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"Taxing the Rich draws on unparalleled evidence from twenty countries over the last two centuries to provide the broadest and most in-depth history of progressive taxation available. Scheve and Stasavage explore the intellectual and political debates surrounding the taxation of the wealthy while also providing the most detailed examination to date of when taxes have been levied against the rich and when they haven't. Fairness in debates about taxing...
1422) La ley del padre
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"Existe un mundo que solo pertenece a una elite. Una realidad que los dem̀s creemos anhelar, pero que apenas un pųado de escogidos conocen. Es el mundo de las grandes fortunas y el poder. Un universo donde todos tenemos un precio, siempre que haya alguien dispuesto a pagarlo. Esta es la historia de una familia con mucho dinero y muy pocos escr͠pulos. Los G̤mez-Arjona son duęos de un enorme imperio medìtico y su patriarca, Arturo, parece tenerlo...
1423) Silencios del padado
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Harlequin Bianca volume 1428
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Isla McBain tuvo una aventura con Rafe Angeliri que iba a ser solo temporal, una oportunidad para explorar la apasionada conexi-n que hab'a entre ellos. Pero esa aventura tuvo como resultado que ella qued- embarazada del famoso hostelero. Si ese embarazo se supiera, la noticia llegar'a a los titulares e Isla no pod'a arriesgarse a que nadie rebuscara en su doloroso pasado y arruinara la impecable reputaci-n de Rafe. Cuando él se enter- del embarazo...
1424) A kiss before dying
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Bud Corliss is a darkly handsome college boy so obsessed with wealth that he'll do anything to get it. When his rich girlfriend Dorothy gets pregnant and is threatened with disinheritance, Bud stages her suicide, sending her plummeting from the roof of a high-rise. It's the perfect crime until Dorothy's sister Ellen begins to unravel Bud's deadly scheme.
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Children of crisis volume 5
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Interviews the well-off children ranging in age from five to fourteen substantiate a study of the children of affluent families that reveals surprising forms of suffering, peculiar anxieties, and striking uniformity in behavior and concerns.
1426) Fifty shades of black
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This spoof from the Wayans Brothers parodies the ultra-popular novel/film series Fifty Shades of Grey.
1427) Dirty headlines
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Célian Laurent. Manhattan royalty. Notorious playboy. Heir to a media empire. ...And my new boss. I could have impressed him, if not for last month's unforgettable one-night stand. I left it with more than orgasms and a pleasant memory--namely, his wallet. Now he's staring me down like I'm the dirt under his Italian loafers, and I'm supposed to take it. But the thing about being Judith "Jude" Humphry is I have nothing to lose. Brooklyn girl. Infamously...
1429) The secret Valtinos baby
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Harlequin presents volume 3593
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"Personal assistant Merry Armstrong couldn't resist Angel Valtinos's sensual charisma. The Greek awakened her with his touch and left her pregnant! When Angel discovers his heir, duty compels him to act. Despite Merry's independence, Valtinos's legacy must be legitimized--and seducing her into becoming his wife will be his biggest challenge!"--Amazon.
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When filthy rich video store magnate Johnny Rose, his soap star wife Moira, and their two kids suddenly find themselves broke, they are forced to live in a small, depressing town they once bought as a joke. With their pampered lives now abandoned, they must confront their newfound poverty and discover what it means to be a family, all within the rural city limits of their new home.
Created by and starring Eugene Levy and Daniel Levy, this irreverent...
1431) Better days
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Shala and Tyler grew up in Cleary, IL. As kids they were rivals and competitors. After high school they left Cleary a small town 30 minutes outside of Chicago, IL. The town is run by the Fields family. Ted Fields a classmate of Shala and Tyler, he has sunk the town into a large debt, he begs them to return to save the town. Can Shala and her motorcycle riding skills bring the town back to life or is Tyler going to rush in with his good looks, money...
1432) Fixers: a novel
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"For anyone who's wondered why the money men who caused the 2008 banking crisis ended up running U.S. economic policy, a novel that seems too true to be fiction. On a winter's night in 2007, a well-heeled "cultural consultant" named Chauncey Suydam gets a call from the head of the world's most powerful investment bank, who says a financial crisis is brewing, but he has a plan to insulate Wall Street from the fallout--and keep people such as himself...
1433) La mujer de mi vida
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Desde la primera vez que la bella y sensual Barbarita Ruiz visita la mansión de la poderosa familia Thompson como costurera de la arrogante y conocida millonaria Ricarda Thompson, su destino cambia drásticamente. Barbarita conoce al hijo mayor de la casa, Valentino, y los dos viven una apasionada y a la vez imposible historia de amor...hasta que él muere misteriosamente. Ricarda culpa a la dulce Barbarita por la muerte de su hijo y entonces emprende...
1435) Interludio con el jeffe
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Deseo volume 1225
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India no se podía creer que se hubiera dejado convencer por su exjefe para volver a trabajar con él. Era arrogante. Dominador. La obsesionaba de un modo que no quería admitir. Cuando se fue del trabajo y lo dejó plantado se sintió genial, pero después, al ver al gran multimillonario completamente impotente ante un bebé, accedió a sus demandas. Y le preocupaba que no fuera a ser la última vez.
I can't believe I'm letting my ex-boss talk me...
1437) The great Gatsby
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"This 1949 movie lavishly takes us on the journey of Jay Gatsby who worked his way from poor fisherman to extravagant millionaire. Travel back in time to the roaring 20s, a time of flappers, bootlegging, art deco architecture, and jazz music, through this classic tale of love and betrayal, deception and mystery. This is the second film adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's famous novel and was made before the book became considered an American classic....
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Heartbroken Izzy Stowe runs to sunny California to reconnect with her past -- and immediately finds herself in a business standoff with tycoon Gabriel Ricci. The devastatingly handsome bachelor is ready to bargain -- if she becomes nanny to his daughter! Despite their heart-racing encounters and rapidly growing connection, Izzy can't risk another betrayal -- she's determined to keep her emotions at bay! Until she's promoted from nanny to Gabriel's...
1439) Black diamond
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"Kristin Uys, a tough magistrate, goes on a one-woman crusade to wipe out prostitution in her town. Her reasons are personal and her zeal is fierce. Her main targets are the Visagie Brothers, Stevo and Shortie, who run a brothel, and although she fails to take down the entire establishment, she manages to nail Stevo for contempt of court. From Diepkloof Prison, the outraged Stevo orchestrates his revenge against the magistrate, aided and abetted by...
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