Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto (Hardcover) Best Review

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If you believe that the country is going down the tubes (even though the stock market may be up, it doesn't mean the world is going to be okay), then this book is for you.

The liberals will come and bash this book because it doesn't fit their ideal utopian socialist world; pay no heed to their 1 star reviews. I read this book and it was on par with alot of the other popular conservative author pieces out there now, if not better.

Do not let what made America the great place it was slip through your finger tips because of the uninformed and academically-brainwashed youth being the squeakier wheels just to get the grease (and I'm a college student, so I KNOW!). This book and what it contains benefits EVERYONE, young old black white spanish rich poor, everyone. EVERYONE!

Get this book and see where it takes you.

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Reviews About Financial Self Defense (Paperback)

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Financial Self-Defense: How to Win the Fight for Financial Freedom (Hardcover) Before reading Financial Self Defense, I was suckered in to a 60 month auto loan, because I was told the payments would be lower, that I could afford more car and the interest wouldn't be all that significant! I was one of those people that spent all or most of my money on my lifestyle and I wanted this car in the worst way. (Of course, it was brand new, right out of the showroom)
I saw Charles Givens on the Oprah Winfrey show and was very imressed as he was the only guest that day and held the entire audience and me spellbound for an entire hour! One of money wasters he talked about was buying a brand new car. I felt like he was talking directly to me! I went out that night and bought Financial Self Defense.
Immediately, I began to make extra principal payments. After applying some of the GIVENS STRATEGIES for a few weeks, I had saved enough money to begin making double payments. In short, I was able to pay off a 60 month car loan in 24 months. What was interesting, was the bank manager tried to discourage me saying all of the upfront interest was already paid. Nonsense! I then told him I wanted to cancel the credit life as well and got back a nice refund.
I also found it refreshing that I could use my credit cards to make money when combined with the money market mutual fund strategy that Givens recommends.
I am now investing in No Load Mutual Funds as per the Givens Strategies and for the past 7years have averaged well over 15%.
Most other books are boring and don't offer any type of immediate results. With Financial Self Defense, I got immediate results! Most other books are also too focused on budgeting. With Financial Self Defense, I found that I COULD SPEND MY WAY INTO WEALTH. Before Givens, I always felt that saving, investing and financial management meant deprivation. Not when you GET GIVENIZED! I highly recommend Financial Self Defense and More Wealth Without Risk to live out your dreams instead of just dreaming about living. I also recommend SUPERSELF, to get your personal life under control.

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Reviews About Hollywood Park: A Novel (Paperback)

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Hollywood Park has nothing to do with Hollywood. It's was a lower-middle class, mostly Jewish, neighborhood in Chicago. The year is 1934, the depth of the great depression. The big story that year is the birth of the Dionne quintuplets to a farm family in Canada. That's what the women of Hollywood park talk about when they gather in the park.
Two Jewish families, connected by marriage, are struggling to make ends meet. Richard Sherman, who made $100 a month before being laid off from his job by the depression is happy to find a sales job with a base pay of $30. His wife, Dorothy has just given birth to their second child. His immigrant father ekes out a living as a tailor, and his mother has developed severe complications of diabetes.
Dorothy's brother David is a cop, her other brother, Julius is a schizophrenic who has been committed to a state institution, and her sister Simone is married to an auto mechanic. Joe Mostowitz, the auto mechanic is the only relatively prosperous person in the two families, but Simone wants more. Much more. She leaves Joe and finds herself an Englishman who is a dead ringer for Leslie Howard.
This is a time when anti-Semitism is more the norm than the exception among gentiles of all classes. Hitler has come to power in Europe and the Nazis are trying to spread their poison everywhere they can. The German-American Bund is organizing and holding rallies-one large one soon to be held in Chicago. David and other Jewish cops have banded together with some of the tougher elements in the Jewish community and are planning to teach the Bundists a lesson.
Hollywood Park is an unsentimental portrayal of a community at a time when nothing could be taken for granted. There was no such thing as security. Ordinary people lived on the edge of destitution and any small misfortune such as an illness or a robbery could turn people's lives upside-down. Nowadays we have unemployment insurance, disability, Social Security, Medicaid and other social programs to cushion us from disaster. As frayed as our safety net has become, it is infinitely better than what there was then. Hollywood Park is a well-crafted journey to the not-so-distant past.

