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Church Administration Handbook

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:10:37 -0600

What’s new about this third edition of the long respected and often used Church Administration Handbook? In addition to time and technological-sensitive updates to the basic organizational details, editor Bruce Powers writes:

“The needs of people and churches have continued to change, with questions now being raised about the quality of congregational life, nature of leadership, and responsibility for ministry among all believers . . . As we have prepared this edition, we have sought to address five primary needs.

1. Leadership skills and administrative tools that can be adapted for use in a variety of contexts from traditional to contemporary, from rural to urban, and from unicultural to multicultural settings;
2. Spiritual formation that relates to all of life (from birth to death);
3. Mission consciousness (in community, regionally, nationally, and globally);
4. Ministry of all believers (particularly calling out and equipping vocational, bivocational, and lay ministers); and
5. Leadership competence (the ability to inspire, motivate, and equip the saints for the work of ministry).”

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Failure to Appear

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:10:36 -0600

J.P. Beaumont's teenaged daughter Kelly has run off--and her trail ends at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. But in addition to his headstrong offspring, there's another surprise waiting backstage for the sober-but-struggling sleuth: the corpse of a sleazy rival p.i., apparently slain by the Festival's current Juliet's Beau has his doubts about the young actress' guilt, especially when the investigation's Second Act opens with another body and a hint of kiddie porn. And hiss suspicions are leaving Beaumont vulnerably center stage in a modern-day tragedy of revenge, deception. . .and murder.
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Understanding American Government, Alternate Edition

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:10:35 -0600

A fascinating, provocative read, UNDERSTANDING AMERICAN GOVERNMENT, ALTERNATE EDITION, gives you an inside look at the American political system and how the government works. You'll read about 2008 election controversies, ethical choices, diversity issues, and more—all important information that you will need throughout your life as an involved voter and citizen.
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Queen Isabella: Treachery, Adultery, and Murder in Medieval England

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:10:33 -0600

Isabella arrived in London in 1308, the spirited twelve-year-old daughter of King Philip IV of France. Her marriage to the heir to England’s throne was designed to heal old political wounds between the two countries, and in the years that followed, she would become an important figure, a determined and clever woman whose influence would come to last centuries. But Queen Isabella’s political machinations led generations of historians to malign her, earning her a reputation as a ruthless schemer and an odious nickname, “the She-Wolf of France.”

Now the acclaimed author of Eleanor of Aquitaine, Alison Weir, reexamines the life of Isabella of England, history’s other notorious and charismatic medieval queen. Praised for her fair looks, the newly wed Isabella was denied the attentions of Edward II, a weak, sexually ambiguous monarch with scant taste for his royal duties. As their marriage progressed, Isabella was neglected by her dissolute husband and slighted by his favored male courtiers. Humiliated and deprived of her income, her children, and her liberty, Isabella escaped to France, where she entered into a passionate affair with Edward II’s mortal enemy, Roger Mortimer. Together, Isabella and Mortimer led the only successful invasion of English soil since the Norman Conquest of 1066, deposing Edward and ruling in his stead as co-regents for Isabella’s young son, Edward III. Fate, however, was soon to catch up with Isabella and her lover.

Many mysteries and legends have been woven around Isabella’s story. She was long condemned as an accessory to Edward II’s brutal murder in 1327, but recent research has cast doubt on whether that murder even took place.

Isabella’s reputation, then, rests largely on the prejudices of monkish chroniclers and prudish Victorian scholars. Here Alison Weir gives a startling, groundbreaking new perspective on Isabella, in this first full biography in more than 150 years. In a work of extraordinary original research, Weir effectively strips away centuries of propaganda, legend, and romantic myth, and reveals a truly remarkable woman who had a profound influence upon the age in which she lived and the history of western Europe.

Engaging, vibrant, alive with breathtaking detail and unforgettable characters, Queen Isabella is biographical history at its finest.

From the Hardcover edition.
Price=$11.56
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Confessions of a Recruiting Director: The Insider's Guide to Landing Your First Job

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:10:29 -0600

A corporate recruiter tells why he says no-and how first-time job-hunters can get the yes.

A college grad has specific questions when trying to land the first job after school. How are just a few candidates chosen from a stack of hundreds of resumes? What exactly do recruiters want to hear in an interview? What are the common job-hunting mistakes students make time and time again? Confessions of a Recruiting Director gives the inside scoop on the entire hiring process- from a top recruiting director who's seen and heard it all-and delivers a specific, step-by-step approach to beating the odds.

Step 1: Resumes-how to pass the 15 Second Test
Step 2: Networking-how to use connections to get a job
Step 3: Cover Letters-why nine out of ten never get read
Step 4: Ace the Interview- the shocking truth about what recruiters want
Step 5: Thank-You Notes- making a lasting impression
Step 6: Follow Up-the fine line between persistence and stalking Plus: Real-life before-and-after resumes, cover letters, thank-you notes and the answers to ten necessary interview questions.
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Everyday Theology: How to Read Cultural Texts and Interpret Trends (Cultural Exegesis)

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:10:27 -0600

Everyday theology is the reflective and practical task of living each day as faithful disciples of Jesus Christ. In other words, theology is not just for Sundays, and it's not just for professional theologians. Everyday Theology teaches all Christians how to get the theological lay of the land. It enables them to become more conscious of the culture they inhabit every day so that they can understand how it affects them and how they can affect it. If theology is the ministry of the Word to the world, everyday theologians need to know something about that world, and Everyday Theology shows them how to understand their culture make an impact on it. Engaging and full of fresh young voices, this book is the first in the new Cultural Exegesis series.
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Line of Duty (Newpointe 911 Series #5)

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:10:26 -0600

When a building collapses on several firemen, one is unaccounted for--was he really buried, or did he take the opportunity to flee from the problems in his life?
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Managing Diversity: A Complete Desk Reference and Planning Guide, Revised Edition

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:10:24 -0600

Today's corporations understand the need for diversity awareness, but most lack an effective organizational strategy. This thoroughly updated bestseller is packed with information, worksheets, charts, and other valuable features for program implementation, evaluation, and measurement; conducting a diversity audit; and maximizing the many talents of employees.
Price=$99.95
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The Case Manager's Handbook, Fourth Edition

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:10:21 -0600

Written by renowned author, Catherine Mullahy, The Case Manager s Handbook, Fourth Edition, is the ultimate how-to guide for case managers. This practical resource helps case managers build fundamentals, study for the CCM exam, and most importantly, advance their careers after the exam. Using real-life examples and an easy-to-read, conversant style, this reference defines Best in Class case management, examines the case management process, and presents practical procedural information. It is an excellent daily reference and training resource for new case managers and seasoned professionals in various setting facing the day-to-day challenges of case management. Certain to become the go to resource resource that previous editions have, this Fourth Edition features updated and enhanced chapters, and brand new chapters covering such timely topics as: Obesity The New Epidemic; Our Nation s Multiculturalism and Challenges to Case Managers; Health Literacy and Adherence Issues; Pharmaceuticals The Ever-Evolving World; Our Aging Population, Medical Advancements and New Case Management Considerations; Direct to Consumer Community-Based Case Management; Continuum Concepts
Price=$58.76
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Eldercare for Dummies

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:10:19 -0600

Cope with legal, financial, and medical issues

Minimize anxiety and stress and make the later years golden

Need help caring for an elderly loved one? This sensitive, reassuring guide provides strategies for assessing older persons’ needs, arranging for care, ensuring their safety, and enhancing quality of life – all while respecting their dignity. You’ll see how to manage physical disabilities and chronic health problems, evaluate nursing homes, and help elders control their destinies.

The Dummies Way

Explanations in plain English
"Get in, get out" information
Icons and other navigational aids
Tear-out cheat sheet
Top ten lists
A dash of humor and fun

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Price on Contemporary Estate Planning (2008)

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:10:16 -0600

This edition is a mine of information and expertise packed with valuable practice tips; this is the most current and comprehensive single-volume estate planning resource available. Providing theoretical grounding and a practice-oriented approach, Price and Donaldson show how to handle the full range of estate planning problems and techniques, including: - Client counseling - Durable powers of attorney - Living wills - Private annuities - Charitable remainder trusts - Life insurance - Lifetime noncharitable gifts - Closely held business interests - Community and marital property - Retirement plans and IRAs - Post-mortem planning - Professional responsibility, and more! Helpful practice tools include numerous real-life examples illustrating application of principles, ready-to-adapt forms, and checklists.
Price=$315.00
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SPQR XIII: The Year of Confusion: A Mystery (The SPQR Roman Mysteries)

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:10:13 -0600

“Readers looking for a crafty and entertaining journey to the past won’t be disappointed.”

—Publishers Weekly on SPQR XI: Under Vesuvius

Caius Julius Caesar, now Dictator of Rome, has decided to revise the Roman calendar, which has become out of sync with the seasons. As if this weren’t already an unpopular move, Caesar has brought in astronomers and astrologers from abroad, including Egyptians, Greeks, Indians and Persians. Decius is appointed to oversee this project, which he knows rankles the Roman public: “To be told by a pack of Chaldeans and Egyptians how to conduct their duties towards the gods was intolerable.” Not long after the new calendar project begins, two of the foreigners are murdered. Decius begins his investigations and, as the body count increases, it seems that an Indian fortuneteller popular with patrician Roman ladies is also involved.

This latest in the acclaimed series is sure to please historical mystery fans.

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Christian Counseling 3rd Edition: Revised and Updated

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:10:12 -0600

This proven guide in pastoral counseling has been extensively expanded and revised by the author to include recent developments and research, new resources, and attention to newly urgent needs such as AIDS, eating disorders, homosexuality, and violence. Written with clarity and sensitivity, this volume builds on biblical foundations and the best resources of professional psychology. It reflects the insights the author has gained from many years of Christian counseling.

New Sections include:

The Legal, Ethical and Moral Issues in Counseling
The Multicultural, Multiracial Issues in Counseling
Conflict and Relationships
Dealing with Death and Grief
Alcoholism and Other Substance Abuse
Crises and Trauma
Counseling and Terrorism

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Formatting & Submitting Your Manuscript

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:10:11 -0600

Featuring more than 100 example query letters, proposals, and synopses, the 3rd edition of Formatting & Submitting Your Manuscript gives you more detailed and concrete instruction than ever before! This new edition features expanded instruction for e-mail submissions, updated formatting and submitting guidelines, insider tips from agents and editors, and much more. Increase your chances of publication by submitting your manuscript the right way--let this book be your guide.
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Alone: A Novel of Suspense

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:10:09 -0600

Alone . . . Massachusetts State Trooper Bobby Dodge watches a tense hostage standoff unfold through the scope of his sniper rifle. Just across the street, in wealthy Back Bay, Boston, an armed man has barricaded himself with his wife and child. The man’s finger tightens on the trigger and Dodge has only a split second to react . . . and forever pay the consequences.

Alone . . . that’s where the nightmare began for cool, beautiful, and dangerously sexy Catherine Rose Gagnon. Twenty-five years ago, she was buried underground during a month-long nightmare of abduction and abuse. Now her husband has just been killed. Her father-in-law, the powerful Judge Gagnon, blames Catherine for his son’s death . . . and for the series of unexplained illnesses that have sent her own young son repeatedly to the hospital.

Alone . . . a madman survived solitary confinement in a maximum security prison where he’d done hard time for the most sadistic of crimes. Now he walks the streets a free man, invisible, anonymous . . . and filled with an unquenchable rage for vengeance. What brings them together is a moment of violence—but what connects them is a passion far deeper and much more dangerous. For a killer is loose who’s woven such an intricate web of evil that no one is above suspicion, no one is beyond harm, and no one will see death coming until it has them cornered, helpless, and alone.

