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Ben Franklin's Guide to Wealth is the modern version of the treatise The Way of Wealth by Richard Saunders—one of Ben Franklin's many pseudonyms. Franklin practiced what he preached in the treatise, and it made him rich enough to have a full life, travel extensively, and follow his intellectual musings, which in turn led him to become an accomplished scientist, inventor, political activist, diplomat, and writer. Franklin wasn't born rich. He built his legacy using his intelligence, curiosity, natural good sense, and proclivity for thrift and hard work. When he died, he left a fortune.

After a lifetime of being her father's right-hand girl, Ezra gets a small taste of freedom during her friend's honeymoon visit to the Suamalie islands and decides enough is enough. All she needs is to find a replacement secretary, teacher, project manager, accountant... et cetera. In fact, what her father needs is a wife. Scott Keil intended to serve the Lord on St. Alyn Island for life. He just never intended to do it without his wife. So, when his daughter begins balking at being saddled with a ministry she never signed up for, he knows he needs to find a replacement for her.

Im Wilden Westen gibt es kein Bier mehr! Durch den Streik der Brauereiarbeiter in der Großstadt Milwaukee sitzen die Gäste in den Saloons der Prärie auf dem Trocknen. So auch in Neumünchen, wo die verzweifelten Bewohner den durchreisenden Lucky Luke um Hilfe bitten! Er soll nach Milwaukee reiten und den Streik beenden! Luke nimmt die Herausforderung an und lernt Brauereibesitzer Martz kennen, der unter keinen Umständen auf die Forderungen seiner Arbeiter nach mehr Lohn eingehen will.

In 1934, Lola was on top of the world. Dubbed "The Siren" by MGM, she was a protégé of Louis B. Mayer, the original talkie sex symbol before the rise of stars like Carole Lombard and Jean Harlow. But like Harlow, Lola Grayson had a dominant stage mother and bad health that struggled to meet the demand of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Exploited, pushed, primped, and promoted as MGM's biggest star, Lola Grayson made one fatal mistake—falling in love with fellow MGM star Robert Taggart. Together, they were the golden couple that audiences demanded to see.

Thirty-year-old Charlotte James, better known to her mystery fans as C. J. Barrett, decides to take a break from writing her popular Steve Sheppard mystery series. Leaving New York City, she moves back to her hometown of Austin to wind down, recuperate, and maybe come up with some new ideas for...

Christmas in a castle shouldn't involve booby traps and impending death. Can you build a catapult from rakes and flowerpots? When Beryl finds her aunt dead, she flees before the cops blame her. Unfortunately, the killers are after her. Rural Michigan isn’t Gramercy Park, but it does have a great castle to hide out in! “Gibbs” arrives home from the hospital (broken leg and all) to find someone living on his third floor, hiding out from “goons,” and making boobytraps to fend off an attack! Beryl is determined to beat the goons at their own game. Gibbs just wants to keep her alive.

Growing up disabled can be an isolating experience. As much as you might be surrounded by loving and well-meaning friends and family, chances are no one close to you is going through this alongside you . . . until now! From navigating sports at school, to facing the confusion of getting given free stuff all the time, to juggling hospital trips alongside your social life, this anthology of firsthand experiences of childhood disability will be a welcome companion for disabled children.

A truck veers off an overpass and falls onto the interstate below, right into the middle of the morning commute. Many people lose their lives, and the city of Seattle reels from the disaster. When an elaborate mural that appears to glorify the event is discovered, it is seen as being in very poor taste. That's until it transpires it was painted two days before the crash. Was it a warning by some psychic or savant? Or the work of a psychopath who played a role in the tragedy, seeking to cause as much pain and disruption as possible?

When no one takes a threat seriously, Flynne does the only thing she can think of. With money she has no authorization to use, a gun she’s never fired in her hip pocket, and more zip-ties than any agent should be allowed to carry, Flynne takes on protective detail for an unwilling client.

