Saving Lives

Experience the greatest breakthroughs in science, with the DK Science Stories series. On the battlefields of World War I, soldiers are dying from infected wounds. A young doctor witnessing the devastation vows to find a cure. In his messy laboratory a decade later, he makes an accidental...

In today's fast-paced, digital world, teaching children about money is more important than ever. But let's face it: financial literacy for children can be tedious, confusing, and hard to explain. What if there was a way to make learning about money fun, engaging, and empowering?

Grace and Ted Chapman are widely regarded as the perfect couple. Ted is a successful novelist and Grace, his wife of twenty years, is beautiful, carefree, and a wonderful homemaker. But what no one sees are Ted’s rages, his mood swings, and the precarious house of cards that their lifestyle is built upon. When Ted’s longtime assistant and mainstay leaves, his world begins to crumble, and Grace, with dark secrets in her past, is most vulnerable. She finds herself in need of help but with no one to turn to…until Ted’s new assistant, Beth, comes to the rescue.

A book about money unlike anything else your child will ever listen to. Katie Bell and the Wishing Well will teach your kids (and you) the right way to think about, pursue, and use wealth. The author has crammed tons of wealth and money principles into an engaging story that will appeal to all ages from 9 to 99. This is not a book about savings accounts and checkbooks. Instead, it teaches core principles of wealth that all kids need to be learning, but are not being taught anywhere else.

When spunky Maddy McGuire needs money to pay for horseback riding lessons, she decides to host a week-long pet camp. Despite many near-disasters, Maddy learns that raising the money itself was much of the fun and decides to try out different businesses. Throughout the series, she discovers skills that help her be a great entrepreneur, including organization, enthusiasm, math skills, and more.

Are you a first-time home buyer looking to purchase your dream home soon? Would you like to know how to get the best mortgage and terms? Buying your first home will be one of the most important and critical decisions of your life. Your hard-earned money can be stretched immensely if you get a great deal on your first mortgage. This audiobook was created to help you source and select a mortgage option that is best for you and your family’s financial future even though you are a first-time home buyer.

Worried about keeping your family safe in a disaster? Overwhelmed by the sheer amount of prepping advice out there? This book is your all-in-one solution, offering clear step-by-step guidance to ensure you’re ready for anything. The Prepper’s Survival Bible has got you covered: with food stockpiling, DIY home defense, essential first aid, and so much more.

Overwhelmed by the news cycle and the state of affairs in our world? Pastor, blogger, and powerful voice in the Resistance, John Pavlovitz has the answer: this rousing and inspirational guide, drawing from lessons of our favorite superheroes, for how we can band together, live more heroically...

My book, How to Live Like a King While Penny Pinching, will teach you how to pinch those extra pennies in your life that will add up to dollars. There is so much more to life than working just to buy the next great thing. You don’t have to live paycheck to paycheck, give up things you love, because you can’t afford them, and you do not have to perpetuate the cycle of debt that so many people find themselves in.

New kid Mitch Sloan wants to fit in, but his nerdy love of statistics and making money isn't winning him any friends in his sports-loving town - until he finds the perfect way to attain instant popularity. But running a football betting ring at school eventually turns sour, and Mitch loses the only real friend he's made. He'll have to win her back by using his brainpower for good and helping the school football team achieve victory - if they'll listen to the advice of a former bookie!

Kira und ihren sprechenden Labrador Money kennen viele Leserinnen und Leser bereits aus dem Bestseller "Ein Hund namens Money" bzw. "Money und das 1x1 des Geldes". Jetzt geht die Geschichte weiter: Kira reist nach Amerika. Dort erlebt sie spannende Abenteuer und begegnet faszinierenden Menschen. Und nicht alle führen immer nur Gutes im Schilde. Aber natürlich haben diese Abenteuer einen Sinn: Kira lernt, worauf es im Leben wirklich ankommt. Sie entdeckt die 7 Lehren, die einen positiven Charakter formen. Dafür erhält sie natürlich großartige Hilfen. Diesmal ist es eine Zauberlupe, die Fotos sprechen lässt.

You have spent a few decades working, earning a salary, and saving into company and personal pensions along the way. Now, retirement is approaching. How will you turn your savings into a salary to pay for essentials and - and nonessentials - in retirement? How will you make sure that you don’t run out of money in retirement? What do the UK pension freedoms mean for you? In this one-of-a-kind audiobook, personal finance experts Richard Dyson and Richard Evans answer these questions.

In Clark Howard’s Living Large for the Long Haul, the renowned broadcaster examines our new paradigm through the eyes of those whose financial portfolios have beaten the odds, and those whose economic situation has gone off course. Through these fascinating personal accounts, listeners uncover amazing opportunities and smart decisions, finding advantages in bleak times for lasting payoffs in the long run.

What happens when a young elephant steps on a buried land mine? What happens when a sea turtle’s flipper is injured by a predator? Thanks to recent advances in technology, we have new ways to design and build prosthetic body parts that can help these animals thrive. Discover the stories of how veterinarians, doctors, and even students from around the world used 3D printing and other techniques to build bionic body parts for these amazing animals.

A hard-hitting critique of how managed care and the selective use of science to privilege quick-fix therapies have undermined in-depth psychotherapy—to the detriment of patients and practitioners In recent decades there has been a decline in the quality and availability of psychotherapy in...

Money Confidence for Teens — Fun, Debt-Free, and Practical! Broke Teens? Worried About Cash? This Lively Guide Teaches 8 Essential Money Habits To Save, Spend Wisely, And Build Wealth. Discover real-world skills for college, cars, or dreams — no dull lectures! Inside you’ll find: 8 Must-Know Financial Habits, 5 Actionable Budgeting Tools, 6 Smart Saving Strategies, 5 Common Money Myths, 4 Practical Ways To Earn More Now, 4 Must-Know Tips For Staying Debt-Free, Weekly Challenges, And 3 Stories From Real Teens Who’ve Taken Action!

Tessa was prepared for the hurricane. Lindsey was the storm she didn’t see coming. When Tessa Taylor unlocked her husband Ethan’s iPad to discover nude photos from a twenty-six-year-old bombshell named Lindsey, her seemingly perfect life came to a screeching halt. With a hurricane barreling...

This story is a gem representing the delightful stories from the Indian subcontinent which capture the simple essence of everyday life in rural/urban India. The simple pleasures of life indicate a time gone by, before the advent of cellphones and Facebook, a time which almost stood still, a time where children could revel in the rain, make paper boats and race them down a drain, play marbles, and generally pass time. The once idyllic life almost seems too slow and bear and hence is fascinating to watch unfurl as we listen to the story.

Financial Literacy Essentials: A Dollars and Sense Guide for Young Adults gives you confidence and paves the way toward financial freedom. This comprehensive guide breaks down complex financial concepts into practical, easy-to-follow steps designed specifically for young adults. You’ll learn how to build a strong financial foundation that will serve you for years to come—without the jargon or intimidation.

Follow paramedics as they do the important work of treating patients in an emergency. Discover the tools they use as they work with others to keep people healthy. Like all health heroes, they make sure the needs of the patient come first. Meet a real paramedic and find out how these health heroes save the day, every day!