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Capitalism has blessed the world with wealth and technological miracles. It has also cursed it with urban slums, powerless workers, and the vicious boom-and-bust economy. If only there were some way to fix the problems of capitalism and keep all its benefits. In 1897, Henry George published his solution to this puzzle, Progress and Poverty. He suggested that, unlike all other taxes, a tax on land doesn't discourage entrepreneurship. A single tax on land can raise the revenues we need to help the poor without destroying the incentive to create wealth.

Progress and Poverty by Henry George explores the paradox of increasing inequality in periods of economic growth. George proposes that land speculation is the root cause of wealth disparities, advocating for a single tax on land value to promote fairness and reduce poverty. This influential work is critical for understanding economic and social theories regarding land reform and taxation.

The Ultimate Modern Classics Collection: Volume One is the first instalment in our classics collection focusing on the most important and iconic novels, stories, and poems of the 20th century. Featuring 18 essential modern classics from Orwell, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Woolf, and many more, and read by a cast of incredible narrators including Iwan Rheon, Ben Allen, Karen Cass, Nathan Osgood, amongst others, this is an essential addition to your library.

Dan Jones’s life of Henry V stands out for the generous amount of space it allots to the critical first 26 years of his life before he became king. Both standalone biography and a completion of Dan’s sequence of English medieval histories that began with The Plantagenets and The Hollow Crown, Henry V is a thrilling and unmissable life of England’s greatest king from our best-selling medieval historian.

In this vivifying omnibus, historian and popular voice of esoteric spirituality Mitch Horowitz abridges and introduces more than twenty world classics of inspiration, motivation, and successful living.

The Ultimate Essays Collection is a wide-ranging collection of 30 classic essays analysing everything from war to love, journalism to race, travel to nature, and much more, read by an award-winning cast of narrators. Included here are essays by some of the greatest writers of all time, including George Orwell; Thomas Paine; Fyodor Dostoyevsky; Henry David Thoreau; Virigina Woolf; Sigmund Freud; Zorea Neale Huston; Langston Hughes; Jack London, and more.

Ein Mann stirbt abrupt auf einer Bank am Lindauer Hafen. Herzversagen? Sein Freund Michael will es nicht wahrhaben und sucht nach Antworten. Gemeinsam mit Professor Brückner heuert er Nathan Weiß an. Doch schon bald wird klar: Dies war kein natürlicher Tod, sondern Mord. Der verstorbene Roland Kundl verstrickte sich in gefährliche Geldgeschäfte, von Geldwäsche bis hin zu Anlagebetrug. Der Fall wird komplex, doch Nathan blüht in diesem mysteriösen Netz aus Lügen auf. Seine Leidenschaft für die Wahrheit treibt ihn an.

This Audiobook contains the following works: "The Art of Money Getting: Golden Rules for Making Money" [P.T. Barnum] Starts at Chapter 19, "As a Man Thinketh" [James Allen] Starts at Chapter 40, "The Science of Getting Rich" [Wallace D. Wattles] Starts at Chapter 49, "Morning and Evening Thoughts" [James Allen] Starts at Chapter 67, "The prophet" [Khalil Gibran] Starts at Chapter 131, "Dollars Want Me: The New Road To Opulence" [Henry Harrison Brown] Starts at Chapter 159, "The Art Of War" [Sun Tzu] Starts at Chapter 166.

Teresa hat ihren Marienkäferring verloren und ab diesem Augenblick läuft alles schief. Da malt sie abends ein Bild und eine wunderbare Reise beginnt. Alle Menschen, die Kinder und die Erwachsenen, kennen Tage, an denen alles schiefläuft. Übrigens, der Marienkäfer klettert aus dem Ring und geht mit Teresa und Aseret auf die Reise.

Nachts, wenn alles ruhig ist, hören es die Bewohner eines alten Herrenhauses immer wieder: erst Orgelspiel - danach einen entsetzlichen Schrei. Manche sahen auch eine Gestalt in schwarzer Mönchskutte.