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Scotch(TM) Thermal Laminating Pouches, 8.9 Inches x 11.4 Inches, 50 Pouches (TP3854-50) (Office Product) Best Review

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If you are in the market for laminating supplies for your Scotch Thermal Laminator, this is the only product to buy; you can buy the 50 pouches or the 20 pouches. My guess is that 50 pouches are the more economic deal. If you only buy the pack of 20 pouches, you might as well go to an office supply store and have them perform the job; that way, the laminator won't sit in the box while you forget you have it. Real serious people who laminate projects keep it nearby; there are so many uses for it.
The Thermal Laminating Pouches also come in three smaller sizes (in the event you aren't clever enough to cut through the laminated product). The sizes are for 5" by 7" photos or whatever, 4" by 6" photos, and also for ID cards. Personally, the creative person will go for the 50 Thermal Laminating Pouches and become a creative cutter, "after the laminating has been completed".
Take a look at the previous review for the Scotch Thermal Laminator, preceding this review; they are a great match.

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Rebel Rank and File: Labor Militancy and Revolt from Below During the Long 1970s (Paperback)

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This is an anthology of essays covering different aspects of the labor movement from the 1950s to around 1980. Some of the movements were precarious: the United Farm Workers (UFW), for example, included some of the most vulnerable and exploited workers in the USA. Others, like the United Auto Workers (UAW) and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) exemplified the "aristocracy of labor"--entrenched old unions with huge bureaucracies, now morphed into a conservative social class. But all were wracked by revolts from below during the latter phase of the "Great Society" era (1).

This is an unsparing account: the authors fearlessly spell out the contradictions that arose between different cohorts of labor, ranging from the high-status autoworkers and truck drivers, to the low-status miners and trashhaulers. In the 1960s, the older unions had no sooner won recognition from the NLRB and created the private welfare state (2), than their officials came under pressure to accede to speed-ups and "workplace flexibility." Workers were pitted against other workers by skillful union-busting management; union officials adopted strategies to avoid conflict with management, and eventually became collaborators with their old foes.

In the late 1960s, the many social movements that had recently burst to prominence converged on the workplace--unionized or not. Women confronted sexist employers, coworkers, and unions. Lower echelons of the workforce confronted indifferent union bureaucrats. African Americans and Latinos confronted racism everywhere. Workers in hitherto un-organized business sectors sought collective bargaining rights. And at this time, "the establishment" of police, business management, local government, and White power groups locked arms to fight back in unison. In many cases, the union management was prone to siding with business management against the rank and file.

The outcomes are usually depressing, and there are complicated explanations for why. Workers frequently became most militant when their entire industry was threatened (as with auto workers in the late 1960s, when US consumers deserted the Big Three in droves). In other cases, the private welfare states created by prior union activism only drove wedges among "rival" labor interests. The labor movement was probably excessively dependent on the Democratic Party, which was (in turn) surprisingly indifferent to the labor movement.

Still, this book is a vital resource on the different political struggles of the US labor movement. This book covers the largest unions of the mid-century Golden Age of US Labor, and analyzes the multi-factional struggles that struck each one. The writing is lucid and rigorous.

Also, it would be remiss of me to not mention the excellent photography. There are vivid photos of organizing workers that are mostly very compelling artistically--an outstanding feature in itself.
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(1) "The Great Society" was the general term used by Pres. Johnson (s.1963-1969) to refer to the set of social welfare programs he presided over. The Great Society suffered from the problem that it required continual renewal of government spending commitments for otherwise marginal populations (slum residents, for instance). Congress would approve the expenditures provided the programs would deliver social peace. If the mood in Congress changed, the GS program beneficiaries would be left high and dry.

After the "Reagan Revolution," liberal histories of the period 1954-1978 tended to paint it in rosy hues: industry was strong, labor was confident, and progress was in the air. The reality was surprisingly different.

(2) The "private welfare state" refers to the social safety net created by employers for unionized employees. It may include old age pensions, health insurance, maternity leave, and child care. Typically, the "private welfare state", once won by a labor force at great cost, tends to make it even more dependent on the profitability of its employer. This make the union membership reluctant to risk its privilege with respect to the rest of the working class.