From the Hardcover edition.
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Reunion (Redemption)

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:10:08 -0600

A fresh new look for the best-selling series from Americas number-one inspirational novelist, Karen Kingsbury. Fans will enjoy a personal note from Karen and Gary Smalley as well as discussion questions for book group use. Revisit the Baxter family in all
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Mastered By Love (Bastion Club)

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:10:03 -0600

The men of the Bastion Club proved their bravery secretly fighting for their country. Now their leader faces that most dangerous mission of all: finding a bride.

As the mysterious leader of the Bastion Club known as "Dalziel," Royce Varisey, tenth Duke of Wolverstone, served his country for decades, facing dangers untold. But as the holder of one of England's most august noble titles, he must now take on that gravest duty of all: marriage.

Yet the young ladies the grand dames would have him consider are predictably boring. Far more tempting is his castle's willful and determinedly aloof chatelaine, Minerva Chesterton. Beneath her serene faÇade lies a woman of smoldering sensuality, one who will fill his days with comfort and his nights with sheer pleasure. Determined to claim her, he embarks on a seduction to prove his mastery over every inch of her body . . . and every piece of her heart.

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Estate Planning Client Strategies: Leading Lawyers on Understanding the Client's Goals, Using Trusts Effectively, and Planning in a Changing Economic Climate (Inside the Minds)

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:10:00 -0600

Estate Planning Client Strategies is an authoritative, insider's perspective on key strategies for establishing and updating estate plans in our changing economic environment. Featuring partners from law firms around the nation, these experts guide the reader through the different phases of the estate planning process and offer strategies on how to best work with clients at each stage. These top lawyers reveal their advice on understanding client s goals, managing documentation, and addressing common misconceptions. From Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts (ILIT) to Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts (GRAT), these authors also discuss some of the most common trust types and the circumstances under which to use each type of trust. Additionally, these leaders describe best practices for responding to ongoing challenges in estate planning, including tax developments, relocation issues, and the changing economic climate. The different niches represented and the breadth of perspectives presented enable readers to get inside some of the great legal minds of today, as these experienced lawyers offer up their thoughts around the keys to navigating this ever-evolving area of law.

Inside the Minds provides readers with proven business intelligence from C-Level executives (Chairman, CEO, CFO, CMO, Partner) from the world's most respected companies nationwide, rather than third-party accounts from unknown authors and analysts. Each chapter is comparable to an essay/thought leadership piece and is a future-oriented look at where an industry, profession, or topic is headed and the most important issues for the future. Through an exhaustive selection process, each author was hand-picked by the Inside the Minds editorial board to author a chapter for this book.

Chapters Include:

1. Tracy Adler Craig, Partner and Chair, Trusts and Estates Practice Group, Mirick, O Connell, DeMallie & Lougee LLP Understanding the Unique Issues of an Estate Planning Practice Today

2. Matthew J. Howard, Tax Partner, Moore Ingram Johnson & Steele LLP Overcoming Key Challenges in Estate Planning Today

3. Dan C. Peare, Chair, Trusts and Estates Practice Group, Hinkle Elkouri Law Firm LLC Identifying Client Goals and Objectives to Maximize the Estate Planning Process

4. Morton L. Price, Partner, Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman PC ESTATE PLANNING BASICS

5. Daniel R. Stogsdill, Partner, Cline, Williams, Wright, Johnson & Oldfather LLP Wealth Transfer Techniques Challenges in a New Economy

6. Jonathan S. Chester, Partner, Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper PC Addressing Clients Estate Planning Needs

7. Patricia Galteri, Chair of the Trusts & Estates Department, Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein PC KEY ASPECTS OF ESTATE PLANNING

8. Charles Scott, Partner, Kimball, Tirey & St. John Estate Planning Fundamentals: Practical Challenges & Perspectives

9. Matthew D. Gardner, Shareholder, Sullivan & Ward PC Client Strategies for the Estate Planning Process

10. Terence E. Smolev, Partner, Forchelli, Curto, Crowe, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo & Cohn LLP Avoiding Potential Pitfalls for the Estate Planning Client

11. Scott M. Nelson, Shareholder, Lommen, Abdo, Cole, King & Stageberg PA - "Client Strategies and Recent Trends in Estate Planning"
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ACT Made Simple: An Easy-to-Read Primer on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (Professional)

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:09:54 -0600

Would you like to be less stressed and more fulfilled at work? Then join the many thousands of therapists and life coaches worldwide who are learning acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). ACT is not just a proven effective treatment for depression, anxiety, stress, addictions, eating disorders, schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, and myriad other psychological issues. It's also a revolutionary new way to view the human condition, packed full of exciting new tools, techniques, and strategies for promoting profound behavioral change.

A practical and entertaining primer, ideal for ACT newcomers and experienced ACT professionals alike, ACT Made Simple offers clear explanations of the six ACT processes and a set of real-world tips and solutions for rapidly and effectively implementing them in your practice. This book gives you everything you need to start using ACT with your clients for impressive results.

Scripts, exercises, metaphors, and worksheets to use with your clients
A session-by-session guide to implementing ACT
Transcripts from therapy sessions
Guidance for creating your own therapeutic techniques and exercises
Practical tips to overcome 'therapy roadblocks'

ACT Made Simple is simply the most accessible book written to date for therapists interested in learning ACT.
-Jason B. Luoma, Ph.D., coauthor of Learning ACT

For newcomers to ACT, there is no better place to start than with this book."
-Robert Zettle, Ph.D., author of ACT for Depression
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When I Lay My Isaac Down: Unshakable Faith in Unthinkable Circumstances

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:09:52 -0600

Carol Kent's life changed forever when her twenty-five year old son, a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and a lieutenant in the navy with an impeccable military record, shot and killed his wife's ex-husband.

Through this devastating set of circumstances, Carol learned ten transformational power principles that God has taught her in the midst of all her agony. For the first time, best-selling author and popular speaker Carol Kent is ready to share her story with the world. It will change the way you think about personal challenges.
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The Sleep of the Gods

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:09:48 -0600

It had been six long years since Catherine Hayesly's last vacation. In another few weeks she and her family would finally commence their dream trip of a lifetime. But then came the call. The one her high-ranking military husband, Warren, had warned might someday arrive. With a fateful string of cryptic words, and violating every security protocol, Warren informs Catherine of an impending world-altering event. With the clock ticking and her mind reeling, Catherine finds herself suddenly thrust into a nightmare of global proportions. Left to fend for herself and her three children in the wake of Warren's information, Catherine must abandon any semblance of her former life and commit to the only thing that now matters: survival. But confronting her at every turn is the event itself and the enigmatic origins surrounding it and all that it has wrought.
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Your Military and Veterans Benefits

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:09:46 -0600

The perks for American servicemen and women.

The U.S. Armed Forces exists in a reality all its own. Members are fed, paid, clothed, housed, and protected in a way few other American citizens can claim. Soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines can shop at low-price grocery stores, protect their families with low-cost insurance, and earn a lifetime pension before they turn 40 years old. In fact, military life offers so many benefits and perks, it’s hard for the average serviceman or woman to keep track of them. Finally, here is a guide that explains the benefits and how to obtain them. Inside, readers will find:

• Clear and precise explanations of active duty family benefits
• Details on veteran education and medical benefits
• A money-saving guide to discounts for both active duty personnel and Veterans

Price=$12.89
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Clinical Applications of Nursing Diagnosis: Adult, Child, Women's, Psychiatric, Gerontic, and Home Health Considerations (Clinical Applications of Nursing Diagnosis (Cox))

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:09:43 -0600

With the retirement of Helen Cox (author of four previous editions), the baton has been passed to Susan Newfield. Susan and her team remain loyal to the previous books by focusing on the "nursing model" over the "medical model." This edition carries on the great features of the previous while updating and improving the content. "The Gordon's Functional Health Patterns" organizes the framework, helping students learn and apply a holistic approach in planning care.
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Snow Blind (PI Julie Collins series #4)

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:09:42 -0600

The frigid winter months are mighty slow in the PI biz for Julie Collins and her partner, Kevin Wells—until the duo is hired by a young woman to investigate problems at her grandfather’s assisted living facility, where they encounter lax security, unqualified healthcare personnel, and a shady senior volunteer organization.

Julie barely has time to delve deeper into the puzzling case before she reluctantly finds herself in an isolated cattle shelter on the Collins ranch with her father during a raging blizzard. There is no escape from her father or from the biting cold and bitter memories.
A missing hired ranch hand found dead on the ranch only complicates matters further. In trying to uncover the truth about the man's death, Julie is forced to wrestle with issues that make her question old wounds and new family loyalties.

Kevin's reckless involvement with their new client tests the bounds of professionalism, and Julie's relationship with Tony Martinez is strained, as he deals with power struggles within the Hombres organization, putting them both in jeopardy.

When the bodies and the snow pile up, Julie seems at odds with everyone, leaving her to wonder if she’s being blinded to the cold, hard truths in her life by love . . . or by hate.

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The Lobo Outback Funeral Home

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:09:40 -0600

This is a novel about commitment - or, rather, the consequences of shirking commitment. Earth Firstl Founder Dave Foreman unfolds the story of burned-out and disillusioned Sierra Club lobbyist Jack Hunter, who leaves Washington D.C., for his family's cabin in southwestern New Mexico's Diablo National Forest. Convinced there is nothing he or anyone else can do to stop humankind's war on nature, he returns to his old trade of horseshoeing, determined not to become involved again in conservation issues. Nevertheless, he finds himself falling for the leader of the Diablo Wilderness Committee. Dr MaryAnne McClellan, a biologist who is as pretty as she is tough. She tries to draw him into the campaign to protect the Diablo Wilderness Area from Forest Service logging plans, and she also wants to involve him when a pack of lobos - Mexican wolves - are reintroduced to this wilderness bordering a small ranching community. Hunter refuses to commit to either MaryAnne or the lovos, however, and he is soon caught up in the bloody consequences of his cynicism, discovering the true cost of not taking a stand for what he loves.
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Executive Orders (Jack Ryan)

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:09:39 -0600

Jack Ryan has become President of the United States-and finds himself surrounded by enemies both inside the White House and around the world.
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Suite 606

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:09:38 -0600

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR Nora Roberts writing as J.D. Robb headlines a hot new anthology of paranormal romance.

FEATURING A NEW EVE DALLAS NOVELLA.

J.D. Robb plunges Lieutenant Eve Dallas into the violent aftermath of a ritualistic murder.

Mary Blayney, investigates a deception that has kept two lovers apart for years.

Ruth Ryan Langan brings a lost man out of a storm to face a breathtaking twist of fate.

And Mary Kay McComas follows a mother, her son, and a wizard lost through the threads of time.
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Deadly Decisions

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:09:37 -0600

Nine-year-old Emily Anne Toussaint is fatally shot on a Montreal street. A North Carolina teenager disappears from her home, and parts of her skeleton are found hundreds of miles away. The shocking deaths propel forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan from north to south, and deep into a shattering investigation inside the bizarre culture of outlaw motorcycle gangs -- where one misstep could bring disaster for herself or someone she loves. Kathy Reichs? astonishing bestseller pulses with cutting-edge scientific know-how -- and the narrative power of an award-winning crime fiction star.
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Grave Secrets

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:09:37 -0600

THE SENSATIONAL NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

#1 bestselling author Kathy Reichs takes her acclaimed heroine, forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan, on a harrowing excavation where she unearths a chilling history -- and puts her own future on the line in a desperate investigation.