Danny Scudd is absolutely fine. At 27 years old, he's finally moved to London and escaped his parents' tiny fish and chip shop, his beloved collection of house plants are thriving and every Monday evening he has a date night with his boyfriend, Tobbs. But Danny's life is thrown into chaos when he discovers at an STI clinic that Tobbs might be cheating on him. And then he—and his plants—are unceremoniously evicted from his London flat. So, he's forced to move in with his best friend Jacob, a non-binary artiste who Danny's known since childhood.

Die Gruselkabinett Hörspiel Box 20 beinhaltet die Geschichten: "Das Feuer von Asshurbanipal" von Robert E. Howard, "Das Ding auf der Schwelle" von H.P. Lovecraft, "Lodoiska" von Theodor Hildebrand und "Der Zombie" von Henry S. Whitehead.

Bei der Verhaftung in einer Londoner Bank erschießt ein jahrelang gesuchter Scheckfälscher und Betrüger einen Polizisten. Als er daraufhin wegen Mordes angeklagt wird und gehenkt werden soll, veranlasst er als seinen letzten Wunsch das Erscheinen aller freiwillig oder unfreiwillig an seiner Verhaftung und Verurteilung beteiligten Personen, um ihnen seine Rache zu prophezeien. Nach der Hinrichtung sind diese Warnungen zunächst vergessen, bis ein Inspektor, der maßgeblich an der Verhaftung beteiligt war, nur knapp einem Mordanschlag entgeht.

Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy and Miss Elizabeth Bennet get off to a rocky start. Can three-month-old Scottish sheepdog, Henry, herd two stubborn individuals together long enough to realize they are the perfect partners for a lifetime? Join in the frustration and fun when Mr. Darcy is forced to retrieve his errant puppy daily as Henry scampers from Netherfield Park to Elizabeth’s home of Longbourn.

The lasting reputation of George V is for dullness. He was a crack shot and an outstanding stamp collector, but that's about it. The flamboyance and hedonism of his father, Edward VII, defined an era whose influence and magnetism is still felt today. The contrast between the two could hardly be greater.

George III, Britain's longest-reigning king, has gone down in history as 'the cruellest tyrant of this age' (Thomas Paine, 18th century), 'a sovereign who inflicted more profound and enduring injuries upon this country than any other modern English king' (WEH Lecky, 19th century), 'one of England's most disastrous kings' (JH Plumb, 20th century) and as the pompous, camp and sinister monarch of the musical Hamilton (21st century). Andrew Roberts' magnificent new biography takes entirely the opposite view.

While King Henry's England is threatened by rebellion, the king's scapegrace son Hal haunts the taverns of London, his companions a crew of rogues and thieves let by Falstaff. The earl of Northumberland and his fiery son Hotspur scheme to overthrow the crown. Can Hal be brought to a sense of duty as Prince of Wales? Or will the influence of Falstaff prove too strong? The issue is decided when Hal, Hotspur, and Falstaff come together at the climactic battle of Shrewsbury.

**One of AudioFile Magazine's Best Audiobooks of 2019** "The winning combination of George Newbern's engaging narration and Rick Atkinson's vivid new work of history--the first in a planned trilogy about the American Revolution--brings to life what could have been a dry account of Revolutionary...

Ein harmloser Whiskeyschmuggler wird tot auf seinem Boot aufgefunden, ermordet mit einer Harpune - dem Markenzeichen eines mörderischen Diebes. Scotland Yard steht vor einem Rätsel. Die Nachforschungen führen zu einer zwielichtigen Spelunke: dem Gasthaus an der Themse.

Die Erben eines großen Vermögens werden nacheinander ermordet. Da am Tatort stets die Visitenkarte des Hexers hinterlassen wird, greift dieser persönlich ein, um seine Unschuld zu beweisen. Scotland Yard muss wohl oder übel mit dem ehemaligen Schwerverbrecher zusammenarbeiten.