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While on a well-earned vacation in the south of France, renowned San Francisco architect and designer AJ Taylor has a chance encounter with a bright, charming couple who later find themselves playing matchmakers. The couple arranges a meetup between AJ and their close friend Patrick Walker, recluse billionaire cybersecurity genius. Unmistakable sparks fly as AJ’s open and honest personality begins to break down Patrick’s walls. But can the two resolve the issues within themselves in order to allow the affection to unfold?

After a heartbreak leaves intelligent billionaire Dillon Quinn lost in love, it’s up to his best friend, Jill Sinclair, to help him move on. But with each lingering touch and gentle caress, Jill can’t help but wonder: Could her feelings for Dillon go beyond friendship? Could this be love? Dillon is ready to investigate his growing feelings for Jill as well. He has never felt anything like this before. Jill triggered in him something that no woman had before. Right at the height of their fervor, Jill and Dillon receive news that shocks them to the core.

After the death of her fiance, the last thing Ginger Riley was looking for was romance, especially with someone like billionaire Chandler Briggs. He was everything she stood against: arrogant, superficial, and above all else, infuriating. She would do anything to keep her distance from him, but fate had other ideas. After Chandler agrees to partner with Ginger in a charity project, Ginger must learn how to cope with her dislike for Chandler. But in the process, she discovers that he is much more than she gave him credit for.

Career-driven journalist Samantha Stone has cryptocurrency, not men, on her mind when she travels from her home in Texas to the Acapulco Bitcoin Conference. Sam’s world revolves around words. Damian Dunne, billionaire investor and author of a book on the finer points and ideals of Bitcoin, knows his words, and he speaks them from a reserved and compassionate heart. But Alex, Damian’s flashy, ambitious, and intoxicating twin and business partner, has his eyes set on Sam, and he has a reputation for getting what he wants. Sam can't have them both. She has to choose.

Dies ist ein etwas ungewöhnliches Buch. Aber hey, Bitcoin ist eine etwas ungewöhnliche Technologie, daher ist ein ungewöhnliches Hörebuch über Bitcoin wohl passend. Dieses Hörebuch entstand aufgrund einer einfachen Frage: "Was hast du von Bitcoin gelernt?" Ich glaube, dass Bitcoin die wichtigste Erfindung unserer Zeit ist und mehr Menschen die Natur dieser Erfindung verstehen müssen.

"La napolitudine ormai è diventata troppo scontata, si è prostituita. Sono stati sfruttati proprio i canoni napoletani per fare soldi." Così si sfogava già quarant'anni fa Pino Daniele in un'intervista in cui spiegava il suo difficile rapporto con il capoluogo campano. In un suo studio, Benedetto Croce, napoletano d'adozione, aveva invece definito la città, approfondendo una convinzione medioevale, "un Paradiso abitato da diavoli". Durante il suo Grand Tour, un Goethe estasiato appuntava nei suoi diari: "vedi Napoli e poi muori".

When three-year-old Joshua Gortler and his family were forced from their hometown in Poland during World War II, they scrambled for safety across border after border, finding refuge at last in Europe’s Displaced Persons Camps. Undocumented and unschooled, Gortler spent his adolescence learning to survive. When his family eventually relocated to the US, Gortler found himself starting over, and after teaching himself English, Gortler managed to complete high school in three years, earn an MSW, and begin what would become a distinguished career in the field of eldercare.

The Plant-Based Workplace reveals the hidden health crisis that pervades our modern American workplace food environment. This audiobook galvanizes the conscientious and fiscally astute company to enhance employee well-being, promote environmental sustainability, and revitalize productivity by getting to the root of employee chronic diseases.

When Dante's Inferno is born early on a February night, there are great expectations for him. He may be the grandson of the greatest racehorse in modern times, but Dante's start proves a rough one: He doesn't bond with many people, as they always seem to be either poking and prodding him or trying to get him to fulfill their dreams.

"Herrin Gnadenlos" erzählt eindrucksvoll die Geschichte von Burt, der sich bedingungslos als Sklave verdingen will und bereit ist, seiner Auserwählten für diese "Stellung" sogar mehrere tausend Dollar zu bezahlen. Doch er muss sich zunächst beweisen, um als Sklave seiner gestrengen Herrin akzeptiert zu werden. Und DIE kennt keine Gnade!

