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Plunder: How Public Employee Unions are Raiding Treasuries, Controlling Our Lives and Bankrupting the Nation $13.80 Public employees have become the new American elite. In the past, Government workers earned less money but had slightly better job security and benefits than Americans working in the private sector. These days, government workers not only earn more than other Americans, but they have vastly superior benefits, including pension plans that often allow them to retire as early as age 50 with 100 perce…

While America Aged: How Pension Debts Ruined General Motors, Stopped the NYC Subways, Bankrupted San Diego, and Loom as the Next Financial Crisis $2.20 While America Aged illuminates the scope of the problem we’re facing, and warns that the worst is yet to come. With the narrative flair and talent for decoding financial ambiguities that readers have come to rely on, Lowenstein brilliantly chronicles three fascinating pension cases: the collapse of the over-obligated General Motors, the pension strike that halted New York City’s subway…

52 Ways to Wreck Your Retirement: and How to Rescue it $14.61 New – Retirement planning isn’t something that happens at a specific point in time or at a specific age – we are all affecting our retirement plans every day with every decision we do or don’t make. Canadians are living longer, and the average retiree in the future may have as much as 30 years of retirement to plan for, and there are many simple things that will impact our eventual retirement life. 52 Ways to Wreck Your Retirement identifies 52 things we do that could wreck our retirement, expl

A Generation of Change: A Profile of America’s Older Population $148.95 New – As modern medicine extends the average life span and the baby boom generation begins to approach middle age, the number of older Americans is expected to more than double in the next century. But as national trends toward early retirement and low birthrate continue, an aging American population could face crises in meeting their financial…

Australia Odi Cricketers: Bob Simpson $9.05 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Robert Baddeley Simpson AO (born 3 February 1936) is a former cricketer who played for New South Wales, Western Australia and Australia, captaining the national team from 196364 until 196768, and again in 197778. He later had a highly successful term as the coach of the Australian team. He is also known as Bobbie or Simmo. Simpson played as a right-handed batsman and semi-regular leg spin bowler. After ten years in retirement, he returned to the spotlight at age 41 to captain Australia during the era of World Series Cricket. In 1986 he was appointed coach of the Australian team, a position he held until being replaced by Geoff Marsh in July 1996. Under Simpson’s tutelage, the team went from a struggling team, losing a succession of Test series, to the strongest team in world cricket. Some of the team’s greatest achievements in his time as coach were winning the 1987 World Cup, regaining The Ashes in England in 1989, and overcoming the previously dominant West Indies on their home grounds in 1995. He also coached county cricket in England, with Leicestershire and Lancashire. He was Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1965. He was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2007. Bob Simpson’s career performance graph. In his prime Simpson was known for his technical correctness. At slightly below average height, his noted ability to bat for long periods were attributed to his high fitness and concentration levels. He had a wide array of shots, in particular off the back foot. Along with Bill Lawry, he formed an opening partnership that was regarded as one of the finest in Test history. Simpson was fast between the wickets, and the pair were especially well known for their understanding, as exemplified by their fluency in rotating the strike with… More:

Beyond Black and White: Transforming African-American Politics $52.62 Used – The scourge of racism haunts the United States as persistently as it ever did. Life expectancy for black men is now below retirement age. Average black income is only 56 per cent of that earned by whites. In Washington DC, no less than 43 per cent of black men have been in prison or on parole, and this state of affairs is getting worse, not better. Black admissions to college education are falling, whilst admissions to prisons rise – blacks compise two-thirds of the US prison population w

Beyond Black and White: Transforming African-American Politics $52.62 New – The scourge of racism haunts the United States as persistently as it ever did. Life expectancy for black men is now below retirement age. Average black income is only 56 per cent of that earned by whites. In Washington DC, no less than 43 per cent of black men have been in prison or on parole, and this state of affairs is getting worse, not better. Black admissions to college education are falling, whilst admissions to prisons rise – blacks compise two-thirds of the US prison population wh

