Senior Savvy: How to Make the Most of Your Life Savings Before and After Retire

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money-saving answers.......2000-04-27

I took this book out of a library and then decided that I needed to buy it! I couldn't put it down. The instructions for saving retirement monies from taxes are very clear. I'm going to do as it says immediately.

extremely helpful.......1999-03-24

The book discussed so many subjects that I have been looking for answers in. From estate planning to investment tips. I am glad I bought this book

Pass on this one........1998-11-08

Would pass on this one...lots of words but not very informative..

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Few topics in 20th century history generate as much interest as the Spanish Civil War. These letter from the Abraham Lincoln Brigade take us back to a time when 2800 Americans took up arms and confronted Hitler's Condor Legion, Mussolini's Black Shirts, and Franco's fascist calvary on the battlefields of Spain. Here are their combat experiences, the love letters they wrote under fire, friendships formed among themselves and with their Spanish comrades, and reports of Madrid and Barcelona undergoing history's first saturation bombing of civilian targets. It was the eve of World War II, and these men and women saw first-hand the danger facing the world. I adrid 1937 captures for the first time the thoughts, words and dreams of those who fought.

More than a collection of separate letters, Madrid 1937 gathers letters from many hands to tell a group story. Richly illustrated with over 50 color and black and white plates, this chronicle enables the reader to travel with the volunteers through France and Spain; visit the beseiged city of Madrid and walk the streets of Barcelona under fascist bombardment; experience the chaos of battle and the excitement of celebrations behind the lines; stand beside nurses and doctors as they struggle to save the lives of the wounded; and encounter famous writers such as Ernest Hemingway and Langston Hughes. Madrid 1937 tells a story of epic proportion, the struggle of a volunteer army who chose to risk their lives in the struggle against Fascism.

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How-to guide for educators in applying for grants

Grant Writing for Educators: Practical Strategies for Teachers, Administrators, and Staff (Solutions)
Beverly A. Browning
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Grant Writing for Educators: Practical Strategies for Teachers, Administrators, and Staff provides educators with an abundant amount of information for dramatically improving their grant writing skills and for increasing their odds at receiving much-desired grant awards. The chapters are filled with expertise, encouragement, and solutions for educators who ask, "How can we get this done?" Readers will learn how to: • Identify needs • Recognize and find corporate, foundation, and government funders • Deal with the paperwork • Write winning grant proposals following funder's directions to a T • Find more money for their school or corporation

Readers will understand the ins and outs of locating, researching, and applying for corporate, foundation, and government grants. They will learn not only what to do, but also how to do it through step-by-step directions. Each chapter ends with action steps readers can take to improve their chances at the grant writing game.

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In chapters 5 through 8, readers get specific direction for preparing their grant applications. Chapter 5 examines letters to funders—cover letters, letters of inquiry, and letter proposals. In chapter 6, the author discusses how to win foundation grants and includes information on application formats (RAG and NNG) and the various parts of each of these formats. Chapter 7 explores the elements of grant applications for state-level Departments of Education. The final chapter, chapter 8, details the specifics of federal grant applications for the U.S. Department of Education, including handling electronic submissions and obtaining insider knowledge on the process.

The appendix sections contain easy-to-remember grant writing tips and additional resources, both print and electronic. This easy-to-use book is a must read for those who must raise funds.

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How-to guide for educators in applying for grants.......2004-11-29

Browning gained her lengthy experience in grant-writing mostly in the field of education aiding school systems to obtain grants for various purposes. The three preliminary questions one has to ask before pursuing specific grants are where is the money? what format does the funding agency require for applying for a grant? and thirdly, just what has to be written to attract serious interest and give one a good chance of getting the grant? Then Browning elaborates on these basics in a user-friendly style advising grant applicants how to follow through on the process of identifying, assessing, and applying for the particular grant. A to-the-point handbook worth the attention of anyone involved in the competitive task of seeking a grant.

