Breaking Out of the Pink-Collar Ghetto: Policy Solutions for Non-College Women

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Breaking Out of the Pink-Collar Ghetto.......2004-09-01

This book is statistical analysis only and does not provide any insight as to how women can break out of the pink-collar ghetto. After reading a Chicago Tribune article which highly recommended this book, I was under the impression that this book would offer solutions. It does not and unless you are a stastician, you won't make it through the first chapter. Very disappointing.

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For new lawyers and paralegals who support a lawyer who appears before administrative law judges with the Social Security Administration, this is a comprehensive and easy-to-read procedure manual that includes a five-step sequential evaluation process for Social Security disability claims. Beginning with an introduction to the Social Security system and the administrative judicial, this book provides an education to the practice. Also helpful for educating clients, it is an invaluable resource for all law offices.

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Social Security Disability and the Legal Professional (West Legal Studies (Paperback.......2007-01-05

This book is an excellent resource.

social security disability and the legal professional.......2002-11-28

Having represented many people in their appeal process for disability benefits for the past 13 years, I have found that understanding the Administration's maze of regulations is full time effort. After a careful review of this book, it is my opinion that it will provide invaluable information for a newcomer to Social Security Representation as well as others with more experience. Wolf and Prozcek did a very good job and find myself referring to this book several times each week,to make certain that I did not leave "a stone un-turned'. It is my understanding that Wolfe is an Administrative Law Judge(ALJ) and Mrs. Proszek was a senior staff attorney with the Office of Hearings and Appeals-SSA, which adds to the credibility of this book. They write the decisions. Therefore, they covered in the book exactly what they would expect of a representative to provide for there client during the appeal process and at a hearing. It is a prudent practice to fully develop your case before you step in the hearing room, follow the steps in the book and you will make a better impression on the ALJ and provide your best effort for your client. I wish that I had a copy of this book 13 years ago!

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Hardbound. This ninth volume is the latest addition to a growing body of work that maps the evolution of high technology small firm research over almost a complete decade since 1993.

Begun during a period of relative neglect of High Technology Small Firms (HTSFs) during the early 1990s, the book series has witnessed, and perhaps played some part in creating, a resurgence of interest in this type and scale of enterprise in the United Kingdom and mainland Europe by the turn of the century. Throughout this period, specific interest within the high technology small firm study area has ebbed and flowed, with some rather obviously important issues (e.g. policy and finance) often to the fore, while new and resurrected areas of concern have also contributed to the research agenda.

Perhaps the best example of resurrection has been the rebirth of interest in the subject of clustering (or agglomeration) as it applies to HTSFs, notably led by Michael Porter.

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Shakin it up

1-2-3 Smoothies : 123 Quick Frosty Drinks-Delicious AND Nutritious!
Rita Bingham
Manufacturer: Natural Meals Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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The Amazing Wheat Book

ASIN: 188231414X

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1-2-3 Smoothies introduces easy smoothie recipes using wholesome Fruits, Fruit Juice Concentrates, Grains, and Veggies, which are very low in fat (usually only 2-3%) and cholesterol-FREE. With these recipes, you can make nutritious drinks from natural foods you're guaranteed to LOVE! Learn to use stored grains to make "milk" for smoothies, cereals, and for drinking.

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Shakin it up.......2000-06-16

The directions in this book were easy to follow, but some of the ingredients didn't blend well according to my tastebuds. Others however were quite delicious and all were easy to create.

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With the US dollar in decline for the past 20 years, this step-by-step guide to foreign investing--written by investment experts--is more timely than ever. Covers foreign currencies that have outperformed the dollar, starting a Swiss bank account, getting 20-30% return on foreign CDs, and more.

