Download or read book The Billionaires Club written by James Montague and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-08-24 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compelling examination of football club ownership in the era of the super-rich Once upon a time football was run by modest local businessmen. Today it is the plaything of billionaire oligarchs, staggeringly wealthy from oil and gas, from royalty, or from murkier sources. But who are these new masters of the universe? Where did all their money come from? And what do they want with our beautiful game? While almost cloaked in secrecy, the billionaire owner has to raise his head above the bunker when it comes to football ownership – a rare Achilles heel that allows access to worlds normally off limits journalists and outsiders. In the Billionaires Club James Montague delves deeper than anyone ever dared, to tell this story for the first time. He criss-crosses the world – from Dhaka to Doha, from China to Crewe, from St Louis to London, from Bangkok to Belgium – to profile this new elite, their network of money and their influence that defies geographic boundaries. The Billionaires Club is part history of club ownership, part in-depth investigation into the money and influence that connects the super-rich around the globe, and part travel book as he follows the ever-shifting trail around the globe in an attempt to reveal the real force behind modern-day football. At its heart The Billionaires Club is a football book, about some of the biggest clubs in the world. But it is also about something bigger: the world around us, the global economy, where the world is headed and how football has become an essential cog in this machine. The book discusses the dawn European Super League, and the repercussions for the future of the game.

Download or read book Davos Man written by Peter S. Goodman and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2022-01-18 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A San Francisco Chronicle Bestseller The New York Times’s Global Economics Correspondent masterfully reveals how billionaires’ systematic plunder of the world—brazenly accelerated during the pandemic—has transformed 21st-century life and dangerously destabilized democracy. “Davos Man will be read a hundred years from now as a warning.” —Evan Osnos “Excellent. A powerful, fiery book, and it could well be an essential one.” —NPR.org The history of the last half century in America, Europe, and other major economies is in large part the story of wealth flowing upward. The most affluent people emerged from capitalism’s triumph in the Cold War to loot the peace, depriving governments of the resources needed to serve their people, and leaving them tragically unprepared for the worst pandemic in a century. Drawing on decades of experience covering the global economy, award-winning journalist Peter S. Goodman profiles five representative “Davos Men”—members of the billionaire class—chronicling how their shocking exploitation of the global pandemic has hastened a fifty-year trend of wealth centralization. Alongside this reporting, Goodman delivers textured portraits of those caught in Davos Man’s wake, including a former steelworker in the American Midwest, a Bangladeshi migrant in Qatar, a Seattle doctor on the front lines of the fight against COVID, blue-collar workers in the tenements of Buenos Aires, an African immigrant in Sweden, a textile manufacturer in Italy, an Amazon warehouse employee in New York City, and more. Goodman’s revelatory exposé of the global billionaire class reveals their hidden impact on nearly every aspect of modern society: widening wealth inequality, the rise of anti-democratic nationalism, the shrinking opportunity to earn a livable wage, the vulnerabilities of our health-care systems, access to affordable housing, unequal taxation, and even the quality of the shirt on your back. Meticulously reported yet compulsively readable, Davos Man is an essential read for anyone concerned about economic justice, the capacity of societies to grapple with their greatest challenges, and the sanctity of representative government.

Download or read book The Billionaires written by Misha Bell and published by Mozaika Publications. This book was released on 2024-09-16 with total page 719 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bundle of three standalone billionaire romcoms: Billionaire Grump, Billionaire's Dog Nanny, and Billionaire Rake. A hilarious, lighthearted binge read! Billionaire Grump A cactus-loving botanist, an Ancient Rome-obsessed grumpy billionaire, and a demonic Persian cat walk into an elevator... and almost don't make it out. One humiliating rescue later, Juno has lost her chance at the perfect plant care job, and a well-timed paparazzi photo has the world—and Lucius' ecstatic grandmother—convinced that he's finally found "the one." For a hefty sum, Juno agrees to act as Lucius' girlfriend to keep Gram happy and the billionaire groupies at bay. They both agree to keep their hands to themselves. But along come those pesky feelings... Billionaire's Dog Nanny Fueled with the power of rage, Lilly pulls up to Bruce Roxford's mansion with one goal: to finally give a piece of her mind to the billionaire jerk whose bank took her childhood home. Things get a little complicated, though, when she falls in insta-love with his adorable Chihuahua puppy. And the insane salary he's offering makes her want to shut up and take the dog nanny job she used as a ploy to get to him. Bruce's impossibly blue eyes and god-like body don't help matters, either... wait, why is she here again? On second thought, maybe revenge can wait, after all. Billionaire Rake Bookworm Jane is absolutely in love with all things historical romance, which makes her job interview at the library the opportunity of her dreams. But then it all comes (literally) crashing down, thanks to a disastrously muddy encounter with a giant sheep-like dog. The pup's rakish billionaire owner, Adrian Westfield, resolves to make it up to her when an absolutely absurd idea strikes him. She needs money. He needs custody of his baby daughter. What better plan than to make her his fake wife?

