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Unconventional Success: A Fundamental Approach to Personal Investment $9.81 The bestselling author of Pioneering Portfolio Management, the definitive template for institutional fund management, returns with a book that shows individual investors how to manage their financial assets. In Unconventional Success, investment legend David F. Swensen offers incontrovertible evidence that the for-profit mutual-fund industry consistently fails the average investor. From excessive… |
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MONEY Magazine (October 2011) Retirement Guide 2012: Live Well on Less $2.99 Featuring: 5 Low Cost Places to Retire / Get More From Your Nest Egg / Medicare: What No One is Telling You …and much more… |
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IRS guidance on failed Roth IRA conversion.: An article from: The Tax Adviser $5.95 This digital document is an article from The Tax Adviser, published by American Institute of CPA’s on March 1, 2002. The length of the article is 701 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.Citation DetailsTitle:… |
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Of Spiritual Retirement $11.1 THIS 7 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Introduction to the Devout Life, by St. Frances de Sales. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 076610074X. |
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Article A $4.99 We believe it is important to preserve what makes music special, and make it easy to craft listening experiences. At MOG, browse millions songs and play them instantly. Or just turn on radio where you can stop and replay songs. You can also create playlists for any occasion, and even download songs to your mobile. We are dedicated to employing the cleanest but most powerful technology so you can enjoy music as much as ever. |
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Retirement $4.79 Research indicates that there is a definite connection between life style and longevity. Personal characteristics that support longevity are optimism, adaptability, resilience, healthy self-esteem, a sense of humor, and the ability to reach out to others. Read what others have learned and experienced about retirement. Just as students need a plan for starting a career, everyone needs a plan for retirement. After a lifetime of work, it is fitting that your later years will be fulfilling and enjoyable. Even if you are already retired, you can still develop a plan. As you read the book, you will find information about how others went from careers to retirement to positive adventures. A portion of the book relates the author’s experiences as he planned for retirement; in addition to the experiences of eighteen retirees who completed a questionnaire about their retirement experiences. Also, in-depth case studies of four retirees are included in the book to illustrate how each person approached their own retirement. Hopefully, as you read through the case studies, you will find a similarity to your own career and life situation. You will see how others have made decisions and plans that may be beneficial to you in making your retirement plans. |
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Definite Article $10.38 Briefly available on CD upon its 1996 release but not widely distributed until Anti Records reissued all of Eddie Izzard’s early albums in 2004, Definite Article is the second of Izzard’s mid-’90s run of stand-up showcases. A huge creative leap forward from 1994′s much more conventional Unrepeatable, Definite Article was recorded in December 1995 on the last night of a ten-week stand at London’s Shaftesbury Theater. (The first several minutes, in fact, are a hilarious routine about how difficult it is to locate the theater.) Coming as it does at the end of a long run of doing the same material, Definite Article features Izzard being so comfortable with the material that he’s largely dispensed with his usual linking material and just sort of rambles back and forth between routines. Unlike comedians like Robin Williams and Billy Connolly, whose routines were primarily improvised, Izzard is working from a script, which means that although the album’s central long routine — 20 hilarious minutes about supermarkets — is broken up by digressions about Hitler’s vegetarianism and the Queen Mum’s hip replacement surgeries, he always returns to his main themes, making Definite Article a meandering but quite often hilarious journey. ~ Stewart Mason, Rovi |
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Retirement on a Budget $3.48 Retirement can be a time to travel, volunteer, or do nothing at all. Unfortunately, not everyone has a company pension or a profitable investment portfolio to support their plans for the retirement years. For many, the main source of retirement dollars will be Social Security benefits. "Retirement on a Budget "explains how to maximize retirement income and enjoy these years in comfort. John Howells, a nationally recognized expert on retirement living, discusses up-to-date information on such topics as affordable housing, medical care, recreational and cultural opportunities, and senior services. This essential guide provides all the tools for enjoying an affordable, active, and safe retirement. Discover strategies for: *Tapping equity *Finding a retirement job *Trimming utility bills *Thriving as a single retiree * Mobile home and RV living *Continuing education and much more |
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A Roman Miscellany: Essays in Honour of Anthony R. Birley on his Seventieth Birthday $90 Anthony R. Birley, a leading authority in the field of Roman prosopography and well known for his biographies of the emperors Hadrian, Marcus Aurelius and Septimius Severus, was Professor of Ancient History at the University of Manchester from 1974-1990 and at the Heinrich Heine University, Dusseldorf from 1990 until his retirement in 2002. This Festschrift covers a variety of topics relating to the Roman Empire. Eight contributions are in English, one – an excerpt from a historical novel – is in French, the rest are in German. The book is edited by Birley’s last three Dusseldorf pupils. After a short introduction by Hirschmann and Krieckhaus (‘Statt eines Vorwortes’) and a ‘Postscript’ by Birley himself, there follow the contributions by Bruno Bleckmann (‘Kritische Passagen zu Konstantin in der Vita Constantini des Eusebios’), Lukas de Blois (‘Soldiers and Leaders in Plutarch’s Galba and Otho’), Hannah M. Cotton (‘In Lieu of an Article: Reflexions on Hadrian, Antiochus Epiphanes and the Jews’), Werner Eck and Andreas Pangerl (‘Neue Diplome fur die Hilfstruppen von Britannia’), Mark Hassall (‘Footnotes to The Fasti’), Vera E. Hirschmann (‘Die phrygische Opposition. Zu Novatianern und Montanisten im westlichen Kleinasien’), Peter Lampe (‘Paulinos Mystes’), David Mattingly (‘Urbanism, epigraphy and identity in the towns of Britain under Roman Rule’), Francois Paschoud (‘Sulpicii Alexandri ex agente in rebus De uita sua’), Olli Salomies (‘Choosing a Cognomen in Rome. Some Aspects’), Hans M. Schellenberg (‘Anmerkungen zu Heron von Alexandria und seinem Werk uber den Geschutzbau’), Stefan Sommer (‘Vereinigungen in Tarsos’), Richard Talbert (‘A Forgotten Masterpiece of Cartography forRoman Historians: Pierre Lapie’s Orbis Romanus ad Illustranda Itineraria (1845)’), Konrad Vossing (‘Sallust und das ‘Massaker von Cirta’ 112 v.Chr. (Sall. Iug. 26)’), Klaus Wachtel (‘Fragment einer Bauinschrift aus Sexaginta Prista (Moesia inferior)’), Everett L. Wheeler |