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F & I Training Manual "Your Opportunity Starts Now" (Kindle Edition) Best Review

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Published in 1938, this book has great merit and deserves five stars, but has its shortcomings. This edition is a re-typeset version of the original and is littered with anoying errors which snuck threw the spellchecker softwear. But the merits outweigh the demerits, and return us to great truths by way of the great heresies.

CONTENTS

1. Heresy (to oversimplify any existing system, eg scientific, nationalist, theological heresy)

2. Scheme of the book

3. The Arian Heresy (AD300: denied the Incarnation, was supported by the Roman army - good psychological analysis of the Roman Empire and military)

4. The Great and Enduring Heresy of Mohammed (AD630: Islam as over-simple theology. Predicts Islam Resurgam.)

5. The Albigensian Attack (1163: matter and the body is evil: the Manichean-Dualist-Jansenist-Calvinist-Puritan response to the problem of evil. Caused upsurge in devil worship, magic, destruction of marriage, vegetarianism, teetotalism)

6. What was the Reformation? (1517: a protest and attempt to reform RC worldliness, allied with secular powers to divest church of its land and political power)

7. The Modern Phase (now called `postmodernism', itself a dying term, not surprisingly. The secular inadvertent attack on Reason itself and deliberate attack on the Church universal, disregard of fatal intellectual mistake of self-contradiction; relativism and subjectivism, AntiChrist)

STYLE

Hilarie Belloc is closely linked with G.K. Chesterton, and his name with that of C. S. Lewis. There is merit in this linkage as Belloc and Chesterton were friends and both Catholic. But where Chesterton has subtlety and humour, smooth style and flow, Belloc has a two fists of iron style and pounds his opponents. He is normally fair, according to Queensbury rules. He is irritating to a Protestant, but (so I say) worth every effort required to adapt to as he has his compensations. He says what most are now too scared to say in the twenty-first century, for political correctness is but a hypocrite and coward mood and will pass in time.

WEAKNESSES

Belloc was as staunch a Roman Catholic as is possible to be, and every chapter of this book shouts this fact, over and above the argument and analysis he presents from the viewpoint of what C.S. Lewis called `Mere Christianity'. The irony here is that he pointedly denies that there is such a thing as a doctrinal `Mere Christianity' to be detected in all the branches of Christendom's historic churches. But he effectively contradicts himself in fact by repeatedly commenting on Greek Orthodoxy; pointedly ignores the early church; ignores the Anglican communion; and plainly allows that Protestant societies had superior `vitality' to the old RC societies but are (in 1938) dying out because they are generically `auto-toxic'. But then by this mere analogy, all societies are `auto-toxic' in this sense: he notes that the RC communion of 1500 with its bought bishops and indulgences needed radical reform but resisted it; and Islam split Shia-Sunni very early on, etc. Belloc covers a vast acreage of history but does it with seven-league boots, missing out swathes of connecting facts and ideas hasteing to a conclusion. It seems to me that he is aware of the mind of the reader, but not the person. He appeals to the male way of thinking, not the female. He too often gives generalizations unsupported by even one example. His theoretical Trinitarianism lacks consideration of the Holy Spirit.

He is very cold-blooded. Glib recitals of European civil wars, Islamic invasions, the Reconquista, the Crusades, the Inquisition, and other deadly episodes unnerve me. He skates over some critical events such as the victory of Charles Martel against Islam at the battle of Tours-Poitiers AD732. In such a short book this is probably inevitable, and he is a take-no-prisoners, no regrets type such as is not seen today. He is a dinosaur of the Rex genus and I am glad we on the same side but not side-by-side.

His knowledge of practical live Islam is weak. He notes the pure doctrines, but lacks the feel of its chimeric nature and inability to see the world as anything other than Umma-Kuffaar. The mindset of instinctive systemic counter-verisimilitude towards the jahiliya he knows not. He does not do much with his accurate perception of its inherent societal inefficiency and the consequent constant need to co-opt and tax, as opposed to create and generate. The Janissaries and Mamelukes elude him. Dhimmitude he seems not to know of, nor of the honour-shame nature of the culture, constantly operating at the level of conformity as opposed to internalization (or holiness as our jargon has it - revivals are holiness movements). This is probably due to the RC weakness towards this tendency itself.

His notion of all charging of interest as `usury' is woefully naïve economics. Interest is the cost of a loan, a charge on use of money which could be put to alternate uses, and the insurance cost of bearing the risk of loan default. But then even Aquinas did not understand this, and Belloc just failed to get up to date.

