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Why are the ancient secrets of wealth creation still the most effective strategies for financial freedom today? Beloved by millions, The Richest Man in Babylon reveals the universal laws of prosperity. Through entertaining tales of merchants and herdsmen, George S. Clason provides a timeless roadmap for creating, growing, and preserving wealth. Master the immutable rules of money used by the ancients: The Seven Cures for a Lean Purse: Practical steps to control expenditures, build a budget, and start filling your purse.

Jonathan Edwards is one of the most extraordinary figures in American history. Arguably the most brilliant theologian ever born on American soil, Edwards (1703 - 1758) was also a pastor, a renowned preacher, a missionary to the Native Americans, a biographer, a college president, a philosopher, a loving husband, and the father of 11 children.

The story is laid in Yorkshire in 1812, when the introduction of machinery and high price of food induced by the Napoleonic Wars, drove the working classes to desperation, and caused them to band themselves in that widespread organization known as the Luddite Society. There is an abundance of adventure in the tale, but its chief interest lies in the character of the hero, and the manner in which he is put on trial for his life, but at last comes victorious “through the fray.”

As a comic instrumentalist, sawing away week after week at his violin, Jack Benny stood as radio's reigning off-key virtuoso, producing more laughs per measure than any other comic before or since. This seven hour set of 14 digitally remastered radio episodes finds Benny and his badly squeaking bow mangling the classics and infuriating the long-suffering Professor Andre LeBlanc (Mel Blanc). He also discovers his "talent" as a songwriter - a skill every bit as highly developed as his ability with the violin.

All of us fear and fantasize about what is to come - be it tomorrow or next year or for the next generation. Sixty-five years after its creation, radio's most successful early venture into adult science fiction continues to entertain - and to stimulate the imaginations of a whole new audience.

Imagine if today was your last day. Reflecting on your life, would you smile thinking back at what you’ve done and achieved? Or would it be regret and the wishful thinking of a time machine? How’s your life going? How’s your relationship? How’s the job or business? Okay, but could be better. It’s time to take another step forward so you can overcome what’s holding you back. Regardless of where you are in life, you can become the best you. Remember, no matter how much time you've wasted, you still have an entire tomorrow, so don’t let it go to waste.

When Orwell went to England in the 30's to find out how industrial workers lived, he not only observed but shared in their experiences. He stayed in cramped, dreary lodgings and subsisted on the scant, cheerless diet of the poor. He went down into the coal mines and walked crouching, as the miners did, through a one- to three-mile passage too low to stand up in. He watched the back-breaking, dangerous labor of men whose net pay then averaged $575 a year.

New epic fantasy in the grand tradition—including a never-before-published Song of Ice and Fire story by George R. R. Martin! Fantasy fiction has produced some of the most unforgettable heroes ever conjured onto the page: Robert E. Howard’s Conan the Barbarian, Michael Moorcock’s Elric of...

Listen on if you dare! This unique in-world collection hallows the spooky tales and ghost stories that would have kept young Luke and Leia up at night. Created by George Mann and Grant Griffin—the same team behind the stunning Star Wars: Myths & Fables—these seven frightful fables have been carefully woven from the expansive fabric that is the Star Wars galaxy.

Revolutionary for the time in encouraging children to think like children, the adventure of Princess Irene and Curdie, the boy miner, was to influence generations of writers, including Chesterton and Tolkien. Overflowing with fantastic ideas and images to delight the young and allegory to inspire their morality ‘The Princess and the Goblin’ has remained one of the most exciting tales for over 100 years.Irene lives in a castle on a mountain under which there is a labyrinth of tunnels inhabited by Goblins.

Frank Norris, accused of theft and unable to prove his innocence, leaves for excitement and adventure in the California gold fields of 1850s America. He sails the Atlantic, braves a storm while working as a barge man on the Mississippi, survives an Indian attack while crossing the plains with a caravan, strikes it rich in the California gold mines, and is finally able to clear his name and return to England to claim his rightful inheritance.

Fridays at Castle Glower are about to get interesting! With newborn griffins hatching left and right, new Castle passageways to explore, and an out-of-the-blue wedding to plan, life is as exciting as ever for Celie, Lilah, and Rolf. But when the dangerous, ancient wizard Arkwright escapes from the dungeon, no one can rest until he is found. Celie has an idea of where he may be hiding, but the only way to stop him could be to erase parts of the Castle for good.

Canción de hielo y fuego III “La espada llameante dejó a su paso largas estelas de fuego… El acero cantó contra el acero”. Arrasados por la guerra, los Siete Reinos pronto sufrirán un larguísimo invierno que se predice excepcionalmente crudo. Mientras la violencia y el clima...

Old Michael Snowdon returns to London with an inheritance that he determines should go towards helping the poor—but goodness and charity are not to play a part here. Everyone has an agenda, and scheming spreads through the story like a disease. Gissing’s own experience of London as an outsider in a vast city that both fascinated and appalled him gave him the tools and the drive to create a visceral sense of place. Life is unremittingly grim for just about everyone, from the weak and well-intentioned Jane to the coarse, cunning Clem Peckover and her feckless rival Pennyloaf Candy.

In this historical fiction following Charles Edward Stuart, known as Bonnie Prince Charlie, join the story from Scotland in 1746. This dramatic story is based on the true events surrounding the Jacobite Rising in the mid 1700s, in which the young prince is embroiled. In Bonnie Prince Charlie’s attempt to tamp out a revolution he finds himself entangled in politics, love, life, and the crushing weight of royalty.

Marriage coaches and NFL chaplains George and Tondra Gregory give couples practical tools for long-term success in this holistic, biblically based guide for marriage.

Caroline George once again transports readers with lush, evocative prose, leading them to ask the question: what happens when we can’t even trust ourselves? Some memories are better left forgotten. Darby and Morgan haven’t spoken for two years, and their friend group has splintered. But when...

It's amazing how the deep-down-inside knowledge that you're beautiful can transform your whole demeanor and the attitude of your heart. But what does it mean to be beautiful? The Proverbs 31 woman provides a vivid picture of the kind of loveliness that can only come from seeking God's will. Elizabeth George guides you in this woman's footsteps with practical tips to help you become a spring of refreshment to others and joyfully tackle your tasks each day.

«... And I will show wonders in the heaven above… and signs in the earth beneath…blood, and fire and vapor of smoke...» - Acts 2:19 Jordan Maxwell in a powerful well-researched book, which delves deep into how magic, secret societies and the star gods have dominated people, their culture, history, and politics since the dawn of humanity. The story of UFOs has been around since the dawn of man and there seems to be a fascination with a subject where there is limited proof, but many people around the world believe they have seen some unexplainable things. Some authors have compared UFO...

In the highly anticipated new book from the best-selling author of Judgment of Paris,George M. Taber reveals the integral role gold played in World War II, from its influence on the Nazi war machine to the ultimate triumph by the Allies and the fall of Berlin.