GRAVE SECRETS

They are "the disappeared," twenty-three massacre victims buried in a well in the Guatemalan village of Chupan Ya two decades ago. Leading a team of experts on a meticulous, heartbreaking dig, Tempe Brennan pieces together the violence of the past. But a fresh wave of terror begins when the horrific sounds of a fatal attack on two colleagues come in on a blood-chilling satellite call. Teaming up with Special Crimes Investigator Bartolomé Galiano and Montreal detective Andrew Ryan, Tempe quickly becomes enmeshed in the cases of four privileged young women who have vanished from Guatemala City -- and finds herself caught in deadly territory where power, money, greed, and science converge.
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Tighten Up: The Autobiography of a Houston Disc Jockey

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:09:34 -0600

How did this record become a hit? The life of a man who always worked for what he wanted.
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Family Money : How to Use Life Insurance, Living Trusts and Other Common Tools to Leave as Much as Possible to Your Loved Ones

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:09:31 -0600

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Planning Middle Eastern Cities: An Urban Kaleidoscope

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:09:30 -0600

How did colonial influences change the urban form of the Arab capitals? The author here poses - and answers - many questions on globalisation and the Middle East.
Price=$155.00
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The Grieving Teen : A Guide for Teenagers and Their Friends

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:09:27 -0600

Although the circumstances surrounding a death are difficult to handle at any age, adolescence brings with it challenges and struggles that until now have been largely overlooked. But in this unique and compassionate guide, renowned grief counselor Helen Fitzgerald turns her attention to the special needs of adolescents struggling with loss and gives them the tools they need to work through their pain and grief.

Writing not only about but also for teenagers, Fitzgerald adeptly covers the entire range of situations in which teens may find themselves grieving a death, whether the cause was old age, terminal illness, school violence, or suicide. She helps teens address the gamut of strong and difficult emotions they will experience and the new situations they will face, including family changes, issues with friends, problems at school, and the courage needed to move forward with one's own life.

Using the clear and accessible format that has made The Mourning Handbook and The Grieving Child enduring and helpful classics, Fitzgerald guides teens through everything from the sickbed to the funeral, from the first day back at school to the first anniversary of the death. Above all, she lets teens know that even in their darkest hour, they are not alone.
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Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical Surgical Nursing, North American Edition: In Two Volumes (Brunner and Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing)

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:09:23 -0600

Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical Surgical Nursing, Eleventh Edition has now been enhanced by new, state-of-the-art ancillaries. Purchasers of this new book will gain access to the following assets at http://thepoint.lww.com: online searchable text; Concepts-in-Action animations; Watch and Learn video clips; journal articles for each chapter; clinical simulations; case studies for each chapter; heart and breath sounds; and LiveAdvise student tutorial. A new bound-in CD-ROM contains 300 bonus NCLEX-style questions related to medical-surgical nursing and 3,500 NCLEX-style questions spanning the curriculum.

Price=$87.26
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Funeral Homilies

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:09:21 -0600

A presentation of the Gospel as illuminated through the Jungian personality types.
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The Living Landscape, Second Edition: An Ecological Approach to Landscape Planning

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:09:21 -0600

Since its first edition, published in 199 (20080901)

Price=$41.02
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On Hallowed Ground: The Story of Arlington National Cemetery

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:09:18 -0600

An intimate, behind-the-scenes chronicle of America’s most sacred ground.

“Along Eisenhower Drive, as far as the eye could see, the grave markers formed into bone-white brigades, climbed from the flats of the Potomac River, and scattered over the green Virginia hills in perfect order. They reached Arlington’s highest point, where they encircled an old cream-colored mansion with thick columns and a commanding view of the cemetery, the river, and the city beyond. The mansion’s flag, just lowered to half-staff, signaled that it was time to start another day of funerals, which would add more than twenty new conscripts to Arlington’s army of the dead.”

So does Robert Poole describe a day like so many others in the long and storied history of Arlington National Cemetery. Created towards the end of our greatest national crucible, the Civil War, its story—as revealed in On Hallowed Ground—reflects much of America’s own over the past century and a half. The mansion at its heart, and the rolling land on which it sits, had been the family plantation of Robert E. Lee before he joined the Confederacy; strategic to the defense of Washington, it became a Union headquarters, a haven for freedmen, and a burial ground for indigent soldiers before Secretary of War Edwin Stanton made it the latest in the newly established national cemetery system. It would become our nation’s most honored resting place.

No other country makes the effort the United States does to recover and pay tribute to its war dead—an effort Poole reveals in poignant details from the aftermaths of the Civil War, Spanish-American War, World Wars I and II, Korea, Vietnam, and the conflicts in the Gulf and Afghanistan today. Every tombstone at Arlington tells a story: from Private William Christman, the first soldier buried at Arlington on May 13, 1864, to Union General Montgomery Meigs, whose idea Arlington was; from Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge, the first casualty of powered flight, to Audie Murphy, America’s most decorated soldier; from the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, so lovingly tended today, to John F. Kennedy’s eternal flame; from scientists and slaves to jurists and generals and tens of thousands of ordinary citizen-warriors, among the more than 300,000 interred on Arlington’s 624 acres. Their sagas, and the rites and rituals that have evolved at Arlington—the horse-drawn caissons, marble headstones, playing of taps, and rifle salutes—speak to us all.

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True Blue

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:09:17 -0600

A mysterious high-profile homicide in the nation's capital collides with the dark side of national security in David Baldacci's new, heart-stopping thriller.

TRUE BLUE

Mason "Mace" Perry was a firebrand cop on the D.C. police force until she was kidnapped and framed for a crime. She lost everything-her badge, her career, her freedom-and spent two years in prison. Now she's back on the outside and focused on one mission: to be a cop once more. Her only shot to be a true blue again is to solve a major case on her own, and prove she has the right to wear the uniform. But even with her police chief sister on her side, she has to work in the shadows: A vindictive U.S. attorney is looking for any reason to send Mace back behind bars. Then Roy Kingman enters her life.

Roy is a young lawyer who aided the poor until he took a high-paying job at a law firm in Washington. Mace and Roy meet after he discovers the dead body of a female partner at the firm. As they investigate the death, they start uncovering surprising secrets from both the private and public world of the nation's capital.

Soon, what began as a fairly routine homicide takes a terrifying and unexpected turn-into something complex, diabolical, and possibly lethal.
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Personal Bankruptcy for Dummies

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:09:05 -0600

Learn to defend yourself from bill collectors and the IRS

Expert tips and tactics for repairing your credit and getting back on your feet

If you’re considering bankruptcy, you need straightforward answers and reliable advice. Thankfully, Personal Bankruptcy For Dummies is here to help you get your finances – and your life – back in order. It answers all your questions about filing and makes the process as painless as possible. This straight-shooting guide won’t pull punches, but it will pull you out of debt!

Praise for Personal Bankruptcy For Dummies

"Bankruptcy is never a painless or easy decision. Personal Bankruptcy For Dummies cuts through the guilt, complexity, and mystery surrounding bankruptcy to help consumers on the financial brink make the best decisions about their futures."
– Travis B. Plunkett, Legislative Director, Consumer Federation of America, Washington, D.C.

"The Cahers have written a carefully detailed guidebook of a complex legal system. They arm consumers with the information necessary to make critical economic decisions. It is a must-read for anyone in financial trouble."
– Professor Elizabeth Warren, coauthor of The Fragile Middle Class: Americans in Debt, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Eternal Life: A New Vision: Beyond Religion, Beyond Theism, Beyond Heaven and Hell

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:09:01 -0600

Bishop John shelby spong, author of Jesus for the Non-Religious, Why Christianity Must Change or Die, Sins of Scripture, and many other books, is known for his controversial ideas and fighting for minority rights. In Eternal Life: A New Vision, a remarkable spiritual journey about his lifelong struggle with the questions of God and death, he reveals how he came to a new conviction about eternal life. God, says spong, is ultimately one, and each of us is part of that oneness. We do not live on after death as children who have been rewarded with heaven or punished with hell but as part of the life and being of God, sharing in God’s eternity, which is beyond the barriers of time and space. spong argues that the discovery of the eternal can be found within each of us if we go deeply into ourselves, transcend our limits and become fully human. By seeking God within, by living each day to its fullest, we will come to understand how we live eternally.

Always compelling and controversial, spong, the leading Christian liberal and pioneer for human rights, wrestles with the question that all of us will ultimately face. In his final book, spong takes us beyond religion and even beyond Christianity
until he arrives at the affirmation that the fully realized human life empties into and participates in the eternity of God. The pathway into God turns out to be both a pathway into ourselves and a doorway into eternal life. To Job’s question “If a man (or a woman) dies, will he (or she) live again?” he gives his answer as a ringing yes!

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The Pastoral Counseling Treatment Planner

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:08:59 -0600

An invaluable resource for both religious leaders who provide counseling to parishioners and secular counselors who incorporate spirituality in their practice

For pastoral counselors and clergy people seeking to learn about effective therapeutic techniques, The Pastoral Counseling Treatment Planner is a lifesaver. And for secular therapists integrating elements of their client's spiritual beliefs system into the treatment process, this book can guide the way.

Patterned after the bestselling The Complete Psychotherapy Treatment Planner, this resource draws on a variety of Western religious belief systems, and offers step-by-step guidelines on counseling clients and parishioners through a variety of life dilemmas. This sourcebook is organized around 31 of the most common problems people seek counseling for, including life challenges, such as marital conflict, grief, and chronic illness, as well as challenges of faith. For each problem, behavioral definitions and potential counseling goals are provided, along with dozens of suggested interventions —many of which draw upon the client's faith as a source ofhealing. This unique counseling aid also features:

More than 1,000 well-crafted treatment planning components for many of life's thorniest problems
A sample counseling plan that can be emulated by both experienced counselors and novices
Pages afford plenty of space to record customized counseling goals, objectives, and interventions

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Money Came by the House the Other Day: A Guide to Christian Financial Planning And Stories of Stewardship

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:08:55 -0600

NEWLY REVISED AND UPDATED! Personal finances are one of the roughest and often toughest jobs a person faces in their lifetime. Couples often fight more over finances than all other topics combined. Now there is a book written specifically for those interested in making the very most of their financial lives -- and doing it from a Christian perspective. Robert Katz, a successful CPA and financial advisor from New Orleans brings his unique talent and skills to the pages of one of the most unique books on the market. Money Came by the House the Other Day is packed with anecdotes, practical tips, solid financial data and education -- all of which is immersed in solid Biblical foundations. Within the covers one will find straight talk on debt and how to avoid it and get rid of it -- creating and using your personal financial balance sheet and income statement -- how to build an emergency fund -- and much, much more. Squarely in the center and theme of the book is the strong and critical role played by the individual's personal relationship with God. This is the message that Bob has shared with audiences on various television and radio programs -- including the popular Joyce Meyer Ministries' Enjoying Everyday Life. There are discussions on tithing and such interesting topics as "God, Caesar and You." If you are looking for information on investing, retirement, saving for education, how to save for and buy a house, and purchasing insurance -- look no further. This book covers it all -- and does so in an enjoyable and highly readable format. UPDATED to include all relevant current tax changes, this is a book that every single person, every married couple, every family should put to use immediately.
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Managing Facilitated Processes: A Guide for Facilitators, Managers, Consultants, Event Planners, Trainers and Educators (Jossey-Bass Business & Management)

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:08:52 -0600

Managing Facilitated Processes

Managing Facilitated Processes helps people make thoughtful decisions about managing successful gatherings. The book's ten chapters are divided into three parts:

From Contact to Contract—building customized agreements; eighteentypes of facilitated processes, their deliverables and unique features

Approach and Style—ensuring integrated, customized, and systematic elements; a forget-me-not prompter; effective management styles

Management x 5: Participants, Speakers, Logistics, Documents,Feedback—practice guidelines, examples, and time-saving tools

Managing Facilitated Processes also includes a companion Web site with handy e-versions of the book's tools and templates.