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Belgian Missionaries $19.99 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Belgian Christian Missionaries, Ferdinand Verbiest, Philippe Couplet, Pierre-Jean de Smet, Theophile Meerschaert, Simona Noorenbergh, Leo-Raymond de Neckere, Antoine Mostaert, Jean Cuvelier, Juan de Tecto, Charles de La Croix, Placide Tempels, Philippe Pierson, Adèle Bayer. Excerpt: Adèle Bayer (née Parmentier, born Belgium 4 July 1814 and died in Brooklyn, New York 22 January 1892) was a Philanthropist active in both missionary work to Native Americans and seafarers missions.Websites (URLs online) This article incorporates text from the Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913, a publication now in the public domain . A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Antoine (Dutch: Antoon) Mostaert (1881-1971)Brief Biography Born in Bruges , 10 August 1881; studied Latin and Greek during his Secondary education . He joined the CICM Missionaries , and was ordained priest . As a seminarian in Belgium he studied Chinese , which he came to know well; he also began to learn Mongolian using Isaac Jacob Schmidt s Grammatik der mongolischen Sprache (St. Petersburg, 1831) and a Mongolian New Testament . He served as a missionary in the town of Boro Bal asu in the southern Ordos region from 1906-1925. His early work concentrated on the Ordos dialect , with studies of phonology and the compilation of a dictionary. He also translated Catholic works from Chinese into Mongolian. The Monguor language formed another field of study. From 1925-1948 he lived in Beijing , where he devoted himself primarily to scholarship. In 1948 he moved to the United States , where he lived until his retirement to Belgium in 1965. Died in Tienen , 2 June 1971. His Mongol name was Tiyen Ba si or Nom-un Ba si Tiyen, deriving from his Chinese name Tian Qingbo ( ).In addition to linguistics he worked |
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Cambodian Collaborators With Imperial Japan: Norodom Sihanouk, Norodom Chantaraingsey, Son Ngoc Thanh $8.69 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: This article is part of the series:Politics and government ofCambodia Norodom Sihanouk regular script (born 31 October 1922) was the King of Cambodia from 1941 to 1955 and again from 1993 until his semi-retirement and voluntary abdication on 7 October 2004 in favour of his son, the current King Norodom Sihamoni. Since his abdication he has been known as The King-Father of Cambodia (Khmer: Preahmâhaviraksat), a position in which he retains many of his former responsibilities as constitutional monarch. The son of King Norodom Suramarit and Queen Sisowath Kossamak, Sihanouk has held so many positions since 1941 that the Guinness Book of World Records identifies him as the politician who has served the world’s greatest variety of political offices. These included two terms as King, two as sovereign prince, one as president, two as prime minister, and one as Cambodia’s non-titled head of state, as well as numerous positions as leader of various governments-in-exile. Most of these positions were only honorific, including the last position as constitutional King of Cambodia. Sihanouk’s actual period of effective rule over Cambodia was from 9 November 1953 (full independence granted to Cambodia) to 18 March 1970 (Lon Nol and the National Assembly depose Sihanouk). Since his abdication, Sihanouk’s official Cambodian title is:Preah Karuna Preah Bat Sâmdech Preah Norodom Sihanouk Preahmâhaviraksat In Khmer: The literal translation of the title : The word “father” does not appear in the Cambodian title, but in Western languages his title is translated as “his Majesty King-Father Norodom Sihanouk,” to distinguish from the title of his son the new King, which is “his Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni.” Despite the great ritualism surrounding the Cambodian |
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Cinema Museums: Museum of the Moving Image, National Museum of Cinema, Cin math que Qu b coise, Mus e Du Cinema – Henri Langlois, Cinema Museum $9.16 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Museum of the Moving Image, National Museum of Cinema, Cinémathèque Québécoise, Musée Du Cinema – Henri Langlois, Cinema Museum, Myanmar Motion Picture Museum, Bill Douglas Centre, Riga Film Museum, Cinema Museum of Melgaço, American Widescreen Museum, Cinema Museum of Thessaloniki. Excerpt: For the museum of the same name in New York, please see Museum of the Moving Image (New York City). MOMI logoThe Museum of the Moving Image was a museum of the history of technology and media, including cinema and its forerunners. MOMI was opened on 15 September 1988 by Prince Charles and became an instant international hit and winning 18 awards.The museum was sited below Waterloo Bridge and forming part of the cultural complex on the South Bank of the River Thames, London, England. MOMI was mainly funded by private subscription and operated by the British Film Institute. MOMI continued to be praised internationally but despite its worldwide acclaim, after the retirement of its founders, the British Film Institute simply lost interest in its popular appeal. MOMI was closed “temporarily” in 1999 (a letter to the London Evening Standard on 31 August 1999 claimed this was cultural vandalism by the BFI), with the closure becoming permanent soon after. An article in the Magic Lantern Society Journal claimed “(MOMI was)… born out of love and generosity, but it seems you have passed away stifled by mediocrity and indifference.” MOMI was the brain child of BFI South Bank Controller Leslie Hardcastle OBE. The vision became real when the then Director of the BFI, Anthony Smith CBE raised all the money to pay for the production. Hardcastle was assisted in his interpretation by historians David Francis OBE and David Robinson and transformed into |
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Collaborators With Imperial Japan by Nationality: Burmese Collaborators With Imperial Japan, Cambodian Collaborators With Imperial Japan $34.98 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Burmese Collaborators With Imperial Japan, Cambodian Collaborators With Imperial Japan, Chinese Collaborators With Imperial Japan, Filipino Collaborators With Imperial Japan, Korean Collaborators With Imperial Japan, Malayan Collaborators With Imperial Japan, Russian Collaborators With Imperial Japan, Puyi, Norodom Sihanouk, Emilio Aguinaldo, Wang Jingwei, José P. Laurel, Park Chung-Hee, Zhang Zuolin, Aung San, Choe Nam-Seon, Chinilpa, Burma National Army, Kim Ok-Gyun, Ba Maw, Provisional Government of the Republic of China, Korean History Compilation Committee, Norodom Chantaraingsey, Hong Sa-Ik, Artemio Ricarte, Kim Suk-Won, Prince Imperial Ui, Kim Chang-Ryong, Yin Ju-Keng, Grigory Semyonov, Son Ngoc Thanh, Wang Kemin, Crown Prince Euimin, Collaborationist Chinese Army, Konstantin Rodzaevsky, Genrikh Lyushkov, Zheng Xiaoxu, Jorge B. Vargas, Yuyan, Zhang Jinghui, Paik Sun-Yup, Li Shouxin, Kalibapi, Xi Qia, Yi Wan-Yong, Park Kyung-Won, Yun Chi-Ho, Zhou Fohai, East Hebei Autonomous Council, Gando Special Force, Wu, Prince of Korea, Choi Seung-Hee, Benigno Ramos, Yun Ung-Nyeol, Musa Ghiatuddin Riayat Shah of Selangor, Grand Han Righteous Army, Xie Jishi, Special Law to Redeem Pro-Japanese Collaborators’ Property, Five Eulsa Traitors, Iljinhoe, Wang Ying, Chang Hai-Peng, Kenichi Momoyama, Lee Byeong-Do, Makapili, Koo Hsien-Jung, Lan Yu, Li Chi-Chun, Chung Il-Kwon, Yun Chi-Young, Yang Yuting. Excerpt: This article is part of the series:Politics and government ofCambodia Norodom Sihanouk regular script (born 31 October 1922) was the King of Cambodia from 1941 to 1955 and again from 1993 until his semi-retirement and voluntary abdication on 7 October 2004 in favour of his son, the current King Norodom Sihamoni. Since his abdication he has been know… More: |