Cycles: How We Will Live, Work, and Buy $1.49 We are at the beginning of a new era, a lifestyle revolution that will transform who we are and what we do, as people and as consumers. The predictable linear, chronological life pathways of past generations — from school, to marriage, to work, to children, to retirement — made sense when the average human life span was shorter. Now, life expectancy has soared to age seventy-seven and promises to rise further, and we are starting to make decisions based less on age and more on lifestyle and life stage. Maddy Dychtwald, a leading expert on generational marketing, offers a radical new view of how Americans live, work, and buy according to the new freedoms and responsibilities of our shifting age demographics, and the staggering implications for the marketplace, the workplace, and our lives.Longer, healthier lifetimes have resulted in a dramatic change in the way we perceive our options. Highly educated and independent men and women are finding adventure, challenge, connection, and a sense of purpose at all ages. People now return to school at age thirty-five, have children at forty-five, start new careers at fifty, remarry at seventy. This cyclic approach to life, Dychtwald observes, has begun to replace the old linear path.Drawing on her studies of demographics, Dychtwald examines how age is becoming less and less of a determining factor in our choices, and less relevant to how we are defined in our own eyes and by society at large. She brings into focus the wealth of opportunities opened up by the new cyclic approach. Providing examples of pioneers on nonlinear life paths, the author explores increasingly widespread phenomena such as lifelong learning,serial careers, the revamped institutions of marriage and the family, expanded recreational pursuits, healthy aging, and “nonretirement.”Based on her years of experience in generational marketing, Dychtwald also investigates how companies might best respond to the ways our new

Cycles: How We Will Live, Work, and Buy $0.99 We are at the beginning of a new era, a lifestyle revolution that will transform who we are and what we do, as people and as consumers. The predictable linear, chronological life pathways of past generations — from school, to marriage, to work, to children, to retirement — made sense when the average human life span was shorter. Now, life expectancy has soared to age seventy-seven and promises to rise further, and we are starting to make decisions based less on age and more on lifestyle and life stage. Maddy Dychtwald, a leading expert on generational marketing, offers a radical new view of how Americans live, work, and buy according to the new freedoms and responsibilities of our shifting age demographics, and the staggering implications for the marketplace, the workplace, and our lives.Longer, healthier lifetimes have resulted in a dramatic change in the way we perceive our options. Highly educated and independent men and women are finding adventure, challenge, connection, and a sense of purpose at all ages. People now return to school at age thirty-five, have children at forty-five, start new careers at fifty, remarry at seventy. This cyclic approach to life, Dychtwald observes, has begun to replace the old linear path.Drawing on her studies of demographics, Dychtwald examines how age is becoming less and less of a determining factor in our choices, and less relevant to how we are defined in our own eyes and by society at large. She brings into focus the wealth of opportunities opened up by the new cyclic approach. Providing examples of pioneers on nonlinear life paths, the author explores increasingly widespread phenomena such as lifelong learning,serial careers, the revamped institutions of marriage and the family, expanded recreational pursuits, healthy aging, and “nonretirement.”Based on her years of experience in generational marketing, Dychtwald also investigates how companies might best respond to the ways our new

Cycles: How We Will Live, Work, and Buy By Maddy Dychtwald $19.95 <P>We are at the beginning of a new era, a lifestyle revolution that will transform who we are and what we do, as people and as consumers. The predictable linear, chronological life pathways of past generations — from school, to marriage, to work, to children, to retirement — made sense when the average human life span was shorter. Now, life expectancy has soared to age seventy-seven and promises to rise further, and we are starting to make decisions based less on age and more on lifestyle and life stage. Maddy Dychtwald, a leading expert on generational marketing, offers a radical new view of how Americans live, work, and buy according to the new freedoms and responsibilities of our shifting age demographics, and the staggering implications for the marketplace, the workplace, and our lives.<P>Longer, healthier lifetimes have resulted in a dramatic change in the way we perceive our options. Highly educated and independent men and women are finding adventure, challenge, connection, and a sense of purpose at all ages. People now return to school at age thirty-five, have children at forty-five, start new careers at fifty, remarry at seventy. This cyclic approach to life, Dychtwald observes, has begun to replace the old linear path.<P>Drawing on her studies of demographics, Dychtwald examines how age is becoming less and less of a determining factor in our choices, and less relevant to how we are defined in our own eyes and by society at large. She brings into focus the wealth of opportunities opened up by the new cyclic approach. Providing examples of pioneers on nonlinear life paths, the author explores increasingly widespread phenomena such as lifelong learning, serial careers, the revamped institutions of marriage and the family, expanded recreational pursuits, healthy aging, and “nonretirement.” <P> Based on her years of experience in generational marketing, Dychtwald also investigates how companies might best respond to the ways our new lifestyles are reshaping

