One night, away from his family, Eric finds a golden seal. People want to shoot golden seals for their beautiful fur. Eric?s father is one of those men. A stranger arrives in a boat. What does he want? Eric loves the seal. He wants her to live. But what can he do?

Clay Carter has worked in the Office of the Public Defender for years for low pay when he defends another murderer. But things are not what they seem. This is his opportunity to make money and a reputation, as he battles with large pharmaceutical companies. Will he become the King of Torts?

Visiting the fashionable city of Bath, 17-year-old Catherine Morland looks for the excitement she finds in romantic fiction. She makes friends and falls in love. But when she is invited to Northanger Abbey, she experiences desperate unhappiness. What is real, and what is the product of her wild imagination?

William Tell is a good man, but his country is a dangerous place. The Swiss people don?t like the Austrian emperor or his governor in Switzerland. Can William Tell help them in their fight with the Austrians? Or is he a man of peace?

Ben has a job in Mr. Tyson?s store. Then Mr. Tyson finds money in Ben?s bag. ?Get out of my store!? Mr. Tyson says. But is Ben the thief? There is an earthquake in the city - and Mr. Tyson gets his answer.

This funny play is about rich people. These people always want more money, so Volpone and his servant play a game. People think Volpone is dying. They bring beautiful things for him. They want his money after he dies. But what will happen to Volpone?s money? Who will win ? and who will lose?

Some people choose adventure. Others suddenly find themselves in danger in their ordinary lives. This book tells the true stories of survivors. In the Antarctica cold or the Sahara Desert heat, in the wide Atlantic Ocean or a small Rwandan bathroom, these people have known terrible suffering ? but have lived.

In 1998 John Wood worked for Microsoft in Australia. He was a busy, successful man. Then he went on vacation to Nepal and visited a school in a Himalayan village, this changed his life. He helped the school and decided to change the World! He started the charity ?Room to Read??

When Andrew Manson starts work as a doctor he discovers some unpleasant facts about the medical profession. He struggles against a system that seems to value money more than curing illness. But the system is extremely powerful. Will he win his battle?

Public pension funds have gained greater prominence in recent years. Many are severely under-funded and collectively, state and local pension funds are several hundred billion dollars in the red. This volume examines public pension funds from both the technical and policy perspectives. It provides a comprehensive discussion of pension fund management, detailing important technical materials needed to help readers understand the subject. The author analyzes the pension management process in great depth so as to demonstrate the linkage between pension fund management and overall government finance in terms of operating budgets and fiscal planning.
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