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Complementary And Alternative Medicine For Older Adults $8.95 The field of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) is expected to grow tremendously in the next few years. In addition to an increase in the general population, the baby-boomer generation is quickly entering retirement and will likely take advantage of CAM increasingly as it ages. Although CAM research as applied to aging is just beginning and health professionals receive no special training in CAM and aging, the United States population still continues to employ it. For diagnoses that accompany aging such as cancer, neurological diseases, psychiatric disorders, and physical disabilities, CAM has often been used in addition to or in place of unsuccessful conventional methods of treatment. This new and up-to-the-minute compendium of reliable and authoritative information on complementary and alternative therapies seeks to provide information that older adults may use as they seek to improve their health and quality of life. Covering dietary means; physical, mental, and spiritual methods of treatment; and various types of therapies, this handbook is the most comprehensive and up-to-date resource on complementary and alternative medicine available today. Each chapter or article includes:Brief definition of modalityAnecdotal reports of usefulness Discussion of scientific evidence for and against modalityList of resources that reader can use to find further informationExamples of therapies covered include:Art & MusicMassageAcupunctureMeditationHomeopathyAyurvedaAromatherapy |
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Older Adults: A Guide to Holistic Approaches to Healthy Aging $45 The field of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) is expected to grow tremendously in the next few years. In addition to an increase in the general population, the baby-boomer generation is quickly entering retirement and will likely take advantage of CAM increasingly as it ages. Although CAM research as applied to aging is just beginning and health professionals receive no special training in CAM and aging, the United States population still continues to employ it. For diagnoses that accompany aging such as cancer, neurological diseases, psychiatric disorders, and physical disabilities, CAM has often been used in addition to or in place of unsuccessful conventional methods of treatment. This new and up-to-the-minute compendium of reliable and authoritative information on complementary and alternative therapies seeks to provide information that older adults may use as they seek to improve their health and quality of life. Covering dietary means; physical, mental, and spiritual methods of treatment; and various types of therapies, this handbook is the most comprehensive and up-to-date resource on complementary and alternative medicine available today. Each chapter or article includes:Brief definition of modalityAnecdotal reports of usefulness Discussion of scientific evidence for and against modalityList of resources that reader can use to find further informationExamples of therapies covered include:Art & MusicMassageAcupunctureMeditationHomeopathyAyurvedaAromatherapy |
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Compositions by Miles Davis: Miles Davis Discography, Blue in Green, So What, Flamenco Sketches, Freddie Freeloader, All Blues, Donna Lee, Solar $9.25 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: This article is a discography for jazz musician Miles Davis. Prior to Birth of the Cool his appearances on record were mainly as a member of bebop saxophonist Charlie Parker’s quintet. Most of his recordings with Parker are available in Parkers Savoy and Dial box sets other recordings, such as live albums, are listed below. Note that Parker was the leader on all of these sessions with the exception of the August 14, 1947 session, Davis first as a leader. The 12″ 33 r.p.m. long-playing vinyl record did not become common until the middle of the 1950s. Most of Davis’s early recordings were made for 10″ or 7″ releases with a shorter playing time, and were subsequently reissued as long-playing albums which sometimes combined several recording sessions, and sometimes split sessions between albums. Generally, modern CD reissues reflect the track listing of the 12″ LPs, and these are listed here. Years listed for albums are recording dates, not the year of release, as most Davis historical discographies in print and on the Internet do not list the original release dates, which, particularly for earlier releases, are either difficult to establish or unknown. A good portion of this material was recorded for Prestige Records – for more details of the complicated history of the Prestige material, see the Prestige Equivalents section of the Miles Ahead database. Miles Davis is the leader of all of these sessions, unless otherwise indicated. Recordings for Columbia Records, during what is generally considered to be the most artistically and financially successful period of Davis’s career. Again, years shown are for the recordings, though albums were usually released soon after recording. After his five year retirement, Davis recorded initially for Columbi… More: |
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Encyclopedia of Gerontology, Two-Volume Set $775 The research literature on aging continues to expand rapidly, reflecting both the rising interest of the scientific community and also the needs of a growing older population. In the year 1900, persons over 65 years of age were the smallest portion of developed societies. Today they are emerging as the largest. With that shift in the greying of the population come changes in behavior, physiology, social infrastructure, etc. The articles in the Encyclopedia touch upon the many and varied aspects of research in gerontology, from the genetics and biology of aging, to issues of daily life: the workplace, family life, retirement, health care, social security and pensions. Aging is a complex process of change involving influences of a biological, behavioral, social, and environmental nature, all of which are explored in the context of this encyclopedia. Readers will find all new articles and wholly new coverage of topics that have seen research advances. Very few articles are unchanged from the First Edition. The rise in aging related research has increased the amount and diversity of research material available, making the need for integration of information important. The Encyclopedia provides a single entry point for a wealth of information, consolidating and summarizing pertinent findings while providing information for additional readings. Organized alphabetically by article title, the Encyclopedia also provides a comprehensive subject index for better reader access to topics that may go by several different naming conventions. Articles are additionally cross-referenced to each other as relevant to better guide readers to additional related information. |
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For The Health Of It! $9.99 It was a sunny California afternoon when Ali Javanbakht, MD first walked two doors down from his office to the Coastal View News to hand in an article on that year’s flu vaccine. The editor was kind enough to publish it and “For the Health of It!” was born – a humor/health column that took medicine off the shelf, dusted it off, put it in comfy clothes, and brought it out to play. From that point forward, Dr. Javanbakht’s articles grew in frequency and popularity. The editor of the Coastal View News noted that it generated more reader feedback than any other column the newspaper had published. Readers started clipping columns and sending them across the country to friends and family. High school students began citing them in health classes. They were posted in various retirement homes across the country. And soon, it had a strong following that has continued to grow over time. His column won second place for best original writing at the 2010 Association of Free Community Newspapers awards. This book is a collection of some of his best work over the years. They have delighted and informed readers of all ages. Described as the “Dave Barry of medicine”, Dr. Javanbakht’s column uses analogies, everyday metaphors, and made-up organizations to humanize medicine, covering a broad range of topics from illnesses, to medical politics, to anatomy and physiology. It also includes the previously unpublished article, “The Decade in Review”, and a foreword by “Hippocrates.”While his intention has always been to entertain, readers can’t help but come away from reading his work better informed and with smiles on their faces. |