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In 1963, before the law and his drug habit brought the curtain down on the comedian, Hugh Hefner asked then-superstar Lenny Bruce to write his autobiography. Lenny hired writer Paul Krassner to help him edit the book, which appeared in Playboy over the next two years. Though it's uneven, and somewhat dated, How to Talk Dirty and Influence People deserves a look, if only to balance the movie Lenny, which many of the comedian's friends say missed the man entirely. The book is, simply, Lenny Bruce riffing on his life--from a drab childhood in Brooklyn, to stints in the navy and merchant marine, and finally to the nightclub circuit and eventual stardom. Of course, the veracity of any single anecdote is highly questionable, but How to Talk Dirty and Influence People rises above that, revealed as a fascinating expression of how this comedy icon wanted to be seen. Namely, as a rough-and-tumble kid from the streets, as a hustler and ladies' man, and, finally, as a fearless detonator of society's hypocrisy. (Notice that addict and dissolute don't make the list.)

In the movies ... Everett Sloane was a tycoon. He would get his gun off disillusioning Joel McCrea, who wanted to publish a newspaper that would make a statement, and telling him: "M'boy, you'll see when you get old that it's all a game." And I used to think, "No, it's not that way, this cynical old bastard is bullshitting, there are the Good Guys and the Bad Guys, the liars and the truth-tellers."
But Everett Sloane was right. There is only what is. The what-should-be never did exist, but people keep trying to live up to it. There is only what is.

How to Talk Dirty and Influence People doesn't catch Bruce's charisma and vaguely sinister electricity--no book could--but it is an interesting, lively read. Bruce was one of the first performers to usher in the new, more honest, more permissive, and more indulgent brand of American art. For anyone who wants to understand our comedy and culture, How to Talk Dirty and Influence People is well worth reading. --Michael Gerber

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Lenny Bruce is Not Afraid.......2007-01-05

I found this book to be thoroughly enjoyable. Lenny Bruce is an interesting guy and I think it's very insightful just of life and society in general and of all their inconsistencies. Though today, I'm sure, is much different than Lenny's era, most of what he has to say still applies. He can be really funny at times, but I'd say its a darker humor. I remember thinking it dragged just a bit when he gets deep into his legal battle near the end of the book but overall it kept me entertained.

"I am influenced by every second of my waking hour.".......2006-06-03

You could be forgiven for thinking that this book is by Eric Bogosian. Although generally okay, the Fireside edition spends more time talking about Bogosian on the front cover than it does talking about Bruce himself.

Too bad. But luckily for the reader, this book is pure Lenny.

More readable than the transcripts of his performance (since he intended this to be read)-- How To Talk Dirty and Influence People is part autiobiography and part diatribe. Bruce explains, jokes, cajoles and convinces as he writes. This is the story of his life from his birth until 1963 when it was written.

Lenny Bruce is a very important figure in the histories of performance and free expression. This book is a little bit sketchy to be a final remembrance, but is still worth the time and effort that it takes to read. In particular, the beginning sections of the book are magical-- funny, wry and moral. It loses the thread a little bit towards the end, as Bruce is more and more obsessed with the legal wars that he was then fighting on every front. Certainly understandable, but the latter chapters are much less open for the reader and seem to have been written in a much bigger hurry than the rest of the book.

If you are interested in Bruce, this book is a must-read. The Fireside edition is bound with an introduction by the aforementioned Bogosian and with a preface by Kenneth Tynan.

you don't even have to know who he is.......2004-08-16

You don't have to be a fan of Lenny Bruce to love this book, you don't have to really know who he is (I really only know him from a few recordings and by reputation). This book is funny. This book is still a valuable piece of social satire and criticism. This book is an interesting story. This book is a piece of history. This book is great. This book should be read.

