The Widow's Financial Survival Guide

The Widow's Financial Survival Guide
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Discussing estates, taxes, IRAs, 401(k)s

The Widow's Financial Survival Guide
Nancy Dunnan
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For recently widowed women, times are hard enough-without having to worry about money. Unfortunately, many women are left in financial chaos after a spouse's death-and become vulnerable to costly mistakes and even outright scams. With this in mind, one of today's foremost financial experts has put together a step-by-step guide specifically for widows. Thorough and accessible, it addresses a wide range of legal and financial issues, including estates * taxes * IRAs and 401(k)s * government benefits * business * budgeting * re-marriage * investments * scams and frauds * housing and more.

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well written, poorly edited.......2005-09-17

I really liked this book and thought it addressed a difficult topic with sensitivity and thought. I could also see a series of books on similiar topics eg 'The widowers fiancial survival guide", "The young adults financial survival guede" etc.

But I was disappointed in the editing, for example on page 54 the following phrase appears "direct exactly where your want your money to go, rather than letting in gently sift away" ... instead of "letting it gently sift away". I also think page 72 was incorrect in stating that you pay more for COBRA coverage if you are older or have a preexisting condition. I think the benefit of COBRA is that you are allowed to purchase health insurnace at group rates without adjustment for age or medical condition. There are a number of similiar 'errors'.

Picky, picky, picky... but overall I think this is a very useful book for a targeted audience.

Discussing estates, taxes, IRAs, 401(k)s.......2003-12-13

Financial expert, commentator, and magazine columnist Nancy Dunnan presents, The Widow's Financial Survival Guide: Handling Money Matters On Your Own, a no-nonsense practical guide written especially for women who outlive their spouses. Discussing estates, taxes, IRAs, 401(k)s, common scams and frauds, the financial aspects of remarriage, government benefits, common financial mistakes, choosing an executor, dealing with tuition bills should the widow wish pursue higher education, and more, The Widow's Financial Survival Guide is a thoroughly "user friendly" instructional financial management resource of the highest quality and recommendation.

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The breathtaking number of mergers and joint ventures among agribusiness firms has left independent American farmers facing the power of an increasingly concentrated buying sector. The origin of farmers’ concern with such economic concentration dates back to protests against meatpackers and railroads in the late nineteenth century. Jon Lauck examines the dimensions of this problem in the American Midwest in the decades following World War II. He analyzes the nature of competition within meat-packing and grain markets. In addition, he addresses concerns about corporate entry into production agriculture and the potential displacement of a production system defined by independent family farms.

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American Agriculture and the Problem of Monopoly: The Political Economy of Grain Belt Farming, 1953-1980. (Books Reviewed).: An article from: American Journal of Agricultural Economics

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American Agriculture and the Problem of Monopoly: The Political Economy of Grain Belt Farming, 1953-1980. (Books Reviewed).: An article from: American Journal of Agricultural Economics
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Philosophia Botanica (The Science of Botany), by Carl Linnaeus, was originally published in Latin in Stockholm and Amsterdam in 1751. It is a greatly expanded revision of his Fundamenta Botanica (Foundations of Botany) of 1736, summarizing his work on the classification and taxonomy of plants while adding substantial new material. The book represents a critical stage in the evolution of binomial nomenclature, with a single word to describe the genus and another for the species. Special importance is attached to accurate description of the parts of plants, and to the correct use of technical terms. There are also explanations of the effects of soil and climatic conditions on plant growth. The book includes 10 original engravings, with 167 figures showing the shapes of leaves and other parts of the plant, and 6 short memoranda describing Linnaeus' botanical excursions, detailing his ideas for garden and herbarium construction, and outlining what is required of a botanist and his pupils. There are also indexes of technical terms, genera, and subjects. The first full English translation of this classic work since 1775, this beautiful book will be highly attractive to botanists and all those interested in the history of science.

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This timely review provides a self-contained introduction to the mathematical theory of stationary black holes and a self-consistent exposition of the corresponding uniqueness theorems. The opening chapters examine the general properties of space-times admitting Killing fields and derive the Kerr-Newman metric. Heusler emphasizes the general features of stationary black holes, the laws of black hole mechanics, and the geometrical concepts behind them. Tracing the steps toward the proof of the "no-hair" theorem, he illustrates the methods used by Israel, the divergence formulas derived by Carter, Robinson and others, and finally the sigma model identities and the positive mass theorem. The book also includes an extension of the electro-vacuum uniqueness theorem to self-gravitating scalar fields and harmonic mappings. A rigorous textbook for graduate students in physics and mathematics, this volume offers an invaluable, up-to-date reference for researchers in mathematical physics, general relativity and astrophysics.

