Elder Law Answer Book, 2nd Edition, 2006 Cumulative Supplement

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Elder Law Answer Book, 2nd Edition, 2006 Cumulative Supplement

Manufacturer: Aspen Publishers
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ASIN: 0735554943

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2006 Supplement to the 2nd edition of the Elder Law Answer Book.

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Elder Law Answer Book
Robert B. Fleming
Manufacturer: Aspen Publishers
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0735538883

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Elder Law Answer Book, 2001
Robert B. Fleming
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ASIN: 0735523533

Elder Law Answer Book/With 2001 Supplement

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Elder Law Answer Book/With 2001 Supplement
Robert B. Fleming
Manufacturer: Aspen Law & Business Publishers
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Binding: Hardcover

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Elder Law Answer Book: 2002 Cumulative Supplement

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Elder Law Answer Book: 2002 Cumulative Supplement
Robert B. Fleming
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ASIN: 0735531943

Social Security and Medicare Answer Book

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Social Security and Medicare Answer Book
David A. Pratt
Manufacturer: Aspen Publishers
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0735560110

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Security and Medicare Answer Book provides the specific guidance you need to maneuver through all of the administrative and procedural rules, so you can ensure your clients receive maximum benefits under the law. You'll learn: How to calculate benefit payment amounts What is required to show proof of entitlement What limitations on coverage and benefits exist When an individual can first receive Social Security benefits What level of retirement income will be needed to supplement Social Security What benefits are lost if an individual continues to work beyond retirement age And much more Table of Contents Introduction Overview of the Social Security System Coverage Under the Social Security Act Social Security Taxes and Earnings Benefits Programs Application for Benefits and Proof of Entitlement Entitlement for Disability Payment of Benefits Administrative Review Process Loss of Benefits Introduction to Medicare Eligibility for Medicare Medicare Secondary Payer Rules Medicare Claims and Appeals Medicare Financing Benefits Under Medicare Part A Benefits Under Medicare Part B Medicare Exclusions Medicare Supplemental (Medigap) Insurance Additional Medicare Options Under the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 The New Prescription Drug Benefit Index

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The Social Security Answer Book
Stanley Tomkiel III
Manufacturer: Sphinx Publishing
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Binding: Paperback

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This new title is an organized collection of actual questions asked by individuals from around the country to Social Security benefits expert Stanley A. Tomkiel, III. The questions are derived from emails received from real people asking real-life questions about various areas of concern for themselves and their family members. These are not academic inquiries, but rather those seeking practical answers to specific issues in people's lives.

General information about the Social Security Administration, plus additional data about Medicare and SSI (Supplemental Security Insurance) is given. Questions and answers are then divided into categories such as:
Child's benefits
Disability benefits
Parents' benefits
Retirement benefits
Spouse's benefits
Survivor's benefits

Additional questions and answers are also included, relating to:
Earnings statements
Calculations of benefits
Necessary timelines for application of benefits

Elder Law Answer Book: 2007 Cumulative Supplement

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Elder Law Answer Book: 2007 Cumulative Supplement
Robert B. Fleming , and Lisa Nachmias Davis
Manufacturer: Aspen Books
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0735560994
Release Date: 2010-12-01

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Workplace Privacy: Answers and Practical Solutions helps employers understand both the state and numerous federal laws affecting workplace privacy.

While workplace privacy has long been a central issue facing employers, electronic technologies such as the Internet, e-mail and networked computers have added new questions regarding employees' rights to privacy. Monitoring employee behavior now may be more sophisticated with new technologies, but at the same time employers are overwhelmed with a host of new considerations and challenges with regard to employee privacy rights.

Written by noted employment law expert David Safon, Esq., of the New York firm Benetar Bernstein Schair & Stein, with contributions from other Worklaw Network attorneys, Workplace Privacy: Answers and Practical Solutions examines how employers can effectively balance the interests of their companies with their employees' rights to privacy.

Workplace Privacy addresses such issues as:
-- conducting pre-employment inquiries;
-- monitoring employees' telephone, e-mail and computer use;
-- conducting workplace investigations;
-- controlling employee behavior on and off duty; and
-- maintaining workplace records, such as personnel files and medical records.

The book also features many sample policies, state law charts, court cases, and Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act forms.

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Secrets of Leadership Coach is a premium leadership training series that brings the wisdom of one of America's top CEO coaches to every employee and manager.