The Oxford Club's Top 20 Picks for Getting Rich Outside the Dollar

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The Oxford Club's Top 20 Picks for Getting Rich Outside the Dollar

Manufacturer: Oxford Club
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000GA7D1S

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Part 1: Why a Global Portfolio Will Outperform a U.S.-Only Portfolio in the Next Five Years; Part 2: Tapping Hidden Fortunes with Foreign Stocks; Part 3: Riding the Commodities Bull for Enormous Profits; Part 4: How to Profit in the World's Largest Financial Market; Part 5: The Hottest Offshore Real Estate Investments.

The Oxford Club's Top 20 Picks for Getting Rich Outside the Dollar: How to earn 200%, 400%, even 3,100% in the coming months from momentous shifts in the global markets

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The Oxford Club's Top 20 Picks for Getting Rich Outside the Dollar: How to earn 200%, 400%, even 3,100% in the coming months from momentous shifts in the global markets
The Oxford Club
Manufacturer: The Oxford Club
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000L9TXKI

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Cover Copy: ..This report contains 20 individual investing recommendations that are now poised to soar 200%, 400%, even 3100% in the coming moths. NYSE-traded global stocks, profitable plays on precious metals, commodities, natural resources, energy and more...

Top 20 Picks For Getting Rich Outside the Dollar

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Top 20 Picks For Getting Rich Outside the Dollar
Oxford Club
Manufacturer: The Oxford Club
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: B000PGZW3Y

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Paperback, book, CR 2005 The Oxford Club,142 pgs

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Eight O'Clock Blues brings to light the mental and emotional cruelty imposed on an automotive giant's employees during the late 70s and focuses on the trials and tribulations of Sophia, who gets caught up in the vicious world of automotive bureaucracy, and is plagued in her personal life with her inability to find true love. Reared by religious parents in a modest environment, Sophia is at odds with people who are governed by stature and wealth rather than ethics.

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An adroitly written novel, set in the 1970s.......2002-05-16

Based on a true story, Candy Stevens' Eight O'clock Blues is an adroitly written novel, set in the 1970s, and centers on Sophia, a young, religious, middle-class woman who takes a job at an automotive giant and has her illusions of corporate benevolence shattered. Daring to challenge the authority of an entity governed by greed, Sophia becomes embroiled in a test of wills that threatens to crush her. Eight O'clock Blues is a gripping, involving saga of a white-collar worker pitted agains devious and endemic corporate mismangement.

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Most of the problems, hurdles, and obstacles that dentists face can be avoided by planning. The second edition of this best-selling title has been completely rewritten and expanded to address considerations for general and specialty practices relating to practice realities of 2000 and beyond - practice transitions, operations, and personnel planning. Business, Legal, & Tax Planning for the Dental Practice, 2nd Edition, identifies opportunities, problems, and decisions which dentists and specialists must make as practice owners and provides solutions. Learn how to positively impact the bottom line by maximizing compensation in all forms, minimizing estate and income taxes, reducing exposure to the legal risks of practice ownership, attaining financial independence, and avoiding poor business decisions. This book takes into account tax law changes passed in June 2001 regarding pensions and estate tax.

While intended for the dentist and dental specialist, this book also is valuable for the doctor's spouse and advisors.

Amazon.com Audiobook Review

Ed McMahon--who reads the abridgment of the autobiography he cowrote with David Fisher--is first and foremost an entertainer, and as such, he peppers his life story with jokes. Since he lacks a live audience here, he also supplies the appropriate laughs. Always upbeat, McMahon skirts much of his personal life, which includes two divorces, and concentrates on his professional life, from his early days as Philadelphia's "Mr. Television" through his 30 years as Johnny Carson's sidekick on The Tonight Show. Those hoping for inside dirt on Johnny will have to listen elsewhere; these anecdotes are strictly flattering. But in his celebrated, booming voice, McMahon gladly shares the stories behind the creation of his trademark calls: "Heeeerrreee's Johnny" and "Hi-yoooo!" (Running time: three hours, two cassettes) --Kimberly Heinrichs

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For Laughing Out Loud.......2000-04-03