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The Astrological Diary of God
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The Astrological Diary of God

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A masterpiece of religious parody in the tradition of Kurt Vonnegut.

Japs Eye Fontanelle, an 88-year-old overweight, retired Japanese kamikaze pilot, insists that he is the rightful king of the Holy Channel Island of Jersey. He also claims to be the Creator of the Universe. This is his autobiography, written while under armed guard inside the gold vault at Fort Knox. Fontanelle recounts his truly remarkable life: from his birth in the city of Kyoto and his involvement in World War II, to his study of the ancient science of astrology, the historic discovery of his own divinity, and the founding of the first Astrological Kingdom on Earth. Occasionally, when he isn't busy creating galaxies, he takes a break to watch "Star Trek".

Structured in twelve meticulously-researched, hilariously funny zodiacal chapters-and padded with photo inserts revealing such delights as God returning from his ninth suicide mission, Shinto monks, and God's genitals- The Astrological Diary of God is a savage and irreverent take on modern belief.

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Why People Don't Read.......2004-11-23

*smiles* Namely because they read reviews like the first two.

This book is FUNNY. They should not have said it's like Vonnegut because I think Fowler is doing something quite different, giving us a totally different narrative and book.

He masturbates a lot.. so do you, the only difference is that he is God and he creates universes when he cums.

If you can read that and not be intrigued, you don't wanna read this.

The read is easy, the pacing is perfect, great pictures, and it is severely funny -- whether you know a lot about astrology or not.

The message of the book is great and the indeterminate ending feels satisfying because it is answered... maybe.

It's a great read, but not for poseurs to the literary form.

Postmodernism at it's snickering best.

tries too hard to be vonnegut.......2003-09-22

I was unable to finish this book. Half way through I thought if I want vonnegut I can read breakfast of champions again. So I did.

A major disappointment.......2002-02-06

Vonnegut and Adams are two of my favorite authors, and -- perhaps more importantly -- I loved Bo Fowler's other book, Scepticism, Inc. Very sadly, though, I found The Astrological Diary of God to be tough to even finish. It's too focused on masturbation, the characters are otherwise not very compelling, and the story seems to lose itself halfway through the book. That said, I highly encourage readers who like Vonnegut and similar authors to check out Scepticism, Inc. and, personally, intend to read whatever Bo Fowler publishes next.

Vonnegut, Adams, and the dangers of masturbation.......2001-11-15

If Kurt Vonnegut Jr. and the late Douglas Adams contrived to have a crack baby together, Bo Fowler might have been the result. This wacky successor to Fowler's astonishing Scepticism Inc. delights in poking blasphemous fun at the notion of God, modern cosmology, and the cast-offs of Japanese culture after World War II. The plot concerns a morbidly obese delusional failed kamikaze pilot who thinks he creates galaxies each time he masturbates. He winds up being tried by the U.N. for having littered the universe with enough much excess mass to kill Time itself, but who cares? In manic fast-paced prose, Fowler skewers religion, astrology, and the conventions of science fiction -- in all, not a bad day's work. The philosophically-trained Fowler persists in mistaking the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (truth in reviewing notice: one of my employers)for an atheist organization. But the notion of skeptics across the world inflating their bright orange life jackets each time public credulity offends them is priceless all the same. The lists of historical events that are mystically "parallel" from an astrological point of view are priceless too. Blasphemous, superficially nonsensical fun -- highly recommended.

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From acclaimed military historian Flint Whitlock, the untold story of the Big Red One, the heroic and infamous 1st Infantry Division, from its assault on Nazi forces at Omaha Beach, to the Battle of the Bulge

The Fighting First recounts the untold story of the 1st Infantry Division's role in the invasion of France at Normandy. Using primary sources, official records, interviews, and unpublished memoirs by the veterans themselves, Flint Whitlock has crafted a riveting, gut-wrenching, personal story of courage under fire. Operation Overlord-the Allied invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944-was the most important battle of World War II, and Omaha Beach was the hottest spot in the entire operation. Leading the amphibious assault on the "Easy Red" and "Fox Green" sectors of Omaha Beach was the U.S. Army's 1st Infantry Division-"The Big Red One"-a tough, swaggering outfit with a fine battle record. The saga of the Big Red One, however, did not end with the storming of the beachhead, but continued across France, Belgium, and into Germany itself, where the division fought in the battles for Aachen, the Huertgen Forest, and the Battle of the Bulge. The Fighting First is an inspiring, graphic, and often heart-breaking story of young American soldiers performing their missions with spirit, humor, and determination.