Elston And Me: The Story Of The First Black Yankee $29.95 Of all the great ballplayers to wear Yankee pinstripes, Elston Howard was among the proudest. Remarkable temperament and courage made him the Jackie Robinson of baseball’s most storied franchise. No Yankee carried himself with more dignity. No Yankee had greater respect for his teammates or love for his wife and family. And no one loved being a Yankee more than Elston Howard.In Elston and Me, Howard’s widow, Arlene, and coauthor Ralph Wimbish recall the life of the first black to play baseball for the New York Yankees. Howard, who played fourteen major-league seasons, was signed by the Yankees in 1950, but the reluctance of the Yankee organization to break the color barrier held Howard back from the major leagues until 1955 when he was twenty-six years old.By 1961, the year he batted .348 for the Yankees, Elston had become the everyday catcher. Voted the American League’s Most Valuable Player in 1963, Howard was a three-time Gold Glove winner, and his fielding average of the same year remains one of the highest among catchers in major-league history.In 1967, with the Yankee dynasty in decay, Elston was traded to the Boston Red Sox, although Yankee management had promised him that he would finish his career in pinstripes. After contemplating retirement, he moved to Boston late that season and helped the Red Sox win the "Impossible Dream" pennant. After one more season with the Red Sox, he returned to the Yankees as the first black coach in the American League. Howard died at the age of fifty-one without fulfilling his dream of becoming baseball’s first black manager.Beginning with Howard’s early years as a St. Louis teenager, the book relates his encounters with racism and his love of baseball. He began his professional career for the legendary Negro League team the Kansas City Monarchs. His three decades with the New York Yankees include numerous anecdotes about fellow Yankee legends such as Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford, and Yogi

Elston and Me $29.95 Of all the great ballplayers to wear Yankee pinstripes, Elston Howard was among the proudest. Remarkable temperament and courage made him the Jackie Robinson of baseball’s most storied franchise. No Yankee carried himself with more dignity. No Yankee had greater respect for his teammates or love for his wife and family. And no one loved being a Yankee more than Elston Howard.In Elston and Me, Howard’s widow, Arlene, and coauthor Ralph Wimbish recall the life of the first black to play baseball for the New York Yankees. Howard, who played fourteen major-league seasons, was signed by the Yankees in 1950, but the reluctance of the Yankee organization to break the color barrier held Howard back from the major leagues until 1955 when he was twenty-six years old.By 1961, the year he batted .348 for the Yankees, Elston had become the everyday catcher. Voted the American League’s Most Valuable Player in 1963, Howard was a three-time Gold Glove winner, and his fielding average of the same year remains one of the highest among catchers in major-league history.In 1967, with the Yankee dynasty in decay, Elston was traded to the Boston Red Sox, although Yankee management had promised him that he would finish his career in pinstripes. After contemplating retirement, he moved to Boston late that season and helped the Red Sox win the Impossible Dream pennant. After one more season with the Red Sox, he returned to the Yankees as the first black coach in the American League. Howard died at the age of fifty-one without fulfilling his dream of becoming baseball’s first black manager.Beginning with Howard’s early years as a St. Louis teenager, the book relates his encounters with racism and his love of baseball. He began his professional career for the legendary Negro League team the Kansas City Monarchs. His three decades with the New York Yankees include numerous anecdotes about fellow Yankee legends such as Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford, and Yogi Berra. With countless pers