Entertaining in parts. Unfortunately somewhat disjointed and becomes rather boring towards the end. Does provide an insight into The Tonight Show and Johnny Carson. Most of the references to incidents on the show seem to come from the Video tape set- The Johnny Carson Collection" (which I highly recommend). Have also read "I'll Be Right Back" - by Mike Douglas. A much more entertaining and informative book about talk shows. I don't suppose that there is much chance of Johnny Carson writing a biography because he likes to keep his privacy. It would undoubtedly be a best seller.

all i can say is wow!.......1999-09-16

to enjoy this book, you will need soft light, smoking jacket, cohiba, and a stiff glass of bourbon. to delve into the topic of ed mcmahon it takes that kind of mindset. johnny carson's riveting forward captures the whole essence of the "hiyo," years. ed then takes us on a whirlwind tour of late nights of enebriation and carousing. shows spent drunk with johnny, burt reynolds and dom deluise are also brought to life so vividly by mcmahon you swear you could smell the vermouth and brut 33. ed also triumphantly portrays what it was like for him at the culmination of his life's work when timothy blakesley became the first winner of the american family sweepstakes. the question of whom did he prefer: johnny or dick is explored in an honest disection by the author. by this point your not quite sure of anything because you will be on your sixth bourbon and the cigar you were smoking has caught your smoking jacket on fire. i give four stars just on entertainment value alone. HIYO!!!

For Laughing Out Loud My Life and Good Times

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For Laughing Out Loud My Life and Good Times
Ed with Fisher, David; With an introduction by Carson, Johnny Mcmahon
Manufacturer: Warner Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000HT8YIE

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Tales from the Heart: True Stories from My Childhood
Maryse Conde , and Richard Philcox
Manufacturer: Soho Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1569473471

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With the clarity of Caribbean sunshine and no trace of nostalgia, novelist Maryse Condé recalls her youth in Guadeloupe and in Paris. As a retired civil servant and a schoolteacher, Condé's father and his much younger wife were entitled to regular paid vacations in the City of Light; as a child making her first trip in 1946, young Maryse was upset to see white waiters condescending to her well-educated parents, "as much French as they are." It was her first taste of the colonial contradictions that would increasingly trouble this intelligent, rebellious girl, born on a Mardi Gras afternoon to the rowdy beat of gwoka drums, an audible manifestation of the low-class island culture her parents disdained. Condé's 17 impressionistic autobiographical sketches cast a pointed glance over the racial hierarchy of Guadeloupe, but it's not a bitter book. Her parents were proud to be French but also proud to be examples of black achievement; they raised their daughter to excel, and she did, though perhaps not as they would have preferred. Condé is the first to appreciate the irony of discovering "the real Caribbean" as a student in a Parisian lycée, where she was encouraged by a communist teacher to give her class "a presentation of a book from your island." However you reach a sharper understanding of your origins and your place in the world, the important thing is the journey--a journey her memoir delineates in crisp, lucid language and a wealth of evocative physical and social detail. --Wendy Smith

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"Honest, exquisitely measured . . . inspiring in its reminder of the human spirit's capacity to endure."-The New York Times Book Review

"[An] astute study of family and place."-Washington Post Book World

In this collection of autobiographical essays, Maryse Conde vividly evokes the relationships and events that gave her childhood meaning: discovering her parents' feelings of alienation; her first crush; a falling out with her best friend; the death of her beloved grandmother; her first encounter with racism.

These gemlike vignettes capture the spirit of Conde's fiction: haunting, powerful, poignant, and leavened with a streak of humor.

Maryse Conde's previous work includes the novels Windward Heights and Desirada, both available from Soho Press.