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What a fun and entertaining book!

Experience a whole new world of Cocktails!

Cocktails from paradise at your fingertips

This book will make you fall in love with Tahiti

Beautiful Book

Cocktails In Tahiti
Richard Bondurant
Manufacturer: Tahiti Publishing Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Honeymoons | Specialty Travel | Travel | Subjects | Books
Tahiti | Australia & South Pacific | Travel | Subjects | Books
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Insight Compact Guide Tahiti & French Polynesia (Insight Compact Guides)

ASIN: 1933850078

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Cocktails in Tahiti is a visually stunning, full color showpiece combining a playful yet sophisticated look at Tahiti's magnificent luxury resorts and their most delicious, flirtatious, and slightly decadent cocktails. Filled with unusual insights, folklore, and facts about Tahiti and her islands, Cocktails in Tahiti has something to tempt and delight all tastes.

Over 50 sumptuous cocktail recipes blend exotic fruits, juices, and liquors providing a flavorful and vibrant palette from which to capture the fun and often elegant mood of these captivating islands. You'll learn the history of the legendary Mai Tai, Tahiti's most famous cocktail, and discover the secrets of the intriguing rums, vodkas, and distinctive liqueurs used in creating Tahiti's most celebrated libations.

A special section features the signature cocktail recipes from Tahiti's most outstanding luxury resorts along with spectacular photographs and overviews of these renowned hotels.

Whether served from a coconut or elegantly chilled in a martini glass of fine crystal, the flowering and colorful cocktails of Tahiti have an undeniable presence all their own. If you are dreaming of a future trip or reliving special memories from a past visit to these beautiful islands, this wonderful collection of delightful drink recipes, dazzling hotel photographs, and distinctive insights will put you in a tropical, tranquil mood as you sip your way to our magical paradise.

Al Keahi, Managing Director, Tahiti Tourism Bureau N.A:
A must have book of fun and facts for anyone who has visited or dreams of visiting Tahiti.

New Book Resources, October 2006:
We can't wait to try out the recipes and imagine that we are at one of the featured, dreamlike hotels.

Vincent Guerin, Director of Sales, Starwood Hotels & Resorts French Polynesia:
The finest collection of resort photographs and cocktail recipes from across Tahiti.

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What a fun and entertaining book!.......2007-08-05

Not only does this book have a wealth of information on a destination we long to travel to, but it offers a wide variety of fun and DELICIOUS drinks.
We love to entertain and it has been great having 'Cocktails in Tahiti' out at our parties...quite a conversation piece! Everyone loves the stunning photos of Tahiti, the scrumptious drinks, and the intriguing facts of the islands. Thank you!

Experience a whole new world of Cocktails!.......2007-04-28

Always looking for new and exciting cocktails to try, I purchased this book. Each page became more interesting, not only for the drinks presented but for the knowledge that Mr. Bondurant shares about Tahiti, it's culture, local accomodations, etc.

The photos are exceptional and each drink I have mixed has been better than the last. I have bought several as gifts for coworkers and friends. You won't be disappointed!

Cocktails from paradise at your fingertips.......2007-02-06

"Cocktails in Tahiti" is a must have for any lover of spirits with a tropical flair. The author has artfully put together a wonderful collection of cocktails, both old and new, from the scenic paradise of Tahiti. Colorful photographs and descriptions of each drink will have your mouth watering to imbibe several of these treats from the South Pacific. If you are looking for something new to bring some tropical flavor to your cocktail library, then you need this book!

This book will make you fall in love with Tahiti.......2006-12-18

I have always wanted to go to the Tahitian islands but have never had the opportunity. Now, after reading "Cocktails in Tahiti", I am planning a trip to Tahiti for next Summer. I originally thought "Cocktails in Tahiti" would give me some good ideas for entertaining, but soon found out it contained many intersting nuggets about the islands and their history. To sum it up, I am packed and ready to go to these beautiful islands.

If you've ever dreamed of a tropical vacation or just need to brighten up your winter, you should read this book.

Beautiful Book.......2006-12-09

I have never been to Tahiti, but after reading the fun, informative facts about Tahiti, seeing the beautiful pictures, and sampling some of the excellent cocktail recipes, I am ready to go!