Gulf Coast Astros Players $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Darryl Kile, Johan Santana, Bobby Abreu, Roy Oswalt, Tony Eusebio, Manny Acta, Freddy García, Carlos Guillén, Tuffy Rhodes, Brian Hunter, Richard Hidalgo, Bill Doran, Alejandro Freire, Tom Shearn, Troy Afenir, Eric Anthony, Carlos Hernández, Lou Frazier. Excerpt: Alejandro Freire Alejandro Freire (b. August 23, 1974) is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Baltimore Orioles during the 2005 season. Listed at 6′ 2″, 220 lb., Freire batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Caracas , Venezuela . At age 31, it had been a long journey to the major leagues for Freire. He debuted as a rookie in 1994 with the GCL Astros , a Minor league affiliate team of the Houston Astros . But he spent nearly twelve full seasons in the minors, playing also for the Detroit , St. Louis , San Francisco and Baltimore systems before reaching the majors. Freire debuted with the Orioles in the 2005 midseason. He gained the promotion after hitting .299 with 19 home runs and 69 RBI in 106 games for Triple-A Ottawa Lynx . In 25 games for Baltimore he hit .246 (16-for-65) with one home run and four RBI, appearing as a backup for Rafael Palmeiro (in 16 games) or as designated hitter (9). Freire divided his playing time between Ottawa and with the independent Camden Riversharks in 2006, his last professional season. In 12 minor league seasons, he hit a combined .289 average with 184 home runs and 741 RBI in 1323 games for 12 different teams (1991-2006). He also played for the Magallanes and La Guaira teams of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League (1995-2006). Following his playing retirement, Freire has worked as a color commentator for ESPN Deportes during winter baseball. See also (online edition) Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked

I Remember Joe Dimaggio: Personal Memories of the Yankee Clipper by the People Who Knew Him Best $0.25 At both the plate and in the field, Joe DiMaggio was one of baseball’s most graceful athletes. During his thirteen seasons with the New York Yankees, he played in ten World Series and won nine world championships. For his career, he was a two-time batting champion, three-time Most Valuable Player, hit 361 home runs, and maintained a .325 batting average. His fifty-six-consecutive-game batting streak in 1941 has yet to be broken.DiMaggio’s baseball career began in 1932 when he filled in at shortstop at midseason for a minor league team. In 1934 he became the property of the New York Yankees, which marked the beginning of his road toward greatness in the nation’s most famous city on one of the most hallowed fields in the sport. Off the field, his life was marked by a famous marriage to and divorce from Marilyn Monroe, a late-1960s popular song, and a somewhat unhappy retirement.On baseball’s one hundredth anniversary in 1969, he was voted the greatest living player of the game, and the Yankees erected a plaque to him among the memorials to Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. On March 8, 1999, at the age of eighty-four, DiMaggio died after a five-month battle with cancer.In I Remember Joe DiMaggio, dozens of the great ballplayer’s contemporaries, teammates, coaches, fans, friends, and relatives recall their favorite memories and anecdotes of this man who became an icon of America. It is a warm, entertaining, and inspiring book about a man whose fame has been the stuff of legend for more than half a century.

Johnny Checketts $54.21 Johnny Checketts, widely recognized as one of the great fighter pilots of World War II, was born and raised in Invercargill, South Island, New Zealand. Considered by the locals to be a daredevil motorcycle rider in his youth, it was natural that in 1939 he should join the RNZAF, then undergoing rapid expansion to its wartime strength of 33,000 men. In spite of being well over the average age for a fighter pilot, Johnny worked hard and turned out to be a great airman, tactician and leader in battle, achieving one of the highest scores of enemy aircraft destroyed in the air war over the Channel. He was shot down in September 1943 but avoided capture by the Germans with the help of the French Resistance-an absorbing story in itself. Rising to the rank of Wing Commander and being personally decorated by King George VI, after the war Johnny returned to New Zealand, left the service in 1955, founded an aerial top dressing company, and then lived in happy retirement until his death in 2006 at the age of 94. He is one of the true, though modest, ‘heroes’ of the war and Vincent Orange tells his story in a relaxed and elegant style taking the reader through Johnny’s exploits in a unique period of human history never likely to be repeated. Vincent Orange’s other titles for Grub include Park and Slessor: Bomber Champion.