A poet posing as a comedian.......2004-07-27

Lenny Bruce may have been the greatest poet of mid-Twentieth Century America, 'though he never wrote a poem, because he did what poets ought to do--make you see, make you feel, make you realize that "the great" did things that they didn't want you to know about. He alienated President Kennedy so much that J. Edgar Hoover was unleashed to pressure local police to bird dog Bruce's nightclub act. The cops would lurk in the back, wait till Bruce said something vulgar, then bust him for obscenity. In court, the fuzz would do Bruce's act so badly that Bruce was convicted for their lack. He beat the rap, at the U. S. Supreme Court, but it took a lot out of his native optimism. He shot up on heroin till he overdosed--assuming it WAS suicide. Remember Marilyn Monroe? What's easier than knocking off a junkie with an overdose? With Oscar Levant and Alexander King, Bruce is one of the three great wits of America at mid-century. Worth your time, because he repays you with insight wrapped in laughter.

Very good read.......2004-07-25

Lenny Bruce was pretty rare in that he always called it how he saw it. No, I don't agree with absolutely everything he says. (After all, no two people can concur on every possible subject) But, he always told the truth as he believed it to be without fear of repurcussion. Bruce did more for the first ammendment than anyone else in the 20th century and strongly influenced later comics such as Richard Pryror, George Carlin, and Bill Hicks.

How To Talk Dirty and Influence People is his autobiography. It reveals how ahead of his time, moral, courageous, humanly flawed, smart, and most of all how funny Lenny Bruce was. The majority of his assaults on how farcial organized religion and American justice can be still hit the mark even after more than forty years of elapsed time. This is counterbalenced by moving stories of his youth, time in the Navy during World War II, his ultimately failed marriage, and other aspects of his personal life. I won't go into too much detail as to ruin the book for others.

Bruce writes in a very concise manner, but not in a way that leaves the material short on content. You can probably finish this book in a day or two, but there's enough food for thought in How To Talk Dirty And Influence People to last for ages.

LENNY BRUCE'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY (HOW TO TALK DIRTY AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE)

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LENNY BRUCE'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY (HOW TO TALK DIRTY AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE)

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How To Talk Dirty and Influence People

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Lenny Bruce an Autobiography how to talk dirty and influence people

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Witty, Irreverent and Serious
Some of us STAND when the conversation turns to Lenny Bruce.
Excellent--funny, insightful, inspirational

Lenny Bruce: An Autobiography : How to Talk Dirty and Influence People
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Witty, Irreverent and Serious.......2005-12-21

This witty autobiography makes for an amusing read. Comedian Lenny Bruce (1925-1966) was irreverent, funny, creative and daring - loved by many, but feared by others. In this revealing book he describes his upbringing, his struggles as a rising comic, and his near-obsessive love for his wife Honey. There's also an amusing yet serious look at his legal troubles on charges of obscenity - Bruce dared to use dirty words in front of audiences that paid to hear him. By today's standards Bruce probably wouldn't raise many eyebrows, but in the early 1960's he was highly controversial. Sadly, Bruce was also a troubled by depression and drug abuse. This book is an amusing and revealing look at a comic rebel.

Some of us STAND when the conversation turns to Lenny Bruce........1998-10-09

HOW TO TALK DIRTY AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE was the first book I originally read in paperback and liked so well I bought a hardbound copy for my permanent library.

To understand the friction--the accumulated sand and dirt in the gears of our forefathers' patriot dream of the new United States of America, "Land of The Free and Home of The Brave"--I recommend "How to" for every thoughtful American's permanent library.

Let us booklovers pray that Lenny Bruce will, like an intangible Ben Franklin, "appear again in a new edition"....

PS: If you read "How to" and would like to share thinking on how to clean out some of the dirt and sand in America's social structures, please check The Center for The Study of Social Structures' site at..

Excellent--funny, insightful, inspirational.......1998-09-04

How to Talk Dirty and Influence People is an accurate simulation of a Lenny Bruce show. Both enlightening and entertaining, I damn-near have the entire text highlighted. Pick up a copy and learn from the greatest satirist/social critic/comedian of our time.