Mr. Bondurant's love and knowledge of Tahiti come through clearly in the book, which is very well laid out. It provides enough information and explains things in such a way that an amateur can make delicious Tahitian cocktails as well as the most experienced bartender. The fun facts about Tahiti, along with summaries of the total hotels and the gorgeous pictures, makes this book a must have.

Until I can take my first trip to Tahiti, this book will help bring a little Tahiti to my home.

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Not the worlds best by far....
great book!
Fantastic history and mixing instructions for a few drinks
not just another recipe book
The one you'll use

The World's Best Bartenders' Guide
D. Bain
Manufacturer: HP Trade
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1557882967

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Anyone can master the art of mixing the perfect drink--with all the confidence, style, and panache seen in the world's finest bars and restaurants. How? Ask the professionals. Now, for the first time, today's leading bartenders from the 50 best bars in the world reveal: the secrets of the classic cocktail (with special variations)recipes for rare and exotic drinksspecial secrets and tips of the professionalsand other tricks-of-the-trade that characterize the best mixologists Every home bartender will be mixing, shaking, and pouring drinks to please the most discerning guest: tropical drinks from award-winning Caribbean bartenders, hearty drinks from Irish pubs, and specialty cocktails from Montreal, Seattle, Key West, Beverly Hills, Boston, Hong Kong and dozens of other cities--and from the very best bars and bartenders.

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Not the worlds best by far...........2005-03-23

As a professional bartender I have to say this book does not deserve its title. It has some good anecdotes and stories along with the authors opinion of good bars in various cities. It has a smattering of drinks and some history. An okay book if you just want to set up a home bar but if you want to work as a bartender its just too lightweight. I would only recommend buying this if you were going to buy a book such as Seagrams Bartending Guide as well. In fact, buy the Seagrams book first and if you still want more maybe then you should try this book. I'll be sending my copy back for sure.

great book!.......2001-12-27

This book is great. Very informative and entertaining as well. I love the stories that the different bartenders tell throughout the book. There is a lot of great trivia and little known facts. I would have given it 5 stars except I didn't completely agree with some of the choices for the top bars in various cities, but that it being really picky. If I could, I would have given it 4 and 3/4 stars. Otherwise, I thought it was perfect. Great for someone just setting up a bar at home or even if you already have one you will learn a lot either way. Buy it for yourself or give it as a gift. It will be very appreciated.

Fantastic history and mixing instructions for a few drinks.......2001-09-24

This guide takes the sensible approach of instructing aspiring house bartenders in a variety of ways of mixing the most common drinks in America. In addition to lengthy and entertaining histories of each drink, celebrity favorites, anecdotes from experienced bartenders, and, of course, multiple recipes for each drink, this guide imparts a sense of respect for liquor and for the art of making delicious beverages.

All the bartenders in this book, as well as the editors, forcefully condemn drinking to get drunk, instead treating alcohol as an incomparable treat to be used sparingly and only in the most delicious recipes possible. Thus, Long Island Iced Teas are denigrated for being immensely alcoholic with no particularly interesting flavor of their own.

My complaint regarding this work is personal: that the editors only treat snazzy, modern drinks is sensible from the perspective that such drinks are what the public is interested in learning about, but it leaves people with more exotic tastes or an interest in the popular drinks of bygone days left without much information. Still, I have found this guide otherwise brilliant.

not just another recipe book.......2001-09-09

This book was a thoroughly enjoyable read. Not just another recipe book, this guide actually contain history for classic drinks and advice and humor from bartenders from around the world. The authors covers some very classic drinks like the martinis, margaritas, highballs, and shooters as well as variations on them and wild crazy drinks. I just finished bartending class and used this book extensively to get me started. It's a great book for beginners and seasoned bartenders.

The one you'll use.......2001-07-22

Of all the bar books I own, this is the one that I return to again and again - and the only one I actually sit down to enjoy reading. It is informative, well written, and interesting. If I have any criticism at all it is that it might have had a more attractive cover.

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The author granted some of the most famous insiders on Wall Street the protection of anonymity in order to procure their deepest and most frank views on the operation of the market. This book paints a startling portrait of how the prejudices of six different types of players-fundamentalists, insiders, cyclists, traders, efficient market believers, and transformational idea adherents-influence the market. Smith explains how new trends interact with these psychologies and draws a remarkable picture of how market behavior is inherently more human than technical.

