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63) Clambake
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After trading identities with a penniless water ski instructor, a millionaire matches his speedboat racing skills against his arch-rival to capture the heart of a no-nonsense girl determined to marry rich.
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What Pickax, the town "400 miles north of everywhere," needs is a new bookstore. Ever since the old one burned down, the townspeople have had to go elsewhere. As wealthy resident James Qwilleran says, "A town without a bookstore is like a chicken with one leg." But just as Pickax prepares to celebrate the ground breaking for a new one, a body is discovered in a nearby wooded area. Turning their attention from books to clues, Qwill, Koko, and Yum
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With his companion Polly in Paris, Qwill keeps himself occupied by writing an absurdist play called "The Cat Who Got Elected Dog Catcher." Meanwhile, things are spicing up in Pickax. Huge inheritances from old families are suddenly and mysteriously pouring in to town, but nobody is quite sure why. Except Koko, that is--and she's not telling. Then things get really interesting when one resident drops dead from an apparent bee sting. Can Qwill and his...
75) Safe harbor
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Doug and Robbie are about to set sail on a long trip when they unexpectedly find themselves foster parenting a group of troubled teenage boys.
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"La mente millonaria se centra en una población de millonarios que han acumulado una riqueza considerable y viven de forma que demuestran abiertamente su opulencia. Explorando las ideas, creencias y comportamientos que han permitido a estos millonarios construir y mantener sus fortunas, el doctor Thomas J. Stanley ofrece una mirada fascinante de la élite financiera de Estados Unidos y cómo han llegado a ella. Por ejemplo: ¿Cómo fueron sus...