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From a laboratory comes the discovery of the Fountain of Youth. Johnny Long must navigate his way through the shifting landscape of a stock market under enormous pressure prior to an economic meltdown that will reduce Wall Street juggernauts to rubble overnight. A bigger challenge looms in the not-so-distant future; the prelude to a new world order that threatens everyone; a world in which free will may be circumvented in favor of a longer lifespan.

The man who now calls himself Thomas Paine lived by the rules. He went to college, served in combat, raised a family, and paid his taxes. Then his employer went bankrupt, taking his pension and his family's medical insurance with it. After his wife's death from cancer, he's vowed to bring about a second Bill of Rights using targeted vigilante violence against the politicians, banksters, and sinister CEO's he considers the "real public enemies."

When it all began, it all had to be much more beautiful than it is now. This is an introduction to facts about the most beautiful, precious, and wonderful planet in the galaxies. From love and happiness to war and peace. Struggle, pain, misery, torture, crimes, and hate. What will be the tremendous outcome of it all? This is the true thriller and historical fiction short story. The ultimate, intriguing, and thought-provoking point of view. A classic and rare take on the entire world and its inhabitants.

Is New York really a concrete jungle dreams are made of? You thought you knew New York; well think again. Crime and narcotics run rampant across the streets of Manhattan as we discover what really happens in just a single day in New York. Prepare to be astonished at the lengths people will go to to have a bite out of the Big Apple. A story not to be missed.

Most of this story is true; the rest of it could so easily have been. Boat Troop are sent up river into war-torn Sierra Leone on a mission to secure a vital ore mine. While the men battle their way up river past vicious hippos and poisonous snakes, political events are rapidly overtaking the city-based HQ. As the balance of power swings between government and rebels, HMG wavers in its intentions. Soon after Boat Troop arrive at the mine they discover they are out on their own... and with the extra burden of civilians to hamper their task.

Recognizing the need to assure their unfettered access to oil, the lifeblood of their economic survival, the Chinese unveil their secret weapon, the super aircraft carrier, Sun Shili: a behemoth war machine twice the size of anything in the US fleet. It's steaming straight for the Persian Gulf in a risky power maneuver. Are the Chinese willing to risk all-out war? Meanwhile, Allah's Fortune has designs to leverage world confrontation, destroying America while assuring itself supreme power through currency manipulation.

Matt "Loose Cannon" Shannon is an ex-FBI agent turned security chief for the world's largest cruise line. It's a career move that owes more to personal weaknesses than his fondness for the Miami sun.

Wall Street banker John Thatcher is drawn into this mystery as a financial man seeking to get his bank repaid. In this case it relates to a trust fund with an heir missing and then killed.

The ancient jungles of the Yucatan hide a world of secrets ... the secrets of wealth, love, and fate. Now daredevil pilot Kurt Reid is about to tempt fate and fly into the heart of that jungle in search of his destiny—an adventure as daring and dangerous as any undertaken by Indiana Jones. He’s looking for gold, but not just any. He’s after one particular nugget—flying blind into a tropical haystack in search of a very valuable needle.

Wooed away from a top job at a competing firm by Ed Roth with promises of breaking the glass ceiling when she succeeds him as the head of the investment bank Drake Carlson, Kate learns that she has real potential for the top spot. First, she must prove her worth by unconventionally putting together an IPO for a small games maker whose most valuable but unknown asset may be a painting stolen from a Jewish family as they fled Austria after the Nazi invasion. Kate’s professional challenges play out amid a family crisis: Her husband’s company is imploding and he may have to relocate to a remote part of China to save even a small portion of his business.

Chicago, Illinois, 1893: Craig Parker war der Missmut ins Gesicht geschrieben. Eine Niederlage nach der anderen musste der junge Versicherungsagent hinnehmen. Sein Schuldenberg wurde von Tag zu Tag größer und der Vermieter saß ihm bereits im Nacken. Das sollte sich endlich ändern. Der nächste Kundenbesuch konnte ihm verhelfen die Mietrückstände mit einem Schlag zu begleichen. Voller Zuversicht betrat Parker das neue Hotelgebäude.

Once free of the army, Sam Byrne assumed life as a civilian would free and easy. He was wrong. Strapped with a huge gambling debt and wanting to take care of his newly pregnant wife, his life is going in the wrong direction faster than he ever thought possible. Little does he know that a routine traffic accident that resulted in the death of mobster's son is about to change his life and his debt forever.

Why Am I Broke? Unraveling the Mysteries of Financial Struggle delves deep into the complexities of personal finance, offering insights and strategies to help listeners understand and overcome the challenges of financial hardship.

Questo racconto in due parti (il cui titolo originale era "La cedola di Mitja") fu scritto non prima del 1904, e fu pubblicato postumo nel 1911. E' stato giudicato una requisitoria contro il denaro, inteso come strumento di corruzione individuale e sociale. In realtà è molto più di questo: è la continuazione ideale del suo ultimo grande romanzo, Resurrezione, che si conclude con l'affermazione del potere di redenzione del Vangelo.

This is a non-technical description of Bitcoin. In this audiobook I simplify the various aspects of Bitcoin and describe them in an easy to understand format. When you are done listening, will you be able to start your own block chain and create a crypto coin with your name on it? No. For that you would need many books, far more technical than this one. Will you know how to invest in Bitcoin and make millions? Goodness no. If all goes well, you will finish this audiobook with a fundamental understanding of the basic principles that make Bitcoin what it is.

"Tell your boss that I have one of his employees." With those words a kidnapping plot begins in the middle of a high-stakes corporate merger. But the kidnappers' plans don't unfold - they unravel. “If you're thinking of committing the perfect crime, read Charlie Peters’ elegant new thriller first. Find out just how many ways perfection can go wrong.” Dan Hearn, author, Bad August