Praise for Managing Facilitated Processes

"This book honors the importance of the details and care that every gathering deserves.It should be a standard reference?for people who come together to produce results."
—Peter Block, author of Community: The Structure of Belonging, and consultant and partner, Designed Learning, Ohio, USA

"The authors' combined experience of nearly 60 years in process facilitation is generously shared in this clearly written guide."
—Sharon Almerigi, certified professional facilitator (CPF), Barbados International Association of Facilitators, Latin America and the Caribbean

"In a world of 'expert-centered' workplaces, Managing Facilitated Processes offers a much-needed focus on the process of creating effective, customized environments for learning and work."
—Marilyn Laiken, professor and chair, Department of Adult Education and Counseling Psychology, The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Canada

"A comprehensive and practical guide to making group sessions effective and outcome driven—great insights from cover to cover and a terrific 'go to' reference guide."
—Gabriella Zillmer, senior vice-president, Performance Alignment and Compensation, BMO Financial Group, Canada

"A time-saving gem for planning facilitated sessions effectively. It is unique in its thoroughness without being overwhelming. To be pulled off the shelf over and over again."
—Julie Larsen, associate adviser for social policy and development, United Nations Headquarters, New York, USA
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Who's Buried in Grant's Tomb? : A Tour of Presidential Gravesites

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:08:49 -0600

Famous last words: "'Tis well." "I wish you to understand the true principles of the government. I wish them carried out. I ask nothing more." "The nourishment is palatable." Which three famous people uttered one of these phrases on their deathbeds? (Hint: they all served as president of the United States). The answers to these and many other questions about the last days of U.S. presidents appear in "Who's Buried in Grant's Tomb?"

To mark its twentieth year of broadcasting, C-SPAN presented a special television series, American Presidents: Life Portraits, which focused on one president each week and visited sites related to each president--their homes, libraries, gravesites, or other significant places. The project resulted in the most comprehensive video record of the lives of the 41 men who served as president of the United States. As a complement to this project, "Who's Buried in Grant's Tomb?" provides a guide to all 41 presidential gravesites, including sites selected for living presidents. Each chapter focuses on one president and includes birth and death dates; the time, place, and cause of death; final words; location of the gravesite and price of admission. Photos of each gravesite and original oil portraits of each president supplement the narrative, which tells about the circumstances of each man's death, funeral services, and last wishes.

Starting at the end of each president's life, "Who's Buried in Grant's Tomb?" offers a fascinatingly different approach to these famous men. The book supplies some interesting trivia, such as the last words of George Washington, William Henry Harrison, and Millard Fillmore quoted above, and highlights some neglected historical moments, including the massive crowd of 60,000 people who marched in Ulysses S. Grant's funeral procession, as well as early medical advice to presidents who suffered from heart disease or cancer. "Who's Buried in Grant's Tomb?" can also be used as a tourbook to visit the sites and learn more about the 41 U.S. presidents. This 256-page book includes a foreword by Richard Norton Smith and an afterword by Douglas Brinkley.

"A wintry mix of snow, sleet, and rain covered Mount Vernon on December 12, 1799. George Washington, retired less than three years, made his usual inspection tour of the estate that morning. The following afternoon, the former president began to develop a sore throat. In the early morning hours of December 14th he awoke, feverish and having difficulty breathing. As the day wore on, Washington's lungs and throat continued to shut down. Doctors were summoned, who opened and bled the patient's veins several times in a futile effort to free his body of infection. The physicians considered performing a tracheotomy or a transfusion of lamb's blood, but Washington's condition was too weak. Nonetheless, he remained in control to the end: he gave specific orders to his secretary not to allow his body to be interred less than three days after his death. As he was taking his own pulse, George Washington died. He was 67 years old."--from the entry on George Washington

Proceeds from the sale of this book will go to the C-SPAN Education Foundation
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The Crossroads Cafe

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:08:47 -0600

A Hollywood actress known for her beauty flees to a secluded mountain cabin in North Carolina after being severely scarred in a car accident. There she finds unexpected love and a new life with a man who lost his family in 9-11.
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Very Valentine: A Novel

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:08:46 -0600

The Angelini Shoe Company, one of the last family-owned businesses in Greenwich Village, has been making exquisite wedding shoes since 1903 but now teeters on the brink of financial collapse. To save their business from ruin, thirty-three-year-old Valentine Roncalli—apprentice to and granddaughter of master artisan Teodora Angelini—must bring the family's old-world craftsmanship into the twenty-first century. Juggling her budding romance with dashing chef Roman Falconi, her duty to her family, and a design challenge presented by a prestigious department store, Valentine returns to Italy with her grandmother in a quest to build a pair of glorious shoes to beat their rivals. And in the course of discovering her true artistic voice and so much more in la bella Italia, Valentine will be turning her life and the business upside down in ways she never expected.

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Surviving the Death of a Sibling: Living Through Grief When an Adult Brother or Sister Dies

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:08:43 -0600

When T.J. Wray lost her 43-year-old brother, her grief was deep and enduring and, she soon discovered, not fully acknowledged. Despite the longevity of adult sibling relationships, surviving siblings are often made to feel as if their grief is somehow unwarranted. After all, when an adult sibling dies, he or she often leaves behind parents, a spouse, and even children—all of whom suffer a more socially recognized type of loss.

Based on the author's own experiences, as well as those of many others, Surviving the Death of a Sibling helps adults who have lost a brother or sister to realize that they are not alone in their struggle. Just as important, it teaches them to understand the unique stages of their grieving process, offering practical and prescriptive advice for dealing with each stage.

In Surviving the Death of a Sibling, T.J. Wray discusses:

• Searching for and finding meaning in your sibling's passing
• Using a grief journal to record your emotions
• Choosing a grief partner to help you through tough times
• Dealing with insensitive remarks made by others

Warm and personal, and a rich source of useful insights and coping strategies, Surviving the Death of a Sibling is a unique addition to the literature of bereavement.
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Faking It: How to Seem Like a Better Person Without Actually Improving Yourself

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:08:41 -0600

The prevaricating pros who helped students glide through seven years of college in The CollegeHumor Guide to College are back to show post-grads how to turn life into an "Easy A" by, well, faking it. From sounding like an MBA to bribing the ma”tre d' to acting sensitive post-sex, here is everything aspiring equivocators need to know to B.S. their way to success in the real world. As the authors remind readers: "The important thing isn't who you are; it's who other people think you are." With this poseur's bible in hand, a generation is poised to go forth and fake it.
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706/709 Preparation and Planning Guide (2007-2008)

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:08:37 -0600

Today there is an air of uncertainty about federal estate and gift taxes. Changes set into motion by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 continue to be phased in. At the same time, there have been repeated efforts to win complete repeal of the federal estate tax. There is a continued need to understand the rules for the federal estate and gift tax returns, as many individuals continue to be obligated to file them. While increasing exemption amounts are designed to allow individuals to pass on more of their wealth tax free when they die, many are still subject to estate tax, because they own more property than ever due to a strong housing market, increased participation by workers in qualified retirement plans, and other factors. Additionally, lifetime transfers may be subject to gift tax. Consequently, it remains essential to understand the current rules for when and how to complete returns for estates (Form 706) and for gifts (Form 709). CCH's 706/709 Preparation and Planning Guide presents a fundamental review of the rules for federal estate and gift taxation, and clear guidance on properly preparing Forms 706 and 709. Written by noted tax experts, commentators and educators, Sidney Kess and Barbara Weltman, the Guide's approach is concise and practical. Kess and Weltman provide precise explanation on all the essentials of estate and gift tax return preparation. Legislative and regulatory changes affecting returns, recent IRS rulings and significant court decisions are all reflected and highlighted in place throughout the text in a logical and understandable manner. 706/709 Preparation and Planning Guide's presentation flows logically, line-by-line through the return itself; hits all the high points; and uses simple, straightforward and easy-to-understand language. It's format and organization is easy to use and easy to read, with large type and forms reproduced in place throughout the chapters. Perfect for staff training or
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Passed on: African American Mourning Stories: A Memorial (a John Hope Franklin Center Book)

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:08:37 -0600

Passed On is a portrait of death and dying in twentieth-century African America. Through poignant reflection and thorough investigation of the myths, rituals, economics, and politics of African American mourning and burial practices, Karla FC Holloway finds that ways of dying are just as much a part of black identity as ways of living. Gracefully interweaving interviews, archival research, and analyses of literature, film, and music, Holloway shows how the vulnerability of African Americans to untimely death is inextricably linked to how black culture represents itself and is represented.

With a focus on the "death-care" industry—black funeral homes and morticians, the history of the profession and its practices—Holloway examines all facets of the burial business, from physicians, hospital chaplains, and hospice administrators, to embalming- chemical salesmen, casket makers, and funeral directors, to grieving relatives. She uses narrative, photographs, and images to summon a painful history of lynchings, white rage and riot, medical malpractice and neglect, executions, and neighborhood violence. Specialized caskets sold to African Americans, formal burial photos of infants, and deathbed stories, unveil a glimpse of the graveyards and burial sites of African America, along with burial rituals and funeral ceremonies.

Revealing both unexpected humor and anticipated tragedy, Holloway tells a story of the experiences of black folk in the funeral profession and its clientele. She also reluctantly shares the story of her son and the way his death moved her research from page to person.

In the conclusion, which follows a sermon delivered by Maurice O. Wallace at the funeral for the author’s son, Bem, Holloway strives to commemorate—through observation, ceremony, and the calling of others to remembrance and celebration.
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Wealth Management: A Concise Guide to Financial Planning and Investment Management for Wealthy Clients (Second Edition)

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:08:34 -0600

WEALTH MANAGEMENT: A Concise Guide to Financial Planning and Investment Management for Wealthy Clients offers the insights of one of today's top wealth management professionals--Tim Kochis, J.D., M.B.A., CFP--and his firm, Kochis Fitz. The concise discussion reflects the tremendous experience gained in successfully serving thousands of elite clients. Financial planners, accountants, lawyers, brokers and portfolio managers who are looking to serve high net worth and high-income individuals or who want to expand on their existing skills in providing comprehensive planning and implementation assistance will benefit from this brand-new book. Much of the book covers fundamental wealth planning topics with an honest, real-world view that can lead to new insights and ideas on the part of the reader. Newer and more contemporary issues, such as alternative investment options, get special attention. WEALTH MANAGEMENT sets out a consistent, reliable approach to personal financial issues and describes a broad spectrum of appropriate responses, so clients and their wealth managers can be confident that, together, they are making intelligent decisions about money.
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The Devil to Pay

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:08:32 -0600

Liz Carlyle, bestselling author of The Devil You Know and A Deal With the Devil, continues her devilish streak with this sensual regency romance.

By day, Sidonie Saint-Godard is a quietly elegant young widow who teaches deportment to the unpolished daughters of London's nouveau riche. By night, she is someone altogether different....

The notorious Black Angel -- so called for her lusciously located angel tattoo -- ruthlessly takes from powerful men who exploit, and gives to those who suffer at their hands. Always in disguise, she has eluded capture and her identity remains a mystery....

