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Everyone wants success in life, and that includes financial independendence. But how do you bring money into your life? How can it be done consistently and easily? This little book addresses this question by striving to awaken larger thoughts within your mind, to inspire your plans and purposes, and awaken dormant energy in your life. It seeks to fire your enthusiasm and call into service hidden talents which you may not even dream you possess.

Becoming an effective IT manager presents a host of challenges - from anticipating emerging technology to managing relationships with vendors, employees, and other managers. A good IT manager must also be a strong business leader. This book invites you to accompany new CIO Jim Barton to better understand the role of IT in your organization. You'll see Jim struggle through a challenging first year, handling (and fumbling) situations that, although fictional, are based on true events.

Seven more tales of mystery for the great forensic investigator Dr. John Thorndyke, involving missing jewels, stolen bullion, a disappeared will, an ancient family tale of piracy and betrayal, the wrong hat, curious white footprints, and a body incinerated in a burning hay rick....

Gut: An Owner's Guide is an informative, practical, and engaging introduction to this hidden-away part of the body. We tend to only pay attention to our gut when it tries to tell us something - when it feels uncomfortable or something goes wrong. This myth-busting audiobook focuses on all aspects of gut health, so you can steer clear of Dr Google and find out what will really make your gut happier and healthier.

For fans of James Clear, Nassim Taleb, and Malcolm Gladwell: Stop being someone who could succeed and become someone who predictably should succeed by using a revolutionary “probability hacking” framework to increase your odds of success. Every goal that you’re pursuing has two hidden...

Barons is the story of seven corporate titans, their rise to power, and the consequences for everyone else. Take Mike McCloskey, chairman of Fair Oaks Farms. In a few short decades, he went from managing a modest dairy herd to running the Disneyland of agriculture. Mike benefited from deregulation of the American food industry, a phenomenon that has consolidated wealth in the hands of select tycoons, and along the way, hollowed out the nation's rural towns and local businesses.

A complete collection of R Austin Freeman's short stories of his great scientific investigator, Dr John Thorndyke. Including every story from John Thorndyke's Cases (1909), The Adventures of Dr Thorndyke (1912), Dr Thorndyke's Case-book (1923), The Puzzle Lock and Other Stories (1925), and The Magic Casket (1927); along with the two stand-alone stories Percival Bland's Proxy (1913), and The Missing Mortgagee (1914) (collected with others in The Great Portrait Mystery and Other Stories (1918)).

Scorned in more ways than one, a former teen heiress attempts the ultimate revenge heist at her father’s luxury wedding—if only her infuriatingly charming ex-boyfriend would get out of the way—in this funny and fast-paced romantic thriller. “A perfectly delicious tale of greed, family...

Brought to you by Penguin. Normal People meets The Dropout with a dash of Tomorrow, Tomorrow and Tomorrow in this epic love story of two young Harvard students with a shared dream who are drawn into the vortex of American start-up culture. A GOODREADS HOTTEST DEBUT NOVEL OF 2025 THE 2025 DEBUT...

The brand new novel from the author of Netgalley's Historical Fiction Book of 2025 The Lamplighter's Bookshop Two locked hearts. One secret that could set them free … He can't bear to remember. She is desperate to forget … From the stage of the Penny Farthing Theatre, Ava Adams uses...

They abandoned a soldier. Now Sherman's bringing the consequences. Captain Frank Sherman has spent the last year trying to outrun the war he left behind. But when a call comes in about a friend who never made it home, he doesn’t hesitate to do what no one else will. The trail leads from...

Die attraktive Edith Grant wird brutal ermordet in einem Erste-Klasse-Zugabteil aufgefunden. Wenig später verhaftet die Polizei einen jungen Maler, der mit dem Opfer kurz zuvor in Streit geraten war und zudem ein Medaillon vom Tatort mitgenommen hat. Dessen Unschuld zu beweisen, stellt für Sherlock Holmes keine leichte Aufgabe dar, denn alles scheint gegen den Beschuldigten zu sprechen.

Mixed Martial Arts + Cultivation + Monster Girls = Oh My!

Charles Beard was the most influential American historian of the early 20th century. He published hundreds of monographs, textbooks and interpretive studies in both history and political science. He graduated from DePauw University in 1898, where he met and eventually married Mary Ritter Beard, one of the founders of the first Greek-letter society for women, Kappa Alpha Theta. Many of his books were written in collaboration with his wife, whose own interests lay in feminism and the labor union movement. In 1921, Charles and Mary Beard published their textbook: History of the United States. A ...

Charles Beard was the most influential American historian of the early 20th century. He published hundreds of monographs, textbooks and interpretive studies in both history and political science. He graduated from DePauw University in 1898, where he met and eventually married Mary Ritter Beard, one of the founders of the first Greek-letter society for women, Kappa Alpha Theta. Many of his books were written in collaboration with his wife, whose own interests lay in feminism and the labor union movement. In 1921, Charles and Mary Beard published their textbook: History of the United States. A ...

In Turbo Racers: Trailblazer, twelve-year-old Mace Blazer gets the chance to pilot a state-of-the-art vehicle that transforms at the touch of a button from race car to jet plane to single-person sub, in the biggest race in the world. The roar of the crowd, the glow of the spotlight, the thrill...

The Land of Little Rain by Mary Hunter Austin, first published in 1903, contains a series of interrelated essays about the American Southwest. A theme of environmental conservation and a philosophy of regional culture loosely link the narratives. The first essay covers the "Country of Lost Borders," an area between Death Valley and the High Sierras. In "Water Trails of the Ceriso", the author describes the many animals that travel along the trails, including coyotes and quails. "The Scavengers" deals with carrion feeders like buzzards and crows.

Star Trek: Age of Discovery Star Trek: Age of Discovery is a fan podcast for the Star Trek Universe shows, including Classic Star Trek series, Paramount + shows STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS, STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS, STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, STAR TREK: PICARD, STAR TREK: SHORT TREKS, and Netflix's STAR TREK: PRODIGY. Subscribe to Star Trek: Age of Discovery in Apple Podcast by CLICKING HERE. Also, the show is available on Google Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, and iHeartRADIO. Email the show at startrekaod@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter at @StarTrekAoD and on Facebook at https://...

Stephen Gray is a recent graduate of medicine. As he is walking through a sleepy English village he stumbles upon a tragedy involving a beautiful young girl and immediately becomes involved in assisting her. In doing so he enlists the help of his mentor, Dr. Thorndyke, a renowned forensic investigator. Thorndyke and his aide, Polton, use their skills to unravel a bizarre mystery with many intriguing twists and turns. (Summary by Howard Skyman)

Can a detective novel succeed in riveting your attention if you know the crime beforehand and the perpetrator? Austin Freeman proves he can and this novel is one such by him where Dr Thorndyke unravels a mystery in his inimitable style - Summary by Yoganandh T