with vital word of a new threat to the kingdom. Now Roland must embark on a risky journey to save all he loves from swift destruction. And yet while facing down merciless enemies, he must also reveal the hand of a murderer who even now stalks the halls of power and threatens to pull apart a kingdom reborn under the greatest of medieval kings, the remarkable Charlemagne. For Roland to become the champion his kingdom needs, he must survive war, intrigue and betrayal. The Silver Horn Echoes pays homage to "La Chanson de Roland" by revisiting an age of intrigue and honor, and a fateful decision in the shadows of a lonely mountain pass—Roncevaux! Views: 94
That night I dream about Whitby.
It’s the place that Effie says I belong to. I’m sitting in a cosy
room, with a small window overlooking a storm-lashed town. I can hear
the sea, an endlessly restless noise. The fire crackles in the grate and
I’m sipping a very sweet and delicious drink from a tiny glass. The
woman called Effie is sitting across the room from me, but goodness –
she looks ancient. She’s like a wizened old hag sitting there.
Effie is talking in between sips of sherry and she’s making
plans. Plans of action, of attack. We’re involved in a kind of… yes,
series of adventures. She’s talking like the whole world is depending on
our working together to foil not one but several kinds of evil menace.
What a bloomin’ palaver!
Nine brand new stories about Brenda and Effie’s adventures in Whitby
by Greg Maughan, Jay Eales, Tony Jones, Andrew Lawston, Matthew Bright,
Morgan Melhuish, Neil O’Brien, Nicholas Campbell and Selina Lock, with a
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Starting a new life in a new city is never easy, but Kelsey Peterson is managing. She owns her own specialty shop, she’s made some new friends, and she’s finally feeling like she’s ready to put down some roots in this small Chicago suburb. She’s even struck up some regular flirtatious banter with that sexy blonde she continually runs into at Starbucks. But when her business and personal life unexpectedly collide, Kelsey’s confidence in her newfound happiness starts to slip through her fingers, and the hardest part is figuring out what matters most...
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The second, hotly unanticipated freewheeling comedy in Andrew Stanek's You Are Dead series. Nathan Haynes dies again, but is startled to discover that Director Fulcher refuses to continue restoring him to life. Can he find his way back to his home city of Dead Donkey, or will he be trapped in bureaucracy forever? Aero-literary thermopsychologists, marauding bands of opera signers, ducks with telepathy, and a man who's convinced he's not Napoleon - all in You Are a Ghost. (Sign Here Please)! Views: 94