The Marquess of Devellyn, one of the least noble noblemen in town, uses and discards women as he pleases. But when the Black Angel entices him into her bed, ties him up, and pilfers his most valued possession, she may have gone too far. This time, Devellyn tells her, she'll have the devil to pay. And he definitely means to collect.
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Strategic Project Management: Tools and Techniques for Planning, Decision Making, and Implementation

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:08:30 -0600

This book examines and documents methods for developing and employing critical project management skills. The emphasis is on providing both novice and seasoned project managers with insight into real-world, practical applications. The techniques are proven, the approach sound, and the results measurable and significant. Case studies presented in the book illustrate the application of various project management strategic and tactical tools. The book follows a step-by-step approach, supported by tools, techniques, and examples to illustrate each important aspect of project management. Among other topics, readers will learn how to establish result-oriented project performance metrics to guarantee measurable results, exercise fundamental process control techniques that will help keep a project on budget and on schedule, accurately assess project support systems and address deficiencies early, plus many more!
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Preparing for My Departure

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:08:28 -0600

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Design First: Design-based Planning for Communities

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:08:26 -0600

Well-grounded in the history and theory of Anglo-American urbanism, this illustrated textbook sets out objectives, policies and design principles for planning new communities and redeveloping existing urban neighborhoods. Drawing from their extensive experience, the authors explain how better plans (and consequently better places) can be created by applying the three-dimensional principles of urban design and physical place-making to planning problems.

Design First uses case studies from the authors' own professional projects to demonstrate how theory can be turned into effective practice, using concepts of traditional urban form to resolve contemporary planning and design issues in American communities.

The book is aimed at architects, planners, developers, planning commissioners, elected officials and citizens -- and, importantly, students of architecture and planning -- with the objective of reintegrating three-dimensional design firmly back into planning practice.

Â·Focus and emphasis on planning by 3-D design
Â·Clear and practical presentation of how communities can improve their town planning processes
Â·Case studies illustrate the practice and implementation of ideas
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Make Every Minute Count: 750 Tips and Strategies That Will Revolutionize How You Manage Your Time

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:08:25 -0600

Time! Who has enough of it? More than ever before, we're all juggling too much to do in not enough time—and forgetting how to take time for ourselves. Make Every Minute Countoffers a wealth of practical solutions for managing your time so you can spend more of it doing the things you most enjoy. In more than 700 clear tips and strategies, Make Every Minute Count spells out:
· How to get and stay organized · How to do things more efficiently or do two things at once · How to manage the behavior of others who spend your time for their purposes · How to reach professional and personal goals in the shortest time possible
Every aspect of modern life is covered, including business, communications, computers and the Internet, food, health and recreation, home, and travel.
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Wills, Probate, & Inheritance Tax For Dummies

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:08:23 -0600

Planning how to pass your estate on doesn’t have to mean complications, legal jargon and huge bills. Wills, Probate and Inheritance Tax For Dummies, 2nd Edition takes you through the process step-by-step and gives you all the information you need to ensure that your affairs are left in good order. It shows you how to plan and write your will, minimise the stress of probate, and ensure that your nearest and dearest are protected from a large inheritance tax bill.
Discover how to:
Decide if a will is right for you
Value your assets
Leave your home through a will
Appoint executors and trustees
Choose beneficiaries
Draw up a DIY will
Work out how inheritance tax works and if you’re liable to it
Find out what can and can’t be taxed

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What Should I Do with My Life?: The True Story of People Who Answered the Ultimate Question

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:08:20 -0600

In What Should I Do with My Life? Po Bronson tells the inspirational true stories of people who have found the most meaningful answers to that great question. With humor, empathy, and insight, Bronson writes of remarkable individuals—from young to old, from those just starting out to those in a second career—who have overcome fear and confusion to find a larger truth about their lives and, in doing so, have been transformed by the experience. What Should I Do with My Life? struck a powerful, resonant chord on publication, causing a multitude of people to rethink their vocations and priorities and start on the path to finding their true place in the world. For this edition, Bronson has added nine new profiles, to further reflect the range and diversity of those who broke away from the chorus to learn the sound of their own voice.

From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Multistate Guide to Estate Planning (2005)

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:08:18 -0600

Multistate Guide to Estate Planning gives the estate planning professional instant access to the estate planning laws of all 50 states and the District of Columbia. In one comprehensive source, the Guide provides state-by-state guidance on how to minimize state taxes to preserve the multistate estate, achieve the desired disposition of property regardless of jurisdiction, resolve commonly encountered state law problems in estate practice, and assure asset protection. The easy-to-use format enables the estate planning professional to readily locate information concerning one state’s treatment of a particular issue—or compare the treatment required by several states—all on the same table. Each table is broken into detailed, separate analyses, which consist of a series of detailed questions. The tables are designed for state-by-state comparisons. All information in the new and updated charts generally reflects state laws in effect on March 1, 2005. The 2005 Edition addresses clients’ concerns about "dying with dignity." The recent highly visible public controversies and evolving law have made this a focus of primary concern for clients. There are tremendous differences from one state to another. What is a state's position with regard to living wills and health care directives? Just how much can be authorized and what exposure do doctors and hospitals have? Will an out-of-state document be given effect? Multistate Guide to Estate Planning answers the questions. The 2005 Multistate Guide to Estate Planning is divided into 13 parts. Highlights of this new edition include: - Updated material on living will statutes - Revised tax charts summarizing the states' tax treatment of trusts and estates - State-by-state summary of the current estate tax situation - Updated charts for new statutes and cases
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The Relationship Cure: A 5 Step Guide to Strengthening Your Marriage, Family, and Friendships

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:08:15 -0600

A groundbreaking, practical program for transforming troubled relationships into positive ones

“This is the best book on relationships I have ever read. . . . John Gottman has decoded the subtle secrets that can either enrich or destroy the quality of our ties with others.” Daniel B. Wile, Ph.D., author of After the Fight: Using Your Disagreements to Build a Stronger Relationship

“John Gottman is our leading explorer of the inner world of relationships. In The Relationship Cure, he has found gold once again.”William J. Doherty, Ph.D., author of Take Back Your Marriage: Sticking Together in a World That Pulls Us Apart

“When he says his five steps will help you build better connections with the people you care about, you know that they have been demonstrated to work.” E. Mavis Heatherington, Ph.D., professor of psychology, University of Virginia

From the country’s foremost relationship expert and New York Times bestselling author Dr. John M. Gottman comes a powerful, simple five-step program, based on twenty years of innovative research, for greatly improving all of the relationships in your life—with spouses and lovers, children, siblings, and even your colleagues at work. In The Relationship Cure, Dr. Gottman:

* Reveals the key elements of healthy relationships, emphasizing the importance of what he calls “emotional connection”
* Introduces the powerful new concept of the emotional “bid,” the fundamental unit of emotional connection
* Provides remarkably empowering tools for improving the way you bid for emotional connection and how you respond to others’ bids
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Funeral Festivals in America: Rituals for the Living

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:08:11 -0600

When Evelyn Waugh wrote The Loved One (1948) as a satire of the elaborate preparations and memorialization of the dead taking place in his time, he had no way of knowing how extraordinarily creative and technical human funerary practices would become. Jacqueline S. Thursby explores how modern American funerals and their accompanying rituals seem meant to benefit the living rather than the dead.
Funeral Festivals in America suggests that there is an irony in the festivities surrounding death and that the American response to death often develops into an event celebrating the ties between family members and friends. Thursby cites rituals for loved ones separated at the time of death, the frivolities surrounding death, funeral foods and feasts, post-funeral rites and ongoing commemorations, and many other facets of the American way of dealing with death.
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Grief Counseling and Grief Therapy: A Handbook for the Mental Health Practitioner, Fourth Edition

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:08:08 -0600

"Worden ... has again provided mental health professionals with a superb guide describing specific principles and procedures that may be helpful in working with bereaved clients undergoing normal or abnormal grief reactions .... an extremely practical book and an invaluable resource."--Contemporary Psychology
"This book is the 'Bible' for those involved in the field of bereavement work...It is a straightforward, tightly focused, practical, soundly reasoned, compact working text." --William M. Lamers, Jr.,MD., The Lamers Medical Group
"If you had one book dealing with grief counseling available to you, this is the one you should select." --Caregiver Quarterly
In this updated and revised fourth edition of his classic text, Dr. Worden presents his most recent thinking on bereavement drawn from extensive research, clinical work, and the best of the new literature. Besides addressing a number of new topics, the book includes the best vignettes from the first three editions to bring bereavement issues to life for students and practitioners.
Price=$36.45
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A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series)

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:08:06 -0600

"Brilliant....Here's how to design or redesign any space you're living or working in--from metropolis to room. Consider what you want to happen in the space, and then page through this book. Its radically conservative observations will spark, enhance, organize your best ideas, and a wondrous home, workplace, town will result"--San Francisco Chronicle. A handbook designed for the layman which aims to present a language which people can use to express themselves in their own communities or homes, and to better communicate with each other.
Price=$40.95
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Capital Cities in the Aftermath of Empires: Planning in Central and Southeastern Europe (Planning, History and Environment Series)

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:08:03 -0600

This is the first book to explore the urban and planning history of cities across Central and South-eastern Europe against a background of rising nationalism. Introductory chapters outline the political history of the area, how the developments in the different countries were interconnected and how the capital cities of each independent country or growing national movement were linked to these developments. Fourteen studies of individual cities describes their planning, urban design and architecture.

Price=$106.18
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Angel's Peak (Virgin River)

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:08:01 -0600

Four years ago, Air Force sweethearts Franci Duncan and Sean Riordan reached an impasse. She wanted marriage and a family. He didn't. But a chance meeting proves that the bitter breakup hasn't cooled their sizzling chemistry.
Sean has settled down in spite of himself—he's not the cocky young fighter pilot he was when Franci left, and he wants them to try again. After all, they have a history…but that's not all they share.
Franci's secret reason for walking away when Sean refused to commit is now three and a half: a redheaded cherub named Rosie who shares her daddy's emerald-green eyes. Sean is stunned—and furious with Franci for the deception.
News travels fast in Virgin River, and soon the whole town is taking sides. Rebuilding their trust could take a small miracle—and the kind of love that can move mountains.
Price=$7.99
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The New Savage Number: How Much Money Do You Really Need to Retire

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:07:57 -0600

Nationally known personal finance expert Terry Savage helps you answer the most important retirement questions
During a time when looking to the future is more important than ever, author Terry Savage offers street smart advice for the many soon-to-be retirees wondering how much longer they will have to work to make up for the losses in their retirement accounts. The New Savage Number provides the strategic guidance and hands-on techniques necessary to plan a successful, satisfying retirement.
Throughout the book, Savage helps you figure out how much money you need to retire-your savage number-and how to invest to reach that goal. Then, as retirement looms, she guides you through the process of planning withdrawals so the money lasts your entire lifetime. In between, Savage offers practical advice on everything from getting personal finances organized to insuring retirement plans against the disastrous need for long-term care. An informative, engaging book that future retirees of every age can utilize, The New Savage Number
Contains updated chapters reflect the current economy including changes to the mortgage market and stock market performance
Takes issues such as social security, long term insurance, and new investment risks into consideration
Offers guidance on continuing to earn income in retirement
Written with every retirement bound individual in mind, The New Savage Number, Second Edition provides you with the tools needed to rescue your retirement.
Price=$12.20
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The New Retirement: Revised and Updated: The Ultimate Guide to the Rest of Your Life

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:07:52 -0600

The most comprehensive guide to planning for retirement is now completely revised and updated.

It used to be that work ended at age 65 and life slowed to a predictable pace. Not anymore!

From deciding where to live, what to do, when to do it, and more, The New Retirement will help readers plan for and achieve their retirement dreams.

The all-new revisions to this updated edition include:

-more than 30 new recommendations for specific communities to consider for retirement, plus updated home prices and cost-of-living figures for existing communities

-updated financial and tax information

-new niche lifestyles including club living, spa living, communities that are also cities, and moving where there is free land

-an updated travel section

-an expanded section on second homes

Filled with anecdotes and case studies, and organized in a highly effective format with surveys, questionnaires, and worksheets, this comprehensive book covers every aspect of planning an ideal retirement.

