Y2K and Your Money

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In this book and its companion software, The Y2K Investment Planner, Harold Evensky helps you:

Understand what the Y2K problem is really about. Assess the potential impact of Y2K on major industries, government agencies, and foreign countries. Understand the possible economic impact of the most likely Y2K scenarios. Decide if your current investment portfolio should be reconsidered because of Y2K concerns. It also includes a "Millennium Hurricane Checklist" that will make you and your family better prepared to ride out the Y2K storm.

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Y2K AND YOUR MONEY: SOME PRUDENT PRECAUTIONS.: An article from: CPA Client Bulletin

Manufacturer: American Institute of CPA's
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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ASIN: B00099OV0M
Release Date: 2005-07-28

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This digital document is an article from CPA Client Bulletin, published by American Institute of CPA's on December 1, 1999. The length of the article is 638 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Y2K AND YOUR MONEY: SOME PRUDENT PRECAUTIONS.
Publication: CPA Client Bulletin (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 1999
Publisher: American Institute of CPA's
Page: 2

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Y2K Money: Your Survival Currency

Manufacturer: American Financial Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0967102502

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Written by architect and self-appointed economist, Bernard von NotHaus, this book support alternative money and currency solutions and NORFED, the National Organization for the Repeal of the Federal Reserve Act and the Internal Revenue Code. For years America was cursed with the slow, poor US Postal Service. Finally the express package industry brought competition to this heavily subsidized government agency that no one thought could ever be changed. It improved noticeably. American Liberty Currency emulates this model by bringing competition to America's monetary system. Written as a prelude to Y2K, this book maintains its relevance even today as it shows that Americans can prosper without depending on government to print money, but by a return to the gold and silver standards of the past.

Y2K-proof your money: Y2K safety ratings for banks, S&Ls and insurers

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Y2K-proof your money: Y2K safety ratings for banks, S&Ls and insurers
Martin D Weiss
Manufacturer: Year 2000 Alert
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0006R32UW

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Life of the South's greatest cavalry leader whose exploits still astonish.

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Sheer manliness and heroism.......2007-09-26

As other reviewers have noted, this is not written for the P.C. crowd, but nor does it seek to be controversial. At first I thought I saw a contradiction in the book's thesis, but I will explain that below. Lytle in his introduction said Forrest stood for the Christian element of the old South, which later Agrarians would pick up on and call the "European element." But in later chapters Lytle has Forrest almost scorning the issue.

Rather than seeing it as a contradiction, I saw Forrest's denunciation of the "dandy Confederate Cavalrymen" as an element of his distinctive Southroness.

Now to the book:
It is beautifully written. The prose is soaring at times. True, Lytle's genius gets the best of him, but the book does read like a novel. It is also true that Lytle borders on hero-worship (but isn't this what makes teh book great?). For instance, after describing Forrest's fighting style, he says "Truly he was a son of the gods!"

Lytle's technical point is that if the South had fought the war like Forrest fought the war, they would have won. Lytle is correct.

The Whole Truth.......2004-10-20

Andrew Lytle was the dean of Southern writers, and in this work -- one of his earliest -- he not only brought to life America's greatest military figure, but an age and a people as well. It was Lytle's aim to make the times of Nathan Bedford Forrest come alive for the reader. He devoted himself to intensive research of the Tennessee where Forrest was born and the Mississippi where he lived.

In reading this book we not only learn about the marvellous -- indeed, often incredible -- feats of a military genius, but we learn at the same time about the people, the places, the morals, the values, and the way of life of a people long gone now. (Lytle's subsequent book, A Wake for the Living, deals more pointedly with how much of the good of those days we have lost.)

This book, although a worthy history, reads like a novel. It truly is one that is hard to put down once you get started.

Great reading, but definitely not for the "P.C." crowd........2001-05-21

In terms of his impact on modern warfare, no general of the Civil War had more than Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest. Not Grant, not Lee, not Longstreet or Sherman. This is the man. No less a general than Erwin Rommel studied Forrest's tactics and implemented them with modern weaponry when his Afrika Korps marched all over Libya and Egypt in World War II.

The reason I say this book isn't for the "politically correct" is that it was written some 70 years ago, by a man of the old South who obviously idolized Forrest and everything he stood for. As you know already, not everything Forrest stood for was good. He was 100 years ahead of his time as a soldier, but stuck in 1860 in his personal beliefs.

