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Financial expert Carrick targets young adults graduating from university or college and moving into the workforce, the housing market and…
family life. Offers information on saving for a post-secondary education and paying off student debts, establishing a credit rating, basic banking and budgeting, car and home buying, and insurance. c2012.How to buy money: investing wisely for maximum return
By Wayne F Nelson. 1981
A Merrill Lynch vice-president shows beginning investors how to put their money to work most efficiently. He outlines the risks…
and rewards of various securities, from U.S. treasury issues to the bond market. Several chapters explain tax-saving investments and the stock market. c1981.Hear the wind blow: American folk songs
By Scott R Sanders. 1985
Handel's Messiah: a celebration
By Richard Luckett. 1992
In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the first performance of this popular oratorio, Lucket has drawn on a variety…
of scholarly sources to piece together a picture of what took place in Dublin in 1742. He describes Handel's eager acceptance of the invitation to Ireland, his problems with a crotchety librettist, the original soloists, the initial audience, and the appreciation that surrounds the work to this day. 1992.For the love of music: interviews with Ulla Colgrass
By Ulla Colgrass. 1988
In interviews with 22 of the world's finest musicians, Pinchas Zukerman discusses conducting, Yo-Yo Ma reminisces about his musical training,…
Teresa Stratas reflects on artistic temperament, and Glenn Gould defends Muzak. 1988.Fiscal fitness: a guide to personal finance for all stages of life
By Paul Tyers, G. Pierce Newman. 1999
Endgame: the end of the debt supercycle and how it changes everything (Your coach in a box)
By John Mauldin, Jonathan Tepper. 2011
Maudlin and Tepper take listeners on a comprehensive, sobering, and even-handed tour through the debt/credit crisis currently gripping the world.…
They show that the financial mess that seemingly peaked with the crash of Lehman Brothers was merely the 50-year-in-the-making first part of a greater crisis that looms over the horizon. They further outline the tough choices that will have to be made in order to end this cycle of economic stagnation. 2011.Financial reckoning day: surviving the soft depression of the 21st century (Recorded Books development)
By Addison Wiggin, William Bonner. 2004
Authors show that the key to surviving a soft depression is not collecting and analyzing current market data. Instead, if…
Americans want to plow through their financial woes and put some muscle back in their portfolios, they must look to the follies of the past. 2004.Based on commentaries originally presented during the first intermissions of Saturday afternoon Metropolitan Opera broadcasts. Father Lee, a professor of…
classics, analyzes and interprets works by Mozart, Verdi, Wagner, Puccini, and Strauss. 1995.Early jazz: its roots and musical development (History of jazz ; #1)
By Gunther Schuller. 1968
Jazz from its beginnings through the early 1930s. Schuller explores sound recordings made since the advent of jazz and responds…
to hypothetical questions a musician might ask. He shows how elements of jazz grew out of African music, stresses the shift of emphasis from the music to the performer, and notes the difficulty of studying something as ephemeral as improvised sounds. Followed by "Swing Era". 1986. (History of jazz ; 1)Divo: great tenors, baritones, and basses discuss their roles
By Helena Matheopoulos. 1986
Presents in-depth interviews with leading international male singers. Includes such artists as Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Jose Carreras and Simon…
Estes, and analyzes their interpretations from both the musical and the dramatic angles. 1986.Automatic wealth for grads - and anyone else just starting out: ... And Anyone Else Just Starting Out (Your coach in a box)
By Michael Masterson, Mark Skousen. 2006
Michael Masterson offers new grads, and anyone just starting out, the keys to financial success and security. His practical advice…
will help you attain your financial goals no matter what your major. With Masterson's help, you will choose a great job and rise to the top of your field, profit from the real estate market, increase your income, save money on taxes, decrease credit and gain financial independence while you are still young enough to enjoy your wealth. 2006.Automatic wealth: the 6 steps to financial independence (Recorded Books development)
By Michael Masterson. 2006
Michael Masterson explains in plain language how to amass a fortune in 7 to 15 years. To simultaneously generate both…
income and equity, he recommends cultivating multiple streams of wealth. He offers simple yet profound secrets about stocks, bonds, real estate, direct mail, consulting, and business ventures. Going beyond mere theory, he reveals how ordinary people - taking small, simple steps - actually generate phenomenal wealth. 2006.A collection of conversations with seven of the world's greatest conductors: Claudio Abbado, Carlo Maria Giulini, Herbert von Karajan, James…
Levine, Riccardo Muti, Eugene Ormandy and Sir Georg Solti. They discuss their lives as well as their musical technique and interpretation. 1990.Begins with the oboe: a history of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
By Richard S Warren. 2002
The Toronto Symphony orchestra has been a part of the arts scene in Toronto for eighty years, and this history,…
compiled by its former archivist, details its challenges, achievements and trials. It includes stories of artists who performed with the orchestra, such as Glenn Gould, Maureen Forrester, and Seiji Ozawa, its tours throughout the world, and information about its musicians, visiting artists, directors, and administrative personnel. 2002.Big bucks!: How To Make Serious Money For Both You And Your Company
By Kenneth H Blanchard, Sheldon M Bowles. 2000
Bestselling authors Blanchard and Bowles unlock the secrets of making serious money for both you and your company. Through a…
series of easy-to-follow steps and powerful strategies, they show how anyone can create lasting wealth. By focusing on concepts like commitment, intensity, purpose, and even fun, the authors have crafted a totally new - and irresistible - paradigm for unlimited success. 2000.Bull's eye investing: targeting real returns in a smoke and mirrors market
By John Mauldin. 2004
Financial expert John Mauldin makes his case regarding the future direction of the markets, and details a new approach to…
investing that allows adjustment to its new realities. Provides options beyond traditional stock portfolios so investors can learn to choose between the stable and secure investments that will result in profits, even in turbulent markets. 2004.Based on research with hundreds of retired people, and advice from leading experts, this book will help you to think…
through all the opportunities and challenges ahead, so you can enjoy a happy, healthy, financially sound retirement. 2009.Before the gold rush: flashbacks to the dawn of the Canadian sound
By Nicholas Jennings. 1997
A generation of musicians, from Vancouver to Halifax, were drawn to Toronto's Yorkville district during the sixties. From among this…
group came some of Canada's most well known musicians, both then and now. 1997.