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Get a life: you don't need a million to retire well
Par Ralph Warner. 1996
Advises the reader not to focus exclusively on finances when preparing for retirement, but also to consider such equally important…
factors as health, spiritual life, interpersonal relationships, and interests outside of work. Interviews with retirees illustrate the importance of this approachControl your money (A quick and easy guide)
Par Inc Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Central New York. 1997
Smart questions to ask your financial advisers (Bloomberg personal bookshelf)
Par Lynn Brenner. 1997
Personal-finance columnist provides eighty questions to ask a professional money manager and background information on key topics of discussion. Covers…
eight major areas: investing, prenuptial and divorce agreements, buying and selling a house, insurance, job loss, estate planning, taxes, and retirement. Contains tips on selecting financial and legal advisersLe vaste monde: scènes d'enfance
Par Robert Lalonde. 1999
Consumer rites: the buying & selling of American holidays
Par Leigh Schmidt. 1995
A social study of the origin and evolution of U.S. holidays into highly commercialized events that clash with religious practices…
and the original intent. Includes chapters on Christmas and Easter, and covers Mother's, Father's, and St. Valentine's Days, as well as Halloween. Provides brief information on recent innovations such as Kwanzaa and Earth DayReal world math: money & other numbers in your life
Par Donna Guthrie. 1998
Do I need a savings account? Can I buy whatever I want with my own credit card? Can I afford…
my own car? How much should I tip the waiter? The authors answer these and many more questions about handling money. Includes discussions of balancing a checkbook and cost-effective shopping. For junior and senior high readersTwo incomes and still broke?: it's not how much you make, but how much you keep
Par Linda Kelley. 1996
Describes how job-related expenses can devour a couple's second income. The author discusses taxes, childcare, timesavers, rushed shopping, personal upkeep,…
and other factors to be considered when deciding whether both spouses should workPirandello: biographie de l'enfant échangé
Par Andrea Camilleri. 2002
Biographie en forme de récit passionné, vu que l'auteur-écrivain est à la fois concitoyen et confrère de Pirandello. Le sous-titre…
insiste sur un caractère important de la vie du nouvelliste et dramaturge sicilien [SDMCollege planning for dummies
Par Pat Ordovensky. 1997
A guide to preparing for college. Topics include finding the right institution, visiting the campus, being interviewed for admission, paying…
tuition and other costs, and ten common mistakes in planning for higher education. Chapters stand alone or can be read in sequence. For junior and senior high and older readersThe truth about money
Par Ric Edelman. 1996
A guide to financial planning for the late 1990s, a time in which the "rules of money have changed" from…
earlier decades in terms of taxation, personal longevity, and other factors. Explains bonds, equities, insurance, real estate, and investment strategies for managing assets. BestsellerThe American Bar Association guide to home ownership: the complete and easy guide to all the law every home owner should know
Par American Bar Association. 1995
Explanation of the legal framework of rights and duties associated with home ownership. Discusses forms of ownership, deeds, titles, insurance,…
taxes, and the financial side of owning a home. Gives tips on avoiding liability, remodeling without getting swindled, and resolving problems with neighbors. Addresses special concerns of aging home ownersParis en miettes (Liberté grande)
Par Yan Hamel. 2023
Des romanciers québécois ont parfois pris le risque d'emmener leurs personnages à Paris pour qu'ils essaient (désir, velléité, épreuve ?)…
d'y vivre. Yan Hamel, lisant ces romans que signèrent Anne Hébert, Marie-Claire Blais, Jacques Poulin, Michel Tremblay, Gail Scott, Jacques Godbout, Victor-Lévy Beaulieu, la Manitobaine Gabrielle Roy et l'Acadienne France Daigle, n'a pu que constater les tristes inappétences de ces émigrés romanesques, un mal-être nourri d'un sourd et profond sentiment de servitude culturelle. Il rage devant ce constat, il s'emporte et se fait, en héraut tocard, le ramasse-miettes de ces agapes ratéesExiste-t-il une littérature québécoise contre les chaises berçantes ?: pamphlet
Par Patrick Tillard. 2023
Aux "merdivals" et autres "merdias télévisuels", il oppose plusieurs paroles libres d'hérétiques à la recherche d'une littérature créative et poétique…
définie par son audace, par ses déchirures, par un écart salvateur d'avec les perspectives balisées de l'enclos culturel. La fausse conscience et la résignation portée par la littérature québécoise contemporaine, son conformisme, sa soumission aux lois du marché ou aux politiques du moment, les complaisances enfin de ses auteur·es sont bien entendu dénoncéesCrépuscules admirables: nécrologies (Collection Liberté grande)
Par Thomas Mainguy. 2022
Chaque être qui a commencé à croire en la possibilité de sa mort se réveille dans la mélancolie. Il se…
sent, quelque part au fond de lui-même où loge sa peine écrasante ou sa lucidité sereine, virtuellement dépossédé de ce qu'il est. L'ensemble des nécrologies qui suivent - c'est ainsi que j'appelle ces textes qui traitent d'écrivains disparus - fréquente ces profondeurs crépusculaires, mais avec des antennes permettant aussi d'attraper les clartés qui les pénètrent et parfois les déchirent, au point de nous éblouir admirablementThe American Bar Association guide to wills and estates: everything you need to know about wills, trusts, estates, and taxes
Par American Bar Association. 1995
Explains that a person's estate consists of real estate, tangible personal property such as cars and furniture, and intangible property…
such as pensions, bank accounts, and insurance. Guidelines for estate planning include information on wills, trusts, and living wills and cover common estate-planning situationsSustaining the earth: choosing consumer products that are safe for you, your family, and the earth
Par Debra Dadd-Redalia. 1994
A how-to guide for making environmentally responsible decisions. Explains how to assess a product's "sustainability," the ability to be produced,…
used, and disposed of ecologically. Lists common products and offers criteria for judging their environmental acceptabilityThe authors' suggestions for managing your employee benefits are to gain a foundation of knowledge on the subject, become familiar…
with every detail of your current employer's plans, sort through the options, and seize the opportunities that make sense to you. They discuss family benefits, retirement pensions, health benefits, legal rights, and moreRegard d'Annie Dillard (Contre jour)
Par Thomas Mainguy, Guillaume Asselin, Jean-François Bourgeault, Gabrielle Chevarier, Sara Danièle Bélanger Michaud. 2023
Dans Une enfance américaine, Annie Dillard se remémore sa jeunesse et discerne les étapes de construction de sa vie intérieure.…
Elle raconte avoir dessiné à répétition, durant un été, son gant de baseball. Cet exercice rappelle l'une des forces de son imaginaire, à savoir l'action du regard. Dessiner un objet, c'est se conduire à l'oubli de soi. Le présent ouvrage tente ainsi de cerner les vertiges que l'écrivaine explore depuis les années 1970The consumer's guide to understanding and using the law
Par Daniel Johnson. 1994
Pointing out that anyone can become involved in the legal system for one reason or another, practicing attorney Johnson provides…
a basic introduction to different aspects of the law. Discussed are family law including divorce; criminal law; contracts, credit, and bankruptcy; real estate; wills; personal injury; and more. Includes an appendix of sample legal documents and a glossary of legal terms