But...getting into the book. He was a brilliant commander who never had enough men under his command to turn the war in the South's favor. Still, he was a hero to the people of the Tennessee river valley where he won most of his victories, with good reason. When the Union troops overran these areas and placed them under military rule, Forrest made sure they treated the citizens decently. Once he even saved a group of innocent men from a flaming death at the hands of vengeful Union soldiers whom he was defeating in battle. Reading these and other stories makes you understand why he was such a hero to the author, who would have heard first-hand accounts of Forrest's exploits.

Lytle believes that the South would have won the war if Forrest had been placed in command of the main Confederate army in the west, and he's probably right. Forrest was an extraordinary individual who had more impact on the 20th century than any other Civil War general.

Great.......2000-04-05

I never fully appreciated the intellect of Forrest until I finished this book. It peels away the myths about the man, and tells about what he was really like. I loved it, and often flip around in it from time to time. A must for Civil War buffs!

A Stunning Achievement.......1999-12-13

Cunning as the Devil was Nathan Bedford Forrest and this book indicates just how quick and clever this military genius was. Little wonder then that Lee considered this dark knight to be his finest soldier, above even the legendary Stonewall Jackson.

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BEDFORD FORREST AND HIS CRITTER COMPANY
Andrew Nelson Lytle
Manufacturer: Minton, Balch & Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OEUWI2

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Bedford Forrest and His Critter Company
Andrew Lytle
Manufacturer: McDowell, Obolensky
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000NPPKCA

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Bedford Forrest and His Critter Company
Lytle Andrew Nelson
Manufacturer: G. P. Putman's Sons
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000UDNJNC

Bedford Forrest and His Critter Company/Autographed Edition

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Bedford Forrest and His Critter Company/Autographed Edition
Andrew Nelson Lytle
Manufacturer: Elders Bookstore
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0918450160

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S thoughts.......2006-07-27

A young boy named Pete is struggling with his faith and the faith of his best friend, Rufus. An itinterant revival preacher comes to town and creates problems for 13 - year - old Pete and his family. When Pete discovers the truth about the preacher, the problem is resolved.

I did enjoy this book. It definitely captured the importance of friendship and the vulnerablity of children. The author reaches emotional levels that involve family, religion, and friendship.

Dont waste your kids' time!.......2005-12-13

I recently read this book for a ELAN class @ UGA. I thought it was terrible and pointless. The characters lack depth and the theme of the book is not developmentally appropriate for 7th or 8th graders. The book was around 100 pages and leaves the reader wishing he had done something better with his time. My professor scolded me for not wanting to read this book to my future classes. She claimed I was scared to read books to my kids. (I guess she is refering to the religious implications in the book) She is absolutely right. I am terrified to read bad books to my students.

The Waggoner Report.......2005-03-30

This book is about a boy named peter that is very interested in god but his parents are not really into that. One day this boy is going out of town and he saw a hitchhicker. when he drove by the hitchhiker he felt as if he is god in a disquise. While Peter is in church one day a precher takes the stand and to his surprise the man is the hitchhiker he saw when he was leaving town. Peter got into church and god alot while the preacher is there for 3 days. On the second day peter is in church the preacher gets him on stage and does somthing that maked him and many other people pass out. The next day peter is in his room and his friend Rufus was over and all peter was talking about was how he got saved last night Rufus was very confused with what he was talking about and Peter got very mad with him and kicked him out but they made up the same day. also on the last day the preacher got Peter up on the stage and asked him to go with him and Peter said what so the both went walking and the preacher stoped and looked at somthing Peter could not see. Peter said what are you doing and the preacher said will u come with me and peter wanted to say no but he said yes. So that night Peter wrote a note to his parents that explained why he left. The next day he went to where he was spossed to meet the preacher. They were spossed to meet at 11 but he did not show up so peter stayed till 1 and he still did not show up. But all the time Rufus Peters friend was waiting in the bushes. When peter was about to head back Rufus popped out and walked him home. They got home and they got him to bed. The next day Rufus came over and Peter and him got in a fight about the preaher bacause Rufus told him what happened he said that the preacher left with a girl. The next 3 weeks for peter were very dark. All of a sudden the girl the preacher left with came back to town but still this day she isnt talking. Peter still goes to church but not like he used two.