Download or read book The Billionaires written by MacKenzie Stowe and published by MacKenzie Stowe. This book was released on 2015-12-31 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Billionaire Boss: Abigail is desperate to get a better job, so much that she takes a job as a difficult billionaire’s assistant. Derek Archer is nothing like she expected, difficulty is not the word attracted is a better one. Derek wasn’t looking to get involved with his assistant, but one look at Abigail and he knows he must make her his. Worried that he should keep his professional distance he doesn’t act on his feelings. But love and passion will find a way. Can the two of them figure out how to be co-workers and lovers without ruining both? The Billionaire Co Worker: Paige Hasting has a single goal in mind, to find a cure for the disease that killed the man who was like her father. When she hits a snag in her research there is only one man who can help her, Tristan Krueger, but he doesn't want to help her. Tristan only came to Falcon Industries as a courtesy, he didn't need the money and certainly didn't need the headache of working with someone else. One look at Paige has him changing his mind. He accepts the position in order to spend more time with her. The more he works with her the more he wants to keep her in his life. But he is hiding a secret, one that might destroy their new found happiness. Will he tell her before it is too late, or will fate step in and destroy what he has come to cherish the most? The Billionaire Playboy: Sydney Lucero was in a loveless marriage but she was willing to make it work, until she finds out her husband is cheating on her, with another man. Hurt, confused and in need of comfort, she calls the one man she shouldn’t. Her stepbrother, Noah Krueger. Noah never wanted Sydney to marry Alex, he knew he wouldn’t treat or care for her right. Trying to forget her and their one moment of passion, he loses himself in his work and women, until Sydney calls him. With his second chance in hand he will do whatever it takes to make Sydney realize he is the man for her. If only her family obligations and guilt don’t get in the way

Download or read book The Billionaire s Angel written by Ivy Layne and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-07 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gage Winters has finally come home, but home has never felt so far away. His family is freezing him out, he can¿t get used to civilian life, and ever since he escaped the terrorist cell that kidnapped him, he hasn¿t been able to sleep. Until he meets her. The first time he sees Sophie, Gage thinks she¿s an angel come to earth. Then he spies the full curves hiding beneath her innocent white nightgown and knows Sophie is no angel. She might just be his salvation, but only if Gage can convince her to let down her guard. Sophie has secrets lurking in her green eyes, secrets that threaten their fragile connection and could claim Sophie¿s life. Home was supposed to be safe, but now Gage is in the fight of his life - to save the woman he¿s claimed as his own and take back the life that was meant to be his before he loses everything.

Download or read book The Bitcoin Billionaires written by Matt Kingsley and published by Matt Kingsley. This book was released on 2024-03-12 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dive into the electrifying world of "The Bitcoin Billionaires," a riveting narrative that captures the essence of a digital revolution and the visionary individuals it catapulted to unimaginable heights of wealth and influence. This isn't just a book; it's a journey through the high-stakes, rollercoaster world of Bitcoin investment, where fortunes are made and lost in the blink of an eye. Discover the stories of those daring enough to stake their claims in the volatile realm of cryptocurrency, transforming their bold bets into staggering wealth. From early adopters who saw potential in a fringe technology to the magnates shaping the future of finance, "The Bitcoin Billionaires" unveils the strategies, challenges, and triumphs of crypto's most successful investors. But it's more than just success stories. This book equips you with the distilled wisdom and practical insights needed to navigate the tumultuous waters of cryptocurrency investment. Whether you're a seasoned investor or new to the crypto world, "The Bitcoin Billionaires" offers invaluable lessons on risk, resilience, and the revolutionary ethos of digital currency. Join us on a journey into the heart of the digital gold rush. Uncover the secrets behind the success of Bitcoin billionaires and learn how you, too, can leverage the transformative power of cryptocurrency. Embrace the opportunity to redefine wealth and legacy in the digital age with "The Bitcoin Billionaires." Your adventure into the future of finance starts here.