Koufax $24.95 Hall of Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax may have had the best consecutive years of any pitcher ever from 1961 through 1966, winning 149 games while losing just forty-seven with a miniscule earned run average and more than one strikeout per inning. He retired at age thirty because of severe arthritis in his pitching arm. This book chronicles his turbulent life and focuses on the reverential mystique enveloping Koufax even to this day-based in equal parts on his magnificence; his retirement, caused by a tragic condition; and his subsequent Garboesque public persona.

Koufax $16.95 Hall of Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax may have had the best consecutive years of any pitcher ever from 1961 through 1966, winning 149 games while losing just forty-seven with a miniscule earned run average and more than one strikeout per inning. He retired at age thirty because of severe arthritis in his pitching arm. This book chronicles his turbulent life and focuses on the reverential mystique enveloping Koufax even to this day-based in equal parts on his magnificence; his retirement, caused by a tragic condition; and his subsequent Garboesque public persona.

Making It on Social Security $19.95 You think the days have passed when seniors survived on dog and cat food? Media hype may have moved on to what Paris Hilton had for lunch but the practice continues. In today’s workforce, 53% have no private retirement coverage, 32% have no savings for retirement. That’s 85% of all workers with nothing set aside specifically for old age. Social Security represents 39% of all elderly income. For 65% of 33 million retired workers Social Security makes up more than half their income. Maybe that’s you. For 22% Social Security is their only income. That’s me. Could be that’s you too. Average Social Security benefit income is about $1,000 a month. Most do not even get that. Are you making it on $12,000 to $15,000 a year or less? I am.

Millionaire Teacher: The Nine Rules of Wealth You Should Have Learned in School $81.77 New – The incredible story of how a schoolteacher built a million-dollar portfolio, and how you can tooMost people wouldn’t expect a schoolteacher to amass a million-dollar investment account. But Andrew Hallam did so, long before the typical retirement age. And now, with “Millionaire Teacher,” he wants to show you how to follow in his footsteps. With lively humor and the simple clarity you’d expect from a gifted educator, Hallam demonstrates how average people can build wealth in the stock mark

Millionaire Teacher: The Nine Rules of Wealth You Should Have Learned in School $81.77 New – The incredible story of how a schoolteacher built a million-dollar portfolio, and how you can tooMost people wouldn’t expect a schoolteacher to amass a million-dollar investment account. But Andrew Hallam did so, long before the typical retirement age. And now, with “Millionaire Teacher,” he wants to show you how to follow in his footsteps. With lively humor and the simple clarity you’d expect from a gifted educator, Hallam demonstrates how average people can build wealth in the stock mark

Millionaire Teacher: The Nine Rules of Wealth You Should Have Learned in School $81.77 New – The incredible story of how a schoolteacher built a million-dollar portfolio, and how you can tooMost people wouldn’t expect a schoolteacher to amass a million-dollar investment account. But Andrew Hallam did so, long before the typical retirement age. And now, with “Millionaire Teacher,” he wants to show you how to follow in his footsteps. With lively humor and the simple clarity you’d expect from a gifted educator, Hallam demonstrates how average people can build wealth in the stock mark

Oldest Ceos $56.4 Used – Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The average age of a CEO in the United States is 56, while the average retirement age is 62. This, coupled with the fact that the life expectancy of the average person is almost 79 years, makes the accomplishments of the following individuals truly noteworthy. Jack A. Weil (March 28, 1901, – August 13, 2008) was the founder and CEO of the Denver-based Western clo