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How To Talk Dirty & Influence People
Lenny Bruce
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How To Talk Dirty & Influence People
Lenny Bruce
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How To Talk Dirty and Influence People
Lenny Bruce
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How to Talk Dirty and Influence People
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satire for a generation of cynics

How to Talk Dirty and Influence People
Lenny Bruce
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0671351303

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satire for a generation of cynics.......1999-02-24

This one of the definitive books of the 60's, and it now stands true to the punk, skater, and artist sub-cultures of the 90's. Lenny speaks easily and freely about his life and times as a child, sailor, comedian, social icon, and last a husband and father. Many of today's youth can truely respect his righting and honesty. How to talk dirty and Influence people is one of the last great social commentaries. If you are a Boroughs, Ginsburg, Kerouac, or Kinison fan, pick this book up and give it a read.

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Prepare and Enjoy Creative Dental Retirement
Armen Z. Mesrobian
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Prepare and Enjoy Creative Retirement
Armen Z. Mesrobian
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This book "PREPARE AND ENJOY CREATIVE RETIREMENT" provides easily accessible information on the preparation and enjoyment of a positive and creative retirement. Included are important financial and legal considerations. Also presented is a truly comprehensive, holistic approach to the major human factors involved. These encompass basic goals, life-style, exercise programs, diet and nutrition, health, daily activities, sex after sixty, one's spouse, stress reduction, financial plan- ning, Social Security, your business, your estate, and much more.

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In the fire of war, Colonel Edward E. Cross garnered glory as commander of the unit that sustained more battlefield casualties than any in the Union Army. General Winfield Scott Hancock, who called Cross's Fifth New Hampshire Volunteers as good as any regiment in the world, told Cross at Gettsyburg, "After this battle you'll get your general's star." "Too late, General," Cross replied, as he rode out to his death in combat.
The success of My Brave Boys: To War with Colonel Cross and the Fighting Fifth (UPNE, 2001) has led to a resurgence of interest in the Fifth New Hampshire and its charismatic and enigmatic commander. Now history comes alive in this first published collection of Cross's writings and correspondence from his years commanding the Fighting Fifth. The cornerstone of Stand Firm and Fire Low is Cross's Civil War diary, transcribed with annotations from his handwritten original, along with battlefield diagrams in Cross's own hand, 27 letters, on-the-scene reports, and his epic battlefield poetry. The book breathes life into a controversial figure, showing how he molded a thousand New Hampshire volunteer soldiers into a renowned infantry regiment that fought some of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, including Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg.

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Canadian Fiction Studies are an answer to every librarian's, student's, and teacher's wishes. Each book, about 80 pages in length, contains clear, readable information on a major Canadian novel. These studies are carefully designed readings of the novels; they are not substitutes for reading them. Each book is attractively produced and follows the same format, so students will know exactly what to expect:

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Sorry excuse for book.......2001-02-11

The other person from ottawa took the words right out of my mouth!

Sorry excuse for book.......2001-02-11

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sorry excuse for a book.......2000-04-13

This is THE worst book that has ever been put into print. I do not know who's sick, SICK idea it was to force grade elvens to read this but I personally would pay-- I would pay not to have this book put into print and for the board of education to find an actual book like Catcher in the Rye or the stranger DO NOT come close to this book, if you can help it. If Amazon allowed it I would give this book negative ten hundred stars.

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W.O.: The Life Of W.O. Mitchell: Beginnings To Who Has Seen The Wind, 1914-1947
Ormond Mitchell , and Barbara Mitchell
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Who's Who in Canadian Business, 1998-99 (19th Edition)

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Who's Who in Canadian Business, 1998-99 (19th Edition)

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Fund raising often seems so complex that when a capital campaign is suggested, most non-profit groups groan in response. Ed Schumacher's concise, direct guide provides useful and simple information that can help any organization reach its capital campaign goal.