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For The Health Of It! $16.9 It was a sunny California afternoon when Ali Javanbakht, MD first walked two doors down from his office to the Coastal View News to hand in an article on that year’s flu vaccine. The editor was kind enough to publish it and “For the Health of It!” was born – a humor/health column that took medicine off the shelf, dusted it off, put it in comfy clothes, and brought it out to play. From that point forward, Dr. Javanbakht’s articles grew in frequency and popularity. The editor of the Coastal View News noted that it generated more reader feedback than any other column the newspaper had published. Readers started clipping columns and sending them across the country to friends and family. High school students began citing them in health classes. They were posted in various retirement homes across the country. And soon, it had a strong following that has continued to grow over time. His column won second place for best original writing at the 2010 Association of Free Community Newspapers awards. This book is a collection of some of his best work over the years. They have delighted and informed readers of all ages. Described as the “Dave Barry of medicine”, Dr. Javanbakht’s column uses analogies, everyday metaphors, and made-up organizations to humanize medicine, covering a broad range of topics from illnesses, to medical politics, to anatomy and physiology. It also includes the previously unpublished article, “The Decade in Review”, and a foreword by “Hippocrates.”While his intention has always been to entertain, readers can’t help but come away from reading his work better informed and with smiles on their faces. |
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Gods and Monsters [Collector's Edition] $14.98 Gods and Monsters was promoted from the outset as an artistic drama, but the publicity tended to play coyly on the possibility of a homosexual romance between the retired film director James Whale, played by Ian McKellen and his hunky gardener Clayton Boone (Brendan Fraser). While the film does involve romance, the central relationship between the director and his gardener is about the development of a genuine friendship between two outwardly dissimilar but inwardly kindred spirits. In the story, Whale has been living for many years in peaceful, if not entirely contented retirement, under the loving and watchful eye of his contentious and argumentative Hungarian housekeeper (Lynn Redgrave). His earlier celebrity as the director of the original Frankenstein movie and its sequel, The Bride of Frankenstein, results in his being visited occasionally by disagreeable young men who have come to bask in the reminiscences of this creator of two “camp” classics. His reputation as a fairly outrageous homosexual comes into play here, when one particularly unpleasant and effeminate young man comes by seeking cinematic tidbits: the director challenges the boy to a game of stripping off one article of clothing for every revelation he shares about his moviemaking past. He had gotten the boy down to his briefs when he is stricken with one of his ever-recurring bouts of epilepsy, the result of a series of strokes. By way of contrast, while he is clearly interested in his gardener as a sex-object, gradually luring him into ever closer association, the openness and vulnerability of this awkwardly aggressive heterosexual boy inspires him to reveal the history of his heart. It turns out that, like the young man who is modeling for his supposed artworks, he came from a poor and difficult background. By the time na? ve gardener learns of the director’s homosexuality from the housekeeper, he has been drawn too deeply under the man’s spell to stay away from their meetings for long. Whil… |
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Grace Morley $39.98 Used – Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Dr. Grace Louise McCann Morley (1900-1985) was a museologist of global influence. She was the founder of San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and its Director for 23 years starting in 1934. Time Magazine carried an article in her twentieth year with the museum, and then another article on her retirement. In an interview with Thomas Tibbs, she is credited with bein |
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Grace Morley $39.98 New – Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Dr. Grace Louise McCann Morley (1900-1985) was a museologist of global influence. She was the founder of San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and its Director for 23 years starting in 1934. Time Magazine carried an article in her twentieth year with the museum, and then another article on her retirement. In an interview with Thomas Tibbs, she is credited with being |
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Gringos in Paradise: An American Couple Builds Their Retirement Dream House in a Seaside Village in Mexico By Barry Golson $15 <b><I>A Year in Provence</i> meets <I>Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House</i> in this lively and entertaining account of a couple’s year building their dream house in Mexico.</b><P>In 2004, Barry Golson wrote an award-winning article for <I>AARP</i> magazine about Mexican hot spots for retirees longing for a lifestyle they couldn’t afford in the United States. A year later, he and his wife Thia were taking part in the growing trend of retiring abroad. They sold their Manhattan apartment, packed up their SUV, and moved to one of those idyllic hot spots, the surfing and fishing village of Sayulita on Mexico’s Pacific coast. <P>With humor and charm, Golson details the year he and his wife spent settling into their new life and planning and building their dream home. Sayulita — population 1,500, not including stray dogs or pelicans — is a never-dull mixture of traditional Mexican customs and new, gringo-influenced change. Before long, the Golsons had been absorbed into the rhythms and routines of village life: they adopted a pair of iguanas named Iggy Pop and Iggy Mom, got sick and got cured by a doctor who charged them sixteen dollars a visit, made lasting friends with Mexicans and fellow expatriates, and discovered the skill and artistry of local craftsmen. <P>But their daily lives were mostly dedicated to the difficult yet satisfying process of building their house. It took them almost six months to begin building — nothing is simple (or speedy) in Mexico — and incredibly, they completed construction in another six. They engaged a Mexican architect, builder, and landscape designer who not only built their home but also changed their lives; encountered uproariously odd bureaucracy; and ultimately experienced a lifetime’s worth of education about the challenges and advantages of living in Mexico.<P>The Golsons lived (and are still living) the dream of many — not only of going off to a tropical paradise but also of building something beautiful, becoming a part of |