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D-Day the First Division.......2007-05-19

My Dad, Donald Gurdison, a 5th Engineering Special Brigade soldier, landed with the 1st Divison on D-Day in the 5th wave. There are special monmuments for these two units on Omaha Beach just outside the side gate of the American Cemetery fence. This book filled in the gaps of the story after my visit. And I recognized many of the names from the exhibits. If you're heading to Normandie and you can, read this first. It's a wonderful account of some very brave people who saw the atrocities of war and served our country proudly

Good solid book, but not excellent.......2007-02-17

In the past, the 1st Division's role on D-Day has not been written about in as much detail as their fellow D-Day Omaha Beach invasion comrades the 29th. This book is therefore long overdue, however as another reviewer said the title of the book is misleading, D-Day is indeed the central basis of the book, but it also covers North Africa, Sicily and the campaign after D-Day in NW Europe. For me this book certainly explains the battles of the Big Red One in decent detail, but it lacks the "little bit extra" that some other D-Day books have. Indeed Balkoski's classic Beyond the Beachhead about the 29th is an absolute classic. Of course Flint Whitlock's book was written nearly 15 years later, a period of time that has taken a huge toll on the members of the Greatest Generation - there simply are not that many veterans left to interview!!

So I think Mr Whitlock has done a good job with the material available, sure it falls short of being a major classic, but I've spoken to a number of Big Red One veterans and they like the book - so if it's good enough for them, it's good enough for me.

D-Day and The Fighting First.......2006-03-21

Wow! This is a fantastic story about one of the most important days in the history of the world. The amphibious assult on the beaches of Normandy, truly inspriational and abolutely worth reading. If you see a WWII Vet, shake their hand and thank them!

Still Untold.......2006-01-16

The author says THE FIGHTING FIRST is supposed to be the untold story of THe Big Red One on D-Day. That would have been very interesting; too bad that's not the book the author wrote.

Instead, THE FIGHTING FIRST is a very rough history of the 1st Infantry Division during World War II, emphasizing June 6th, 1944. We have to go through North Africa and Sicily first, and the first soldier doesn't even hit Omaha Beach until page 144. Less than a hundred pages later, D-Day is over, and we go on until the end of the war.

Furthermore, much of the time the focus isn't even on The Big Red One -- we get higher level planning, the enemy point of view, British civilians. There are long, long quotes from very familiar secondary sources -- Ryan, Ike, Bradley, Pyle, Butcher -- that only tangentially relate to the 1st ID.

The research was limited. The author did 18 interviews, and looked at monographs on file at the Center for Military History. Then the aforementioned secondary sources. The index, even on a very quick check (TR, Jr., for examples), contains errors.

Then there's the writing. Yes, the fighting on D-Day was confusing, and we tend to become emotional when we consider the sacrifices the young men hitting the beaches that day made. But that doesn't mean you have to write about it in a confusing, overwrought manner. Whitlock does not produce a coherent narrative; for all his verbage, many other authors have written much better about what the Big Red One Did on D-Day.

And after that, it just gets worse. The final third of the book, from June 7th to V-E Day, is little more than a collection of personal remenisces and Medal of Honor citations, with little sense about what the division was actually doing. The "Where Are They Now" Epilogue is very poorly written -- the interviewees deserved better.

Here's the problem when you run across poor writing and limited research -- they raise questions. In one spot, Whitlock gives us the story of a 1st Division soldier who was at Schofield Barracks in Hawaii on December 7th, 1941. It has his telling about shooting a cal. .50 at Japanese planes, and watching the battleships at Pearl Harbor get hit. But you can't see Pearl from Schofield! So we have three options: (1) Whitlock doesn't know enough geography and history to know this isn't right, or (2)Whitlock let inaccuracy stand because it made for a good story, or (3)Whitlock is a poor writer who mixes up the soldier's narrative. All three are unaccpetable, and with a book like THE FIGHTING FIRST, it is impossible to tell which (or maybe all) is the case.

Good D-Day story; better WWII story.......2005-02-23

"The Fighting First: The Untold Story of the Big Red One on D-Day" is a worthwhile read for anyone interested in World War II. It is a well-written and readable tribute to the sacrifices made by the Big Red One on that fateful day in June 1944.

This book, however, will not offer any additional insights into D-Day. In the spirit of Cornelius Ryan's "The Longest Day" and Stephen Ambrose's "D-Day: June 6, 1944," this work is based primarily on firsthand accounts of the battle. "The Fighting First" is much more narrowly focused than either of the other two books, telling only the D-Day story of the assault on Omaha Beach. It does not have the breadth of research and interviews that Ryan's or Ambrose's works have, and, although this is certainly a product of the slow dying out of the Greatest Generation, the story seems to revolve around only a handful of soldiers. Anyone who has read "The Longest Day" or "D-Day: June 6, 1944" will not find any new insights or experiences in the pages of this book.