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It is a useless book.......2002-01-13

I lost myself after reading this book. It is definately useless book to me. I regret I bought it which was purely based on the 5 stars review. I don't even know if the writer really understand the market. I think the author wrote this one purely because he wants to creat a book. I doubt if the author knows what he wrote. This book will waste our money and time.

A must read for anyone investing in the market.......2000-08-03

This is a must read for anyone who invests in the market. Forget all the other self-help books written by so-called experts. The experts will not help you in any way. But this book will help you understand what is really going on on Wall Street. This book is concise, informative, and quite brilliant.

Success and Survival on Wall Street: Understanding the Mind.......2000-02-12

Business Week, January 31, 2000, p. 20, in reviewing a score of new stock market says "My absoute favorite new investment book should be read by anyone eager to make a million in the market,and its author is no one you've heard of. Success and Survival on Wall Street: Understanding the Mind of the Market by Queens College sociologist Charles W. Smith... How..? By taking in Smith's insight....'You don't have to be a genius to survive on Wall Street, you just have to avoid being a fool.' This is a serious book clearly worth reading

The Best Book on Wall Street.......1999-09-29

This updated version of Charles W. Smith's book is one of the best, if not the best book on Wall Street I have ever read. I say this an investment professional with 25 years of experience, who has "Survived" and sometimes "Succeeded" on Wall Street.

After reading this book, I understood my own world better, as well as what drives "The mind of the market."

You can not go wrong with this book. This is a tip you should not ignore.

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Tragic Indifference is the gut-wrenching account of the biggest product liability case in history: the Ford-Firestone fiasco, where delaminating Firestone tires caused Ford Explorers to lose control and crash at highway speeds. The result was a massive recall, consumer panic, and congressional hearings. It all culminated in a lawsuit that would become a watershed for all future auto safety lawsuits.

In February 2000, reports began to surface of an alarming number of rollover cases involving Ford Explorers traveling on Firestone's Wilderness AT tire. As the stories drove a national frenzy of news coverage, no one seemed to know what was causing the devastation. Until one lawyer, who had been campaigning for years to get Ford to acknowledge the dangerous flaws in the design of the Explorer -- an engineering flaw greatly exacerbated by the use of Firestone's tires -- stepped forward to demand that Ford executives take responsibility for the lethal design of their trucks.

More than a courtroom drama, Tragic Indifference reveals the web of individual stories beneath the national headlines. Weaving together harrowing depictions of the accidents and their consequences with the stories of the men and women who labor to police the auto industry and its reckless cost-cutting, Tragic Indifference will transform the way you view the government, the courts, and the media. Above all, this book shows the price the public pays in wrecked and mangled lives when companies focus more on shaving costs than making quality products.

At the center of the story is Tab Turner, a charismatic trial attorney from Arkansas, who has made a career out of forcing Ford and other automakers to own up to their unsafe practices and to admit that they knowingly trade human lives for profits. Given the almost complete lack of government regulation over the auto industry, Turner has become, in essence, the court of last resort for victims of callous auto companies.

Tragic Indifference also recounts the struggles of Turner's client Donna Bailey, a single mother and outdoor enthusiast who led troubled teens on backpacking trips, as she fought back from the brink of death to confront those ultimately responsible for her accident. Her case became a benchmark for all others that followed.

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The indifference of Ford and Firestone to death........2006-01-10

I liked this book. I think it damns Firestone and Ford's policies of good manufacturing standards and design. I think it leans too heavily toward the lawyers and customers on this book, but it is evident these manufacturers did not have the best interests of the consumer in mind. It also paints the plaintiff's lawyers as do gooders, when most of these people are getting 40% of their clients settlements.

The Ford SUVs were clearly dangerous cars that should have been redesigned in their early product lifecycles. What Ford did by specifying a 26 PSI in the tires offset the stability problem and created another more serious problem. The friction these tires went through at the lower PSI resulted in tread separation. Throw in poor manufacturing standards and you have a situation that caused 300 deaths. The author should be commended for writing a readable account of what happened.

Since I worked for a tire manufacturer (Uniroyal-Goodrich), I found the explanation of tread separation rather simplistic. The author should have consulted a tire engineer rather than tire builders in detailing what effects tack has on a tire. Also lacking was what Firestone took out to reduce the tire weight. More detail needed to go into why the tires were unsafe, rather than just saying it was old rubber or not enough material.

