Can T Take It With You

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Praise for Can't Take It With You "Lewis Cullman is one of this nation's major and most generous philanthropists. Here he combines a fascinating autobiography of a life in finance with a powerful expose' of how the business of giving works, including some tips for all of us on how to leverage our money to enlarge our largesse." -Walter Cronkite "Lewis Cullman has woven a rich and seamless fabric from the varied strands of his business, philanthropic, and personal life. Every chapter is filled with wonderful insights and amusing anecdotes that illuminate a life that has been very well lived. This book has been written with an honesty and candor that should serve as a model for others." -David Rockefeller "Lewis Cullman's memoir made me feel good. A vibrant, thoughtful, and gracious man has written a wonderful tale about living a full life and giving back a lot to society." -Arthur Levitt Former Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission "I was so enjoyably exhausted after reading the book-I can only imagine living the life! It seems there is no good cause that Lewis has not supported, no good business opportunity that Lewis has missed, and no fun that Lewis has not had." -Agnes Gund President Emerita, The Museum of Modern Art "Now I know that venture capitalism and horse trading are almost as much fun as looking for new species in the Amazon. This book is exceptionally well written. The prose is evocative, vibrant, and inspirational." -Edward O. Wilson Professor Emeritus, Harvard University Honorary Curator in Entomology, Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology

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Genre : Business & Economics
Author : Lewis B. Cullman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Release : 2004-05-17
File : 240 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780471666783


Dim Lee Lit And The Terrorist

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Once a rock star comes into his own, he could be as popular as he wanted with the women, right? Dim Lee Lit thought the same way, and skipped the fact he already had a girlfriend. Well, she thought differently, and once he let her go, she hired a terrorist to murder him. Revenge fueled the fire in her. She was his model while he painted, he kept her close, but tried to upset her in conversation. He softened some, but he couldn’t shake his band members’ volition of having their girlfriends pose nude while they painted. Pam wouldn’t let Dim do it. Throughout, the book puts nudity through an unnerving light. It turns out America could be better off not living on such high hogs.

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Genre : Fiction
Author : Murph Donnan
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Release : 2014-09-03
File : 230 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781480917019


There Is Hope

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Life is a series of lessons. For the Christian the goal of each is to guide and encourage the student to become a little more like Jesus. For some those lessons are taught in the office or classroom; for others, they arise in the home; for others still those lessons may be taught on the road while traveling from place to place. For me, many of those lessons have come on the hard and often unforgiving streets of Norfolk, Virginia. Some will bring a smile to your face, while others may bring tears. Some result in great victory, while others appear to end in tragedy and defeat. Some may provide answers, while others may raise questions, but all have a common purpose. Each one, when learned, will lead to a closer walk with Jesus Christ. This book is a collection of those lessons written in hopes that you too may be encouraged in your quest to become more like our Savior and Lord Jesus Christ. God is still, as in times past, using the most unsuspecting people to teach some of His most profound lessons. Join with me now as together we let the lessons begin.

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Genre : Religion
Author : Chris Amos
Publisher : WestBow Press
Release : 2012-01-13
File : 168 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781449734893


A Woman Of My Age

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'Absorbing and quietly uncompromising, redolent with the vibrant smells and colours of Majorca, and of Spain' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'A highly revealing account, not only of a woman's life, but of a whole extraordinary passage in one contemporary European country' FINANCIAL TIMES 'Nina Bawden is one of the really attractive practitioners of the genre the feminine novel-not a dismissive referral in her case' KIRKUS REVIEWS Elizabeth and Richard, are on holiday in Morocco, travelling from its fertile coast to the barren uplands beyond the Atlas mountains. During the expedition's adventures and mishaps, Elizabeth surveys her eighteen-year marriage and its accumulations of grievance, frustration and betrayal. Nina Bawden allows us to see the ambivalences and deceptions on both sides as this touching and often subversively comic novel moves towards a shocking catastrophe and a wryly surprising coda.

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Genre : Fiction
Author : Nina Bawden
Publisher : Hachette UK
Release : 2011-05-05
File : 150 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780748127382


Resuscitating Friendship

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Mark is fighting to save the life of a traffic accident victim. It is only when he has time to check the paper work that he is shocked to find that his comotosed patient is his estranged best friend . As he nurses Matty memories of their hilarious exploits come flooding back. Frances Wright has drawn on her first-hand experiences to create a vivid account of working in hospital. She has written a book that makes you laugh out loud and is also a deeply touching account of the friendship between two young men.

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Genre : Fiction
Author : Frances Wright
Publisher : Lulu.com
Release : 2015-01-14
File : 412 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781326152109


Pee Wee

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Volume II of PEE WEE, Serial Killer or Homicidal Maniac, focuses on the courtroom drama of his several trials and appeals. Readers that enjoy trial strategy, courtroom personalities and the cloakroom maneuvering of the criminal courts will find a plethora of intriguing twists and turns. Seemingly foregone outcomes are reversed by national events or by the local politics of the farmlands of South Carolina that stubbornly resist change. It is replete with excerpts from actual trial transcriptions and transcripts of out of court statements given under oath. Despite his numerous murder convictions Gaskins manages time and again to avoid the death penalty in real life by virtue of unexpected events that could seemingly occur only in fiction. Told by an attorney intimately involved in the cases, there are pithy descriptions of battles fought in and out of the courtroom on the one hand and on the other of the camaraderie between adversaries. Both often lead to unpredictable outcomes. Pee Wee Gaskins describes the murders to which he will plead guilty in his own words. At the same time by either omission or outright lies, he avoids the inclusion of those murders for which he does not want to admit responsibility. Finally, in one of the most incredible crimes imaginable, the tiny killer foils the safeguard systems of a maximum security penitentiary to murder a fellow death row inmate with plastic explosives.