Price=$13.57
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Stages of Senior Care: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Making the Best Decisions

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:07:49 -0600

A USA Today BESTSELLER!
"Informative. Complete. And practical. This book will guide family caregivers through the surprisingly complex world of senior care."
—MEHMET OZ, M.D., New York Times bestselling coauthor of YOU: The Owner's Manual: The Complete All-in-One Care Guide
Choosing the best care for your aging parents and other seniors in your life is not only complex, with multiple options available, it's also highly personal and often emotional. This essential resource—written by the founders of Home Instead Senior Care, the world's largest provider of nonmedical care for seniors—guides you through a comprehensive range of things to consider, step by step, so you can make better informed decisions and be confident that the senior in your life is receiving the best care possible. Checklists and diagnostics will help you:
Decide if at-home care is the right choice for you and your loved ones
Evaluate the pros and cons of retirement communities, adult care centers, nonmedical caregivers, assisted living facilities, nursing homes, and hospice
Determine the costs of senior care options and find helpful support networks
"This is not just another book about caring for aging parents. It's a great reference you'll use again and again. Stages doesn't shy away from the hard questions. Rather, it shows you how to confront them."—SUZANNE MINTZ, President/CEO, National Family Caregivers Association
"Recognizing that there is no one-size-fits-all solution, this salient volume compassionately addresses a full range of hard-to-discuss subjects."--PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
All of the authors' profits from the sale of this book will be donated to the Home Instead Senior Care Foundation.
Paul and Lori Hogan founded Home Instead Senior Care in 1994. Now with 850 offices in 15 countries, Home Instead is recognized as a global leader and authority on senior care. Visit them at www.stagesofseniorcare.com.
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Price=$12.89
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Tall Buildings: From Engineering to Sustainability

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:07:46 -0600

A collection of papers presented at the Sixth International Conference on Tall Buildings (ICTB), this volume clearly explains the engineering and socio-economic aspects of tall buildings in specific areas of sustainability. The papers focus on Asian cities, where tall buildings have become a major feature of the built environment. A multi-disciplinary book, it also deals with the increasing complexity of inter-related problems that require knowledge integration from different disciplines. With interesting contributions from distinguished practitioners, academics and policy makers, the book addresses the development and application of knowledge in solving problems related to tall buildings.
Price=$298.00
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The Complete Guide to Planning Your Estate In North Carolina: A Step-By-Step Plan to Protect Your Assets, Limit Your Taxes, and Ensure Your Wishes Are Fulfilled for North Carolina

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:07:42 -0600

What happens to your estate after you are gone is very much within your control. Estate planning is not only for the wealthy; it is for everyone. It is simply the process of deciding where your assets are to be distributed after your death. For those people who wish to preserve their assets for designated purposes such as family or special charities it becomes necessary to make special advance preparations. To ensure your assets are protected and final wishes are carried out, there are some common actions that should be taken now. Proper estate planning allows you to plan for yourself and your loved ones without giving up control of your affairs. Your estate plan should also allow for the possibility of your own disability. It should detail what you own and whom you want to leave it to at a time of your choosing and the way you want. Your estate plan should include fully disclosed, controlled costs for you and your loved ones. The last thing you want to worry about is having your estate drained of value through taxes and legal costs. The right plan can protect the value of your estate and spare your loved ones unnecessary hassles and legal conflicts. The Complete Guide to Planning Your Estate in North Carolina will help you glide through this complicated process. This new book has been adapted to offer Ohio residents state-specific advice for estate planning. Co-authors Margo Pierce and Linda C. Ashar, attorneys at law, have crafted an estate planning primer, allowing North Carolina residents to become more informed and more involved during the process. Many books on estate planning indicate you do not need the services of an attorney, but this book highly recommends using an attorney versed in this area: You should not go through the process alone. This book is intended explain the complicated issues, terminology, and planning strategies of estate planning so when you do meet with a qualified attorney, you will be well prepared. You will understand the legal terms and be ready to discuss issues and strategies with familiarity, saving you time and legal fees and ensuring peace of mind. North Carolina -specific information is offered throughout this book, including: North Carolina s probate code; North Carolina rules, regulations, and laws specific to estate planning; elements of a valid North Carolina will; planning your living will in North Carolina; explanations of North Carolina laws regarding durable health care power of attorneys, do not resuscitate (DNR) orders, and directives to withhold CPR. The book s easy-to-understand context clarifies this complicated and sensitive subject and gives readers the power to take control of their future. This book also offers an overview of abatement rules, settlement costs, guardianship and minor children, executors and trustees, life insurance, potential long-term care needs, marital deductions, types of trusts, gift splitting, survivorship deeds, 529 plans, reducing or eliminating estate taxes, avoiding tax on life insurance, using insurance to pay estate taxes, gift tax issues, generation skipping transfer tax, and tax-deferred accounts. Estate planning should be a positive experience. It involves reviewing your situation and planning for your future. Although few people want to think about the possibility of disability or disease, advance planning is also a way to show your love and to reduce potential distress later. Other books offer a non-state-specific overview of estate planning, causing many readers to be misinformed about rules and regulations particular to their state; but, this new book provides information North Carolina residents need to know. Do not get outdated or wrong information that does not pertain to you specifically. Use this new book to craft an estate plan that is not only legally sound but also fully carries out your last wishes and prote
Price=$18.96
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Inventing the Schlieffen Plan: German War Planning 1871-1914

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:07:40 -0600

The existence of the Schlieffen plan has been one of the basic assumptions of twentieth-century military history. It was the perfect example of the evils of German militarism: aggressive, mechanical, disdainful of politics and of public morality. The Great War began in August 1914 allegedly because the Schlieffen plan forced the German government to transform a Balkan quarrel into a World War by attacking France. And, in the end, the Schlieffen plan failed at the battle of the Marne. Yet it has always been recognized that the Schlieffen plan included inconsistencies which have never been satisfactorily explained. On the basis of newly discovered documents from German archives, Terence Zuber presents a radically different picture of German war planning between 1871 and 1914, and concludes that, in fact, there never really was a `Schlieffen plan'.
Price=$146.25
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Beyond Work: How Accomplished People Retire Successfully

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:07:39 -0600

Planning is not the strongest indicator of a successful retirement. The research conducted by Dr. Bill Roiter for Beyond Work: How Accomplished People Retire Successfully found that the strongest indicator is confidence in your ability to retire successfully. Planning is, of course, an important contributing factor of confidence, as is knowledge. The more you know, the more confident you can feel.
Beyond Work looks at what happens as accomplished people move beyond work and enter their years as a new adult. People have made major transitions before; entering the workforce, getting married, raising a family or changing careers are some of the transitions we have navigated. The transition from a work/career-focused life to the meaning-focused life after retirement relies on the same skills we have used during our other life transitions.
Beyond Work is filled with retirement stories from people who are considering retirement and those who have retired. Interviews with experts in the fields of finance, medicine, social living and personality provide insights that will increase your knowledge and confidence as you move beyond work.
A no-cost, on-line Retirement Confidence Index is available at the beyondwork.net website to help you understand your confidence in each of retirement s four major domains.
Bill Roiter (Boston, MA) is a psychologist, executive coach, businessperson and author. Many of his executive clients are now looking to Bill for guidance on how to prepare for, and enjoy, their retirement. Bill is also the co-author of Corporate MVPs (978-0-470-83353-7), from Wiley.
Price=$21.86
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Social Reproduction and History in Melanesia: Mortuary Ritual, Gift Exchange, and Custom in the Tanga Islands (Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology)

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:07:36 -0600

This study describes and interprets the ritual activity that follows upon death in the Tanga Islands, Papua New Guinea. Robert J. Foster shows how the performance of large-scale feasts and ceremonial exchanges both commemorate the dead and regenerate the social relations of the living. He places the rites in an historical context by demonstrating how the effects of participation in an expanding cash economy has allowed Tangans to conceive of the rites as "customary" in opposition to the new and foreign practices of "business."
Price=$53.00
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Your Legacy of Love: Realize the Gift in Goodbye

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:07:33 -0600

Award-winning British grief expert, Gemini Adams, gently explains how moms, dads, and grandparents can realize the gift in goodbye, by taking six simple steps to share their wisdom and affection in a legacy of love, so that surviving loved ones will suffer less, if the worst should ever happen.
After losing her own Mom to cancer at a young age Gemini quickly learnt that a typical inheritance doesn t give surviving family, especially children, the ongoing loving support they really need. So, she started a survey asking: If one of your parents died, what would you prefer: to inherit their money, or a letter saying how much they loved you?
Over 90% expressed a wish for the loving letter.
Gemini bravely shares this candid and heartrending account of the painful insights gained from her own loss, to teach us that our real wealth lies not in our Financial Assets, but our Emotional Assets: the values, stories, lessons, voice, values, and affections that makes us who we are. Detailing practical ways to share these in a precious gift that will surely be treasured forever. Her positive message will soothe and inspire even those most fearful of the inevitable, to spring into action, and create a timeless memento for their loved ones. Readers will also learn how to:

* Guarantee the preservation of special memories.
* Limit the grief and suffering for surviving family.
* Provide ongoing emotional support and guidance.
* Achieve peace of mind and deeper meaning to life.
* Limit stressful end-of-life situations for everyone.

Price=$11.66
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Everyone's Money Book on Retirement Planning

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:07:31 -0600

"My mission is to teach people how to make savvy financial decisions and give them all the resources they need to put my advice into action." —Jordan E. Goodman, "America’s Money Answers Man"
For years, Americans have sought answers to their financial questions in Everyone’s Money Book by Jordan E. Goodman. Now even more detailed answers can be found in a new series of books that focus on single topics in a short, affordable format. Each book in the series contains the most current information on its topic as well as just the right resources—worksheets, Web sites, newsletters, consumer groups, government agencies, and more—to help you put this information to immediate use.
Whether it’s how to assemble a great financial plan, invest in stocks, save for college, improve your credit record, buy real estate, or build your retirement nest egg, the Everyone’s Money Book series has the answers and resources you need.
The books in the series include:
Everyone’s Money Book on College
Everyone’s Money Book on Credit
Everyone’s Money Book on Financial Planning
Everyone’s Money Book on Real Estate
Everyone’s Money Book on Retirement Planning
Everyone’s Money Book on Stocks, Bonds, and Mutual Funds
Price=$15.95
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Biblical Strategies to Financial Freedom

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:07:30 -0600

Unlike other financial books, this book combines the best of both biblical and financial principles in a quick, easy to read format.Whether you are an experienced financial professional or a novice, this book is full of useful information and tools needed to make a powerful impact on your own finances.
For over a decade, Dustin has been helping people reach their financial goals by teaching and implementing biblically based financial principles and strategies. He is a native of the Carolinas and is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte holding a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ designation. He also writes articles for the Holy City Chronicle, a popular Charleston Christian newspaper. He has conducted over a thousand one-on-one personal consultations, as well as many group seminars for various organizations and churches.
Anissa provides a unique perspective. She is a graduate of the Medical University of South Carolina. Through their years of marriage together, they have experienced the challenges and blessings of biblical based financial management. They have taken the best of what they have learned and placed it in this book for you to experience.
Price=$14.99
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Homeschooler's Book of Lists, The: More than 250 Lists, Charts, and Facts to Make Planning Easier and Faster

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:07:26 -0600

With more than 250 lists organized by subject, home educators, private school teachers, and other instructors will find important facts and essential information in one easy-to-use resource. The book and CD cover material for elementary-age grade levels in eight academic areas including science, geography, history, the Bible, and more. The book is designed to supplement and enrich the student's basic curriculum with challenging memory work and facts about great people, important dates, famous speeches, and much more. In addition, two chapters are dedicated to curriculum information, homeschool methodology and organization, checklists, and key Web sites for the parent-teacher.
Price=$13.59
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The New Jewish Wedding, Revised

