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Benjamin Franklin's Last Bet (eBook, ePUB)
The incredible story of Benjamin Franklin's parting gift to the working-class people of Boston and Philadelphiaa deathbed wager that captures the Founder's American Dream and his lessons for our current, conflicted age. Benjamin Franklin was not a gambling man. But at the end of his illustrious life, the Founder allowed himself a final wager on the survival of the United States: a gift of two thousand pounds to Boston and Philadelphia, to be lent out to tradesmen over the next two centuries to jump-start their careers. Each loan would be repaid with interest over ten years. If all went according to Franklin's inventive scheme, the accrued final payout in 1991 would be a windfall. In Benjamin Franklin's Last Bet, Michael Meyer traces the evolution of these twin funds as they age alongside America itself, bankrolling woodworkers and silversmiths, trade schools and space races. Over time, Franklin's wager was misused, neglected, and contestedbut never wholly extinguished. With charm and inquisitive flair, Meyer shows how Franklin's stake in the leather-apron class remains in play to this day, and offers an inspiring blueprint for prosperity in our modern era of growing wealth disparity and social divisions.- Shop: buecher
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Benjamin Franklin's Last Bet: The Favorite Founder's Divisive Death, Enduring Afterlife, and Blueprint for American Prosperity
The incredible story of Benjamin Franklin's parting gift to the working-class people of Boston and Philadelphia?a deathbed wager that captures the Founder's American Dream and his lessons for our current, conflicted age. Benjamin Franklin was not a gambling man. But at the end of his illustrious life, the Founder allowed himself a final wager on the survival of the United States: a gift of two thousand pounds to Boston and Philadelphia, to be lent out to tradesmen over the next two centuries to jump-start their careers. Each loan would be repaid with interest over ten years. If all went according to Franklin's inventive scheme, the accrued final payout in 1991 would be a windfall. In Benjamin Franklin's Last Bet, Michael Meyer traces the evolution of these twin funds as they age alongside America itself, bankrolling woodworkers and silversmiths, trade schools and space races. Over time, Franklin's wager was misused, neglected, and contested?but never wholly extinguished. With charm and inquisitive flair, Meyer shows how Franklin's stake in the ?leather-apron? class remains in play to this day, and offers an inspiring blueprint for prosperity in our modern era of growing wealth disparity and social divisions.- Shop: buecher
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Sunshine and Laughter
'A warm and sympathetic portrait of two pals who conquered the world simply by radiating hilarious friendship' Sunday Times 'Barfe lifts the lid on the lives of TV's most iconic double act... and gets to the heart of what made them so loved by a nation' Sunday Post 'Set to be the definitive account of the television age's funniest pair' New European 'Colour about the characters of [Morecambe and Wise] is mixed with Barfe's usual forensic research' ChortleThe Morecambe and Wise Show was the crème de la crème of TV light entertainment from the late 1960s until the early 1980s. The hardy perennial comedy duo at its heart had even greater longevity, spanning five decades and becoming a national institution whose shows drew audiences in excess of twenty million. They also loved each other like brothers, and the audience repaid that love; they were the nation's best friends.In Sunshine and Laughter, Louis Barfe tells the touching story of Morecambe and Wise, and explores how it is that thirty-seven years after their last television show, the tall handsome one with glasses and the one with the short, fat, hairy legs continue to work their unique brand of comedy magic.- Shop: buecher
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Tattooed Memories: Forgotten Legacy, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 670min
Gabe Mercer Singer, rockstar, asshole.He's the one thing from my past I've tried to forget.He is famous now. A rock god.I'm happy being a nobody...and I wanted to keep it that way.I thought I was succeeding until I came face-to face with him, once more.Harper JacksonFrosty, unimpressed, sexy as sin.She made my past bearable, kept me sane long enough to drag myself out of the hell I lived in. I repaid her by breaking her heart and leaving her behind.But now, she's back and, even though I know I should stay away from her, I can't.The problem is by forcing Harper to become part of my life, it might just get one of us killed.An all-new contemporary rockstar romance series from the author who brought you The Midnight Pack! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Thomas Locklear. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/215259/bk_acx0_215259_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Save Me , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 491min
Save Me is a gritty crime novel by best-selling author Mandasue Heller. When Ellie Fisher misses her train home one night, she has no idea that being in the right place at the wrong time will change her life forever. That night she comes across Gareth, a young man about to take his own life, because as far as he's concerned there is nothing left to live for. Putting her own life in danger, Ellie convinces Gareth that there is always something left. Her own life is no bed of roses, she explains, but she always pushes on. However, good deeds aren't always repaid the way we want. Has Ellie unwittingly put her life in danger, or is the real danger a lot closer to home? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Collen Prendergast. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/023849/bk_adbl_023849_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Bradbury Farm: Thirstonfield Halt, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 400min