Download or read book The Billionaire Op The Sutton Billionaires Book 3 written by Lori Ryan and published by Cara Shannon. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can she ever get over her broken heart? Jennie Evans has known true love, and it died with her husband. But she's found balance in her life: friends and a job she loves at Sutton Capital. And there might be a man that caught her eye, but she'll never give him her heart. Chad Thompson sees what others don't: Jennie's hurting inside and hiding it from the world. Their chemistry may be off the charts, but he vows not to push. Even if true happiness might be within reach. When their meddling friends throw Jennie and Chad together in a plot designed to push them out of their comfort zones, she ends up in more danger than anyone could have imagined. To keep her safe, Chad will have to risk his body and his heart, and no matter how things end, one of them is going to get hurt. The Billionaire Op is a standalone book in the Sutton Billionaires Series. A shorter version of it was previously published as part of the Sutton Capital Series.

Download or read book The Billionaires Box Set Volume 4 written by Roxy Jordan and published by Roxy Jordan. This book was released on 2019-11-18 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book 1 – The Billionaire's Desire (A Dark Billionaire Romance Short Story) He was tall with long, black hair. He wore a suit, and he wore it well – it was tight-fitting and hugged his lithe body. He was talking heatedly with another man in a suit near a door marked “employees only.” As Molly watched he laughed and patted the other man on the shoulder, and then turned and made to walk away – but then he caught her eye. She suppressed a squeal – she didn’t know why, but she would have squealed if she hadn’t made the conscious effort to stop it – and looked away. She was near the eggs now, so she focused on them. She felt more than heard his presence behind her, and her whole body froze. She felt like a shadow had just descended on the entire aisle. Who was this man and why was he standing behind her? She suppressed the urge to turn around. She didn’t know why but the idea of turning around was terrifying to her. Well, she did know why – he was incredibly attractive and he was close to her. She wasn’t very good with attractive men. She wasn’t very good with men in general. Finally she heard him – heavy breathing, in and out, slow, rugged breaths. Book 2 – The Billionaire's Deal (A Dominant Billionaire Romance Short Story) I love it when the trees are so tall they have grown together above the lane so that I am driving in a tunnel of trees, the light just sparkling through the leaves like shiny copper pennies falling from heaven.Of course, I know Copper Ridge Ranch was named for the natural element once found in its soil, and if anything rains down on Marcus Eliott - it's not copper.It's thousand dollar bills.Do they even make those?If they do, I'm sure Mr. Eliott uses them like tissue paper. I take the corner a little too fast and hear the rattle of the food trays in the back.Great, that's all I need!On the day Marcus welcomes August Kalle into his home, I'm going to show up with a cheesecake covered in road rash!I'm lucky though.Not too much to unload on this trip.I started Carrie's Catering because I liked to cook and I needed a job.Little did I know I'd spend most of my time being a roadie - spending more time loading and unloading the van than mixing, baking or frosting all together.But, Copper Ridge Ranch is my flagstone client.They spend so much money and time on catering Mr. Eliott once asked me to consider moving into a guest house and just living here. Book 3 – The Billionaire's Trust (A Female Billionaire Romance Short Story) An urgent flashing of the house lights beckoned the audience back to their seats for the Second Act. 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Download or read book The Billionaire s Holdings written by Shelly Von West and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-23 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All of The Billionaire's Holdings characters are back for a special holiday edition.This is a short story of approx 27,000 words that will surely touch your heart.Now that Harrison and Danielle finally have their happily ever after, join them for their first family Christmas, set in their idyllic newly remodeled country manor. With extended family and friends on their guest list, this holiday has all the makings to be full of love, happiness and new traditions.Despite all of her careful planning, Danielle finds that as the holiday rapidly approaches circumstances beyond their control threaten to keep them apart this holiday. The only way to salvage her plans is the faith that the yuletide spirit will bring them back together for their first Christmas together as a family.This book is intended for mature audiences. Suggest 18+

Download or read book Billionaires written by Darrell M. West and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2014-09-18 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet the Billionaires: the 1,645 men and women who control a massive share of global assets worth $6.5 trillion. Darrell West reveals what the other 99.99998% of us need to know. With rich anecdotes and personal narratives, West goes inside the world of the ultra wealthy. Meet U.S. billionaires such as Sheldon Adelson, Michael Bloomberg, David and Charles Koch, George Soros, Tom Steyer, and Donald Trump—as well as international billionaires from around the globe. The growing political engagement of this small supra-wealthy group raises important questions about influence, transparency, and government performance, and West lays bare the wealthification of politics, including: • How billionaires can block appointments and legislation they don't like • Why the supra-wealthy moved into policy advocacy and referenda at the state level • Why billionaires run for office in more than a dozen countries around the world