STRENGTHS

He summarises well, and says what badly needs saying in our day, without jargon-munching touchy-feely death-by-qualification. It is quite possible to get a working idea of any of the heresies he tackles, purely by reading that chapter alone. It is excellent for beginners in this respect. The sheer speed of progress over the facts and the ideas is very exhilarating.

The sign of a powerful intellect, he draws accurate connections between apparently entirely different things. Eg, the indissoluble `Trinity' of Plato and Aristotle (Truth, Beauty, and Goodness) and its complete consonance with Theism, revealing why atheist Communism has contempt for both these abstract things and the physical dignity of the person (ch.7). Also, the whole chapter on Albigensianism and its forms. In life Mr. Belloc must have been as formidable a foe as a friend, I will read more of him.

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The Great Heresies (Paperback)

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Published in 1938, this book has great merit and deserves five stars, but has its shortcomings. This edition is a re-typeset version of the original and is littered with anoying errors which snuck threw the spellchecker softwear. But the merits outweigh the demerits, and return us to great truths by way of the great heresies.

CONTENTS

1. Heresy (to oversimplify any existing system, eg scientific, nationalist, theological heresy)

2. Scheme of the book

3. The Arian Heresy (AD300: denied the Incarnation, was supported by the Roman army - good psychological analysis of the Roman Empire and military)

4. The Great and Enduring Heresy of Mohammed (AD630: Islam as over-simple theology. Predicts Islam Resurgam.)

5. The Albigensian Attack (1163: matter and the body is evil: the Manichean-Dualist-Jansenist-Calvinist-Puritan response to the problem of evil. Caused upsurge in devil worship, magic, destruction of marriage, vegetarianism, teetotalism)

6. What was the Reformation? (1517: a protest and attempt to reform RC worldliness, allied with secular powers to divest church of its land and political power)

7. The Modern Phase (now called `postmodernism', itself a dying term, not surprisingly. The secular inadvertent attack on Reason itself and deliberate attack on the Church universal, disregard of fatal intellectual mistake of self-contradiction; relativism and subjectivism, AntiChrist)

STYLE

Hilarie Belloc is closely linked with G.K. Chesterton, and his name with that of C. S. Lewis. There is merit in this linkage as Belloc and Chesterton were friends and both Catholic. But where Chesterton has subtlety and humour, smooth style and flow, Belloc has a two fists of iron style and pounds his opponents. He is normally fair, according to Queensbury rules. He is irritating to a Protestant, but (so I say) worth every effort required to adapt to as he has his compensations. He says what most are now too scared to say in the twenty-first century, for political correctness is but a hypocrite and coward mood and will pass in time.

WEAKNESSES

Belloc was as staunch a Roman Catholic as is possible to be, and every chapter of this book shouts this fact, over and above the argument and analysis he presents from the viewpoint of what C.S. Lewis called `Mere Christianity'. The irony here is that he pointedly denies that there is such a thing as a doctrinal `Mere Christianity' to be detected in all the branches of Christendom's historic churches. But he effectively contradicts himself in fact by repeatedly commenting on Greek Orthodoxy; pointedly ignores the early church; ignores the Anglican communion; and plainly allows that Protestant societies had superior `vitality' to the old RC societies but are (in 1938) dying out because they are generically `auto-toxic'. But then by this mere analogy, all societies are `auto-toxic' in this sense: he notes that the RC communion of 1500 with its bought bishops and indulgences needed radical reform but resisted it; and Islam split Shia-Sunni very early on, etc. Belloc covers a vast acreage of history but does it with seven-league boots, missing out swathes of connecting facts and ideas hasteing to a conclusion. It seems to me that he is aware of the mind of the reader, but not the person. He appeals to the male way of thinking, not the female. He too often gives generalizations unsupported by even one example. His theoretical Trinitarianism lacks consideration of the Holy Spirit.

He is very cold-blooded. Glib recitals of European civil wars, Islamic invasions, the Reconquista, the Crusades, the Inquisition, and other deadly episodes unnerve me. He skates over some critical events such as the victory of Charles Martel against Islam at the battle of Tours-Poitiers AD732. In such a short book this is probably inevitable, and he is a take-no-prisoners, no regrets type such as is not seen today. He is a dinosaur of the Rex genus and I am glad we on the same side but not side-by-side.

