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Benjamin Sword Hoppner ist ein schrulliger Milliardär, der sehr spezielle Moralvorstellungen vertritt: er glaubt, genau zu wissen, was Gut und was Böse ist. Eines Tages wendet er sich mit einem spektakulären Versprechen an die Öffentlichkeit: jeder, der Geld für einen tugendhaften Zweck braucht, soll es bekommen. Unter denen, die diese Einladung annehmen wollen, ist auch der junge Mark Weston: er plant, den Milliardär um sein Geld zu erleichtern - egal wie.

In 1597, a series of witch trials were held in Scotland which resulted in about 200 executions. The Scottish King James VI (who became James I of England in 1603) took a great interest in the trials and was inspired to write Daemonologie, a text in which the detection and classification of acts of sorcery and the resulting judicial processes are discussed in the form of a Socratic dialogue.

Inspirational author Og Mandino shares the blueprint for a successful life as told to him by his friend Simon Potter, a "ragpicker" and salvager of human lives. This treasure of wisdom includes what one must do in order to mount the 7 rungs of life's ladder - from material achievement and worldly success to the highest spiritual development. Whatever your dream may be, Og and his good angel Simon will show you the way to bring it within reach.