Download or read book Blue Collar Billionaires The Complete Series written by M. Malone and published by CrushStar Romance. This book was released on 2016-08-24 with total page 1024 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the breakout bestselling series that hit the USA TODAY bestseller list six times! For a limited time get all five books bundled in one collection! A compelling saga about a very eccentric billionaire. TANK I’m a bodyguard. Taking care of people is what I do. But I can’t protect my family from the biggest threat of all: my father. The bastard thinks his money is all that matters but he kept secrets that change everything. Their names are Gabriel, Zachary and Lucas. Three half-brothers I’ve never met. What he really wants from us I could have never seen coming but when billions are at stake everything is up for grabs. Because the only woman I trust turns out to be the last person I should. FINN When she left me, I had nothing. Now I have it all: money, cars and most importantly, power. Power to track down the woman who left me for a richer man. She’s struggling to save her business, and I’m in the perfect position to save it. For a price. Money can’t buy happiness but it can buy the one thing I want more than anything else. Revenge. GABE There’s a saying, ‘He could sell a dildo to a nun.’ (What? Isn’t that how it goes?) Well, that’s me. Hell, I could sell it to her and make her think it was HER idea. But now that I’m rich, everyone just gives me what I want. Except Sasha Whitman. Not only can she see through my game but she makes me want to stop playing. She deserves a hell of a lot better than me but I can’t stay away from her. And for the first time I wonder if I’m not more like my con-artist father than anyone knows. ZACK I've broken the ultimate bro-code. Thou shalt not fall for your brother’s girl. Or ex-girl. Whatever. But Josie is a photographer and she needs a model for her show, so I'm taking one for the team. Until I find out she wants more than just my picture... My brother is the golden child, the handsome and popular one that everybody likes. Not a tatted-up thug like me. But he's my best friend and I've never envied anything he has. Until now. LUKE There’s only one hacker alive better than I am, my online buddy C7pher. Now that I'm heir to a billionaire, there’s nothing we can’t do. Build coding schools for kids or anything we want. I wasn't prepared for my best friend, my only friend, to say no. Or for him to drop out of my life completely. Then while consulting on a hacking case for the FBI, the hauntingly beautiful suspect seems to know a lot about me. Things I’ve only told one other person... dark romance, bully romance, billionaire, billionaire romance, romance series, new adult romance, military romance, romantic suspense, contemporary romance, beach reads, romance novels, romance books, PTSD, wounded hero, alpha male

Download or read book Billionaire Undercover written by Jan S. Scott and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-30 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One geology intern who desperately needs to be rescued from a hostage situation. One billionaire who has the capability to save her life. Two people who are inexplicably drawn to each other even though they have almost nothing in common. Taylor: Just when I thought I was destined to die in a foreign country after being kidnapped while doing a geological exploration, a mysterious rescuer shows up just in time to save my life. Unfortunately, my liberator also happens to be the co-CEO of Montgomery Mining, my employer, and a billionaire with an attitude. At first glance, Hudson Montgomery seems like the quintessential gorgeous billionaire with plenty of money to burn, and no concern for anyone but himself. The arrogant billionaire I could handle, but I wasn't quite so sure how to deal with the amazing guy I discovered once I looked past the superficial exterior. The one who stayed by my side as I recovered mentally and physically from the trauma of being a hostage. There was so much more to Hudson than just billions of dollars, a prestigious last name and a very handsome face. When the white-hot chemistry between the two of us finally explodes, do I trust the man I've come to know, or do I accept that Hudson Montgomery is the same guy the rest of the world sees?

Download or read book The Stellenbosch Mafia written by Pieter du Toit and published by Jonathan Ball Publishers. This book was released on 2019-07-15 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About 50km outside of Cape Town lies the beautiful town of Stellenbosch, nestled against vineyards and blue mountains that stretch to the sky. Here reside some of South Africa's wealthiest individuals: all male, all Afrikaans – and all stinking rich. Johann Rupert, Jannie Mouton, Markus Jooste and Christo Weise, to name a few. Julius Malema refers to them scathingly as 'The Stellenbosch Mafia', the very worst example of white monopoly capital. But who really are these mega-wealthy individuals, and what influence do they exert not only on Stellenbosch but more broadly on South African society? Author Pieter du Toit begins by exploring the roots of Stellenbosch, one of the wealthiest towns in South Africa and arguably the cradle of Afrikanerdom. This is the birthplace of apartheid leaders, intellectuals, newspaper empires and more. He then closely examines this 'club' of billionaires. Who are they and, crucially, how are they connected? What network of boardroom membership, alliances and family connections exist? Who are the 'old guard' and who are the 'inkommers', and what about the youngsters desperate to make their mark? He looks at the collapse of Steinhoff: what went wrong, and whether there are other companies at risk of a similar fate. He examines the control these men have over cultural life, including pulling the strings in South Africa rugby.