In this sequel, the second book in the Thirstonfield Halt series, life for the Bradbury family was as close to idyllic as it could be on a working farm nestled amongst the achingly beautiful North Yorkshire Moors in postwar England.Thomas and his wife Anne worked hard while their young son George attended the local school in the village of Thirstonfield. Their lives seemed content until that fateful day when Thomas happened upon Jack Bright. The act of kindness shown by Thomas would be repaid by the most abhorrent act imaginable.From that moment on, their simple, honest lives would be forever changed as their world is turned upside down by the arrival of the mysterious stranger. What would follow are a series of disturbing events that will forever echo through time itself. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jonathan Trueman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/223000/bk_acx0_223000_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Raven: Blood Eye: Raven, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 758min
Random House presents the audiobook edition of Raven: Blood Eye by Giles Kristian, read by Philip Stevens. The first book in a thrilling Viking trilogy that launched the career of acclaimed historical novelist Giles Kristian - who's now confronting the tumult and devastation of the English Civil War in The Bleeding Land. For two years Osric has lived a simple life, though he is feared and shunned for his mysterious past and blood-red eye. When raiders from across the sea ransack his village, Osric finds himself taken prisoner by their chief, Sigurd the Lucky. Immersed in the Norsemen's world and driven by their lust for adventure, Osric proves a natural warrior and forges a deep bond with Sigurd, who renames him Raven. But the Norsemen's world is a savage one, where loyalty is often repaid in blood and a young man must become a killer to survive.... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Philip Stevens. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rhuk/002973/bk_rhuk_002973_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Potlatch: A Comedy , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 416min
Have you ever wondered why life seems so complicated, so exhausting, so fattening, and yet so pointless and idiotic? It's all part of the Potlatch. To Alice Coggins, the 24-year-old daughter of a South Philadelphia scam artist, everything looks like a racket: endless serf-like internships, student loans that can never be repaid, and high-minded charities run by swindlers for the benefit of rich donors. Things only get worse when she meets Andrew Ogleby, a scion of blue-bloods who is engaged to a bulimic pet-food heiress he can't bring himself to marry. As their Cinderella romance unfolds, Alice and Andrew must battle their families, the mob, and most of all the ubiquitous "Potlatch": a vast conspiracy of conspicuous waste directed by the powers that be to keep the populace - and especially the young people - from even thinking about doing anything useful. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Audra Cook. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/126608/bk_acx0_126608_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Sinful Surrender: The Sinful Series, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 388min, (USK 18)
A debt repaid...in the form of her surrender.Rich and powerful, Maddux Wilder has built his empire with one thought in mind...exacting revenge against the man who killed his parents. But he never planned for his enemy’s daughter, Arabella Cole, to offer herself in exchange for her father’s debt. Innocent and captivating, Maddux can’t resist her allure, or the lust she stirs within him.When Arabella sacrifices her life to save her father’s, she does so with the intention of hating the man who now owns her. But beneath Maddux’s gruff, boorish exterior she discovers a compelling man. One who makes her burn with need and awakens deep, forbidden desires she can’t deny. Soon she’s surrendering more than just her body to Maddux.What starts as an act of vengeance becomes something far more consuming. Can this beauty tame the beast, or will revenge cost them both everything that matters most?Sinful Surrender is a seductive and modern take on Beauty and the Beast. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lia Langola. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/161339/bk_acx0_161339_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Luna Chosen: Luna Rising Series, Book 5 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 430min
Nineteen years ago…...a mother and her baby died during childbirth. But two minutes later, that baby came back to life.A miracle, according to everyone involved. However, that child grew up to hate her life because it’s been nothing but a trip through hell. Yes, you guessed it. I’m that child, Ruby Saunders. The truth is, at birth my fate was sealed. I was saved by a God, chosen to be a vessel used to save a dying world. I didn’t ask for any of this.Now, after meeting my father, the truth about my birth and my power is finally revealed. I was saved by a god at birth…given divinity to spare my life. But…why? Still, the end of the world is upon us as the vampire threat grows stronger...and I fear it won’t be a pleasant end. I’m living on borrowed time and...I fear the life that was spared so many years ago will have to be repaid. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Meg Price. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/233083/bk_acx0_233083_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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