Bien sûr, le roi a une fille à marier. Mais l'heureux élu doit d'abord inventer une histoire extraordinaire, le "bobard" le plus invraisemblable que l'on puisse imaginer... Et tant que le roi ne s'écrie pas : "C'est pas vrai, t'as menti !", il n'y a rien de fait !

When Macadoo is just a colt, he challenges his father, a huge Belgian stallion, in order to protect his mother and the rest of the herd. From that moment on, Mac knows that his purpose in life is to help and serve others however he can. Though Macadoo endures much adversity - leaving the only home he’s ever known, being separated from his dam, and surviving an auction that for many horses is their final stop before the slaughterhouse - he finds the courage to "walk on" through even the most difficult circumstances.

On the night Chancey is born, a fire star gallops across the sky. But many years of hardship will pass before the orphaned albino Appaloosa can believe the prophecy his dam foretold - that his fire star was a beacon for a horse of profound wisdom and extraordinary potential, one who will eventually change the lives of two children forever. Told through Chancey's eyes in the classic tradition of great horse stories, here is a tale about bravery, destiny, and hope - and about sharing the magic of a second chance.

Join Gabe Murfitt as he shares his story of learning to live in a uniquely formed body. Through Gabe’s C.L.E.A.R. formula, you will discover how you can have Courage to face life’s challenges; Leadership that is encouraging and compassionate; Endurance in hard times; Attitude that enables you to achieve your goals; Respect for others and yourself. Gabe Murfitt is an inspiring speaker who challenges his audiences to live with courage in the face of life’s greatest adversities. Born with three-inch arms and standing a little over three-feet high, Gabe lives out his message, courageously sharing his experiences.

The clothes make the person, or do they? Find out in this story about a fashionable eighth grader who has it all, and her envious classmates who wish they did. But then again, maybe they don't.

La frontiera dei diritti e la disobbedienza. Il braccio di ferro tra il ministro e i sindaci in sei articoli di Repubblica: L'identità in crisi dei populisti, di Enrico Franceschini; Dietro al Colle, la sfida delle due Italie, di Stefano Folli; Decreto Salvini, la sicurezza immorale e la disobbedienza civile, di Massimo Giannini; Dietro la rivolta dei Comuni la paura di una nuova bomba sociale, di Alessandra Ziniti; I sindaci e la via maestra della Consulta, di Stefano Folli; Sulle donne in fuorigioco la politica si sveglia tardi, di Gigi Riva.

Lui, Bearzot, classe 1927, oggi avrebbe 90 anni. Per tutti era il "vecio", come lo aveva soprannominato Giovanni Arpino. Ci sono persone, nel mondo dello sport come nella vita, di cui è impossibile non sentire la mancanza. Enzo Bearzot è una di queste. In molti possono limitarne il ricordo, indelebile, a quando, allenatore della Nazionale italiana, sollevò la Coppa del mondo al Santiago Bernabeu, la sera dell'11 luglio 1982, quando gli Azzurri vinsero un Mondiale contro tutto e tutti. Ma per scoprire molto altro non resta che leggere il libro che Gigi Garanzini gli ha dedicato.

Born a slave in 1776, Gabriel grows up capable and literate only to be taken from his mother and sent to the capital city as a blacksmith’s apprentice. There in the forge, a meeting point for many travelers and news bearers, his work awakens him to the sparks of resistance that are igniting into rebellion around the globe. When he is unable to both defend the love of his life and earn the money to buy her freedom, Gabriel makes a decision: freedom for just his own family would not be enough.

Agnes Murphy Nash is the perfect Hollywood wife - she has the right friends, the right clothes, and even a side career of her own as a writer. Her husband, Trevor, is a bigshot producer, and from the outside it looks like they’re living a picture-perfect celebrity life. But the job description of a Hollywood wife doesn’t cover divorce, which is the way Agnes’ life is headed after she comes home one day to find her credit cards cancelled and the security passwords to get into her enormous LA home changed.

Eighteen months, and I’m no closer to remembering who I am. Broken and bleeding, someone left me at the hospital with no identification and took off. If not for Holly, my only friend in the world now, I’d be completely alone.