His knowledge of practical live Islam is weak. He notes the pure doctrines, but lacks the feel of its chimeric nature and inability to see the world as anything other than Umma-Kuffaar. The mindset of instinctive systemic counter-verisimilitude towards the jahiliya he knows not. He does not do much with his accurate perception of its inherent societal inefficiency and the consequent constant need to co-opt and tax, as opposed to create and generate. The Janissaries and Mamelukes elude him. Dhimmitude he seems not to know of, nor of the honour-shame nature of the culture, constantly operating at the level of conformity as opposed to internalization (or holiness as our jargon has it - revivals are holiness movements). This is probably due to the RC weakness towards this tendency itself.

His notion of all charging of interest as `usury' is woefully naïve economics. Interest is the cost of a loan, a charge on use of money which could be put to alternate uses, and the insurance cost of bearing the risk of loan default. But then even Aquinas did not understand this, and Belloc just failed to get up to date.

STRENGTHS

He summarises well, and says what badly needs saying in our day, without jargon-munching touchy-feely death-by-qualification. It is quite possible to get a working idea of any of the heresies he tackles, purely by reading that chapter alone. It is excellent for beginners in this respect. The sheer speed of progress over the facts and the ideas is very exhilarating.

The sign of a powerful intellect, he draws accurate connections between apparently entirely different things. Eg, the indissoluble `Trinity' of Plato and Aristotle (Truth, Beauty, and Goodness) and its complete consonance with Theism, revealing why atheist Communism has contempt for both these abstract things and the physical dignity of the person (ch.7). Also, the whole chapter on Albigensianism and its forms. In life Mr. Belloc must have been as formidable a foe as a friend, I will read more of him.

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Your Money or Your Life: Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence (Paperback)

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I had long known that my relationship to money was not correct, although I tried. This book put all my thinking into a cohesive mode, and a way of thinking and aspiring that has re-shaped how I look at the world, look at my contribution, and live in relation to money and my dreams.
This is not a book about budgeting money, but about looking at how spend money, and deciding if specfic expenditures are truly worth it to you. The authors do not say what is right and what is wrong to spend money on, but get the reader to think about what is right for them. To do this, they authors suggest, keep track of every cent you spend, and what you spent it for, and at the end of the month total everything up, and see how you did. But remember, there's no right or wrong - only what you think is right or wrong. Are you buying a $1 cup of coffee every morning before work? Well, if you do the authors' suggestion, you'll see at the end of your first month that you just spent $20-25 that month on coffee. Is it really worth it to you? How much are you really spending on gas? What if you walked to the grocery store instead?
The authors want you to live nothing less than as a human, and the way to do that is through financial freedom. Are you willing to give up that coffee every day if it means saving that dollar, and being able to retire a year earlier? (YES - with the miracle of compound interest, it could happen). The authors believe, and I agree with them, that the earlier we can stop working and live off our earnings, the better it is for us, and for the community (meaning earth) as a whole. It means we will not have consumed as much, and also that we are then free - free to volunteer at the church, the school, the VFW, hospital, whatever; and/or free to pursue whatever our dream is, since we don't have to worry about making an income from it. Is your dream to paint fine art? Well, if you work like a dog for as much money as you can earn, you can save and then have the freedom to do it. Or to spend time with your children. Or your spouse. Or helping your community. And even if you don't aspire to retire early, or want to work at a job just to make a lot of money, I found that this system certainly altered my spending in ways that actually increased my quality of life, while reducing my outlay, because I only spend on things I truly am interested in, or truly need. It's amazing.
I think these are very noble thoughts and ideas, and this book will help you do it. But you gotta work at it - I was amazed, after the first couple months using their spending tracking thing, how much I was wasting and didn't realize it. Then I was amazed at how easy it is now *not* to waste that money. I almosst never buy soda or water when walking around the city, but take water with me from home. I don't buy little tschotchkes any more (unless I really truly want it), since it's an environmental and financial waste. And I have saved money like I've never been able to save before, without going on a budget, or decreasing my quality of life. I merely eliminated the spending that I thought was adding up to much (but was), and wasn't increasing my quality of life at all.
I am so much happier after reading this book, and taking their ideas to heart, and I think anyone else would, too.