A Fine White Dust.......2002-05-10

A Fine White Dust is about a boy named Pete who is afraid to going into hell.He meets this guy whom he thinks is a crimnal but it turns out that he is a preacher.The Preacher found out that Pete is very religious, so he helps him through his fear. The Preacher invites Pete to come along with him.Now he has to choose his parents or the Preacher...
I think that Cynthia Rylant wrote this book to teach us that you have to make choices.I also think she wrote this book because in our life we have to give up somethng to gain another.
I liked the book because the author describes it so well.I also like the suspense.I kept reading until I finished it.

I loved it, but not everybody will.......2001-08-11

As an adult reader, I think this book is remarkable. I found it to be totally gripping and extremely intense. I couldn't put it down. However, I don't know if young readers would enjoy this book very much. The thing that made this book so remarkable to me was the emotional impact that it left on me. I think that this is because as an adult I can look at my own life experiences and relate to the deep and troubling issues that the character in this book battles with. If I had read this book when I was middle-school age, or perhaps even in high school, I dont' think I would have gotten nearly as much out of it. It wouldn't have left such a strong emotional impact because I wouldn't have had the insight and understanding that I now have as an adult.

I am not saying that young readers should not read this book. I think that there is much to explore in this book, and highly recommend it. I'm sure that there are many younger readers who would enjoy this book and who would be able to gain a lot from it. However, I can also see how many readers, especially (but not exclusively) younger readers, would not enjoy this book very much.

This is the kind of book that causes you to search your own soul. The author doesn't give you the meaning behind it all but leaves you to make your own meaning out of it. Some people will find a lot of meaning for themselves, and some will find very little.

Basically, if you are just looking for a story that has an exciting plot and lots of action or suspense, then this is probably not the book for you, because if you just look at the story on the surface then you probably won't get much out of it. But if you are looking for some truly thought-provoking literature that explores issues of the human spirit, then I would highly recommend this.

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A Fine White Dust
Cynthia Rylant
Manufacturer: Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000O8R9RK

Book Description

Early modern Europe witnessed changes in the social, political, and ecclesiastical structures supporting poor relief, but notions that sharp fault lines divide rationalized, secular poor relief from morally and spiritually motivated ecclesiastical charity need rethinking. Spiritual ideals shaped political and social poor relief structures just as much as rationalization and effective administration colored ecclesiastical charity efforts. Poor relief reflects a local community. A community's unique history, culture, political agenda, social mores, and religious ideals converge to shape how it responds to poverty, whatever the context: religious, political, or private (the élite). Sweeping statements and broad generalizations must be placed under the lamp of local circumstances. Theory and practice must unite. These studies take seriously the richness and humanity of early modern poor relief, the danger and desperation of poverty in a community, as well as the calculation and generosity of local charity.

The Reformation of Charity; the Secular and the Religious in Early Modern Poor Relief.

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The Reformation of Charity; the Secular and the Religious in Early Modern Poor Relief.
Thomas Max Safley
Manufacturer: Brill Academic Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000N6BAUA

Book Description

You may think buying your first home is a complex and frightening process, but it doesn't have to be. We've got great insights and tips to help you make the right home-buying decisions. CliffsNotes Buying Your First Home for Canadians gives you with all the details you need to arrange the right financing and buy the best home for your needs. You'll find: how to choose the best real estate team to help you buy your property; shopping tips: what to look for-and look out for-when buying a new home; mortgage options explained in plain English; and strategies for effectively closing the sale.

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GREAT BOOK !!!.......2007-07-24

After reading the other reviews on this page, and seeing the one from EC Taylor, I decided to do a little more investigating. I wanted to know all the facts. I personally spoke to the author of the book and after hearing all the facts and looking at her research, I am convinced that this is the true story of Lost Bird. I found the author's email address quite easily and I wondered after why the Crane-Pretty Voice Family did not do the same if they had concerns. I found the author had all her facts with extensive research to back up her writing. This is truly a great, haunting, sad story which has been told with love and respect for the Lakota people. I have recommended it to numerous people and will continue to do so.

A Message From Lost Bird.......2005-03-27

I am Zintkala Nuni, aka Lost Bird. I was given this name by my family in ceremony 1999. I was born and raised on the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe in North Central South Dakota. I have records to prove my name and my relationship to The Lost Bird of Wounded Knee. Renee never interviewed my family for her book. And from what my family has found out, all of the information about Lost Bird's mother in the book is untrue. I'm sorry for writing this BUT the truth must be known and I WILL be writing a book about my grandmother, Lost Bird, in the future to counteract the fiction that appears in this story. I hope someone reports this to Renee. I would love to speak with her and I'm sure my family would want to do the same.

