Al Kessel
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English
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Milevsky argues that twenty first century retirement income planning is indeed a science and has its foundations in the work of great sages who made conceptual and controversial breakthroughs over the last eight centuries. In the book Milevsky highlights the work of seven scholars-summarized by seven equations-who shaped all modern retirement calculations. He tells the stories of Leonardo Fibonnaci the Italian businessman; Benjamin Gompertz the gentleman...
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HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
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Reveals how John's teachings in the Gospel of John, which centered around heightened consciousness, inner being, and an immanent sense of God, are more relevant in today's post-Christian world than ever before.
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Wiley
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
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The United States is undergoing a period of intense political and social change. From the rise of the Tea Party, to social media's effect on American life and politics, this new edition fills in the gaps of this Nation's story.
Award-winning political journalist and history writer Steve Wiegand guides you through the events that shaped our nation, from pre-Columbian civilizations to the twenty-first century. The explorers, the wars, the leaders,...
Author
Publisher
Multnomah
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
From the author of Out of a Far Country, which details his dramatic conversion from an agnostic gay man who put his identity in his sexuality to a Bible professor who now puts his identity in Christ alone, comes a gospel-centered discussion of sex, desire, and relationships. Dr. Christopher Yuan explores the concept of holy sexuality-chastity in singleness or faithfulness in marriage-in a practical and relevant manner, equipping readers with an accessible...
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Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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Posits that "most of us, including doctors, lawyers, financial advisers, and elected officials, misunderstand statistics much more often than we think, leaving us not only misinformed, but vulnerable to exploitation. Yet there is hope. Anyone can learn to make better decisions for their health, finances, family, and business without needing to consult an expert or a super computer, and Gigerenzer shows us how"-- Provided by publisher.
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Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Pub. Date
c2016
Language
English
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"Three Years in Wonderland is the fascinating history of the "happiest place on earth." Using information from over one hundred unpublished interviews, Todd James Pierce lays down the story of Disneyland's development. The success of Disneyland is largely credited to Walt and Roy Disney, but there was a third man instrumental in the development of the park: a fast-talking Texan, C.V. Wood. In the early 1950s, the Disney brothers hired Wood and his...
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Publisher
The MIT Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"In 2015, a group of 21 young people came together to sue the federal government for violating their constitutional rights by promoting the climate catastrophe that has already begun to deprive them of life, liberty and property without due process of law. The path breaking litigation, Juliana v United States, has had more success in the courts than many expected, but the federal government has repeatedly delayed the case from getting to trial. The...
9) Shipwrecked: a true Civil War story of mutinies, jailbreaks, blockade-running, and the slave trade
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Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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The riveting story of Appleton Oaksmith, a swashbuckling sea captain whose life intersected with some of the most important moments, movements, and individuals of the mid-nineteenth century, from the California Gold Rush, filibustering schemes in Nicaragua, and Cuban liberation to the Civil War and Reconstruction.
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Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Straight answers to every question you've ever had about how the economy works and how it affects your life.
In this Collector's Edition of their celebrated How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes, Peter Schiff, economic expert and bestselling author of Crash Proof and The Real Crash, once again teams up with his brother Andrew to spin a lively economic fable that untangles many of the fallacies preventing people from really understanding what drives...
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English
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Johnstone Country
Where the Wild Things Roam
When the Civil War ended, Hunter Buchanon and his coyote sidekick Bobby Lee forged a new life in the Black Hills, Dakota Territory. Now they'll have to fight to the death to keep it . . .
THERE'S COYOTES IN THEM THERE HILLS
Ex-Rebel tracker Hunter Buchanon is down on his luck. He lost his family's ranch in a fire. He lost his gold to a thief. And he just might...
Where the Wild Things Roam
When the Civil War ended, Hunter Buchanon and his coyote sidekick Bobby Lee forged a new life in the Black Hills, Dakota Territory. Now they'll have to fight to the death to keep it . . .
THERE'S COYOTES IN THEM THERE HILLS
Ex-Rebel tracker Hunter Buchanon is down on his luck. He lost his family's ranch in a fire. He lost his gold to a thief. And he just might...
12) Remington 1894
Author
Series
Remington novels volume 1
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Johnstone Justice. What America needs now.
Bestselling authors William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone celebrate a legend of the American West-and the weapon that shaped a nation's destiny...
As a teenager, John McMasters won the Medal of Honor as a sniper for the Union Army during the Civil War. Thirty years later, McMasters lives a peaceful life in the Arizona Territory, raising a family and running cattle. These days, he needs eyeglasses to hit...
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Publisher
Broadleaf Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"If we can agree on anything, it's that we are not okay. Our culture is reeling from the ravages of a global pandemic, a precipitous rise in depression and anxiety, suffocating debt, white supremacy, hypercapitalism, and a virulent political animus--to name a few. But what if it's not us? What if it's... well, everything? What if trying to conform to a sick culture is actually making us sick? It's Not You, It's Everything is a timely and incisive...