Quad Cities River Bandits Players $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Brad Lidge, Billy Wagner, Julio Lugo, Michael Restovich, Richard Hidalgo, Eduardo Sánchez, Garrett Jones, Alejandro Freire, Chuckie Fick, Tyler Herron, Brett Wallace, Manuel Barrios. Excerpt: Alejandro Freire Alejandro Freire (b. August 23, 1974) is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Baltimore Orioles during the 2005 season. Listed at 6′ 2″, 220 lb., Freire batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Caracas , Venezuela . At age 31, it had been a long journey to the major leagues for Freire. He debuted as a rookie in 1994 with the GCL Astros , a Minor league affiliate team of the Houston Astros . But he spent nearly twelve full seasons in the minors, playing also for the Detroit , St. Louis , San Francisco and Baltimore systems before reaching the majors. Freire debuted with the Orioles in the 2005 midseason. He gained the promotion after hitting .299 with 19 home runs and 69 RBI in 106 games for Triple-A Ottawa Lynx . In 25 games for Baltimore he hit .246 (16-for-65) with one home run and four RBI, appearing as a backup for Rafael Palmeiro (in 16 games) or as designated hitter (9). Freire divided his playing time between Ottawa and with the independent Camden Riversharks in 2006, his last professional season. In 12 minor league seasons, he hit a combined .289 average with 184 home runs and 741 RBI in 1323 games for 12 different teams (1991-2006). He also played for the Magallanes and La Guaira teams of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League (1995-2006). Following his playing retirement, Freire has worked as a color commentator for ESPN Deportes during winter baseball. See also (online edition) Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Billy Wagner item…

Retirement Decisions: Federal Policies Offer Mixed Signals about When to Retire: Report to Congressional Committees $23.99 New – Original publisher: [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2007] OCLC Number: (OCoLC)173973245 Subject: Retirement age — United States. Excerpt: …Figure 2: Average Effective Retirement Ages, 1960 to 2006 Age 72 71 70 69 68 67 66 65 64 63 62 0 1964 1975 1992 1963 1962 1974 1985 1973 1990 1961 1984 1972 1989 1960 1971 1983 1988 2005 1970 1982 2004 1981 1998 1969 1968 1980 1979 1996 1967 1978 1995 1966 1977 1994 1965 1976 1993 1987 1986 2003 2002 2001 2006 2000 1999 1997 19

Retirement Decisions: Federal Policies Offer Mixed Signals about When to Retire: Report to Congressional Committees $23.99 Used – Original publisher: [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2007] OCLC Number: (OCoLC)173973245 Subject: Retirement age — United States. Excerpt: …Figure 2: Average Effective Retirement Ages, 1960 to 2006 Age 72 71 70 69 68 67 66 65 64 63 62 0 1964 1975 1992 1963 1962 1974 1985 1973 1990 1961 1984 1972 1989 1960 1971 1983 1988 2005 1970 1982 2004 1981 1998 1969 1968 1980 1979 1996 1967 1978 1995 1966 1977 1994 1965 1976 1993 1987 1986 2003 2002 2001 2006 2000 1999 1997 1

The Everything Investing Book: How to Pick, Buy, and Sell Stocks, Bonds and Mutual Funds $5.89 New – Retirement is now in the hands of the individual. Interest on basic savings is at an all-time low. These facts of life at the turn of the century have the average person looking to the stock market as an investment vehicle. And we are also in an age where the tools for investing on your own are literally at our fingertips. The Everything Investing Book walks the would-be do-it-yourself investor through the steps involved in buying your piece of Wall Street. From researching companies to re

The Kitchen Table Investor: Low Risk, Low-Maintenance Wealth-Building Strategies for Working Families $30.77 New – Based on proven techniques that minimize risk, stress, and the demands on one’s time, “The Kitchen Table Investor” contains all one needs to build a safe, secure nest egg. This sensible guide is for the millions of average investors–from new wage earners to single moms to middle-age workers anticipating retirement–looking for easy money-making investment strategies.

