The Winner

Author: David Baldacci
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 0759524912
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 504

Book Description
A rags-to-riches deal for single mother LuAnn Tyler is deadlier than she ever could have imagined in this #1 New York Times bestselling thriller from David Baldacci. THE DREAM She is twenty, beautiful, dirt-poor, and hoping for a better life for her infant daughter when LuAnn Tyler is offered the gift of a lifetime, a $100 million lottery jackpot. All she has to do is change her identity and leave the U.S. forever. THE KILLER It's an offer she dares to refuse...until violence forces her hand and thrusts her into a harrowing game of high-stakes, big-money subterfuge. It's a price she won't fully pay...until she does the unthinkable and breaks the promise that made her rich. THE WINNER For if LuAnn Tyler comes home, she will be pitted against the deadliest contestant of all: the chameleon-like financial mastermind who changed her life. And who can take it away at will...

Pig the Winner

Author: Aaron Blabey
Publisher: Scholastic UK
ISBN: 1407171992
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28

Book Description
From award-winning creator of PIG THE PUG (9781407154985) comes a brand new tale about the world's greediest pug. Pig the Pug is back and this time he is being a great big cheat. But when his latest attempt to beat his best friend, Trevor, backfires will Pig the Pug learn his lesson at last?

For the Winner

Author: Emily Hauser
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473525527
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369

Book Description
Some three thousand years ago, in a time before history, the warriors of Greece journeyed to the ends of the earth in the greatest expedition the world had ever seen. One woman fought alongside them. Abandoned at birth on the slopes of Mount Pelion, Atalanta is determined to prove her worth to the father who cast her aside. Having taught herself to hunt and fight, and disguised as a man, she wins a place on the greatest voyage of that heroic age: with Jason and his band of Argonauts in search of the legendary Golden Fleece. And it is here, in the company of men who will go down in history as heroes, that Atalanta must battle against the odds – and the will of the gods – to take control of her destiny and change her life forever. With her unrivalled knowledge and captivating storytelling, Emily Hauser brings alive an ancient world where the gods can transform a mortal’s life on a whim, where warriors carve out names that will echo down the ages . . . and where one woman fights to determine her own fate.

You May Already Be a Winner

Author: Ann Dee Ellis
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101993871
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354

Book Description
For fans of Ali Benjamin’s The Thing About Jellyfish and Katherine Applegate’s Crenshaw comes the humorous and heart aching story of one girl’s struggle to keep hope alive for her and her younger sister in Sunny Pines Trailer Park. Twelve-year-old Olivia Hales has a foolproof plan for winning a million dollars so that she and her little sister, Berkeley, can leave behind Sunny Pines Trailer Park. But first she has to: · Fix the swamp cooler and make dinner and put Berkeley to bed because her mom is too busy to do all that · Write another letter to her dad even though he hasn’t written back yet · Teach Berk the important stuff, like how to make chalk drawings, because they can’t afford day care and Olivia has to stay home from school to watch her · Petition her oddball neighbors for a circus spectacular, because there needs to be something to look forward to at dumb-bum Sunny Pines · Become a super-secret spy to impress her new friend Bart · Enter a minimum of fourteen sweepstakes a day. Who knows? She may already be a winner! Olivia has thought of everything . . . except herself. Who will take care of her when she needs it? Luckily, somewhere deep down between her small intestine and stomach is a tiny voice reminding her that sometimes people can surprise you—and sometimes your family is right next door.

The Winner-Take-All Society

Author: Robert Frank
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0140259953
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 289

Book Description
Disney chairman Michael Eisner topped the 1993 Business Week chart of America's highest-paid executives, his $203 million in earnings roughly 10,000 times that of the lowest paid Disney employee. During the last two decades, the top one percent of U.S. earners captured more than 40 percent of the country's total earnings growth, one of the largest shifts any society has endured without a revolution or military defeat. Robert H. Frank and Philip J. Cook argue that behind this shift lies the spread of "winner-take-all markets"—markets in which small differences in performance give rise to enormous differences in reward. Long familiar in sports and entertainment, this payoff pattern has increasingly permeated law, finance, fashion, publishing, and other fields. The result: in addition to the growing gap between rich and poor, we see important professions like teaching and engineering in aching need of more talent. This relentless emphasis on coming out on top—the best-selling book, the blockbuster film, the Super Bowl winner—has molded our discourse in ways that many find deeply troubling.