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Gringos in Paradise: An American Couple Builds Their Retirement Dream House in a Seaside Village in Mexico By Barry Golson $11.99 <b><I>A Year in Provence</i> meets <I>Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House</i> in this lively and entertaining account of a couple’s year building their dream house in Mexico.</b><P>In 2004, Barry Golson wrote an award-winning article for <I>AARP</i> magazine about Mexican hot spots for retirees longing for a lifestyle they couldn’t afford in the United States. A year later, he and his wife Thia were taking part in the growing trend of retiring abroad. They sold their Manhattan apartment, packed up their SUV, and moved to one of those idyllic hot spots, the surfing and fishing village of Sayulita on Mexico’s Pacific coast. <P>With humor and charm, Golson details the year he and his wife spent settling into their new life and planning and building their dream home. Sayulita — population 1,500, not including stray dogs or pelicans — is a never-dull mixture of traditional Mexican customs and new, gringo-influenced change. Before long, the Golsons had been absorbed into the rhythms and routines of village life: they adopted a pair of iguanas named Iggy Pop and Iggy Mom, got sick and got cured by a doctor who charged them sixteen dollars a visit, made lasting friends with Mexicans and fellow expatriates, and discovered the skill and artistry of local craftsmen. <P>But their daily lives were mostly dedicated to the difficult yet satisfying process of building their house. It took them almost six months to begin building — nothing is simple (or speedy) in Mexico — and incredibly, they completed construction in another six. They engaged a Mexican architect, builder, and landscape designer who not only built their home but also changed their lives; encountered uproariously odd bureaucracy; and ultimately experienced a lifetime’s worth of education about the challenges and advantages of living in Mexico.<P>The Golsons lived (and are still living) the dream of many — not only of going off to a tropical paradise but also of building something beautiful, becoming a part of |
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Hongkongers From Nanhai $19.99 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Yip Man, Donald Tsang, Shirley Kwan, Fiona Sit, Regina Ip, Julian Cheung, Tony Leung Ka-Fai, Elsie Leung, Emily Lau, Sheren Tang, Yam Kim Fai, Kai Ho, Chung Sze-Yuen, Esther Kwan, Jeffrey Lam, Lily Yam, Michael Kwan, Stephen Ip, Ko Lai Chak, Cheung Tat-Ming, Quenby Fung. Excerpt: : This article contains Chinese text. Without proper rendering support , you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Chinese characters . Cheung Tat-Ming Cheung Tat-Ming ( ) (born 2 July 1964) is a Hong Kong actor, comedian, director and writer. Cheung Tat-Ming married Ms. Ho Nim Chi in September 2001. Ms Ho is a doctor . They have a son and a daughter. Filmography Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at This is a Chinese name ; the family name is Chung . The Honourable Sir Sze-yuen Chung Sir Sze-yuen Chung , GBE , GBM (simplified Chinese : ; traditional Chinese : ; Mandarin Pinyin : Zh ng Shìyuán; Jyutping : Chung1 Sze6 Yuen4; born 3 November 1917 in Hong Kong ) is a mechanical engineer , industrialist, business executive and politician in Hong Kong . He succeeded Sir Yuet Keung Kan , as the Senior Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council and Executive Council in 1980 and served in the latter body until his first retirement from politics in 1988. He once again became influential in Hong Kong politics when Tung Chee Hwa assumed the office of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong , when he was invited by Tung as the convenor of the non-official members of the Executive Council , from which he retired on 15 June 1999. Early life Chung Sze-yuen was born in 1917 to a middle class family in Hong Kong. In 1936, he went to Shanghai and studied civil engineering at Saint John’s University, Shanghai . In 1939, he married Jeung |
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I Dare You Success Driven Student $9.99 I Dare You Success Driven Student focuses on providing educational information and unique methods for achieving success from middle school to college. It empowers students to acquire skills for degrees that can potentially earn them thousands or millions of dollars before or after retirement age. Each article is followed by two or three pre-selected questions to test your understanding of the specific topic. This book also aim to help you understand you can reach success soon or late based on your thought process, ability to plan, and motivation to execute those plans. A 16 year old student classified as at risk might read this and decide to apply to an Ivy League college confident he can get in. A student who plans to drop out of high school might read this and decide instead to attend a four year business college, graduate, and work to become CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of a fortune 100 or fortune 500 company. Either way this book empowers you to aim for potentially rewarding and financially attractive circumstances. |
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Intersections of Aging: Readings in Social Gerontology $79.95 Elizabeth W. Markson and Lisa A. Hollis-Sawyer’s interdisciplinary, student-accessible anthology explores the diversity of experiences in aging—integrating ethnic, gender, economic status, sexual orientation, and historical variations throughout the book.Intersections of Aging provides students with compellingly written and challenging articles that will promote intellectual growth and increase understanding of aging and related issues.The text examines the following questions:* How do race, ethnicity, gender, and socio-economic position shape the life course of older people’s lives?* Is there one standard or many for "successful aging"?* Why do groups and individuals differ from one another in old age?* What are the prospects for the aged of tomorrow?Intersections of Aging delves into these and other issues—combining academic and clinical articles with literary and personal accounts. It includes discussions of:* Historical, social, and cultural constructions of old age* The importance of incorporating race, ethnicity, gender, and social class into models of aging* How older people construct their self-concept, individuality, and actions in old age—and how this affects the meaning, value, and purpose of their lives* Current health and well-being concerns* Social and family relationships* Work and retirement issues* Policy and politics shaping old age* Future directions in the 21st centuryMarkson and Hollis-Sawyer provide articulate, intelligent introductions to each unit and each article. This material provides a coherent framework for each article as well as a "road map" for students.No other social gerontology anthology offers as much material on the interconnections between discrimination, diversity, and social class that shape the many ways in which we grow old—whatever our heritage may be. |
