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Nicht reich muss man sein, sondern unabhängig. Das wusste schon André Kostolany. Wenn auch Sie gut leben wollen, ohne den Werbeversprechen von Banken und Finanzmaklern auf den Leim zu gehen, sind Sie bei Nikolaus Braun genau richtig. Der unabhängige Honorarberater zeigt Ihnen, wie Sie Gelassenheit in Ihrem Verhältnis zu Geld gewinnen und klug darüber nachdenken. Finden Sie heraus, wofür Geld in Ihrem Leben wichtig ist, und welche Werte Sie dabei beeinflussen.

Niemand wurde zum Milliardär, Werbung gibt es nicht und doch gehört Wikipedia zu den Top 10 aller Websites. Die Enzyklopädie ist weltweit ein Synonym für Wissen - und sie konnte sich gegen Konkurrenten von Brockhaus bis Google durchsetzen. Ihre Entwicklung in Deutschland nahm auf ganz besondere Weise Fahrt auf. Wikipedia ist soziales Experiment, bedeutendes Instrument der Freiheit und gleichzeitig geschlossene Gesellschaft.

Die Meinungsfreiheit ist für eine freiheitliche Demokratie konstituierend. In Deutschland ist sie deshalb verfassungsrechtlich besonders geschützt. Trotzdem haben mehr als zwei Drittel der Deutschen das Gefühl, sie könnten ihre Meinung nicht frei äußern. Wie kommt das? Wolfgang Kubicki widmet sich der Frage, welche Fehler in Politik, Medien und Gesellschaft gemacht wurden, die zu diesem Vertrauensverlust führten und zeigt, wie wir zu einer neuen Diskurskultur finden.

S.O.S. - Save Our Souls! Die Informationsflut steht uns bis zum Hals, kein Land in Sicht, kein Horizont, wir haben die Orientierung verloren. Ohne Leuchtturm und Leitstern versinken wir in Anpassung oder Rückzug und vergessen, dass Angst der schlechteste aller Ratgeber ist. Den Schlüssel zu unserer Rettung tragen wir in uns, in unseren Herzen. Denn erinnern wir uns an Wahrhaftigkeit, Liebe und Mut, kehren Hoffnung und Zuversicht zurück. Dann hören wir wieder unsere wahre innere Stimme, die laut und energisch uns selbst und das Leben bejaht.

In this collection, Vivian Gornick turns her attention to a large theme in literature: the struggle for the semblance of inner freedom. In the essays collected here, she explores the work of V. S. Naipaul, James Baldwin, George Gissing, Randall Jarrell, H. G. Wells, Loren Eiseley, Allen Ginsberg, Hayden Carruth, Saul Bellow, and Philip Roth.

A gateway has opened to the realm of the dead and caused a zombie apocalypse. This reboot by author Gary Reed of his original series tells the story of a group of teenagers left to survive in a world where the only threat more deadly than the living dead are the actual living! Can they survive with no adults, little food, and gasoline in a yellow school bus, while they are hunted down by the leader of the zombie army?  

John Henry Cole's life has quieted down from what it had always been, and he can now settle down and make improvements on his small ranch. But everything changes when an old rancher named Wilson rides in with his two sons. Wilson is willing to pay Cole $5,000 to help get back his wife Lenora who has been taken hostage by Lucky Jack Dancer, an outlaw who had robbed the train on which she was a passenger. 

The shocking existence and unexplained origins of artifacts that are so technologically advanced, they have mystified scientists and researchers for decades. They defy comprehension and contradict all we have been told about the ancient world. From the 500,000-year-old spark plug, to the billion-year-old metal spheres, prepare to have your mind blown with the fascinating alien artifacts found on planet Earth.

Michael J. Buckner sneaks the listener behind the curtain of reality and shows how life works. Omni-temporal in scope Ject fuses our deep past with today. From our ape ancestry to the smart phone, Ject tells not only the story of how we came to be, but how all things come to be. From the atomic underpinnings and geometrical ether of human sensation, to the social conformity that creates Gods and cities, Ject catapults us above our cities, homes and highways, so we can see ourselves from all angles.

Asher and Joy must travel through a magical portal to Honesty Hollow and retrieve the Garnet gem. They must battle deceitfulness, navigate the dark caves, and learn to be honest with themselves and each other. Can the Garnet goggles light their way to victory or will the island be plunged into darkness?

Alan Pender, a bored, 20-something, college graduate with a degree in general studies woke up the day after graduation and suddenly realized his degree was useless and he had to get a job. As he walked around looking for help wanted signs, a series of unfortunate accidents occurred resulting in him entering a coma. When he woke up, he discovered he'd been granted a mysterious system. Moreover, the system finally provided him with some direction about what he should do with his life. Follow Alan as he explores his new found calling!

Do aliens walk among us? One out of 10 people may have encountered an alien in their midst. They could be a friend, a neighbor, even a relative. A growing number of people believe that aliens have visited Earth and have been here a very long time. Some believe they are here now, watching over the human race. The alien agenda is as shocking as the abductions that have been occurring for hundreds of years, and new evidence suggests that they have been infiltrating our society for decades.

Michael Kirkman is back with 26 new short stories - tales of his interactions with the people in his life which are filled with poignancy and humor. Kirkman's writing resembles that of J. D. Salinger in his Nine Stories. Descriptive, catching the humanity, and substance hiding in everyday events, he manages to express in words what the rest of us are only able to feel.

A zany musical comedy, touching love story, and fast-paced adventure thriller combined with “Elvis Presley meets Star Wars” plot twists. Cosmic Cowboy the Musical stars the love-struck alien Prince Remo, from faraway Planet Vegas (complete with glowing blue-grey skin and personal flying saucer), and the object of his adoration, aspiring Nashville country singer Jenna Lee Jenkins.

Mother Nature was on her knees but she fought back. Green shoots of hope started to appear and the planet underwent its genesis. Two basset brothers headed to Scotland in the hope of a new life. Others joined them and they set up the first of seven dogdoms in the valleys near Loch Ness.

Do you want to increase your sales and conversion ratio using proven strategies? Or do you want updated tips and strategies that work in this digital age? Copywriting Mastery 2.0 is the right book for you as we will show you how you can increase your sales and conversion ratio using only tried and tested strategies that experts in the industry swear by. We have included proven copywriting strategies, copywriting best practices, and different tips to empower you to increase your sales and conversions.

Learn everything you need to know about ICOs: What ICOs are, how they came to be, how to evaluate different ICOs and pick the right ones, and how to identify and avoid scams.

Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. This anthology includes brand-new stories by: Tommy Moore, Jessica Breheny, Naomi Hirahara, Calvin McMillin, Liza Monroy, Elizabeth McKenzie, Jill Wolfson, Ariel Gore, Jon Bailiff, Maceo Montoya, Micah Perks, Seana Graham, Vinnie Hansen, Peggy Townsend, Margaret Elysia Garcia, Lou Mathews, Lee Quarnstrom, Dillon Kaiser, Beth Lisick, and Wallace Baine.

Two audiobooks in one - how to make at least $10,000 a month while working from the comfort of your home. 

What happens to us when we die? It’s a question man has asked since the beginning of time. Do we live briefly as physical beings then simply vanish into oblivion, or do we live on in spirit form? Why are we here, and how did we come to be here? Scientists may be closer to answering these and other questions than ever before with the largest study ever done on near-death and out-of-body experiences - the results of which have huge implications on how we view death.