Customer Reviews:

NOT GREAT JOBS.......2001-12-01

I liked the idea the author had of helping people without a bachelor's degree. Unfortunately, some of the jobs listed are, quite frankly, a JOKE. An actor has the potential to be a great occupation, but what are the odds of every reader becoming Tom Hanks ? (reality)Most likely they will starve waiting for there big break. I also don't consider a "Taxi Driver" a fullfillng career. The last time I checked a taxi driver was not one of the most highest paying jobs out there. Which leads me to my most important point. Most of these jobs that are listed here, with a few exceptions, are low paying jobs. Money is not the most imprtant thing in life,but the author seems to beleive that you can become a teacher's aide, make $6.50/hour and live happy !!! Does the author realize that someday I may want to retire, and with a low paying job I can't save that much to retire on.
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A good book for those who will learn on the job.......2000-08-02

An acedemic education can be a help but is not the answer for many who can learn on the job, or can learn a trade through non-academic schools. Our history is full of such individuals who were highly successful without a degree. This book is an excellent guide to all types of jobs available to job seekers regardless of education.

Wayne D. Ford, Ph.D., author of "The Accelerated Job Search" docwifford@msn.com

Great Book for a High School Student.......2000-01-19

I purchased this book for my nephew, who was a HS Senior. Although he likes school, college was not for him. Like many HS Seniors, he did not know what he wanted to do, or what kind of careers he might like. I gave him the book. He read at least some of it. I was surprised to see how excited he was after looking at the book. He decided on a career path and has applied and been accepted in a Drafting program at a Vocational School. The book was well worth the excitement in his eyes. He feels focused and for the momement he has found a career for him. The book gives lots of information about careers and what it is like to be a ... He has showed the book to his friends and they seem just as thrilled with the content as he was. I think every HS junior or senior should look at this book for ideas on how to spend the rest of their life.

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In spite of his public silence, Grant was caught in the dispute between Congress and President Andrew Johnson. His position became intolerable after Johnson publicly accused Grant of dishonesty.

The same sense of duty that sent Grant to war in 1861 gave him no alternative to accepting the Republican nomination. "I could back down without, as it seems to me, leaving the contest for power for the next four years between mere trading politicians, the elevation of whom, no matter which party won, would lose to us, largely, the results of the costly war which we have gone through." From Washington, Grant monitored events in both the South and the West. He felt that military government could protect the citizenry when civil government faltered and endorsed the efforts of the congressional Indian Peace Commission.

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The Real U.S. Grant.......2005-05-25

The twenty-six (and counting!) volumes comprising all the known extant writings of Ulysses Grant are indeed a remarkable example of published primary source material. While every volume contains much material that is admittedly of trivial importance to even the most rabid Grant scholar, each book in this series also contains fascinating nuggets of information not found anywhere else. Anyone with even a casual interest in USG is sure to discover something worth reading in every volume. In gathering together not only all of Grant's known correspondence, but relevant peripheral documents, the editors of this series are doing a truly Herculean job and deserve great commendation.

I have only a few quibbles with the series. The first involves something over which the editors had no control. I refer to the fact that, in the first few volumes (particularly Volume One,) Grant's descendants insisted that certain passages in Grant's letters to his fiancee-turned-wife Julia Dent that had been crossed out (either by Julia or other family members) not be published. This idiotic decision is not only extremely frustrating for the reader, but, ironically, damaging to Grant himself. By all accounts, the deleted passages contain nothing that could be considered detrimental to Grant's good name, but by leaving them out, these descendants unwittingly gave the impression that there was something to hide. Hopefully, in an "Appendix" volume at the end of the series, the editors will be sporting enough to include whatever deleted passages can be transcribed, and the series will at last be considered complete.

My other complaints about this series are more minor. While each volume contains copious, and frequently illuminating, footnotes, the editors occasionally fail to provide enough context. That is to say, a brief, undetailed letter of Grant's will frequently be followed by several pages of footnotes providing other letters and documents on the same subject, without giving much information explaining what, exactly, it all meant. The reader who is not already fully informed on the subject being addressed is sometimes left feeling confused about what exactly is being discussed, and what its relevance may have been.

