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Happy Money offers a tour of new research on the science of spending. Most people recognize that they need professional advice on how to earn, save, and invest their money. When it comes to spending that money, most people just follow their intuitions. But scientific research shows that those intuitions are often wrong.

For the first four months of 1942, U.S., Filipino, and Japanese soldiers fought what was America's first major land battle of World War II, the battle for the tiny Philippine peninsula of Bataan. It ended with the surrender of 76,000 Filipinos and Americans, the single largest defeat in American military history. The defeat, though, was only the beginning, as Michael and Elizabeth M. Norman make dramatically clear in this powerfully original book.

Melanie McLaughlin desperately wants to adopt two orphaned siblings and give them a real home for Christmas. A just-for-the-holiday marriage to Bryce Landry fits her plan perfectly...until unexpected sparks have Melanie dreaming of forever by his side....

Long before Charles Dickens and Henry James popularized the tradition of supernatural horror, the shadowy nights of winter have been a time for people to gather together by the flicker of candlelight and experience the intoxicating thrill of a spooky tale.

 It was a beautiful, mythical city sparkling with riches. But many years ago, a huge wave washed away the entire city. Is it possible the legend of Atlantis is true? 

Whatever you do, do not listen. Ignore that pull, the need to escape from drudgeries of life and find peace and solitude within nature. It is not the cool breeze and the scent of pine that whispers your name. No, these things within the forest will rip out your heart and devour your soul. You will tremble as they revel in your madness, taking everything from you and leaving you with nothing. Delve inside this anthology of what truly lurks within the shadows of the trees. We dare you to take this journey with us and find out what horrors await you.

In order to resolve the significant racial, ethnic, language, and financial inequities that exist in healthcare quality and access, health systems must undertake the development of systematic approaches to advance diversity, inclusion, and health equity.

In the past 30 years, China has transformed from an impoverished country where peasants comprised the largest portion of the populace to an economic power with an expanding middle class and more megacities than anywhere else on Earth. This remarkable transformation has required, and will continue to demand, massive quantities of resources. Like every other major power in modern history, China is looking outward to find them.

Winter, with its unsettling blend of the cosy and the sinister, has long been a popular time for gathering by the bright flame of a candle, or the warm crackling of a fire, and swapping stories of ghosts and strange happenings. Now eight best-selling, award-winning authors, master storytellers of the sinister and the macabre bring this time-honoured tradition to vivid life in a spellbinding collection of new and original haunted tales.

From Dickens's A Christmas Carol to the ghost stories of M.R. James, the tradition of a haunted tale at Christmas has flourished across the centuries. The twelve stories of The Winter Spirits are all centred around Christmas or Advent, boldly and playfully re-imagining a beloved tradition for a modern audience. Taking you from a haunted Tuscan villa to a remote Scottish island with a dark secret, and drawing inspiration from festive traditions from all around the globe, these vibrant haunted stories are your ultimate companion for frosty nights.

An unabridged audio collection of the "best of the best" science fiction stories published in 2014 by current and emerging masters of the genre, edited by Allan Kaster, as narrated by top voice talents.

The typical old sales tactics we're all familiar with no longer work. If you're still doing it the old-fashioned way, you're probably barely keeping your career afloat. If you want to stop treading water and start making sales, The Contrarian Effect has the answer. Not only do traditional sales tactics fail most of the time, we're actually better off doing the exact opposite! It may sound crazy, but it's not just a novel idea; it's a counterintuitive approach to sales that really works.

Marriage can be hard...but it can also be a ton of fun! This is a real, authentic and relatable podcast about how to thrive in your marriage. Join us as we talk about anything from communication techniques to marital intimacy.

This is a collection of seven contemporary robot tales written by some of today's most acclaimed science fiction authors. A sentient war machine combs a beach for trinkets to create memorials for its fallen comrades in the Hugo Award-winning story, "Tideline", by Elizabeth Bear. In "Balancing Accounts", by James Cambias, a small-time independent robotic space tug is hired by a mysterious client for a voyage between two of Saturn's moons.

Ranging from the casual to the controversial, Michael & Elizabeth share meaningful conversations while their daughter sleeps. From parenting to partnering, and everything else in-between, join in as this couple unpack their perspectives during Nap Time.

Bequemes, mobiles Lernen und Üben für unterwegs! Für Lernende mit guten Grundkenntnissen bis Fortgeschrittene - hören, besser verstehen und leichter sprechen. Eintauchen ins Land: Durch amüsante Dialoge und landestypische Gespräche unter Muttersprachlern lernen Sie schnell, Englisch besser zu verstehen. Wissen festigen: Erst hören Sie zu, dann trainieren Sie - mit Übungen zu Wortschatz, Grammatik und Kommunikation sowie Aussprache. Extra: App mit Wortschatztraining.

What is Evolve Beyond™... a podcast that meets your life's happenings then guides you through to wisdom, truth and your greatest energetic potential... Essentially evolving beyond yourself and all life happenings.

Come listen along as a Self Publishing Beginner navigates the joys and sorrows of developing stellar writing and earning 1000€ a month from their side hustle.

Idealnyiy angliyskiy za 30 minut v den? Eto realno! Udelyayte polchasa ezhednevno dlya dostizheniya svoey tseli i uzhe cherez neskolko mesyatsev vyi udivites svoemu progressu. Takoy metod - nastoyaschaya nahodka dlya sovremennyih zanyatyih lyudey, uzhe otchayavshihsya osvoit inostrannyiy yazyik.