Overall, this was a good book about poor manufacturing design and standards. If these companies really believed that Quality was Job 1, they would not have manufactured and sold these products.

an excellent account.......2004-07-25

Penenberg's account of Ford and Firestone and the battle to illuminate their malfeasance is driven by a transparent passion for justice. It is impossible not to become angered by the equally transparent desire of both corporations to put profits ahead of the wellbeing of the people who were killed or maimed by their products. It's not a new story in that regard, but this one is told so well, with such thorough research and excellent writing, that it ranks with the best of the genre. This is a fine fine book.

Passionate telling of the Explorer rollover issue.......2004-01-13

It is heart rending to read about the lives torn apart in these horrible accidents. Mr. Penenberg writes effectively and persuasively about the pain, loss, and struggle of those injured as well as the pain and struggle of their loved ones. However, his emotional style, while effective in producing sympathetic emotions, in the end undermines the case he is trying to make. Not that the case is necessarily wrong. It is just that he does not really prove it beyond an emotional conviction.

He does not use his journalistic detachment to let both sides speak and let the preponderance of the evidence fall where it may. The author wants to convince us that Ford is wrong (and I am not saying they are or aren't) and that the lawyers are good. A couple of examples about the lawyers: Early in the book he introduces Tab Turner has having a private jet, but not a flashy one - the author calls it a Plymouth with wings. A few pages later he reveals it to be a Cessna Citation. This is a very nice jet and Turner is a very very rich man who for all his protestations of not caring about fees gathers them by the truckload. And it isn't until the second half of the book that we are shown the fighting over fees and the skullduggery in getting the client to unwittingly sign a new contingency fee arrangement without her healthy caregivers around. It is sickening.

But we all love our own lawyers when they help and protect us (as we should), and we think the other guy's lawyers are scum (unless they lose). That is the way it goes. And friends eventually become targets of suits in the name of justice. Again, it is hard to take, but it happens.

I believe that the book would have been stronger if he would have actually presented both sides of this issue fairly and completely. While the emotions of the case would then be a bit more confused, the reader would be better equipped to make a fair and clearer judgment about the case rather than the one the author wants you to make.

We all despise corporate decisions that expose people to death and injury to save a few dollars or because of carelessness and callous disregard. But we also despise attorneys making huge fees from tragically injured clients and stepping on endless numbers of people, justice, and truth to claim those fees. It isn't that this is a bad book. Rather, it could have been stronger by being more objective. Almost certainly, Ford and Firestone would not have been very forthcoming for interviews. However, when I was reading I kept hoping for more complete information about the accidents from multiple perspectives. The book is worth reading if you are interested in this story, but I could have used less direction from the author on how I was supposed to feel and more information about the facts - not just the defense lawyers' arguments.

truly good reporting, terrifying subject!.......2004-01-08

I have always thought of Penenberg as the Michael Moore ("Bowling For Columbine", etc.) of investigative reporters/authors. He really, truly knows how to write page-turning revelations on his subjects (in this case, he's moved from the Stephen Glass case, to the auto industry) which are informative WITHOUT sacrificing style.

Sharp-edged Page Turner.......2004-01-02

Penenberg deserves congratulations for taking a story that could have been as dull as a stretch of Kansas highway and telling it so well it's hard to put the book down. The facts are all there, but the author has taken the time to lay them out artfully and judiciously. This has been an entertaining and elucidating read.

Tragic Indifference: One Man's Battle with the Auto Industry over the Dangers of SUVs.(Book Review): An article from: Trial

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Tragic Indifference: One Man's Battle with the Auto Industry over the Dangers of SUVs.(Book Review): An article from: Trial
Joseph A. Page
Manufacturer: Association of Trial Lawyers of America
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Release Date: 2005-07-31

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Title: Tragic Indifference: One Man's Battle with the Auto Industry over the Dangers of SUVs.(Book Review)
Author: Joseph A. Page
Publication: Trial (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2004
Publisher: Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Volume: 40 Issue: 3 Page: 74(1)

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Tragic Indifference: One Man's Battle with the Auto Industry

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Tragic Indifference: One Man's Battle with the Auto Industry
Adam Penenberg
Manufacturer: Collins
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Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte Volume 1
Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne
Manufacturer: IndyPublish.com
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Binding: Hardcover

