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Beautiful biodiversity : our planet supports an abundance of life--discover the beauty and wonder of its biodiversity, from forest floors to backyard ponds / by Schaefer, Lola M.,1950-;
"The diverse ecosystems across the globe are home to a wealth of biodiversity. Discover astonishing facts about different species and habitats, and the surprising places they can be found. Learn how humans can encourage and nurture biodiversity to protect the beauty of our planet"--
Subjects: Biodiversity; Biotic communities;
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Warren and Bill : Gates, Buffett, and the friendship that changed the world / by McCarten, Anthony,1961-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Few friendships have had such far-reaching implications for the world -- from finance to technology to philanthropy -- than that between Bill Gates and Warren Buffett. After meeting at a party in 1991, the two played cards and golf, shared jokes, swapped trade secrets, ate junk food, talked and listened. Their growing friendship would impact each man and lead to change on a grander scale, culminating in the development of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which holds nearly $50 billion in assets. How did such an unusual union blossom? In what ways specifically did each man begin to influence the other? How did these two avid wealth accumulators jointly decide to address some of the world's most critical problems -- poverty, disease, inequality -- by giving their wealth away? And what, finally, does their giga-wealthy partnership mean for the rest of us in an age of great wealth -- and great inequality? This book gives the fullest account yet of this extraordinary relationship and explores how it has transformed these two men -- and is changing the world for the better for all of us."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Buffett, Warren.; Buffett, Warren; Gates, Bill, 1955-; Gates, Bill, 1955-; Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Billionaires; Businessmen; Capitalists and financiers; Capitalists and financiers; Humanitarianism.; Philanthropists.; Philanthropists; Strategic alliances (Business);
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Daughter of deep silence / by Ryan, Carrie.;
At fourteen, Frances survived a slaughter that claimed the lives of her parents and best friend, Libby, but she took on Libby's identity and wealth while plotting revenge against the powerful Wells family and now, at age eighteen, is ready to destroy them, including her first love, Grey.LSC
Subjects: Orphans; Revenge; Identity (Psychology); Survival; Parents;
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The hidden child : a novel / by Fein, Louise,author.;
"Eleanor and Edward have wealth, status, and a happy marriage. But the 1929 financial crash is looming, and they're harboring a terrible, shameful secret. How far are they willing to go to protect their charmed life-even if it means abandoning their child to a horrific fate?"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Epilepsy in children; Families; Family secrets;
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The idiot / by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor,1821-1881,author.; McDuff, David,1945-translator,writer of supplementary textual content.; Todd, William Mills,1944-writer of introduction.; translation of:Dostoyevsky, Fyodor,1821-1881.Idiot.English.;
Includes bibliographical references.In this literary classic, saintly Prince Myshkin returns to Russia from a Swiss sanitorium and finds himself a stranger in a society obsessed with wealth, power and sexual conquest. He soon becomes entangled in a love triangle with a notorious kept woman, Nastasya, and a beautiful young girl, Aglaya.
Subjects: Novels.; Classics; Literary; Good and evil; Nobility; Princes; Triangles (Interpersonal relations);
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Screen Two: Northanger Abbey. by Foster, Giles,film director.; Stuart, Cassie,actor.; Chater, Geoffrey,actor.; Withers, Googie,actor.; Schlesinger, Katharine,actor.; Firth, Peter,actor.; Hardy, Robert,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Cassie Stuart, Geoffrey Chater, Googie Withers, Katharine Schlesinger, Peter Firth, Robert HardyOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 1987.Jane Austen's classic story of a young girl whose head is full of romantic and melodramatic notions about the world. Through her adventures, Catherine Morland comes to learn that marriage in the society of her day is determined not by true love but by wealth and social status.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Motion pictures, British.; Historical films.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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Richer, wiser, happier : how the world's greatest investors win in markets and life / by Green, William,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.From William Green, a financial journalist who has written for The New Yorker, Time, and Fortune, comes a fresh and unexpectedly profound book that draws on interviews with more than 40 of the worlds super-investors to demonstrate that the keys for building wealth hold other life lessons as well.
Subjects: Capitalists and financiers.; Finance, Personal.; Investments.; Stocks.;
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Financial first aid : essential tools for confident, secure money management / by Davies, Alyssa,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-221) and index .Foreword -- Introduction -- You need an emergency fund (or three) -- How to evaluate your safety net -- The worst has happened. Now what? -- Pink slips, layoffs, and career changes -- Health = wealth -- Keep a roof over your head -- When a tornado strikes -- Expect the unexpected -- Put yourself and pay yourself first -- Surviving and recovering from lows -- Conclusion.
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Finance, Personal.; Budget.; Investments.; Debt.; Budget.;
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World War I: The "Great War". by Gabriel, Vejas,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Vejas Gabriel LiuleviciusOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2006.From August 1914 to November 1918, an unprecedented catastrophe gripped the world that continues to reverberate into our own time. World War I was the first conflict in which entire societies mobilized to wage unrestrained war, investing all their wealth, industries, institutions, and the lives of their citizens to win victory at any price.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Education films.; Social sciences.; Military history..; History, Modern.; Education.; Instructional films.; History.; World War, 1914-1918.; Europe--History.;
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Pathfinders : extraordinary stories of people like you on the quest for financial independence--and how to join them / by Collins, J. L.(Blogger),author.; Minhaj, Hasan,1985-writer of foreword.;
From "The Godfather of Financial Independence (FI)", a follow-up to his international bestselling personal finance sensation The Simple Path to Wealth! Pathfinders brings together scores of amazing and insightful real-life stories from real people on the journey to financial independence--providing practical encouragement and inspiration for anyone who wants to join them. Lighting the way in the real world to The Simple Path to Wealth, these are fascinating, heartfelt, often surprising tales: of struggles overcome and the rewards that followed; of enterprising solutions to unexpected problems; of sacrifices made and the kindness of strangers; of surprisingly simple steps--and the amazing places they can take you; ... and much, much more. Author JL Collins accompanies these readers' stories with reflections on his "rules for the road"--as well as a candid conversation about the journey to financial freedom with his daughter, the inspiration for his original international bestseller. Pathfinders is the ultimate companion for your own journey to financial freedom--and the true and lasting wealth that lies at the end.
Subjects: Finance, Personal.; Investments.; Retirement;
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