Download or read book Kidnapped by the Billionaires written by Drusilla Swan and published by Drusilla Swan. This book was released on 2023-12-23 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kidnapped by the Billionaires is a wolf shifter enemies to lovers, arranged marriage, fated-mates, billionaire captive romance. My entire life, I was rejected for not being the proper daughter of the mayor of Huntington Harbor. I was too big. Too clumsy. Too shy. I never imagined that being captured and sold to cover my father's debts would give me what I was searching for all along. The two men who buy me are charming. Powerful. Ruthless. Inhuman beasts spoken of in fearful whispers. Now they own me. With pleasure as their weapons, they are determined to break my innocence and bend me to their will. My body recognizes they are my fated mates, but I refuse to give them my heart. As dangers mount, and I discover the true extent of my father's betrayal, everything I thought I knew will be tested. Will my captors be my saviors or lead to my destruction? This is a standalone story with a HEA. Each book in the Mating Season series features a new billionaire werewolf MMC duo and new FMC. All of the Mating Series books can be read independently in any order.

Download or read book Millionaires Billionaires Secrets Revealed written by Darren Stephens and published by Global Publishing Group. This book was released on 2018-10-01 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to think like a billionaire. If you have ever dreamed of a better life, Millionaires & Billionaires Secrets Revealed will show you how to achieve the extraordinary lifestyle you desire and deserve. Learn how to master your own personal & professional financial future. You will learn:* Wealth creation strategies of the ultra rich.* How to quadruple your speed to financial freedom.* 5 key financial habits of the wealthy.* The lifestyles of the rich & famous.* How you don't need to have a university degree to be rich.* Tips & secrets from millionaires & billionaires.* How you can become rich doing what you love.* The psychology of millionaires & billionaires.

Download or read book Harlequin Presents The Billionaires Secret Babies written by Lucy Monroe and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2016-02-15 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How will these bachelor billionaires react when the pregnancy test unexpectedly turns uppositive? Find out in this secret baby box set featuring USA TODAY bestselling HarlequinPresents authors! Pregnancy of Passion by Lucy Monroe Their tempestuous affair ended years ago, but Salvatore di Vitale is back and the chemistry between him and Elisa is as explosive asever. When passion leads to pregnancy, Salvatore must claim his heir! Secrets of the Oasis by Abby Green Sheikh Salman can have anything he wants and he wantsbeautiful Jamilah. When she returns to his desert kingdom, he spirits her off to an oasiswhere their passionate reconciliation has everlasting consequences… The Desert King's Pregnant Bride by Annie West Sheikh Khalid Bin Shareef has always vowed not to get entangled with virgins. But innocentMaggie Lewis is too hard to resist. Then they find their red-hot night had unexpectedrepercussions that only marriage can solve. One Night-Baby by Susan Stephens When sweet Kate Mulhoon met top Hollywood producer Santino Rossi she was swept away by hisfiery desire. He knew nothing of her innocence, or of the baby they made that night…untilKate appeared on his film set in Rome, five years later…

Download or read book Billionaires Ball written by Linda McQuaig and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2012-03-27 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concentration of wealth today in such a small number of hands inevitably created a dynamic that led to freewheeling financial speculation—a dynamic that produced similarly disastrous results in the last great age of inequality, in the 1920s. Such concentrated economic power reverberates throughout society, threatening the quality of life and the very functioning of democracy. As McQuaig and Brooks illustrate, it's no accident that the United States claims the most billionaires but suffers from among the highest rates of infant mortality and crime, the shortest life expectancy, and the lowest rates of social mobility and electoral political participation in the developed world. In Billionaires' Ball, McQuaig and Brooks take us back in history to the political decisions that helped birth our billionaires, then move us forward to the cutting-edge research into the dangers that concentrated wealth poses. Via vivid profiles of billionaires—ranging from philanthropic capitalists such as Bill Gates to hedge fund king John Paulson and the infamous band of Koch brothers—Billionaires' Ball illustrates why we hold dearly to the belief that they "earned" and "deserve" their grand fortunes, when such wealth is really a by-product of a legal and economic infrastructure that's become deeply flawed.