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MEMOIRS OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE, SET,VOLUMES 1-3
Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne
Manufacturer: Charles Scribner's Sons
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000QAZ2BQ

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Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte (volume 1)

Manufacturer: Collier Books
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000HNA0L4

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Will touch your heart.......2006-03-12

This is the true tale you bring out when your teen is complaining about not being able to go shopping, etc. Christine would do anything to live without Cystic Fibrosis. She does her best to live her dreams and we see her courage through her struggle come to life on the pages. What a wonderful tribute Jacquie Gordon wrote for her daughter. This book should inspire us all to reach for the stars and live each day like it might be our last.
Chrissy K. McVay
author of 'Souls of the North Wind'

Give Me One Wish : A True Story of Courage and Love

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Give Me One Wish : A True Story of Courage and Love
Jacquie Gordon
Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000O2JO10

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Sad
A Captivating Life
Give Me One Wish
major inspiration
incredible

Give Me One Wish: A True Story of Courage and Love
Jacquie Gordon
Manufacturer: W W Norton & Co Inc
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Cystic Fibrosis | Disorders & Diseases | Health, Mind & Body | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0393025187

Customer Reviews:

Sad.......2005-05-12

I was saddened to read about Christines struggle and eventual death of cystic fibrosis. This book does a great job of showing you the decline, and we watch as her lungs deteriorate until there is no quality of life left. It was awful because she loved life so much and knew what was happening to her and what she was missing out on.
Some of the dialogue was a little tedious in the recreations so I would have done wothout some of that-but Christines beauty and strength really shined through.

A Captivating Life.......2004-12-19

I have read this book so many times that I had to buy a second copy-I now own the hardcover and softcover editions! I felt a 'kinship' with Christine from the very first page---we shared the same first name, was born around the same time, loved the same music and I was very familiar with the places Jacquie Gordon wrote about in this wonderful book. For anyone who grew up in the seventies this book will ring a familiar bell.You read of struggles, illness,but most of all you learn that Christine LIVED! Christine rung every ounce she could out of life and she certainly grasped the brass ring! She is a true inspiration to us all! This book brought a richness to my life and I thank Mrs. Gordon for sharing such a wonderful tribute. Christine (in her stardust) must still be singing!

Give Me One Wish.......2004-08-03

I have read the story and was brought to tears - but with so much laughter - Chris had something people try and get in their whole entire lives. Jackie I have somewhat of an understanding in having a child that is ill from a very young age. Chris is an insperation to parents and children. My son has had chronic asthma since he was four yrs old - and then 6 months ago he was diagnosed with a tumor on his spine the size of an orange. He went through surgery - all is well. The terror you must have felt - doing the hospital thing for years - I look up to you and your daughter - your book was very inspiring - makes the "I feel sorry for myself" feelings go away

major inspiration.......2001-07-08

I can't even begin to describe what an impact this book has had on me. I read it for the first time in 6th grade, and since then my entire frame of mind has changed. I've found that I really love things like Monty Python, 80s punk rock, the Muppets, and so much more. So it (this book) has changed me a lot in that way, but it also is such an inspiration because of the fact that Christine never really let her cystic fibrosis pull her down into the dumps. She had "spunk and a spirit" for life, and that in itself is something to admire. In the dozens of times that I've read my copy of this incredible story, I've laughed, I've cried, and I've felt like I can actually identify with Chris...she was a regular girl who just happened to have a fatal disease. Her mom (Jaquie Gordon, the author) caputured Chris's life in such an amazing way, and I wish I could thank her for being so willing to write about it and changing my outlook on life.

incredible.......2000-03-26

I first read this book when I was in 5th grade and fell in love with it the first time I read it. Since then, I have read this book several times and it is one of my favorite books because there is so much one can learn from the lives of the people in the book, especially from Christine, a girl who has cystic fibrosis. What makes me read it time after time and keeps my attention is the strength and courage of one family and especially Christine. It is so encouraging when you can read someone's story like the one in Give Me one Wish and know that she was able to keep such a positive attitude and not let her illness "get the best of her". The lessons that can be learned from this book will stay with you for the rest of your life and so will the impact of this book. The person that wrote the book was Christine's mom and the story she tells from the journal entries of Christine's to evoking the emotions that Christine had are amazing. This is both an incredibly inspiring book and an incredibly sad book. It makes me cry every time I read it. All I can say is, incredible.

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