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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
Squids will be squids: fresh morals, beastly fables
Par Jon Scieszka. 1998
Eighteen modern fables with fresh morals about bossy, sneaky, funny, annoying, "dim-bulb" people--all disguised as animals to avoid hurting anyone's…
feelings. Topics include homework, using the telephone on the right occasion, friendship, and dinner-table talk. For grades 3-6Smart 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 advisersFou rire au parlement: quand nos politiciens se bidonnent! (Romans terres de France)
Par Guy Giguère. 2003
Sélection de 123 anecdotes à caractère humoristique tirées des débats de l'Assemblée nationale. A partir des procès-verbaux de 1989 à…
2001, on nous présente des citations savoureuses de nombreux parlementaires tels que Bernard Landry, Robert Bourassa, Guy Chevrette, Yvon Picotte, Jean Garon, etcPure drivel
Par Steve Martin. 1998
Collection of humorous essays (many first published in the New Yorker) by comedian, actor, and screenwriter Martin. Topics include memory…
loss, drug side effects, and the number of movie stars who are secretly Nobel prize-worthy scientists. BestsellerThe great brain is back (The Great Brain #8.)
Par John Fitzgerald, Diane DeGroat. 1995
In this final book about the Great Brain (the manuscript was found after the author's death), J.D. narrates eight more…
tales about how his big brother, Tom, now thirteen, continues to swindle people out of their money. Tom convinces J.D. to sell bars of soap, he almost outwits Polly Reagan in the spelling bee, and he helps rescue a gang of outlaws. For grades 4-7Something happened yesterday
Par Beryl Bainbridge. 1998
Fifty articles written over a period of six years for the Evening Standard in London describing events that were experienced…
by the author. Includes mundane occurrences such as a street fair, cinemas, and her family's antics, as well as societal observationsConsumer 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 DayWhen your phone doesn't ring, it'll be me
Par Cynthia Heimel. 1995
Humorous essays on such topics as searching for a city to live in that isn't full of crackheads and bigots,…
discovering that romance novels are often pornographic, trying to understand men, and living with dogs. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sexReal 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 readersCactus tracks & cowboy philosophy
Par Baxter Black. 1997
Poetry and stories by a veterinarian-turned-commentator and columnist. All of the material is extracted from the files of National Public…
Radio, where Black has an occasional morning program. A humorous perspective on ranch life out west, where cowboys, horses, rodeos, and farmers dominate the landscape. For senior high and older readers101 classic Jewish jokes: Jewish humor from Groucho Marx to Jerry Seinfeld
Par Robert Menchin. 1998
Life among the savages
Par Shirley Jackson. 1981
Living somewhere between estrogen and death
Par Barbara Johnson. 1997
Two 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 workBiggest riddle book in the world
Par Joseph Rosenbloom. 1976
Collection of more than two thousand riddles compiled by a children's librarian. Topics include warm ups, goodies and baddies, fooling…
mother nature, riddles for thinkers, weird characters, and super stumpers. For grades 4-7 and older readersCollege 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 readersSous l'arbre à palabres, mon grand-père disait
Par Boucar Diouf. 2007
"Toutes ces années passées dans le Bas-du-Fleuve ont fait de Boucar Diouf un "baobab recomposé", comme il le dit lui-même.…
"Entre mes racines africaines et mon feuillage québécois, se dresse mon tronc sénégalais." Ce recueil de contes et d'anecdotes est à l'image de ses spectacles : un délicieux mélange de tendresse et d'humour, un savoureux voyage de la savane à la banquise." -- 4e de couv