The Millionaire Teacher $10.2 Used – How a school teacher built a million-dollar portfolio, and how you can too Most people wouldn’t expect a school teacher to amass a million-dollar investment account. But Andrew Hallam did it, long before the typical retirement age. And he wants to show you how. With lively humor and the simple clarity you’d expect from a gifted educator, he demonstrates in Millionaire Teacher how average people can build wealth in the stock market by shunning the investment products peddled by most fina

The Scarcest Commodity: A Guide To Financial Success In The New Millennium $7.5 “The Scarcest Commodity” will provide a simple framework for thinking strategically when making investment decisions and planning your financial future. How will I retire is a question asked by nearly every American. However, over 50% of all American?s live in poverty after age 65. Furthermore, nearly 25% of the average “retiree?s” income comes from wages. If you have to work to supplement retirement, are you really retired? You cannot afford to put off moving in the right direction towards financial success. This book will provide a simple and easy to understand framework for financial success.

Where Have All the Nurses Gone? The Impact of the Nursing Shortage on American Healthcare $11.99 ” . . . an important book . . . a wake-up call . . . ” -Bookviews.comAt 6:30 A.M. a head nurse reviews room assignments and the day’s challenges ahead: twenty-nine patients, most of them seriously ill, and four nurses to care for them. That means a barely manageable and potentially risky patient-nurse ratio of seven to one, with one nurse taking eight patients. Unfortunately, this dismal scenario is played out again and again in hospitals across the country.This in-depth, behind-the-scene’s account of a healthcare system under stress and the declining quality of medical treatment in America should serve as a wakeup call to the public. Faye Satterly, a Registered Nurse with over two decades of experience, spells out the alarming statistics: The average nurse today is forty-five years old and anticipating retirement. Only 12 percent of nurses are under age thirty. At the same time, nursing schools report decreasing enrollments and fewer graduates. The result is that the nurses who are on the front lines of healthcare are feeling overwhelmed and leaving the field for less stressful opportunities outside hospital settings.Compounding the looming crisis is the fact that just as nurses are becoming scarce, the need for them is becoming ever greater. Over the next decade, aging baby boomers will swell the ranks of the over-fifty-five population, a group that experiences higher healthcare needs than those in their thirties and forties.There are answers, the author insists, but they will require an honest public debate about our choices and expectations. What are we willing to do and how much are we willing to pay for safe, effective delivery of healthcare?This fascinating and disturbing account by a veteran nurse with extensive experience is a compelling call for action to counter the nursing shortage and ensure that “caring” regains its premium status in healthcare.Faye Satterly, R.N. (Charlottesville, VA), is Cancer Services Director at Martha

Working Longer: The Solution to the Retirement Income Challenge $36.95 Daily headlines warn American workers that their retirement years may be far from golden. The average worker needs more retirement income than ever, due to increased life expectancy and soaring health care costs. But the main components of the retirement income system —Social Security and employer-provided pensions —are on the decline. What’s more, fewer employers are providing retiree health insurance, forcing households to purchase their own coverage or do without.This bleak picture has inspired calls to fix Social Security, shore up employer pensions, and redesign 401(k) plans. But as Alicia Munnell and Steven Sass show in this thought-provoking book, the most effective response to the retirement income challenge lies elsewhere —in remaining in the workforce longer. At first blush, it may seem almost Orwellian to suggest that saving retirement requires reducing its length. But working longer does not mean working forever. By staying on the job for another two to four years, retirees in 2030 can be as well off as those in the current generation.Wo rking Longer investigates the prospects for moving the average retirement age from 63, the current figure, to 66. The authors ask whether future generations of workers will be healthy enough to work beyond the current retirement age, as well as whether older men and women are willing to do so. They examine companies’ incentives to employ older workers and ask what government can do to promote continued participation in the workforce. Finally, they consider the challenge of ensuring a secure retirement for low-wage workers and those who are unable to continue to work.Spending a few additional years in the labor force can make a big difference. By continuing to work until their mid-60s or beyond, most individuals should be able to secure a reasonably comfortable retirement. Implementing such a change on a large scale will not be simple, however. It requires thought and planning on the

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