The Winner's Curse

Author: Marie Rutkoski
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408858215
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369

Book Description
THE FIRST BOOK IN THE HEART-STOPPING WINNER'S TRILOGY: an irresistible story of forbidden romance and class warfare 'Every line in The Winner's Curse is beautifully written. The story is masterfully plotted. The characters' dilemmas fascinated me and tore at my heart... I loved it. I want more.' Kristin Cashore, author of the Graceling Realm books Winning what you want may cost you everything you love. As a general's daughter in a vast empire that revels in war and enslaves those it conquers, Kestrel has two choices: she can join the military or get married. Kestrel has other ideas. One day, she is startled to find a kindred spirit in Arin, a young slave up for auction. Following her instinct, Kestrel buys him - and for a sensational price that sets the society gossips talking. It's not long before she has to hide her growing love for Arin. But he, too, has a secret and Kestrel quickly learns that the price she paid for him is much higher than she ever could have imagined. The first novel in a stunning trilogy, The Winner's Curse is a story of romance, rumours and rebellion, where dirty secrets and careless alliances can be deadly – and everything is at stake.

Everyone's a Winner

Author: Joel Best
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520267168
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 212

Book Description
Looks at the increasing abundance of status in our society and considers its effects, including the tendency to split into ever more specific groups to enhance status.

The Winner

Author: Karl Stevens
Publisher: Retrofit Comics
ISBN: 9781940398747
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 104

Book Description
Karl Stevens uses the graphic novel to dissect the line between the worlds of high and low art. While working as a museum guard he contemplates the plight of his aesthetic choices, and how they have affected his life thus far. Where is his place as an artist? How has his world changed since he met his wife and muse Alex? Has he become boring since he quit drinking? Painted visions of autobiographical reality swing into experiments with fantasy and science fiction.

The Mind of a Winner

Author: Steve Canal
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780988956124
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
Everyone dreams of being successful, but few know how to turn that dream into reality. Big ideas are just the beginning. Innovator, Award Winning Corporate Strategist, and The Branding Executive Founder Steve Canal has built a much-lauded career teaching others how to turn their ideas into lucrative business ventures that grow into household names and inspire others to live fully, give back to their communities, and never take their successes for granted.Some of his most notable clients including well-known companies like Allstate Insurance Company, McDonald's, American Airlines and Coors Light. Now, the successful branding expert aims to extend his reach and cut the learning curve for anyone wanting to obtain success, no matter their walk in life, and regardless of how big or small their dreams may be.With a combination of personal anecdotes and step-by-step methodologies, we will take a look into the minds of winners and their journey. This book features success stories from entrepreneurs like business mogul Daymond John, real estate tycoon Barbara Corcoran, millennial genius Everette Taylor, 2-time Olympic Gold Medalist Swin Cash, Emmy award winner Kenny "The Jet" Smith, serial entrepreneur Joe Anthony, Fashion Influencer Mary Seats and Grammy award winner 2 Chainz. This is the quintessential guide to striving for more, moving beyond your failures, and learning to appreciate the journey.At its heart, The Mind of a Winner is about living with relentless determination, reaching far beyond the point where miracles happen to grasp something larger than your dreams, because most who make power moves are part of a movement and something far greater.

And the Winner is

Author: Mitch Albom
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN: 9780822222217
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 52

Book Description
THE STORY: AND THE WINNER IS tells the comic story of Tyler Johnes, a self-obsessed movie star, who is finally nominated for an Oscar, then dies the night before the awards. Outraged at his bad luck and determined to know if he wins (even though he