Not Another Billionaire

When she breaks her own rule and takes a job working for a CEO, he'll show her that money doesn't matter when it comes to the heart. As a poor girl who went to a private school filled with rich kids who made fun of me, I've since avoided anyone who has a lot of money. But when I'm offered a temp job as the assistant to a business tycoon that pays very well, I can't pass it up. The extra cash will help me secure a down payment on the perfect location for my new business. I arrive at my workplace with my armor in place and a professional smile on my face, but Seth Crawford is not what I expected. He doesn't look like a CEO or act like a CEO, and he doesn't treat me like he's the CEO. And when I accompany him on a business trip, he shows me what it would be like to be more than his assistant. But playing pretend outside of the office can't last forever. In the real world, he'll never see me as his equal, and unfortunately, neither will I.

Another billionaire? No thank you! After her last billionaire beau, Kylie Mitchell has vowed to avoid rich men from now on. But she didn't count on falling on Scott Ryan while overseas on a business trip. When the embarrassment wears off, the attraction doesn't, and Kylie can't get him off her mind even after she's back home in New York working for her ex-boyfriend boss, Alex. When Scott shows up at her office and asks her out, she can't resist. He may be a big name in new space technology, but he is also down-to-earth, kind, and unassuming--not your typical billionaire. Kylie falls a little more every day, and just when she is certain she has made the right decision this time, she discovers that Scott has been hiding a huge, life-altering secret. Retreating with her emotions in a tangle, Kylie finds an all too familiar shoulder to cry on--Alex's. But is he the solution? Kylie must decide.Is her love for Scott strong enough to bridge the break in trust? Or will she decide to write off billionaires forever?

When her family pressures her to bring a date to her cousin's wedding, he challenges her promise to swear off men forever. As an only child in a close-knit family, everyone expects me to get married...like, yesterday. But after my last two boyfriends cheated on me, I am done with dating, done with men, and done with romance. But I'd have better luck convincing my mother that the sky is green than getting her to understand I'm happy being single. Left with no other choice, I ask the biggest manwhore I know to be my date for a wedding weekend. He has just enough charm to make my family fall in love with him, but not enough that I will. Too bad the bottom half of me didn't get the message. But even if he gets my legs to open for him, he'll never get my heart to do the same.

Don't miss the epic conclusion to Caspian Hart and Arden St. Ives' love story! If you love someone, set them free... I thought I'd be okay when Caspian Hart left. He was a brilliant, beautiful billionaire with a past he couldn't escape. And I was ... just me: an ordinary man lost in his own life. It would never have lasted. It should never have happened. Not outside a fairytale. And I am okay. I've got my job, my family, my friends, and everything Caspian taught me. Except it turns out he's going to marry his ex-boyfriend. A man who doesn't understand him. A man who almost broke him. And I've finally realized it's not enough for me to be happy. I need Caspian to be happy too. Problem is, I've already done all I can to help him. I've followed his rules and broken his rules and learned his secrets. And he still won't believe I can love him. So now it's his turn. His turn to fight, and trust, and hope. It's time for Caspian Hart to choose me. The Arden St. Ives Series: How to Bang a Billionaire How to Blow it with a Billionaire How to Belong with a Billionaire

The glittering lives of billionaires may seem like a harmless source of entertainment. But such concentrated economic power reverberates throughout society, threatening the quality of life and the very functioning of democracy. It's no accident that the United States claims the most billionaires—but suffers among the highest rates of infant mortality and crime, the shortest life expectancy, as well as the lowest rates of social mobility and electoral political participation in the developed world. Our society tends to regard large fortunes as evidence of great talent or accomplishment. Yet the vast new wealth isn't due to an increase in talent or effort at the top, but rather to changing social attitudes legitimizing greed and government policy changes that favour the new elite. Authoritative and eye-opening, The Trouble with Billionaires will spark debate about the kind of society we want.

In "How To Be A Billionaire" erfahren Sie, wie sich manche Leute in einem ganz bestimmten Bereich menschlichen Strebens hervorgetan haben, nämlich im Streben nach Geld. Hier geht es nicht um das halbe Prozent der amerikanerikanischen Bevölkerung, das über einen Kapitalwert von einer Million Dollar verfügt. Hier geht es um Amerikaner, die 1.000 bis 40.000 Millionen Dollar ihr eigen nennen. In diesem Buch wird zum ersten Mal diese massive Anhäufung von privatem Vermögen ausführlich untersucht. Hierbei stützt sich Fridson verstärkt auf Biographien und journalistische Reportagen, die die Findigkeit, den Elan und die Rücksichtslosigkeit dokumentieren, auf die sich diese Vermögen gründen. Er enthüllt die wichtigsten Taktiken, Prinzipien und Strategien, die die Reichen superreich gemacht haben, wie z. B: "Verstoße gegen die Regeln", "Nachahmung ist besser als Innovation", "Beherrsche den Markt", "Investiere in politischen Einfluß" und "Übertrumpfe die Konkurrenz". Erläutert wird das gesamte Repertoire, angefangen bei Verhandlungstechniken über Tipps für den besten Deal bis hin zur Wahl der Branche und zum Börsengang des Unternehmens. Eine unverzichtbare Lektüre für jeden, der (erfolg)reicher werden will. (12/99)

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