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Genre : True Crime
Author : Grady Query
Publisher : Author House
Release : 2014-09-15
File : 429 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781496919229


One Puzzling Afternoon

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A captivating mystery perfect for fans of The List of Suspicious Things and Elizabeth is Missing. On a suburban street filled with secrets, 84 year old Edie Green must look back into the past to discover what happened to her friend Lucy, who went missing years before . . . *Selected as an Indie Book of the Month* It is 1951, and at number six Sycamore Street fifteen-year-old Edie Green is lonely. Living alone with her eccentric mother - who conducts seances for the local Ludthorpe community - she is desperate for something to shake her from her dull, isolated life. When the popular, pretty Lucy Theddle befriends Edie, she thinks all her troubles are over. But Lucy has a secret, one Edie is not certain she should keep . . . Then Lucy goes missing. 2018. Edie is eighty-two and still living in Ludthorpe. When one day she glimpses Lucy Theddle, still looking the same as she did at fifteen, her family write it off as one of her many mix ups. There's a lot Edie gets confused about these days. A lot she finds difficult to remember. But what she does know is this: she must find out what happened to Lucy, all those years ago . . . 'A captivating and poignant book, I was completely hooked. You can't help but fall for Edie' Marianne Cronin, author of 100 Years of Lenni and Margot 'This is such a delicate web of a book, a mystery deftly woven with tension and compassion. Edie is a heartbreaking figure, struggling to catch her last memories before they're blown away forever - her quest/plight is absorbing and extremely poignant' Beth Morrey, author of Saving Missy 'Completely captivating. A real page-turner' Louise Hare 'Marvellous . . . a special gem of a book, a perfectly executed double timeline mystery with a twist you don't see coming' Inga Vesper, author of The Long, Long Afternoon 'Beautifully written . . . the perfect book for lovers of Elizabeth Is Missing, but has its own distinct voice and charm' Jo Leevers, author of Tell Me How This Ends 'An uplifting, bittersweet story with a page-turning mystery at its heart . . . I was drawn in to Edie's world from the very first page. Beautifully atmospheric and endearing'' Freya Sampson 'An intriguing, unsettling mystery told over a dual timeframe by one of the most endearing lead characters you'll come across this year. Utterly compelling, darkly unnerving and a joyful masterclass in storytelling, Emily Critchley's debut adult novel hits the mark on so many levels' LoveReading Debut of the Month 'This truly unique story blends past and present in a way that feels real. Great atmosphere and even better characters' Lucy Gilmore, author of The Lonely Hearts Book Club Readers LOVE One Puzzling Afternoon: 'I loved it. I loved it. I loved it' 'Wow . . . one of my books of the year' 'A beautiful and touching novel that will completely grab you' 'Edie Green is one special character & I think I'll remember her for a long time yet' 'What a beautiful, emotional, intriguing, touching novel' 'I loved this and finished it in one sitting. It truly is glorious'

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Genre : Fiction
Author : Emily Critchley
Publisher : Bonnier Zaffre Ltd.
Release : 2023-05-25
File : 275 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781804181270


Civil Service Journal

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Genre : Civil service
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Release : 1968
File : 410 Pages
ISBN-13 : STANFORD:36105210423831


Life Or Debt 2010

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As creator and host of the hugely successful Money Talks television news series, Johnson has helped millions of people get out of debt, achieve financial freedom, and earn from wise investments. Now, in this practical book, Johnson shares the secrets of his amazing program that will help readers gain financial freedom. Freedom from debt has almost nothing to do with how much a person earns or how much they know about finance. It all comes down to three basic principles: get rid of the debt, learn to live below your means, and start investing sensibly. In Life or Debt, Johnson spells out exactly how to accomplish these goals in a step-by-step plan that covers the basics in a plan that takes seven days to implement— but will work for a lifetime.

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Genre : Business & Economics
Author : Stacy Johnson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Release : 2009-12-29
File : 242 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781439168615


The Outside World

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Tzippy Goldman was born for marriage. She and her mother had always assumed she’d graduate high school, be set up with the right boy, and have a beautiful wedding with white lace and pareve vanilla cream frosting. But at twenty-two, Tzippy’s fast approaching spinsterhood. She dreams of escape; instead, she leaves for a year in Jerusalem.There she meets–re-meets–Baruch, the son of her mother’s college roommate. When Tzippy last saw him, his name was Bryan and he wore a Yankees-logo yarmulke. Now he has adopted the black hat of the ultra-orthodox, the tradition in which Tzippy was raised. Twelve weeks later, they’re engaged...and discovering that desire and tradition, devotion and individuality aren’t the easiest balance. Hilarious, compassionate, and tremendously insightful, The Outside World illuminates an insular community, marvelously depicting that complicated blend of faith, love, and family otherwise known as life in a modern world.

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Genre : Fiction
Author : Tova Mirvis
Publisher : Vintage
Release : 2007-12-18
File : 306 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780307429124