Zintkala Nuni - Lost Bird of Wounded Knee.......2005-02-05

Words not enough to decribe this book: the true review manifests itself as a bruise to your heart and soul.
Heartbreaking and eye-opening - A MUST READ!

Zintkala Nuni, the Lost Bird.......2002-04-04

In December 1890 the United States of America massacred an unarmed band of Lakota men, women and children at Wounded Knee, South Dakota. Most of them were starving and many of them were very ill. They were cut down like prey in the bitter snows of the Badlands and it was a sad day for Human Beings, one of many days I can never get out of my heart. There was a tiny miracle that day. A little baby girl survived unharmed, protected were she fell, by the body of her murdered mother. She was taken in by other Lakota people but Brigadier General and future Assistant District Attorney of the United States, Leonard W. Colby kidnapped and then adopted the baby as a "living curio." This murderous, inhumane and corrupt man wanted a little souvenir so he stole a human being, a helpless infant, and ripped her away from her people and her culture. He exploited her to attract prominent tribes as clients of his law practice. His wife, Clara B. Colby, who later divorced him was a prominent suffragist and newspaper editor. She tried to give this little Lost Bird a stable home and she meant well but she could never replace the Lakota ways or help Lost Bird to fit in to an alien and inhumane world. Lost Bird, whose real name was Zintkala Nuni only lived to be 29 years old and her short life was filled with pain and degradation and tragedy. She suffered sexual abuse, violence, prostitution and rejection. She was a being caught between two worlds and accepted in neither. The author of this book has done a wonderful job of bringing this poignant story to light. She illustrates the atmosphere of the times and offers rich insight into the insidious racism of the America of that time. This is a story of not only the cruelty that was done to the Native peoples of this land but of the misogynous, unscrupulous and socially unjust attitudes and actions of the leaders and people of this country. It is a testiment to endurance, a chronicle of tragedy. In 1991 Zintkala Nuni was returned from her burial place in California to Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge Reservation in the Badlands of South Dakota. She was buried with respect and ceremony among her people. Last summer I drove past the crowded impoverished homes to pay my respects to the people who died that day at Wounded Knee. I saw the harsh reality of the ancient gray hills of the Badlands with their ghostly beauty. I saw the offerings and prayer bundles in the burial grounds. I talked with two men selling souvenirs, trying to make a few dollars in a place where work is so hard to find. The arrogance and greed that murdered so many people, that stole a little girl from her people, that sought to cripple and defeat a powerful People is still alive and walking in the land but it has not succeeded. This book may help people to feel the injustice in their heart of hearts. It may illuminate our past and open our eyes to the injustice we still condone, many of us, with our silence. It is a powerful and moving story, well told.

A Moving Piece of Lakota History.......2000-07-13

The Massacre at Wounded Knee in 1890 is a shameful piece of our history. This book is a description of what happened to one infant survivor of that horrible day and the woman, Clara Colby, who tried to raise that child, Lost Bird. Readers will shudder at what happened to Lost Bird, including the fact that she had been taken in by a loving Lakota family after the massacre, only to be ripped from familiar arms by General Colby to take home as a prize. One will be torn between what might have been best for the girl and what the well-meaning and kind Mrs. Colby did for her, given the circumstances. Renee Flood tackles the two ideas that it is wrong to raise a child of Native American heritage as a white because of inherent natures and because raising a child of dark skin produces racist tendencies in those of lighter skin who come in contact with the child. For example, Lost Bird did not get along with white children her own age partly because she was so sheltered, but mostly because the children teased her about being Indian. She was not allowed to be with the African Americans either, although this was her choice, because they were "beneath her." This only led her to believe that dark-skinned people, Native Americans included, were "bad." Another facet of this book is that it describes much of the Woman's Suffragist movement and goes into great detail about Clara Colby's role, as well as Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. Renee Flood has great sympathy for her subject and was instrumental in getting Lost Bird's remains brought from Califonia and reburied at Wounded Knee with a magnificent granite tombstone, where she joins the others buried in a mass grave dating back to 1890. Flood is an excellent and accurate historian who humanizes a sad story.

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