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:07:22 -0600

The Definitive, Completely Up-to-Date Guide to Planning a Jewish Wedding
Since its original publication in 1986, The New Jewish Wedding has become required reading, assigned to engaged couples by Conservative, Reform, and Reconstruc-tionist rabbis alike. In this new revision, Anita Diamant, one of the most respected writers of guides to Jewish life, continues to offer step-by-step guidance to planning the ceremony and the party that follows -- from hiring a rabbi and wording the invitation to organizing a processional and hiring a caterer. She also includes:
A new chapter focusing on converts, non-Jews, and same-sex couples
Essential Web sites
All new art, with examples of ketubot, invitations, and other wedding paraphernalia
New poems and new translations of the seven wedding blessings
Complete, authoritative, and indispensable, The New Jewish Wedding is a must-have resource for anyone who wants a wedding that combines spiritual meaning and joyous celebration.
Price=$10.80
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WealthBuilding: Investment Strategies for Retirement & Estate Planning

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:07:17 -0600

As seen on CNBC, ABC, PBS, CNN, and Bloomberg
"The personal orientation to financial affairs described in [WealthBuilding] should appeal to the prospective investor who may otherwise be hesitant to traverse this daunting landscape." —Estate Planning magazine
"Written by two veteran financial planners, this 'don't-do-it-yourself' book is designed to empower the reader by explaining when (and why) professional advice is necessary." —Working Money magazine
"Reiser and DiColo have hit the nail right on the head. A 'don't-do-it-yourself' book that will guide professionals and novice investors on the path to wealth creation." —Dr. Robert Goodman, Managing Director and Senior Economic Advisor, Putnam Investments
REAL-LIFE FINANCIAL STRATEGIES FOR TRUE WEALTH
WealthBuilding is the book for everyone who dreams of having what they want, whether it be a secure retirement with the standard of living they are accustomed to or a vacation home large enough to accommodate all the grandchildren. This book features real-life wealth stories of 31 investorsranging from young, single professionals to middle-aged job-hoppers to retired seniorsand shows how they are planning and managing their wealth successfully and intelligently. WealthBuilding will empower individual investors by offering innovative investment strategies and showing people how to pick financial advisors and form effective partnerships with these professionals.
Price=$26.95
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Retirement Planning for High Net Worth Individuals

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:07:15 -0600

Formerly known as "SSAS-SIPPS-FURBS", this new edition has been totally restructured to cover all aspects of the new simplified tax regime for tax-advantaged schemes coming into force on A-Day, with particular emphasis on senior executives and other high earners. The important transitional protection for accrued rights is examined so that advisers can ensure that their clients do not unnecessarily lose their expectations and entitlements as a result of the changes. The book also covers the wider implications for persons who have previously been in unapproved pension products and those who were barred from UK approved scheme membership and transfers because of their overseas status. There are some very welcome and important relaxations in the area of investment activity, transferability etc. These matters are explored in detail, together with the implications for small schemes and non-registered schemes for the future, and the impact for persons who have previously been in FURBS and UURBS as a means of topping up their approved pension provision.
Price=$118.00
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Indigenous Literacies in the Americas: Language Planning from the Bottom Up (Contributions to the Sociology of Language)

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:07:13 -0600

This volume documents goals, challenges, and prospects in contemporary efforts to develop literacies in traditionally unwritten languages, using experiences in indigenous language development in the Americas as case studies. Written by scholars and practitioners who have in many cases devoted their careers or lifetimes to developing indigenous literacies from the bottom up, the volume gives testimony to the vitality, versatility and stability of the languages and their speakers, to the enormous confidence and energy invested in literacy as a means of preserving and extending the languages, and to the role of indigenous literacies as door opportunity and medium of expression for those who have long been marginalized in their societies. The work collected here represents an unusual confluence of research and scholarship in language planning and bilingual education, the new literacy studies, and native and Latin American studies. The contributors are well qualified to write, whether as 'insider' member of the indigenous community or 'outsider' scholar with substantial experience in the community; inclusion of both kinds of expert voices ensures a particularly reliable account. At a time when phrases like 'endangered languages' and 'linguicism' are invoked to describe the plight of the world's vanishing linguistic resources in their encounter with the phenomenal growth of world languages such as English, the cases included here offer stirring evidence that all is not lost.
Price=$188.00
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The Outbreak of the First World War: Strategic Planning, Crisis Decision Making, and Deterrence Failure (Praeger Studies in Diplomacy and Strategic Thought)

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:07:10 -0600

This study examines what led the leaders of Austria-Hungary and Germany to launch major military offensives at the beginning of the First World War. The focus is on understanding why these two countries adopted high-risk offensive strategies during an international confrontation rather than a defensive military stance. The decision to attack or defend did not occur in a political vacuum. The leaders of Austria-Hungary and Germany adopted offensive strategies as a way to achieve their political ambitions. The offensives undertaken by Austria-Hungary and Germany in 1914 thus reflected their political goals as well as the strategic doctrines of war planners. The concluding chapter of this study explores why deterrence failed in 1914.
Price=$103.95
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Holford: A study in architecture, planning and civic design (Libraries and Librarianship in the Muslim World)

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:07:07 -0600

Through a biography of this major architect, planner and civic designer, the authors provide a fascinating analysis of the developments in British architecture and planning from the 1930's to the 1970's.
Price=$109.50
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Planning For Life: Involving Adults with Learning Disabilities in Service Planning

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:07:04 -0600

This book traces the development of services for people with disabilities and discusses how much things have really changed for today's 'service users' since the days of asylums. It also assesses whether the policy of involvement, such as that outlined in Valuing People, is achievable in practice or simply places unrealistic burdens on professionals and service users.

Based on findings from original research and interviews, the author argues that involving people with learning disabilities in service planning is difficult to achieve successfully and is currently, to a large extent, tokenistic. This area of challenging practice and emotive debate is brought to life by the voices of service providers, carers and the service users themselves, and illustrates the realities of working with people with learning disabilities.

Planning for Life is valuable and informative for students of social work, social care and social policy, and will be enlightening reading for those working with adults with learning disabilities, in policy and in practice.
Price=$49.95
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Past Matters: Heritage and Planning History Case Studies from the Pacific Rim

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:07:02 -0600

Past Matters brings together a group of largely Australian and New Zealand academics who in a series of case studies consider how planning concepts were adopted, adjusted, adapted and extended in a Pacific Rim setting. The early chapters explore the interplay between British and American planning models and local circumstances in Australia, Japan, and New Zealand. The main body of chapters recount difficulties faced by indigenous peoples with respect to housing needs and more generally re-asserting themselves in what began as colonial urban areas as well as others that look at community meanings, liberalism and exclusion on the street, and the power of sectional interests. The latter chapters also pose questions about urban heritage in terms of what and whose interests are at stake in these debates. The volume concludes with two convergent chapters that outline some practices by which heritage of a more day to day suburban sort can be protected within a planning system. The collection centres on Australia and New Zealand but extends to include chapters on Canada and Japan. The viewpoints offered serve as a gentle reminder of the limitations of Metropolitian Theory .
Price=$79.98
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Practical Guide to Estate Planning, 2009 Edition (with CD)

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:07:00 -0600

Practical Guide to Estate Planning provides an overview of estate planning, offering the widest variety of discussion on planning principles and tools from the simple to the sophisticated. This book is not lacking in detail, witnessed by its well-annotated collection of forms that will appeal to many experienced estate planners. The layout of this book reflects its emphasis on simplicity and clarity. It is divided into four major sections, the first of which provides a general view of the estate planning process. The second section of the 2009 Edition of Practical Guide to Estate Planning addresses the rules involved in estate planning and the various ways in which estates may be structured to achieve desired tax effects. The third section explores some of the more specialized areas of estate planning, including generation-skipping transfer tax rules and charitable planning, including the use of private foundations and split-interest trusts. The last section contains a set of estate planning forms. Included are a pour-over will, a revocable trust, a minor's trust, a Crummey trust, a life insurance trust, a durable power of attorney, a health care proxy and a qualified personal residence trust (QPRT). The authors provide alternative drafting options as well as comprehensive annotations that can be used as quick references that explain why and how these devices operate. This reference, with its wealth of basic information as well as its impressive assortment of forms and supporting materials, offers something of interest for everyone. Its clarity and organization, augmented by well-constructed examples, practice tips, diagrams and charts, make it a work that will be useful to both the newcomer and the experienced practitioner in the field. The 2009 Edition covers the legislative, regulatory and judicial developments that are of most importance to estate planners, bringing you up to date in this constantly changing area.
Price=$206.62
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What A Woman: A Financial Planning Guide for the Newly Independent

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:06:57 -0600

Combining journal-keeping tools with more specific financial tactics, author Hamilton, Jorgensen, et al gives women a system for changing their attitudes...as well as their habits...about money.
Price=$19.95
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Athenian Funeral Orations (Focus Philosophical Library)

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:06:56 -0600

This volume collects all of the surviving state funeral orations from Athens, including Thucydides, Gorgias, Lysias, Plato Menexenus, Demosthenes, and Hyperides. To stimulate student discussion and comparison, Lincoln's address at Gettysburg is included in an appendix. Translations are in English, including introduction and notes, as well as literary and historical commentary. Table of Contents Preface Introduction i. Context and content ii. Reference systems iii. Further reading Thucydides, 2.34–46 Gorgias, Funeral Oration Lysias, Oration 2 Plato, Menexenus Demosthenes, Oration 60 Hyperides, Oration 6 Appendix: Gettysburg 1863 Glossary of Key Terms Bibliography From the Introduction “Throughout the fifth and fourth centuries BC, at the close of each campaign season the Athenian state honored its war-dead in a public burial ceremony, choosing a prominent orator to give the keynote address. This volume collects all of the surviving state funeral orations from classical Athens. Like tragedy, these speeches present an image of an idealized Athens. The narratives of past Athenian glories found in these speeches feature many of the same mythical tales that were also presented on stage. Like many of the plays, the funeral orations emphasize important themes such as Athenian unity, their aid to suppliants, and their willingness to drive away foreign invaders to protect the other Greeks. The selective version of more recent history found in the funeral orations also highlights these same qualities by focusing on the role of Athens during the Persian Wars (490–479), when the city helped save the other Greeks from invading foreigners, and by passing over other events, such as the Peloponnesian War (431–404), in which Athens opposed fellow Greeks. Although nearly all of the surviving Greek tragedies are set in the distant mythical past (the significant exception is Aeschylus’ Persians), the audience in the theater would recognize aspects of contemporary Athens in the depiction of ancient Athenian heroes such as Theseus. The funeral orations draw similar connections more explicitly by presenting a continuous narrative tying the present generation with the great heroes of long ago.”
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The Paulist Liturgy Planning Guide: For the Readings of Sundays and Major Feast Days, Year B

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:06:51 -0600

The Paulist Liturgy Planning Guide provides a compact, easy-to-use, and comprehensive resource for all ministries involved in Sunday planning. It has information and tips for musicians, lectors, Eucharistic ministers, liturgical planning communities, homilists, celebrants, and bulleting theme writers--ALL IN ONE VOLUME.
Focusing on the Lectionary readings, the PLPG combines sound exegesis, good homily preparation, rich liturgical notes, helpful observations on music, and selected catechetical topics that will provide useful information for liturgical coordinators, planners, and ministers, as well as adult education courses and study groups.
The PLPG covers not only every Sunday of the year, but also the six major holy days of the Catholic Church and the three days of the Holy Week Triduum, in order to make celebrations of those days a richer experience for congregations.
The entries have been written by a group of highly distinguished experts:
--Background and Exegesis of All Three Sunday Readings by internationally recognized scripture scholar Lawrence Boadt, CSP --Homily Helps by bestselling author and homiletics expert Roland Faley, TOR --Liturgical Notes by Ronald Hayde, Director of the Rockville Centre Office of Worship --Catechetical Topics and Themes from Margaret Nutting Ralph, Secretary of Educational Ministries for the diocese of Lexington --Musical Themes and Suggestions by liturgist and musician Ken Meltz
Price=$17.95
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Military Planning and the Origins of the Second World War in Europe:

