The Bridesmaid and the Billionaire
Автор: Shirley Jump
Год издания: 0000
Here comes the bridesmaid! Bridesmaid Susannah Wilson has poured her dreams into planning a trip of a lifetime. Only trouble is, her locked-up heart is being opened by a brooding out-of-towner.Billionaire best man Kane Lennox is escaping the stifling expectations of New York. Being with Susannah, he’s breaking the rules. Happy-ever-after isn’t on his agenda.Yet he can’t take his eyes off her. For the first time he has something that money can’t buy – a woman who loves him for who he really is.Watch in wonder as the bridesmaid becomes the bride!
Richard Pratt: One Out of the Box. The Secrets of an Australian Billionaire
Автор: James Kirby
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Richard Pratt was one of Australia's most successful, formidable and charismatic businessmen. Yet for all this he was unfailingly human, his life playing out like a drama even after the final act. Self-made billionaire, family man, generous philanthropist, patron of the arts and Carlton Football Club saviour were just a few of Pratt's many guises, and in this compelling biography the truth behind the headlines is revealed. The twists and turns of Pratt's life are chronicled with candour – from humble beginnings in Poland to the heights of global business success tainted by the humiliating price-fixing scandal that earned Visy the largest corporate fine in Australia's history. Pratt's many achievements and controversies polarised public opinion but made him one of Australia's most enigmatic public figures. Though his legacy is debatable, no-one can deny that Richard Pratt was … one out of the box.
The eBay Billionaires' Club. Exclusive Secrets for Building an Even Bigger and More Profitable Online Business
Автор: Amy Joyner
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"IN The eBay Billionaires' Club, you will read thestories of twelve professional eBay merchants whorecognized a great business opportunity on the Internetand pursued it-some at great personal financial risk.In every case, the gamble has paid off. There are some powerful lessons to be learnedfrom these entrepreneurs, whose experiences truly runthe gamut. In the end, what they all have in common is that they started small-and some have purposely decided to stay that way. You'll quickly discover that eBay success really iswithin your reach, because every person in this bookbegan at the very bottom. What's more, a number of them have achievedincredible growth in a relatively short period of time,which should motivate you to stop thinking aboutyour idea and get started on the road to becoming amember of this elite club yourself. Get your highlighters out and fasten your seat belts for a journey that will put you on the road to building your own million-dollar-or perhaps even billion-dollar-eBay business!" —From the Introduction to The eBay Billionaires' Club
Google Speaks. Secrets of the World's Greatest Billionaire Entrepreneurs, Sergey Brin and Larry Page
Автор: Джанет Лоу
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Praise for Google Speaks «It's not hard to see that Google is a phenomenal company....At Geico, we pay these guys a whole lot of money for this and that key word.» –Warren Buffett «Google rocks. It raised my perceived IQ by about 20 points.» –Wes Boyd, President of Moveon.Org «Google is my rapid response research assistant. It's the Swiss Army knife of information retrieval.» –Lloyd Grove, columnist, Portfolio.com «Who's afraid of Google? Everyone.» –Wired magazine «Writers of the past had absinthe, whiskey or heroin. I have Google.» –Michael Chabon, author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay
The Outsider's Edge. The Making of Self-Made Billionaires
Автор: Brent Taylor D.
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The secret of extreme wealth creation The Outsider's Edge reveals the one common denominator the world's richest self-made people share. Studying the lives of 17 world-famous billionaires, author and researcher Brent Taylor discovered that their one shared experience is that of the outsider. From Bill Gates to Richard Branson to Warren Buffett, being different from their peers, and proud of it, has served as prime motivation for many of the world's most spectacularly successful people. Turning the conventional wisdom about wealth on its head, The Outsider's Edge reveals the true value and importance of being different. Brent Taylor (Australia) is a professional researcher who has worked for more than 20 years as a market researcher to government and corporations.
Four Bridesmaids and a White Wedding: the laugh-out-loud romantic comedy of the year!
Автор: Fiona Collins
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‘Pure unadulterated fun. A joy to read.’– Rachel’s Random Reads (top 500 Amazon reviewer)Don’t tell the bride!Rose, Sal and JoJo have been looking forward to their best friend Wendy’s hen party for ages. A relaxing spa break is the perfect way to escape their crazy careers, grumpy husbands and stroppy children – even if the groom’s straight-laced sister, Tamsin, is coming too.Until they realise that there’s been a mistake in the booking and instead of sipping prosecco in fluffy white dressing gowns they’re off to bridesmaid bootcamp!Squeezing themselves reluctantly into tiny shorts and sliding through the mud, it’s only a matter of time before secrets emerge that could change everything…Forget about saving the date, these four bridesmaids need to save the day – otherwise will there even be a white wedding at all?The hilariously uplifting new story from Fiona Collins, bestselling author of A Year of Being Single.Perfect for fans of Jane Costello, Helen Fielding and Fiona Gibson.Praise for Four Bridesmaids and a White Wedding:‘Pure unadulterated fun. A joy to read.’ – Rachel’s Random Reads (top 500 Amazon reviewer)‘A fun and fabulous read!’ – Jessica Bell (NetGalley reviewer)‘A sizzling, hilarious, saucy and sexy book. Simply the perfect read for this summer.’ – Sparkly Word‘Funny, light-hearted and fabulous!’ – Karen Whittard (NetGalley reviewer)‘Brilliant and fabulous… this book reminds me of Sex and the City!’ – Rebecca Stacey (NetGalley reviewer)