There were a few omissions that would have strengthened this book. The author tells the personal story of the initial assault onto Omaha Beach well, but he fails to give a good operational overview of the attacking companies and battalions. This is one detail that most D-Day books lack, even Adrian Lewis' excellent "Omaha Beach: A Flawed Victory." The author never gives an overall accounting of the total number of casualties suffered on D-Day or during the Normandy campaign, a basic fact that is needed to tell the story. The book also has a few factual inaccuracies and questionable assertions. (For example, he says that the tide was rising one foot every 8 minutes, when the tidal range on Omaha on D-Day was 18 feet. There is also an unexamined claim by a veteran that the Germans were using wooden bullets.) These should have been corrected or explained better by the author.

Additionally, although the book is billed as the "Untold Story of the Big Red One on D-Day," only about 100 pages of the book's 350 pages tell the story of D-Day. Another 80 or so pages describe the Big Red One's training for and SHAEF's planning for Operation Overlord. The rest of the book tells of the Big Red One's fighting in North Africa, its post-D-Day pursuit across France, the terrible fighting around Aachen and in the Hürtgen Forest, the fighting at the northern shoulder of the Bulge, and the finals days of the war in the spring of 1945. It is this short history of the Big Red One, more than the telling of the D-Day story, that sets this book apart: the story of the Big Red One in World War Two, which fought in North Africa, Sicily, France, Belgium, Germany, and even Czechoslovakia, is hard to find. Fortunately, it can be found in this book.

The bottom line, though, is that the book is well written and tells its story very well. It includes plenty of maps (no military history book can have too many maps, although unfortunately most have too few) and photographs of many of the soldiers, including photographs and descriptions of every Medal of Honor winner. I would recommend it to any World War II buff.

The Fighting First: The Untold Story of the Big Red One on D-Day.(Book Review): An article from: Military Review

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Important revolutions of the past 30 years include the Internet, personal computers, the XML programming language, and the breakup of AT&T. What do they have in common? All are based on innovations that break technology apart. After breaking a technology apart, it still works -- phone calls could still be made after the breakup of AT&T -- but it is composed of smaller and more flexible pieces that can be used to create new innovations. This process is called "disaggregation," so named because the pieces of the technology that were formerly stuck together are pried apart but not destroyed. Using the simple metaphor of the pebble and the avalanche -- prying rocks loose from a mountaintop releases tremendous energy -- this book explains the workings and benefits of disaggregation. Author Yudkowsky uses case studies from familiar companies and industries to explain how to generate similar innovations, in the process identifying strategies and tactics that maximize these innovations.

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A fresh perspective on an important topic.......2006-11-18

Thank you Moshe Yudkowsky for providing an innovative approach to . . . innovation. The Pebble and the Avalanche gives readers a new and exciting view of and approach to finding new products, systems and processes in their business. Not only did this book give me new tools to use for innovation, it inspired me to find new approaches to the challenges in my own business.

A Genius, An Engineer and An Educator.......2006-05-17

A genius sees an ordinary events and formulates an extraordinary theory. An engineer applies theory into practical business. An educator explains profound thoughts with simple language. Dr. Moshe Yudkowsky is all of the above.

The book, The Pebble and The Avalanche, is brilliant. The theory even applies to China, from the huge tight boulder-like society into pebbles of entrepreneurs. We can all feel the energy that released from the phenomena that Dr. Yudkowsky described in the book. A must read for anyone from the high tech, high society to the emerging entrepreneurs.

great book.......2006-03-01

I thought this was a great book to read; it was also and easy read. This book was very creative with its views and points. I recommend everyone to read this book.

Thought provoking view on innovation.......2006-02-22

The Pebble and the Avalanche is a wonderful book. Moshe Yudkowsky's ground-breaking concepts regarding Disaggregation are both thought provoking and practical. I found myself putting the book down to apply his concepts across a wide range of business challenges. His book has helped me see technology innovations in a new light.

The Pebble and the Avalanche, What a Treat, Just great.......2006-02-14

Moshe Yudkowsky presents an interesting comcept in disaggregation as a management tool to get more energy out of the whole organization rather the pooling it together. He brings in good examples that bring his ideas to full growth.

This book is a good book for management professionals, Owners and operators of large and small business, and anyone interest in the concept of disaggregation.

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