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Austen wrote, 'I am going to take a heroine whom no-one but myself will much like' and thus introduces the handsome, clever, rich - and flawed, Emma Woodhouse. Emma is perfectly content with her life and sees no need for either love or marriage; nothing however delights her more than matchmaking her fellow residents of Highbury. But when she ignores the warnings of her good friend Mr. Knightley and attempts to arrange a suitable match for her protegee Harriet Smith, her carefully laid plans soon unravel and have consequences that she never expected.

In recent years, numerous studies have shown that bright, charming, seemingly confident and socially skilled teenagers from affluent, loving families are experiencing epidemic rates of depression, substance abuse, and anxiety disorders - rates higher than in any other socioeconomic group of American adolescents. Materialism, pressure to achieve, perfectionism, and disconnection are combining to create a perfect storm that is devastating children of privilege and their parents alike.

During the formative years of the Industrial Revolution, English workers and artisans claimed a place in society that would shape the following centuries. But the capitalist elite did not form the working class - the workers shaped their own creations, developing a shared identity in the process. Despite their lack of power and the indignity forced upon them by the upper classes, the working class emerged as England's greatest cultural and political force.

Sam thought to himself that if they met again this time and Lucy was still alone, he would offer her the best of himself as a kind of bridal gift to bring her home and make her his wife. But if she had someone in her heart, he would sincerely wish her well, remaining single and growing old by himself.

Trade disputes are usually understood as conflicts between countries with competing national interests, but as Matthew C. Klein and Michael Pettis show in this book, they are often the unexpected result of domestic political choices to serve the interests of the rich at the expense of workers and ordinary retirees. Klein and Pettis trace the origins of today's trade wars to decisions made by politicians and business leaders in China, Europe, and the United States over the past 30 years.

Rich Dad Poor Dad is Robert's story of growing up with two dads - his real father and the father of his best friend, his rich dad - and the ways in which both men shaped his thoughts about money and investing. The book explodes the myth that you need to earn a high income to be rich and explains the difference between working for money and having your money work for you. In the 20th anniversary edition of this classic, Robert offers an update on what we’ve seen over the past 20 years related to money, investing, and the global economy.

In the middle of efforts to establish a proper school, Eli Hearthsong finds himself caught between a rock and a hard place when Last Stop is flooded by religious refugees, people who lost their gods in the final battle with the Demon Lord. They've heard rumors of a System Prophet, and hope that this unheard of Class can fix their broken skills and abilities.

Rose McKenzie may be far from Earth with no way back, but she's made a powerful ally - a fellow prisoner with whom she's formed a strong bond. Sazo's an artificial intelligence. He's saved her from captivity and torture, but he's also put her in the middle of a conflict, leaving Rose with her loyalties divided. Captain Dav Jallan doesn't know why he and his crew have stumbled across an almost legendary Class 5 battleship, but he's not going to complain. The only problem is, all its crew are dead - all except for one strange, new alien being.

In Second Class, working-class Americans of all races, political orientations, and occupations share their stories—cleaning ladies, health care aides, cops, truck drivers, fast food workers, electricians, and more. In their own words, these working-class Americans explain the struggles and triumphs of their increasingly precarious lives—as well as what policies they think would improve them.

< [Necromancer - Level 1] > They were lying to us. The adventurer guild, the royals, the hexamists. All liars, Jay thought, trailing his finger over a skull. From the eye-sockets of an empty skull, a pair of floating beady eyes glanced up at him, waiting for his command. Jay pointed into the forest. “Hunt.” *** In a village blanketed in shadows, Jay seeks escape from his mundane life as a butcher. Desperate for adventure, he braves a treacherous path to the local Adventurer's Guild, hoping to discover his true calling. But fate intervenes, as it always does. With newfound abilities and ...

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If you're ready to take the journey to wealth and personal fulfillment, here's your ticket. In this life-changing audiobook, entrepreneur and inspirational speaker Keith Cameron Smith tells you how to think like a millionaire and reap the benefits of a millionaire mindset. The key to moving beyond the middle class and up the economic ladder is mastering 10 vital principles.

Rose McKenzie is adapting to life with the Grih, and now that the threat of war with the Tecran is over, she's hoping to settle into what passes for a normal life far from Earth and everything she knows. When she gets the chance to join an exploration team who are going down to collect information from a planet in Grihan airspace, she jumps at the chance to stretch her legs and breathe some real air.

Steve Siebold uncovers the "mental toughness" secrets of champions. You can learn them, too, and start dreaming bigger and achieving more. In Secrets of the World Class, Steve Siebold's shares his 20-year journey of studying peak performers and discovering the link that makes them champions. Each chapter finishes with an "Action Step for Today" that leads you down the path from mediocrity to greatness. Loaded with ideas you can immediately put into action to catapult yourself from mediocrity to greatness. Applications for use in business as well as athletics.

The tought processes, habits, and philosophies of the great ones!

A wide-ranging cultural and political history that will forever redefine a misunderstood decade, Stayin' Alive is prize-winning historian Jefferson Cowie's remarkable account of how working-class America hit the rocks in the political and economic upheavals of the 1970s. In this edgy and incisive book, Cowie, with "an ear for the power and poetry of vernacular speech" (Cleveland Plain Dealer), reveals America's fascinating path from rising incomes and optimism of the New Deal to the widening economic inequalities and dampened expectations of the present.

When Stephanie Land set out to write her memoir Maid, she never could have imagined what was to come. Handpicked by President Barack Obama as one of the best books of 2019, he called it an “unflinching look at America’s class divide…and a reminder of the dignity of all work.” Later, it was adapted into the hit Netflix series Maid, which was viewed by sixty-seven million households and was Netflix’s fourth most-watched show in 2021, garnering three Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Stephanie’s escape out of poverty and abuse in search of a better life inspired millions.

He was supposed to be a tutoring job—not the cruel quarterback who breaks her open. Briar I needed this scholarship to survive. One tutoring assignment—that’s all I had to do. I didn’t expect it to be him. Rhett Calloway is everything I hate: arrogant, gorgeous, and cruel. The boy who torments everyone just because he can. Now he’s staring at me like I’m prey, cornering me, pushing me to break. And the worst part? My body doesn’t care that he’s my enemy. It just wants to give in. Rhett Briar Montgomery thought she was better than everyone. Quiet, smart, untouchable. But now ...

The biggest guild in the world is recruiting. Anyone can join, assuming they can survive the test. Recruitment Day is here. One hundred hopefuls willingly participate to gain membership with the Oathsworn, the most famous guild in the entire world. The Oathsworn hold a monopoly over the best dungeons, making it nearly impossible for other guilds and solo adventurers to earn a living. So, when Recruitment Day comes around, one would be a fool to miss it. On the surface, Jon Reddington is one of those fools. Jon was a member of Five Rings, the second-largest guild in the world, for over ...

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