The Alpenrose is a mountain resort nestled in Austria's scenic landscape among historic churches and castles. It is a vacation idyll that attracts tourists from all over Europe. It is also a mass burial site. Amid the snow-topped peaks and panoramic vistas, ghosts haunt the forest: Edgar Gstranz, a young skier who died in a car crash; Gudrun Bichler, a philosophy student who committed suicide in her bathtub; and Karin Frenzel, a widow who (perhaps) died in a bus accident. 

In 1790 the United States has a new Constitution. George Washington presides as the first elected president. Abroad, France and Britain are at war. And by 1795 seafaring Americans are accosted on the high seas by French privateers and British naval ships. Tensions rise as American merchants continue to trade. Among them, Hasket Derby and Captain George Crowninshield busily build maritime empires while their sons seek a new way forward.

One man's on the run, and he doesn't even know who's after him or why. After years of running, one woman is finally safe and comfortable--or she was until a new guy moved to her tiny village. Relocated to a small, all-American New England town, one traitor tries to keep his family safe while his successor launches an attack on the American people. Mark's best agent is in danger--of losing his life and his heart. Not that Mark has any heart issues of his own. And if all that wasn't enough to keep Mark Cho of The Agency on his toes, there's a leak—either in his agency or in the government.

Hörspiel von Richard Reissmann nach den weltberühmten Comic-Serien von Popeye, dem Spinat essenden Matrosen.

Wowww!!! Freunde! Da ist sie! Die zweite Platte von Popeye, dem Spinatmatrosen! Wusstet ihr eigentlich, dass Popeye garantiert die einzige Comicfigur ist, der man ein Denkmal gesetzt hat? Doch doch, ja ja! Die Spinatbauern des Fleckchens Crystal City/Texas waren so glücklich über die kostenlose Werbung des spinatfressenden Matrosen, dass sie voller Dank Popey - eben ein Denkmal setzten. Und denkt ja nicht, dass Popeyes Freund Wimpy nach den weltbekannten Wimpy-Imbiss-Lokalen benannt ist! Nein - oh no! Sie sind es nach ihm! "... aber nu genug gequatscht! Stürzt euch rein in den Spinat!

Now capital of the Federal Republic of Germany, Berlin rose from insignificant origins on swampy soil, becoming a city of immigrants over the ages. Through a series of ten vignettes, Mary Fulbrook discusses the periods and regimes that shaped its character—whether Prussian militarism; courtly culture and enlightenment; rapid industrialization and expansion; ambitious imperialism; experiments with democracy; or repressive dictatorships of both right and left, dramatically evidenced in the violence of World War and genocide, and then in the Wall dividing Cold War Berlin.

Julie now knows Marcus’s secret. Her personal life is a disaster and Marcus is missing. He needs to confront his past with the fear it might change him for the worst. Can Julie forgive Marcus in time to save him from himself?

Keith Auger thought he had hit rock bottom after losing a client, but when a research intern stumbles upon information that could be treasonous and deadly, Keith's world is turned upside down once again. As The Agency is pulled into the dangerous world of international espionage and corruption in Washington, Keith must not only investigate the situation, but also protect the intern from those who want her dead.

Maddy Johnston wants one thing: safety for her and her daughter. She finds it in the back of beyond at the Black Rock Ranch, as long as she can keep her identity a secret. But her ex is on her trail, and the rancher she’s falling for prizes honesty. Not good when he doesn’t even know her real name. Adam Black likes to be in control of everything: his livestock, his ranch, his life. He handles it well until a new accountant shows up.

Bitte! Verlange nicht von mir, dich zu verlassen! Ich will mich nicht von dir trennen! Wo du hingehst, da will auch ich hingehen. Wo du bleibst, da will auch ich bleiben. Dein Volk ist mein Volk. Und dein Gott ist mein Gott.

They filled a hole in Leo Haesert's heart—one left by a father he never knew and an indifferent mother. Things change, however, and after years in the notorious Alliance of Kasimir, Leo met Jesus and turned himself around—right into the hands of the police and a bad plea-bargain to boot.