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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.Empire of the soul: some journeys in India
By Paul William Roberts. 1994
Roberts tells of his journeys through India, which have spanned twenty years. He takes us to the crumbling palaces of…
maharajas, to ashrams, temples, and caves of holy men, and on tortuous journeys to remote villages. Along the way, he reveals the richness of India through its history, religions, and landscape. 1994.Enemy in the promised land: an Egyptian woman's journey into Israel
By Sana Hassan. 1987
The daughter of Egypt's former ambassador to the United States provides a bold view of Israel through Arab eyes. Based…
on her three-years-long stay in that country, Hasan describes forays into the halls of the Knesset, the back alleys of the Tel Aviv underworld, the radical Kibbutzim, and the right-wing settlements. 1987.Echoes of the ancient skies: the astronomy of lost civilizations
By E. C Krupp. 1983
Desert places: A Woman's Odyssey With The Wanderers Of The Indian Desert
By Robyn Davidson. 1996
An Australian woman recounts her travel experiences with a nomadic population in the desert of western India. She endures hardship…
and discomfort to record a disappearing way of life. Despite being a foreigner, a woman, and ignorant of the local language, she forges enduring friendships. 1996.Discovering the iceman: what was it like to find a 5,300-year-old mummy? (I was there)
By Shelley Tanaka. 1996
In 1991, two hikers discovered the remains of a Stone Age Man over 5,000 years old in the Alps. Be…
transported back to the Iceman's ancient world - find out who he was, how he lived, and how he died on a mountain ridge. Grades 3-6. 1996.Deep water, ancient ships: the treasure vault of the Mediterranean
By Willard Bascom. 1976
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.Caves in the desert: travels in China
By George Woodcock. 1988
In 1987, the author toured through northern China visiting traditional Buddhist centres rarely visited by the non-Chinese. As he recounts…
his journey, Woodcock also details Chinese geography, history, art, religion and society. 1988.Chinese brushstrokes: stories of China
By Sandra Lynn Hutchison. 1996
Nine months before the Tiananmen Uprising, Sandra Hutchison travelled to Anhui Province in China to teach English literature. In "Chinese…
brushstrokes," she tells of her journeys within China, her encounters with its people, and the Democracy Movement of 1989. 1996.China, the people (Lands, peoples, and cultures series.)
By Bobbie Kalman. 1989
A description of life in modern China, and of how conditions have changed there. Grades 3-6. Taped with: China, the…
land by Bobbie Kalman. Covers the events and people that have shaped China's history. Grades 3-6. Taped with China, the culture by Bobbie Kalman. Records the achievements of China's 4,000 year old civilization. Includes the history of various festivities, recipes and activities. Grades 3-6. (The lands, peoples and cultures series)China homecoming
By Jean Fritz. 1985
The author lived in China until she was 13 years old. In this book, she tells of her return to…
Hankou, her home town, four decades later. Companion volume to "Homesick : my own story" (DC06014). For junior and senior high readers. c1985.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.Bones: discovering the first Americans
By Elaine Dewar. 2001
With Native American activists, white supremacists, DNA experts, and anthropologists all vying for control of ancient remains, Dewar explores the…
ambiguous terrain left behind when a long-standing paradigm is swept away by new discoveries. Presents stories that rarely find their way into scientific journals or newspapers - stories of mysterious deaths, of the bones of evil shamans, and the shadows that fall on the lives of scientists who've pulled them from the ground. 2001.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.Burmese lessons: a love story
By Karen Connelly. 2009
Myanmar, 1996. Canadian poet, memoirist, and novelist Connelly describes a country in the throes of a military dictatorship, as she…
travels to Burma for PEN Canada. Trying to gather information on political prisoners, Connelly gets caught up in violent street demonstrations and even interviews opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Then she meets and falls for Maung, a Burmese revolutionary leader, who shares his not uncommon story of becoming politicized after the unrest of 1988. Explicit descriptions of sex and violence, explicit strong language. Canada Reads 2012. 2009.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.