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Islamabad High Court: Justices of the Islamabad High Court, Sardar Muhammad Aslam, Muhammad Bilal Khan $8.69 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Justices of the Islamabad High Court, Sardar Muhammad Aslam, Muhammad Bilal Khan, List of Justices of the Islamabad High Court, List of Chief Justices of Islamabad High Court. Excerpt: This article is part of the series:Politics and government ofPakistan Islamabad High Court located in Islamabad the capital of Pakistan was established under a presidential order on December 14, 2007. However its creation was delayed because of the stay order issued by the Lahore High Court after its establishment was challenged there. But Supreme Court of Pakistan later decided in favor of its establishment. Federal High Court is presumed to start functioning in February 2008. President Pervez Musharraf administered oath to the first chief Justice of Islamabad High Court Justice Sardar Mohammad Aslam, on February 7, 2008. On July 31, 2009 while hearing Constitution Petition No. 09 and 08 Of 2009, the supreme court of Pakistan struck down the order of establishment of the Islamabad High Court and reverted the judicial system of Pakistan to status of November 2, 2007. All the judges who were part of judiciary on November 2, 2007, were ordered to return to original courts. All judges who were not part of judiciary, were ordered to cease acting as judges. The employees etc. of the court were ordered back to their original positions or to federal surplus pool. In 18th Constitutional amendment,Islamabad High Court is re-established. Islamabad High Court was headed by a Chief Justice. The bench consist of Justices and additional judges. The retirement age of Chief Justice and Justices was 62 years. The Additional Judges were initially appointed for one year. After that their services could either be extended or they could be confirmed or they were retired. As on J… More: |
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John Ardis Cawthon $49.99 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! John Ardis Cawthon (March 16, 1907-October 5, 1984) was an educator and regional historian from Ruston in Lincoln Parish in north Louisiana, who was affiliated with Louisiana Tech University from 1939-1940, 1948, and from January 12, 1954, until retirement on May 31, 1972. Cawthon was a frequent contributor to North Louisiana History, which named its John Ardis Cawthon Memorial Printing Fund in his honor. North Louisiana Private to His Wife, 1862-1865.” In 1955, he wrote for the Arkansas Historical Quarterly the article entitled “George W. Dance”, a biography of one of his own kinsmen, George Washington Dance, a native of Oglethorpe, Georgia, who spent his life primarily in Claiborne Parish in north Louisiana just south of the Arkansas state line. |
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Law and Education in Medieval Islam: Studies in Memory of Professor George Makdisi $108.34 This volume, focusing on legal education and its place in classical and medieval Islamic civilisation, comprises eight articles written in honour of Professor George Makdisi (1925-2002), seven of them by his former students at the University of Pennsylvania (William Granara, Sherman Jackson, Gary Leiser, Joseph Lowry, Christopher Melchert, Devin Stewart, and Shawkat Toorawa). One article is by George Makdisi’s friend and Islamicist colleague Bernard Weiss, and the Preface by George Makdisi’s friend and colleague at the University of Pennsylvania, the European medievalist Edward Peters. George Makdisi was one of the great scholars of Islamic law, theology and education, as well as a historian of Islam’s institutions and practices of learning. He taught at the University of Michigan from 1953-59, at Harvard University from 1959-73, and at the University of Pennsylvania from 1973 until his retirement in 1990. In 1993 he received the Giorgio Della Vida Award for Excellence in Islamic Studies. c.180 pp (The E J W Gibb Memorial Trust 2004) |
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Metamorphic Reflections: Essay Presented to Ben Hijmans at His 75th Birthday $179.47 This Festschrift honours the Dutch Latinist Ben Hijmans. Besides his studies on Seneca and Ovid, Hijmans published numerous article on Apuleius’ works. In 1973 he initiated the research project ‘Groningen Commentaries on Apuleius’, and until his retirement he was editor in-chief of the series of commentaries issued form that research project. This collection of essays contains a number of important new and original articles on Apulcius’ Metamorphoses, on the reception of the Latin novel, and on Apuleius’ rhetorical work. The book presents original research on Ovid’s Metamorphoses and its reception. Other contributions testify to the broader interests of Ben Hijmans and deal with general cultural aspects, art history, the art of translating, archaeology and iconography. Ben Hijmans’ fascination with, and insight into mythical motifs is reflected not only in articles on Pyramus and Thisbe and Actaeon respectively, but also in contributions on Narcissus and on Seneca’s mythical tragedies and their transformation in Roman Declamation. |
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People From Covington County, Alabama: Robert Horry, Frank J. Tipler, Irwin Gunsalus, Seth Hammett, Erica Boyer, Willie Tyler $9.8 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Robert Horry, Frank J. Tipler, Irwin Gunsalus, Seth Hammett, Erica Boyer, Willie Tyler, William Harold Albritton Iii, T. D. Little, Dwight Stone, Lamar Rogers, Tim Jessie. Excerpt: Date of birth: : January 28, 1964 (1964-01-28) This article is about Dwight Stone the football player. If you are looking for Dwight Stones the track and field athlete and commentator see Dwight Stones Dwight Stone (born January 28, 1964 in Florala, Alabama ) was an American football wide receiver and kick returner in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers , the Carolina Panthers , and the New York Jets . He played college football at Middle Tennessee State University . He is currently a police officer in Charlotte, North Carolina . A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Birthdate : December 22, 1956(1956-12-22) Erica Boyer , born Amanda Margaret Jensen (née Gantt) (December 22, 1956 in Andalusia, Alabama – December 31, 2009 in Panama Beach, Florida ) was a retired American pornographic actress . She was a member of the AVN Hall of Fame Career Erica Boyer appeared in 184 features after starting her porn career with Cowgirls in Chains . She came out of retirement to work with Marilyn Chambers in the XXX Dark Chambers . Award Death She died in a traffic accident on New Year’s Eve, 2009, aged 53. At the time she was married and had a son. She reportedly died instantly when she was struck by an off-duty Florida Highway Patrol officer driving a 2001 4-door Hyundai. References (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Frank Jennings Tipler III begin{item… |
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Psychological and Transcendental Phenomenology and the Confrontation with Heidegger (1927-1931): The Encyclopaedia Britannica Article, the Amsterdam L $49.95 This volume presents the English translations of texts by Edmund Husserl, and some by Martin Heidegger, that date from 1927 through to 1931. Most notably, the volume contains English translations of (a) all the drafts of – as well as Heidegger”s contributions to – Husserl”s ill-fated article Phenomenology” – a garbled version of which was published in the Encyclopaedia Britannica in 1929; (b) Husserl”s Amsterdam Lectures”, delivered in 1928; (c) the copious notes that Husserl wrote in the margins of Heidegger”s Sein und Zeit and Kant und das Problem der Metaphysik; and (d) Husserl”s lecture Ph nomenologie und Anthropologie”, delivered in 1931. Ably edited, translated, and introduced by two leading scholars, these texts as a whole document Husserl”s thinking as he approached retirement from teaching and also shed light on the philosophical chasm that was widening at the time between Husserl and Heidegger. |
