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The widow's financial survival guide: handling money matters on your own
Par Nancy Dunnan. 2003
Women's guide to short- and long-term legal and financial matters following a spouse's death. Lists ten tasks needed to be…
done immediately. Covers obtaining benefits, investing, handling taxes and 401(k)s, setting up credit cards and insurance, and planning for the future. Includes checklists, resources, and advice for young widows. 2003The little book of bridal etiquette for for the twenty-first century
Par Martha A Woodham. 1995
Concise guide to proper wedding conduct by Elegant Bride magazine etiquette columnist. Offers time-tested, practical advice for brides-to-be to avoid…
tackiness and social blunders. Discusses invitations, registration, guest lists, ceremonies, receptions, receiving lines, attire, and family issues. Includes marriage myths, budget tips, and cautionary tales of bad taste. 1995In her footsteps: 101 remarkable Black women from the Queen of Sheba to Queen Latifah
Par Annette Madden. 2000
Brief biographies of black women including queens, slaves, politicians, scientists, athletes, singers, artists, and actresses. Introduces Russian television hostess Yelena…
Khanga, Cuban runner Ana Quirot, Brazilian politician Benedita da Silva, Haitian writer Edwidge Danticat, American astronaut Mae Jemison, and others. For senior high readers. 2000Parish priest: Father Michael McGivney and American Catholicism
Par Douglas Brinkley. 2006
Biography of Catholic priest Michael McGivney (1852-1890), who founded the Knights of Columbus in 1882. Chronicles McGivney's Connecticut childhood and…
call to the priesthood. Describes the social and economic conditions that led to his concept of an organization for helping impoverished Irish immigrants improve their life. 2006She got up off the couch: and other heroic acts from Mooreland, Indiana
Par Haven Kimmel. 2006
Following A Girl Named Zippy (DB 54946, BR 14575), Kimmel continues her saga of growing up in Indiana in the…
1970s. Recounts her mother's decision to go to college and become a teacher to help the family's finances, and how that decision caused marital problems for her parents. 2006The audacity of hope: thoughts on reclaiming the American dream
Par Barack Obama. 2006
Miss American pie: a diary of love, secrets, and growing up in the 1970s
Par Margaret Sartor. 2006
The author, a professor at Duke University, shares excerpts from the diary and journals she kept while growing up in…
Louisiana during a period of social turmoil. Recalls attending evangelical Christian services and discusses racism, the sexual revolution, feminism, and widespread substance abuse. 2006The hero project: 2 teens, 1 notebook, 13 extraordinary interviews
Par Robert Hatch. 2006
The Hatch brothers present thirteen interviews with their personal heroes, conducted over the course of twelve years. Pete Seeger, Madeleine…
L'Engle, Jimmy Carter, Yo-Yo Ma, Elouise Cobell, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Lance Armstrong, and others discuss their motivation, inspiration, hopes, and goals. For grades 6-9. 2006Soldier: the life of Colin Powell
Par Karen DeYoung. 2006
Washington Post reporter interviews retired general Colin Powell to chronicle his rise from a son of Jamaican immigrants to U.S.…
Secretary of State. Highlights his army life that culminated with his role as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and explains his decision not to run for president. 2006State of denial: Bush at War, Part III
Par Bob Woodward. 2006
This sequel to Plan of Attack (RC 58239) examines the Bush administration's prosecution of the Iraq war. Extensive interviews and…
research document the dissension inside the White House from December 2000, when Donald Rumsfeld was appointed secretary of defense, through July 2006. Bestseller. 2006When bad things happen to good people
Par Harold S Kushner. 2004
Impelled by personal tragedy in his own life, the author, a rabbi, helps others cope with grief, guilt, rage, bitterness,…
and bewilderment at God's "unfairness." In his search for answers to why tragedies seemingly strike those undeserving of them, he offers comfort and reassurance to the troubled. 1981Living the secular life: new answers to old questions
Par Phil Zuckerman. 2014
Sociology professor examines those who choose to live secular, moral, but not religious, lifestyles. Discusses ways secular people supplant what…
is traditionally considered part of the purview of religious institutions, including child-rearing and morality, citizenship, community-building, death, and rituals. Studies how the secular life is viewed by the religious. Some strong language. 2014Her Majesty's spymaster: Elizabeth I, Sir Francis Walsingham, and the birth of modern espionage
Par Stephen Budiansky. 2005
Biography of the Puritan secretary of the Privy Council, who oversaw espionage for British monarch Elizabeth I. Describes ways Walsingham…
perfected techniques to operate secretly against Mary, Queen of Scots, and the Catholic countries of France and Spain. Explains his use of code breaking and secret agents. Violence. 2005Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist's revealing look at teenagers who have succumbed to--and are recovering from--adolescent pressures. Focuses on Massachusetts's Academy at…
Swift River, an exclusive therapeutic boarding school where students undergo an intensive program combining rigorous courses, wilderness survival, and group therapy. Profiles four successful teens. Some strong language. 2005My American journey: An Autobiography
Par Colin L Powell. 1995
Powell shares with his fellow Americans what he believes has been a great life. The son of immigrants, he was…
raised in New York's South Bronx and was undistinguished in school. But he found his place in life when he joined the ROTC and the army. Powell's is a story of hard work and good luck, of service, and of love from and for the people who helped make the former general and Joint Chiefs chairman a popular figure in the 1990s. Bestseller. 1995The poet's guide to life: the wisdom of Rilke
Par Rainer Maria Rilke. 2005
Philosophical nuggets selected from seven thousand letters that convey the early-twentieth-century poet Rainer Maria Rilke's contemplations on topics such as…
work, solitude, death, language, art, love, and enjoying a full life. Selections, translations from French and German, and introduction by New York University professor Ulrich Baer. 2005The prize winner of Defiance, Ohio: how my mother raised 10 kids on 25 words or less
Par Terry Ryan. 2001
A daughter recounts how her mother overcame poverty, near-starvation, and an alcoholic, abusive husband to support ten children during the…
1940s, '50s, and '60s. Relates the mother's talent for writing prize-winning jingles. 2001Daily readings from Your best life now: 90 devotions for living at your full potential
Par Joel Osteen. 2005
Christian pastor offers a devotional as a companion to his bestselling Your Best Life Now (RC 59330, BR 16228). Presents…
ninety days of motivational and inspirational messages and scripture intended to strengthen belief in God. 2005Shooting star: the brief arc of Joe McCarthy
Par Tom Wicker. 2006
Journalist offers a concise political biography of anticommunist demagog Senator Joseph McCarthy (1908-1957). Describes how McCarthy's accusations exploited Cold War…
tensions and bolstered his rise to power but ultimately caused his downfall in 1954 Senate hearings. 2006Traces Sandra Day O'Connor's rise to power culminating in her appointment by President Ronald Reagan in 1981 to be the…
first female Supreme Court justice. Analyzes O'Connor's position on controversial issues such as abortion, affirmative action, and the death penalty. Discusses her role as a pivotal voter. 2005