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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 20
Lexile measure
990L
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English
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A story of Americans living on the French Riviera in the 1930s is a portrait of psychological disintegration as a wealthy couple supports friends and hangers-on financially and emotionally at the cost of their own stability.
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English
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The "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Genome" and "The Red Queen" offers a provocative case for an economics of hope, arguing that the benefits of commerce, technology, innovation, and change--cultural evolution--will inevitably increase human prosperity.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
830L
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English
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A charming, classic middle grade debut perfect for fans of Three Times Lucky and Because of Winn-Dixie with the most lovable pig since Wilbur in Charlotte's Web.
June Sparrow and her best friend-a miniature pig named Indigo Bunting-have always been just fine on their own. June is a wealthy orphan who's lived in New York City her whole life. But on June's twelfth birthday, she suddenly loses her fortune and is forced to move in with an aunt she's...
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Winterborne home volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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"April thought she had her happy ending. After all, she has her new house and new friends and new guardian. But she also has a very big new secret. The kids of Winterborne House are the only ones who know that Gabriel Winterborne--famous billionaire and terrible cook--is really a sword-wielding vigilante. What they don't know is that he's not the only one. When a masked figure breaks in, looking for something--or someone--it's clear that Gabriel has...
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Baby-sitters Club. Original series volume 11
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
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When her mother's remarriage takes her family into a much wealthier neighborhood, thirteen-year-old Kristy finds herself surrounded by snobbish girls who compare clothes, make fun of the Baby-sitters Club, and insult her aging dog.
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The author of the blockbuster bestseller The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy shows how self-made millionaires have surmounted shortcomings such as average intelligence by carefully choosing their careers, taking calculated risks, and living balanced lifestyles while maintaining their integrity. Dr. Thomas J. Stanley also builds on his research from The Millionaire Next Door and takes us further into the psyche of...
10) Lucky
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Avery sisters trilogy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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As Phoebe and her clique of privileged girlfriends get ready to graduate from eighth grade, a financial scandal threatens her family's security--as well as Phoebe's social status--but ultimately it teaches her the real meaning of friendship.
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In On The Wealth of Nations, America's most provocative satirist, P. J. O'Rourke, reads Adam Smith's revolutionary The Wealth of Nations so you don't have to. Recognized almost instantly on its publication in 1776 as the fundamental work of economics, The Wealth of Nations was also recognized as really long: the original edition totaled over nine hundred pages in two volumes-including the blockbuster sixty-seven-page "digression concerning the variations...
12) Building wealth: the new rules for individuals, companies, and nations in a knowledge-based economy
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English
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There is no doubt that we are in the middle of a transition to a knowledge-based economy. Breakthrough technologies in microelectronics, biotechnology, new materials, telecommunications, robotics, and computers are fundamentally changing the game of creating wealth. While these new industries are growing explosively, existing industries such as banking and retail are being transformed beyond recognition. As a result, a new global economy is emerging...
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Will the ties that bound these three families for generations finally tear them apart? New York Times bestselling author Barbara Delinsky's classic novel Twilight Whispers now available as an e-book for the first time.
Linked for years through friendship and intermarriage, the Warren and Whyte families find their charmed world is marred when Mark Whyte and his wife Deborah Warren are found murdered. Police detective Robert Cavanaugh, working on a...
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Bright young things novels volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 14
Lexile measure
1100L
Language
English
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Scandal, intrigue, and romance follow three beautiful teenaged friends, Letty, Cordelia and Astrid, as they each try find love and fortune in glamorous Jazz Age New York.
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Hotlanta volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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Wealthy and beautiful African American twins Sydney and Lauren both face boyfriend problems as they continue to delve into a murder mystery that somehow involves both their father and stepfather.
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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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From New York Times bestselling author Ben Mezrich: the book Elon Musk doesn’t want you to read.
BREAKING TWITTER takes readers inside the darkly comic battle between one of the most intriguing, polarizing, influential men of our time—Elon Musk—and the company that represents our culture’s dearest hope for a shared global conversation. From employee accounts within Twitter headquarters to the mission-driven...
BREAKING TWITTER takes readers inside the darkly comic battle between one of the most intriguing, polarizing, influential men of our time—Elon Musk—and the company that represents our culture’s dearest hope for a shared global conversation. From employee accounts within Twitter headquarters to the mission-driven...
17) Jinx
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
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Sixteen-year-old Jean "Jinx" Honeychurch, the descendant of a witch, must leave Iowa to live with relatives in Manhattan after the first spell she casts goes awry, but she will have to improve her skills to stop her cousin from practicing black magic that endangers them and the boy they both like.
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Key ThemesMindset and Habits: In addition to practical strategies, the book addresses the significance of cultivating a positive financial mindset and espousing habits that support long-term financial success.Wealth- structure Foundations: The book lays a strong foundation by introducing abecedarian generalities of particular finance including personal finance, budgeting, effective plutocrat operation, and money management.Investment Mastery: Readers...
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Selling Skills for Financial Advisors: Master the Unique and Powerful 10 Step Sales Model: 'C.O.N.S.U.L.T.A.N.T..' is a comprehensive and invaluable guide designed to equip financial advisors with the essential skills to succeed in the competitive world of financial services.Through the 10 Step CONSULTANT Sales Model, this book presents a step-by-step approach to the selling process, from effective prospecting and lead generation to closing deals...
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Are you tired of being broke? Do you want to start making more money and achieve financial freedom? If so, then this book is for you! In 10 Tips to Becoming Rich Today, author George Douglas reveals the secrets to making money and becoming rich. He provides readers with practical tips that can be implemented immediately to start making more money. With this book, you will learn how to: - Make more money- Invest your money wisely- Spend less and save...
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