Another drawback is, simply, the price. While these books are certainly handsomely--and obviously expensively--printed and bound, those of us who study history as a hobby rather than as a profession could wish for editions that were more cheaply done, and thus more affordable. Unless you are fortunate enough to have access to a good academic library, these extremely expensive (even when you buy second-hand) volumes are simply out-of-reach for many people. That's a great pity, because in these books is an "insider's view" of Grant that does not fully come across in any regular biography.

A masterful achievement.......2000-07-03

"The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant" is a project begun in 1962 for the purpose of publishing all the known letters written by Ulysses S. Grant. Volume one was published in 1967 and there are now twenty-four volumes in the series. People who follow Grant's career are aware of the inestimable value of this project. The Papers contain all known correspondence written by Grant and letters received by him. The editing of the series is unparalleled and the volumes represent primary source material at its apex.

Those who believe Grant was a "drunkard" or a "butcher" should read his own words, which show Grant's humor, pathos and unique personality. Masterfully edited by John Y. Simon, these volumes are a "must have" for anyone with an interest in U.S. Grant as a general, a politician and as a man

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THE PAPERS OF ULYSSES S. GRANT, VOLUME 18: OCTOBER 1, 1867 - JUNE 30, 1868.
John Y. (editor). Simon
Manufacturer: Southern Illinois Univ. Press,
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000NHWPH6

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Who Was Who: 1929-1940

Manufacturer: Palgrave Macmillan
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0312876408

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Who Was Who: Vol III. 1929 - 1940
Adam; Black, Charles Black
Manufacturer: Macmillan Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000P0M6U2

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Hollywood icon, sex goddess, glamour queen, complex, scared and vulnerable young woman, Marilyn Monroe offered a variety of faces to the world before she died. To imagine how Marilyn might have matured into wise, graceful and gorgeous old age, author and playwright Maggy Anthony wrote Impossibly Blonde: Marilyn at 77.

"Just as her life had cast its spell over my life, her death and the subsequent surrealism of her funeral, which I attended, and the aftermath of conspiracy theories, hints of murder and intrigue in high places, cast its shadow.

"I am attempting to show how even an event of the utmost tragedy can give birth to a creative project and perhaps offer some understanding of this complex woman who has become a symbol of the Eternal Feminine, and who was also very much a woman of her time.

"My play is my prose poem to her, of love, appreciation and regret."
--Maggy Anthony, playwright and author

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"Mayme Sevander and Laurie Hertzel tell a poignant tale of a hidden corner of U.S. and Soviet history. Tracing the hopes and hardships of one family over two continents, They Took My Father explores the boundaries of loyalty, identity, and ideals." —Amy Goldstein, Washington Post

"What makes Mayme's story so uniquely—almost unbelievably—tragic is that her family chose to move from the United States to the Soviet Union in 1934, thinking they were going to help build a `worker's paradise.' They found, instead, a deadly nightmare." —St. Paul Pioneer Press

"This gripping and timely book traces the beginnings of communism not as dry history but as a fascinating personal drama that spreads across Russia, Finland, and the mining towns of Upper Michigan and the Iron Range of Minnesota. . . . An important and largely ignored part of history comes alive in one woman's story of her tragic family, caught up in the all-consuming struggle of the twentieth century." —Frank Lynn, political reporter, New York Times

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If you're of Finnish descent - read this one!.......2005-08-08

This is THE book for those of Finnish heritage that are interested in a nearly forgotten time in our history. Mayme gives us a gripping tale about her time in Soviet Russia after being moved there by her communist agitator father Oscar Corgan. Oscar was one of the primary proponents of American Finns moving to Russia to begin a new life there. This time is called "Karelian Fever". Mayme's description of her life and times in Russia is harrowing. Even though her father was taken and killed by soviet authorities she remains unapologetic. This is a fine companion piece to "No Home for us Here" and "Karelia".

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