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Psychological and Transcendental Phenomenology and the Confrontation with Heidegger (1927-1931): The Encyclopaedia Britannica Article, the Amsterdam Lectures, ‘Phenomenology and Anthropology’, and Husserl’s Marginal Notes in Being and Time and Kant and th $40.81 This volume presents the English translations of texts by Edmund Husserl, and some by Martin Heidegger, that date from 1927 through to 1931. Most notably, the volume contains English translations of (a) all the drafts of – as well as Heidegger’s contributions to – Husserl’s ill-fated article ‘Phenomenology’ – a garbled version of which was published in the Encyclopaedia Britannica in 1929; (b) Husserl’s ‘Amsterdam Lectures’, delivered in 1928; (c) the copious notes that Husserl wrote in the margins of Heidegger’s Sein und Zeit and Kant und das Problem der Metaphysik; and (d) Husserl’s lecture ‘Phänomenologie und Anthropologie’, delivered in 1931. Ably edited, translated, and introduced by two leading scholars, these texts as a whole document Husserl’s thinking as he approached retirement from teaching and also shed light on the philosophical chasm that was widening at the time between Husserl and Heidegger. |
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Robert Reguly $39.99 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Robert Reguly, born in Rossport, Ontario, is a three-time National Newspaper Award-winning journalist. Robert Reguly was one of Canada’s top news reporters in the 1950s and 1960s. He was at the forefront of the mid-20th century news war between the Toronto Telegram and the Toronto Star. Reguly won a National Newspaper Award in 1966 for tracking down and interviewing Gerda Munsinger, a German woman at the center of a Canadian political scandal. In 1977, he left the Star to join the staff of the Toronto Sun, where he specialized in investigative pieces on the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. In 1981, he left the Sun and became a spokesperson for the Ontario Ministry of the Environment. Since his retirement, he has become a successful freelance writer, writing mainly for outdoors magazines. In 2001, he was nominated for a Canadian National Magazine Award for an article in Outdoor Canada magazine. His son, Eric Reguly, writes for the Globe and Mail. |
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Submariners: Jimmy Carter $19.99 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Jimmy Carter, Hyman G. Rickover, Piet de Jong, Laurel Clark, Theodore Gordon Ellyson, Oliver F. Naquin, James F. Calvert, Samuel Robison, Calvert L. Willey, Werner Drechsler, Earle Childs. Excerpt: Calvert L. Willey (December 11, 1920 – April 12, 1994) was the second Executive Vice President of the Institute of Food Technologists , serving in that manner from 1961 until his 1987 retirement.Early career A Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy submarine service during World War II , Willey returned home to complete his studies at the University of Maryland, College Park in business and policy administration . Following graduation, he worked for a management consultant . After that he worked as an assistant to the Executive Director for the National Society of Professional Engineers , then known as the National Association of Professional Engineers.Move to Chicago In 1956, Willey became Executive Director of the American Society of Lubrication Engineers in Chicago, Illinois , now the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (since 1987), and would be executive director until he accepted the position of Executive Secretary for the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT). Prior to his departure to IFT, Willey had an article in Science magazine that was published on June 2, 1961.IFT role and service Joining IFT in 1961, Willey would start making changes within the Institute to consolidate the activities and services provided to its members. In 1966, publishing was reorganized and centralized in Chicago with a publications director being created that year. A Field Services director position was created in 1968 to act as a liaison between IFT sections and divisions. To assist in growth of IFT membership and circulation, IFT started using computer bureaus in 1972 |
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Terror Within $14.47 A bold satire mixed with a good bit of irony, this wise, gritty and wonderfully entertaining debut marks a savvy new voice in science fiction literature. When it comes to Terror Within, by Roger Marshall, a case of accidental terrorism has the American government on high alert, not to mention the lives of a group of affable and unsuspecting strangers on the brink of being compromised-forever.Nate, Sandra, Harland, Rita, and Gabe barely know each other. With strange links to an article Gabe is researching on retirement planning, the fractious group becomes enmeshed in an act of bio-terrorism that will have them on the run from their own government and forced to seek asylum in Argentina. Why would the government chase a group of complete strangers? Together, they unwittingly possess information about Project M.I.X., a top-secret program rooted in the history of the Marshall Islands-information that will alter the future of mankind. |
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Terror Within $9.99 A bold satire mixed with a good bit of irony, this wise, gritty and wonderfully entertaining debut marks a savvy new voice in science fiction literature. When it comes to Terror Within, by Roger Marshall, a case of accidental terrorism has the American government on high alert, not to mention the lives of a group of affable and unsuspecting strangers on the brink of being compromised-forever.Nate, Sandra, Harland, Rita, and Gabe barely know each other. With strange links to an article Gabe is researching on retirement planning, the fractious group becomes enmeshed in an act of bio-terrorism that will have them on the run from their own government and forced to seek asylum in Argentina. Why would the government chase a group of complete strangers? Together, they unwittingly possess information about Project M.I.X., a top-secret program rooted in the history of the Marshall Islands-information that will alter the future of mankind. |
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The Six Principles Of Successful Investors $14.95 Every day, without knowing it, investors make mistakes with their 401ks, IRAs, or stock portfolios that will cost them thousands of dollars in the future. Information overload from the news, magazines, books, and blogs is causing investors to either make the wrong choices or get paralyzed into doing nothing at all. For every article that tells you to buy, another tells you to sell. For every pundit that claims the stock market will crash, another claims the stock market will skyrocket. Who do you listen to? What should you do? The Six Principles will give you the tools you need to cut through the clutter and focus on what is important. By following these six common-sense guidelines, you will learn how to: *Understand the simple techniques used by successful wealth managers *Evaluate the risk of your investments and understand your own financial risk tolerance *Distinguish between a true investment opportunity and an investment scam *Make unbiased investment decisions and avoid falling for emotional ones *Increase the chances of reaching all of your financial goals *Have the peace of mind of knowing you are positioned correctly regardless of what the short-term market is doing Filled with easy-to-understand concepts and examples, The Six Principles teaches practical rules that every investor can follow, regardless of the investments they use. This is a must-read for anyone who is serious about investing. About the Author: Stanley C. Leong is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, Chartered Financial Consultant®, and Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor(SM) out of Roseville, California, where he helps individuals and families achieve their financial goals and dreams. He is also an accomplished speaker and has taught financial planning and investment seminars for employees at Hewlett-Packard Company and Intel Corporation. Prior to becoming a financial planner, Stanley worked as an engineer and holds a Masters of Engineering |
