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Big bucks!: How To Make Serious Money For Both You And Your Company
By Kenneth H Blanchard, Sheldon M Bowles. 2000
Bestselling authors Blanchard and Bowles unlock the secrets of making serious money for both you and your company. Through a…
series of easy-to-follow steps and powerful strategies, they show how anyone can create lasting wealth. By focusing on concepts like commitment, intensity, purpose, and even fun, the authors have crafted a totally new - and irresistible - paradigm for unlimited success. 2000.Bull's eye investing: targeting real returns in a smoke and mirrors market
By John Mauldin. 2004
Financial expert John Mauldin makes his case regarding the future direction of the markets, and details a new approach to…
investing that allows adjustment to its new realities. Provides options beyond traditional stock portfolios so investors can learn to choose between the stable and secure investments that will result in profits, even in turbulent markets. 2004.Based on research with hundreds of retired people, and advice from leading experts, this book will help you to think…
through all the opportunities and challenges ahead, so you can enjoy a happy, healthy, financially sound retirement. 2009.Behind the mask: the life of Queen Elizabeth I
By Jane Resh Thomas. 1998
Discusses Elizabeth from her birth in 1533 to her death in 1603 within the social and political context of the…
time in which she ruled. The author looks at the personal aspects of the queen's life, including why she never married. For junior high readers. 1998.Anne: the working princess
By Paul James. 1987
Aliénor d'Aquitaine ((Livre de poche ; 5731).)
By Régine Pernoud. 1965
" La postérité n'a retenu de cette personnalité féminine hors pair que d'avoir abandonné la couronne de France pour celle…
d'Angleterre, oubliant qu'Aliénor d'Aquitaine fut deux fois reine et mère de deux rois, menaça le pape et gouverna avec maîtrise et clairvoyance. R. Pernoud a voulu, en historienne, retracer sa vie dans un style romanesque. " -- 4e de couv.Alexandre III: le tsar des neiges
By Henri Troyat. 2004
Quand, en 1881, Alexandre III succède à Alexandre II, qui vient d'être assassiné, c'est un jeune homme traumatisé et donc…
peu enclin aux réformes qui arrive au pouvoir. Persuadé que le libéralisme de son père a fait le lit de la violence, Alexandre III va s'employer à restaurer l'autocratie dans toute sa rigueur. S'il laisse le souvenir d'un esprit étroit, il a cependant à son actif la création du chemin de fer qui traverse les grandes plaines russes jusqu'aux neiges sibériennes, de même qu'une gestion habile de la politique extérieure après avoir détaché la Russie de ses alliances avec l'Allemagne, il oeuvre au rapprochement avec la France. Au centre d'une époque troublée, cet être assez fruste, qui fut l'avant-dernier tsar de Russie, apparaît, grâce à la plume d'Henri Troyat, dans toutes ses contradictions. Tour à tour autoritaire et indulgent, énergique et indécis, ce souverain méconnu chercha tout au long de son règne à servir son pays et non sa légende.Affluence Intelligence: earn more, worry less, and live a happy and balanced life (Your coach in a box)
By Stephen Goldbart, Joan Indursky DiFuria. 2011
The authors offer a three-month plan to reassess all aspects of life, achieve goals, and increase enjoyment. Every person has…
an Affluence Intelligence Quotient (AIQ) that determines both wealth and personal fulfillment. In this remarkable guide, the authors show how people can determine - and then raise - their AIQs to make the most of their lives. 2011.A woman of independent means: a woman's guide to full financial security
By Gail E Vaz-Oxlade. 1999
Vaz-Oxlade discusses the means for women to achieve financial independence. She also discusses the roots of women's attitudes towards money,…
and ways that women can overcome any trepidation they may have about taking charge of their own financial situation. 1999.A random walk down Wall Street: the time-tested strategy for successful investing
By Burton Gordon Malkiel. 2008
Malkiel evaluates the full range of investment opportunities, from stocks, bonds, and money markets to real estate investment trusts and…
insurance, home ownership, and tangible assets such as gold and collectibles. 2008.Victoria & Abdul: the extraordinary true story of the Queen's closest confidant
By Shrabani Basu. 2017
'Victoria & Abdul' examines how a young Indian Muslim came to play a central role at the heart of the…
empire and his influence over Queen Victoria at a time when independence movements in the sub-continent were growing in force. Yet, at its heart, it is a tender love story between an ordinary Indian and his elderly queen. It was a controversial relationship that led to near revolt in the royal household and one that survived the best attempts to destroy it. 2017.Introduces 5 Laws of Money, which operate without exception -- at all times, in every culture -- and apply to…
everyone. The author uses stories adapted from real-life situations to illustrate her points. The universal truths and lessons contained within each law help the reader learn how to keep what they have and create what they deserve. Orman strongly advises putting these laws to use, in order to survive and thrive in these times of constant upheaval and financial turmoil. 2003.Princess: a true story of life behind the veil in Saudi Arabia
By Jean P Sasson. 1993
Although names and identifying circumstances have been changed to protect the life of "Sultana", this is the true story of…
a present-day Saudi Arabian princess. It is a harrowing tale, depicting riches beyond our wildest dreams, and the grim realities of life in a country where women have few rights, and men's sex, money, and power reign supreme. 1993.Purple secret: genes, "madness" and the Royal houses of Europe
By John C. G Röhl, David M Hunt, Martin Warren. 1999
Based on the theory that King George III suffered from the rare blood disease, Porphyria - an inherited disorder, this…
book use advances in DNA sequencing to examine how it may have affected his descendants, including the present British royal family, and its possible consequences.Lives of the Indian princes
By Sharada Dwivedi, Charles Allen. 1998
Tomber à la retraite: une planification complète
By Nathalie Bachand. 2010
Mal préparée, la retraite pourrait bien vous faire tomber! A ce moment-là, serez-vous prêt? Et quels seront vos besoins? Sur…
quels revenus pourrez-vous compter? Voilà quelques-unes des questions évoquées dans cet ouvrage, auxquelles vous trouverez des réponses claires. L'expertise jumelée d'une psychologue, d'une fiscaliste, d'une actuaire et d'un expert en gestion des risques vous aidera à cheminer dans votre réflexion. 2010.L'inconnue: la vraie vie de l'impératrice Eugénie : biographie historique
By Lucien Daudet. 2010
Une biographie d'Eugénie de Montijo (1826-1920), épouse de Napoléon III et impératrice de 1853 à 1870. L'ouvrage évoque sa période…
d'exil en Angleterre, revient sur les moments clés de sa vie et met en exergue sa personnalité. -- 4e de couv.Diana: in pursuit of love
By Andrew Morton. 2004
When Andrew Morton's biography, "Diana: her true story", was first published, it caused a media frenzy, severely jolted the Royal…
Family and the Palace hierarchy, and shook the British Establishment to its foundations. Later revealed as having been written with the Princess's full cooperation, this world bestseller is now seen as the nearest thing to her official biography. Yet it was not the full story, nor could it have been, given the circumstances at the time. Friends, advisers and colleagues, more than six years after her death, feel a far greater freedom in speaking of her than once they did.The secret of the crown: Canada's affair with royalty
By John Fraser. 2012
Fraser explores the endurance and allure of the Crown in Canada, looking at the Crown’s evolution from the Age of…
Deference to the era of celebrity to the present popular revival. Examines the differences between tribal monarchy and constitutional monarchy, the key roles of the governor general and the lieutenant governor, and the media’s insatiable appetite for the Royal Family. Finally, he speculates on the future reign of Charles, Prince of Wales, and pays homage to Queen Elizabeth II on her Diamond Jubilee. c2012.