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Hardly "A Different Party", this book will "Give It To You"........2000-09-13

I bought this book last year, ON the day of its release, so dedicated a Jordan Knight fan am I. Easy reading; after all, this isn't Shakespeare--and doesn't need to be. But while it doesn't offer any earth-shattering insights(I actually did know everything recited in it already and could quote the original sources without a bibliography handy, if asked), it does offer honest, accurate information, however simply stated it may be. There are some nice pictures of Jordan, mostly from his New Kids days, with a few newer ones. Personally, my favorite part was the listing of Jordan Knight websites given, with grades for each; and I was glad to see that my favorite("Jordan Knight: Since You Walked Into My Life", whose webmistress is Melissa C., a very friendly and knowledgeable young lady who deserves to be Jordan's personal assistant) got the props it deserved, an A+. I do recommend this book for fans who have followed Jordan since he was in New Kids and want a nice piece of solo memorabilia on him and to the newer fans who are just discovering why Jordan has enchanted so many of us for so long, who need some good basic information on him and how he's gotten to where he is today. The only book about Jordan that could be any better would be his autobiography--but he's a little young, yet, for that.

This book surprised me! It's actually good!.......1999-09-07

Hello, all. GIVE IT TO YOU: THE JORDAN KNIGHT STORY has got to be one of the most eloquent, well-written pieces on a hot young celebrity today. Not only is Knight's life story artfully told, but the language the authors use is mature and not offensive. In other words, there aren't any "Like, Oh My Gawd, Jordan is like SUCH a babeliscious dude. He's like total eye candy and like I just want him to be my bf." Even though I love Jordan Knight and am his biggest fan and would have bought this book even if it was dumb, I actually ended up pleasantly surprised and liked it very much. It had everything I wanted to know about this hot dude, and more! Bravo!!! I highly recommend this book!!!

Cool book on Jordan Knight.......1999-08-28

I was so excited when I got this book, since the old books on NKOTB never had such in depth account on any of the singers. The author followed Jordan's career from the begining of NKOTB to his sucessfull solo debut. This definitely makes for one fascinating and entertaining read. Bravo Jordan! Way to go!!!

An amazing book about an amazing guy.......1999-08-23

I loved this book. It had everthing you would ever want to know about the talented and gorgeous Jordan Knight. From his childhood days with his family to his heartthrob days with NKOTB, Ms. Furman's book is informative and precise. The pictures are great--bring back a lot of memories! It's about time that someone did a bio on a real talented younger singer. This book did not talk down to the fans, it "spoke" to us in a mature way. I'm one of the older fans, and I appreciate the fact that there was no ridiculous language that you read in teeny bopper magazines about stars today. A must have for every Jordan Knight fan out there!! And there are a lot of us!

A comprehensive and honest portrayal of Jordan's life.......1999-08-16

Besides the few errors that I found which only die hard fans would notice and why I can't give it 5 stars, like New Kids presenting the Grammy to MC Hammer instead of Young MC, and the Tommy Page song "I Will Be Your Everything, instead of "I'll Be Your Everything", the book is a very good read. Being one of Jordan's older fans, I assumed the book would talk down to the reader, and use a lot of exciting buzz words to keep the new younger fans interested, as many others have in the past. To my surprise the book was a well written, comprehensive, and honest portrayal of the life and times of Jordan and NKOTB. I found that the book brouht back many nalstigic memories for me, and the pictures, especially the one on the cover, will get any red blooded girls heart racing. So, I do recomend picking up a copy for anyone who is interested in learning about Jordan's life, and any hard core block heads out there who have lived through the mania, and want to be reminded of the good old days.

GIVE IT TO YOU - THE JORDAN KNIGHT STORY

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GIVE IT TO YOU - THE JORDAN KNIGHT STORY
FURMAN ELINA & LEAH
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