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This Year I Will…: How to Finally Change a Habit, Keep a Resolution, or Make a Dream Come True $9.99 Are you really ready to change? Take this quiz and find out. Every New Year’s Day, my list of resolutions is: Ambitious. I aim for everything from losing weight to saving more money for my retirement. Realistic. I just try to bump my good behavior up a notch—be a better friend, give more money to charity—-without giving myself any strict deadlines or goals.Precise. I decide exactly how many men I will ask for a date, or how many new jobs I will apply for. Whenever I decide to change something, it’s usually because:My doctor has put the fear of God into me.I read a magazine article about why making this change is important.I start daydreaming about how great life will be after I make the change. True or False: When you want to make a big change in your life, timing is crucial. Failure is:Impossible.Inevitable. Not in my vocabulary.(The answers are on the inside back flap.)Learn the secret to making changes that stickEvery so often people get inspired (again!) to lose weight, get organized, start saving, or stop worrying –but a few months later they give up, frustrated. It doesn’t have to be that way. In This Year I Wil . . .l, bestselling author M.J. Ryan offers breakthrough wisdom and coaching to help readers make this time the time that change becomes permanent. Why do people find it so hard to change? The secret is that everyone has their own formula for making changes that stick, but most people don’t know what theirs is. They think there is one way to lose five pounds, and another way to stay on top of their e-mail, but they don’t realize that for all changes, there is one system that works best for each individual. This Year I Will . . . helps you lock on to your unique formula for planning, implementing, and seeing a life change through, so you can use it again and again to tackle anything else you’d like to |
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This Year I Will…: How to Finally Change a Habit, Keep a Resolution, or Make a Dream Come True $16.95 Are you really ready to change? Take this quiz and find out. Every New Year’s Day, my list of resolutions is: Ambitious. I aim for everything from losing weight to saving more money for my retirement. Realistic. I just try to bump my good behavior up a notch—be a better friend, give more money to charity—-without giving myself any strict deadlines or goals.Precise. I decide exactly how many men I will ask for a date, or how many new jobs I will apply for. Whenever I decide to change something, it’s usually because:My doctor has put the fear of God into me.I read a magazine article about why making this change is important.I start daydreaming about how great life will be after I make the change. True or False: When you want to make a big change in your life, timing is crucial. Failure is:Impossible.Inevitable. Not in my vocabulary.(The answers are on the inside back flap.)Learn the secret to making changes that stickEvery so often people get inspired (again!) to lose weight, get organized, start saving, or stop worrying –but a few months later they give up, frustrated. It doesn’t have to be that way. In This Year I Wil . . .l, bestselling author M.J. Ryan offers breakthrough wisdom and coaching to help readers make this time the time that change becomes permanent. Why do people find it so hard to change? The secret is that everyone has their own formula for making changes that stick, but most people don’t know what theirs is. They think there is one way to lose five pounds, and another way to stay on top of their e-mail, but they don’t realize that for all changes, there is one system that works best for each individual. This Year I Will . . . helps you lock on to your unique formula for planning, implementing, and seeing a life change through, so you can use it again and again to tackle anything else you’d like to |
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To The Cape For Diamonds $26.21 Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free.This is an OCR edition with typos.Excerpt from book:CHAPTER III. THE CASE AT ISSUE BETWEEN ENGLAND, THE FREE STATE, AND THE SOUTH AFRICAN REPUBLIC. The absolute necessity of England’s annexation of Waterboer’s territory—The threatened Diamond-field Republic—Outcry of the Albanian farmers—The division of the Griquas—Recognition of both clans by the Capetown Government—Kornelis Kok—Counter assertions—Foundation of the Transvaal and Free State—Occupation of Bloemfontein by Sir Harry Smith—Major Warden and his grants—Abandonment of the Sovereignty —Article 2 of Sir G. Clerk’s Convention—Declaration of the Vetberg boundary—Withdrawal of Waterboer’s subsidy—Appearance on the scene of Mr. David Arnot—His first success—Resignation of Kornelis Kok in favour of young Adam—Death of Kornelis Kok—Retirement of young Adam Kok and his tribe into Nomansland—Sale of his lands to the Free State through Mr. Harvey—Waterboer’s five points— Annexation of Griqualand West to the English Crown—Arrival of the Commissioners—Extent of the new annexation—The claims of the South African Republic—General arming of the negroes. HTHIS seems to be the proper moment for explaining by what title the English Government has obtained the Diamond regions, and on what ground the Free State and the South African Republic have disputed its rights. I went into the subject as deeply as my opportunities would allow, and I had prepared an elaborate statement of the case at issue, illustrated with blue books, fortified by independent evidence, and rounded off with the result of my own inquiries. But it has occurred to me that few would care for such documents. No one in England could form an honest opinion, were he crammed full of them. The case |
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To The Cape For Diamonds $25.11 Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free.This is an OCR edition with typos.Excerpt from book:CHAPTER III. THE CASE AT ISSUE BETWEEN ENGLAND, THE FREE STATE, AND THE SOUTH AFRICAN REPUBLIC. The absolute necessity of England’s annexation of Waterboer’s territory—The threatened Diamond-field Republic—Outcry of the Albanian farmers—The division of the Griquas—Recognition of both clans by the Capetown Government—Kornelis Kok—Counter assertions—Foundation of the Transvaal and Free State—Occupation of Bloemfontein by Sir Harry Smith—Major Warden and his grants—Abandonment of the Sovereignty —Article 2 of Sir G. Clerk’s Convention—Declaration of the Vetberg boundary—Withdrawal of Waterboer’s subsidy—Appearance on the scene of Mr. David Arnot—His first success—Resignation of Kornelis Kok in favour of young Adam—Death of Kornelis Kok—Retirement of young Adam Kok and his tribe into Nomansland—Sale of his lands to the Free State through Mr. Harvey—Waterboer’s five points— Annexation of Griqualand West to the English Crown—Arrival of the Commissioners—Extent of the new annexation—The claims of the South African Republic—General arming of the negroes. HTHIS seems to be the proper moment for explaining by what title the English Government has obtained the Diamond regions, and on what ground the Free State and the South African Republic have disputed its rights. I went into the subject as deeply as my opportunities would allow, and I had prepared an elaborate statement of the case at issue, illustrated with blue books, fortified by independent evidence, and rounded off with the result of my own inquiries. But it has occurred to me that few would care for such documents. No one in England could form an honest opinion, were he crammed full of them. The case |