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:06:48 -0600

This study offers a new perspective on the origins of the Second World War by comparing and contrasting military planning in seven nations in the two decades before 1939 (and, in the case of the United States and Soviet Russia, before 1941). Developing themes over time and across military cultures allows the authors to provide a comparative framework in which to survey how military planning and foreign policy were interwoven and how these connections produced divergent national strategies in the context of differing nationalities, military organizations, and societies. The contributors to this volume have consciously employed a wide interpretation of military history by emphasizing the interplay of social, political, diplomatic, and economic factors with military concerns, as well as the relationship between war and society.
Price=$110.95
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Undoing and Redoing Corpus Planning (Contributions to the Sociology of Language)

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:06:45 -0600

A collection of 16 articles on language planning in the wake of socio-political change. Each chapter covers a different language which underwent changes due to deliberate planning which has recently been rescinded or replaced by further planning for socio-political reasons.
Price=$188.00
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Pension Scheme Taxation and Retirement Planning

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:06:43 -0600

Contents of this title include: Part One - The Main Tax Rules - introduction; tax relievable allowances; tax reliefs on contributions and assets, and tax charges; the benefit rules and benefit crystallisation events; investment rules; registration; reporting; compliance; transitional protection; and, overseas considerations, and Part Two - Main Considerations for High Earners - small schemes; tax planning; and, employer financial retirement benefits schemes.
Price=$165.00
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A Practical Approach to Planning Law (Practical Approach Series)

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:06:42 -0600

Despite repeated attempts in recent years to simplify the planning system, planning law has continued to be so complex that practitioners and students alike have found it difficult to disentangle the complicated issues and principles involved. The tenth edition of Victor Moore's popular and accessible book aims to remove the mystery and difficulty which planning law presents to so many people.

This new edition contains expanded coverage of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, exploring the implementation of what is arguably the most significant planning legislation since the present system of planning control was introduced by the Town and Country Planning Act 1947. The Act replaced much of the old planning regime, giving central government a larger say over planning decisions. In particular, in place of the development plan system that was in place, it introduced the concept of a Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) for each region in the country and Development Plan Documents. This means that local planning authorities will be denied the opportunity they may once have had to avoid complying with central government targets (e.g. those aimed at new house building in their area). Regional Planning Bodies are charged with keeping the RSS under review and to ensure compliance with its terms.

The book includes the most important cases that have occurred since the publication of the ninth edition in 2005, and in particular the cases decided under the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. The book also considers the impact that the Human Rights Act 1998 has had on overall planning strategy as well as on local development plans, including those decisions based on Article 8 (Right to Respect for Privacy and Family Life). It also looks forward to the changes to the planning system suggested in the White Paper, Planning for a Sustainable Future.
Price=$110.00
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Planning Applications: The RMJM Guide

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:06:40 -0600

This highly practical guide takes the reader step-by-step through the various procedures for obtaining planning permission, including the statutory forms that need to be served at various stages of an application. The Third Edition has been substantially revised to take into account the new acts, circulars and statutory instruments issued since the last edition was written (1980)--in particular, the Planning and Compensation Act 1991, the General Development Procedures Order 1995 and the General Permitted Development Order 1995.
Price=$135.94
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Planning Law and Practice

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:06:39 -0600

The law relating to town and country planning has a major impact upon the physical environment and affects private citizens, landowners and developers alike. This new edition is a comprehensive text for students, practitioners and members of the general public on this difficult area of law.
Following the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, the third edition of Planning Law and Practice contains a complete revision of plan-making and the control of development as well as incorporating recent case law. Together this provides up-to-date details of the operation of the current English planning system.
The successful format adopted in the first edition of this book, which was awarded the Gold Award for Best Reference Work by the Chartered Institute of Building in 1999, has been retained. Planning legislation is dealt with in the main chapters, while further chapters use relevant case law to amplify the sometimes complex statutory material. In addition, the book outlines other areas of land law such as European legislation, non-planning controls and public investment.

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Planning Power: Town Planning and Social Control in Colonial Africa

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:06:36 -0600

With a multidisciplinary perspective, Planning Power examines British and French colonial town and country planning efforts in Africa. Drawing out similarities in the colonial administrative and economic strategies of the two powers, rather than emphasizing the differences, the book offers an unusually nuanced view of African planning systems in a time of upheaval and political change. In showing how the colonial authorities sought to gain political and social control in Africa, it can be seen how their will to exert political power influenced every area of planning practice during this era.
This unique comparative analysis of British and French colonial town planning – covering the entire sub-Saharan African region – takes theories from a wide range of disciplines, including political science, history, urban and regional planning, economics and geography to paint a comprehensive picture of the subject. Written by a prolific researcher and writer in the political-economy of urban and regional planning in Africa, Planning Power is valuable reading for students and academics in a range of disciplines.

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Planning Law and Practice (Medic0-Legal Practitioner Series)

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:06:35 -0600

The law relating to Town and Country Planning has a major impact upon the physical environment. It affects private citizens and developers. The primary purpose of this book is to provide a comprehensive and easily understood text for students, practitioners and members of the general public. It will be of interest to anyone involved in the planning system in England and Wales. Each chapter deals with a particular aspect of planning law. To avoid unnecessary complexity in the content of the chapters which deal with planning legislation, where appropriate, the following chapter deals with the case law which amplifies the relevant legislation. In addition, the book also outlines other areas of land law which relate to environmental control, including European Directives. In writing this text, the author has drawn heavily upon his own experiences. As a University Senior Lecturer, he has taught planning law in England and Malaysia to both postgraduate and undergraduate students in a variety of disciplines which require an understanding of the planning system. He is also involved in private practice as a planning consultant, and has combined his experiences to provide a text which is comprehensive, informative, practical and easily understood.
Price=$95.00
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Enterprise Planning and Development: small business and enterprise start-up survival and growth

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:06:33 -0600

Enterprise Planning and Development outlines the options and risks involved in setting up a business. It shows how to avoid this failure by focusing on the planning stage and building on this framework as the business develops.

The book contains all the underpinning factual information required to prepare a successful Business Plan for presentation to a bank manager, or an alternative potential source of finance, or for use in an NVQ portfolio. It is in line with the major syllabuses for Business Start-Up, and can be used as a course book for anyone completing a formal NVQ level 3 and 4 qualification in this area, with tips on NVQ structure and assessment.

Enterprise Planning and Development shows how to make the most of business growth and also how to deal with the different types of problems that are encountered along the way. All businesses pass through several stages of growth and it occurs for a number of reasons, such as change in the commercial market, increased customer demand for services or product and higher numbers of customers.

The book is structured to follow a logical sequence of questions that makes it readily accessible: Where are we now? Where do we want to go? What resources are needed to get there? What sales and marketing policies do we need to develop? It examines the personnel and staffing implications, the efficiency of the current financial management process and the owner's own abilities to make it all happen

* New topical material on innovation, intellectual property and exit strategies

* Includes current issues of entrepreneurship such as the relevance of family support, entrepreneurial characteristics, enterprise cultures in organisations.

* Practical and relevant start-up text that provides the necessary follow-on development material.
Price=$56.95
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Practical Guide to Estate Planning, 2008 Edition (with CD)

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:06:30 -0600

Practical Guide to Estate Planning provides a clean overview of estate planning, offering the widest variety of discussion on planning principles and tools from the simple to the sophisticated. This book is not lacking in detail, witnessed by its well-annotated collection of forms that will appeal to many experienced estate planners. The layout of this book reflects its emphasis on simplicity and clarity. It is divided into four major sections, the first of which provides a general view of the estate planning process. The second section of the 2008 Edition of Practical Guide to Estate Planning addresses the rules involved in estate planning and the various ways in which estates may be structured to achieve desired tax effects. The third section explores some of the more specialized areas of estate planning, including generation-skipping transfer tax rules and charitable planning, including the use of private foundations and split-interest trusts. The last section contains a set of estate planning forms. Included are a pour-over will, a revocable trust, a minor's trust, a Crummey trust, a life insurance trust, a durable power of attorney, a health care proxy and an unannotated qualified personal residence trust (QPRT). The authors provide alternative drafting options as well as comprehensive annotations that can be used as quick references that explain why and how these devices operate. This reference, with its wealth of basic information as well as its impressive assortment of forms and supporting materials, offers something of interest for everyone. Its clarity and clean organization, augmented by well-constructed examples, practice tips, diagrams and charts, make it a work that will be useful to both the newcomer and the experienced practitioner in the field. The 2008 Edition covers the legislative, regulatory and judicial developments that are of most importance to estate planners, bringing you up to date in this constantly changing area. Highlights includecoverage of: Â·Proposed regulations that would change the tax consequences of a sale of property in exchange for a private annuity; .Income tax "trap for the unwary" where a business (family-owned or not) owns life insurance on an employee (included in the Pension Protection Act of 2006); .Update on estate tax reporting requirements for sales to GST trusts; Â·Explanation of the estate planning implications of the changing legal landscape for same-sex couples, including marriage in Massachusetts and quasi-marital protection in California, Hawaii, New Jersey and Vermont, as well as the most recent changes in New Hampshire and Oregon; .A new section on long-term care insurance; Â·Substantial changes reflecting the Pension Protection Act of 2006, including new rules for donor-advised funds, supporting organizations, and private foundations; .Addition of a new section discussiong provisions under the Pension Protection Act of 2006 concerning non-spousal rollovers from quaified retirement plans; .Changes to income limits for eligibility to make contributions to a Roth IRA, which were indexed for inflation for the first time in 2007; Â·Discussion of the provision of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 that allows for direct rollovers from a quailfied retirement plan to a Roth IRA beginning in 2008; and Â·Companion CD-ROM of the forms both with and without the annotations.
Price=$195.00
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The Paulist Liturgy Planning Guide: For the Readings of Sundays and Major Feast Days Year A

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:06:26 -0600

The Paulist Liturgy Planning Guide provides a compact, easy-to-use, and comprehensive resource for all ministries involved in Sunday planning. It has information and tips for musicians, lectors, Eucharistic ministers, liturgical planning communities, homilists, celebrants, and bulleting theme writers--ALL IN ONE VOLUME.
Focusing on the Lectionary readings, the PLPG combines sound exegesis, good homily preparation, rich liturgical notes, helpful observations on music, and selected catechetical topics that will provide useful information for liturgical coordinators, planners, and ministers, as well as adult education courses and study groups.
The PLPG covers not only every Sunday of the year, but also the six major holy days of the Catholic Church and the three days of the Holy Week Triduum, in order to make celebrations of those days a richer experience for congregations.
The entries have been written by a group of highly distinguished experts:
--Background and Exegesis of All Three Sunday Readings by internationally recognized scripture scholar Lawrence Boadt, CSP
--Homily Helps by bestselling author and homiletics expert Roland Faley, TOR
--Liturgical Notes by Ronald Hayde, Director of the Rockville Centre Office of Worship
--Catechetical Topics and Themes from Margaret Nutting Ralph, Secretary of Educational Ministries for the diocese of Lexington
--Musical Themes and Suggestions by liturgist and musician Ken Meltz
Price=$17.95
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