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The Rainmaker (Hardcover)

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The Rainmaker (Mass Market Paperback) Ok, granted I haven't read a ton of Grisham. But I have read a good amount and this is by far the best I've read from him. I tore through it in about 2 days.

The basic plot was enough to keep me interested. The sub-plots only made things that much more interesting. The love story isn't overdone and fits nicely. I also love the way Grisham makes no apologies for Rudy's seemingly unrealistic good fortune. He's a likable kid who knows he isn't really worthy of being in the situation he's in. Things have fallen into place for him and he knows it. This story line could cause the reader to throw the book down screaming, "Oh come on!" But Grisham makes sure this isn't the case.

The courtroom drama itself plays out in such a way that it never becomes boring. One thing I don't like about some authors is that they often seem to think their reader is fascinated with the same technical details they are (e.g. Clancy and his endless descriptions of ships and guns and such). Grishman interjects enough technical explanations of the legal system to explain things and keep it interesting. He never once goes too far. Through the 500+ pages of this book, I never once put it down because I was growing bored of it.

As a disclaimer, I haven't seen the movie. I suspect the book is much better, but if you have seen it and already know what's coming next, it may ruin the book for you.

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Well researched and clarified explaination.

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Mr. Hyatt provides great insight into his view of the Y2K crisis. Being involved and talking to people in the tech field I feel that the crisis is not as dramatic as it is being brought out. Mr. Hyatt put in great effort in research and correspondence before putting his thoughts and opinions into print. I feel that it is important to keep hard copy documentation on contracts and statements which is stated in his book but I do feel like he is going to extremes in stating that we need to learn survivalist techniques. Also how could we possibly learn and buy everything we need to survive the crisis in span of a few short months. Anyway the book is very interesting even though I think it is a little dramatic.

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Great guide book for San Diego; wonderful things in it

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We bought this book in Horton Plaza. I can't tell you how fabulous it is! We save on everything, and I always look in her book before buying. Also, the chapter on free and bargain things to do is so wonderful. I can't believe she did all this research for us! I highly recommend it for families. It also has so much information in it that we can benefit from for saving on vacations, and the chapter on classes and free money for college really opened a lot of doors for me. My husband loved the section on autos and auto insurance, and I love the resale shops. Great book. You will use it often.

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Game of Life (Toy) Best Review

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Maybe I just dislike change, but when I purchased this game, I was very excited, only to be crestfallen when I set it up and played it.
The rules and gameplay have been drastically altered, as is the quality and set up. You must set up the board every time you play it, inserting the useless little houses on the board, and setting up the bridges. While they're okay to look at, if we have to set the game up like that every time, it's not worth it. Print the whole board if you can't box it properly. The gameplay is not as good as the old version, period. I remember playing the previous version and frankly, this one just doesn't measure up. I wish they would re-release the previous version!

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Nothing could be further from the truth

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The last time I wrote a review of TBLBITW here, I received several personal, scathing, emails from the author himself, along with a listing of personal achievements, yada, yada, yawwwwwn, further proving my point -- this author has not grown up, he has not accepted himself, and he is certainly no role model for any gay person coming out. He may be a role model for those in the financial industry, but that is entirely different. This time around, I find no improvements, and it is telling that he still doesn't "like dick" -- does he walk around the house with a shirt saying "Straight Acting"? What perhaps was the only redeeming part of this more tedious, monotonous, trophy chest was the story of Rita Mae Brown and their "double dating," of a sort. We should celebrate Rita's daring book (Rubyfruit Jungle) about the gay world in her own name, and make no mistake - stop this superficial and ridiculously naive applause for a mostly-closeted, ego-centric financial writer so we can get invited to his parties. This insecure author even told me he would have some friends writing some "good" reviews to counter my version - I'm sure they're on the guest list, but that's not why I write reviews.

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Very helpful as a foundation for your financial life!

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Personal Finance For Dummies (Paperback) I studied this book like I was studying for a big exam. It provides helpful hints on budgeting and investing for short term and long term goals. The way you handle your personal finances will affect the way you handle your finances if you were to ever branch out in serious investments such as bonds, stocks, mutual funds, real estate, and small businesses. This book should be used as a starting point for all of those who wish to increase their net worth/cash flow. Once you learn to live within your means and eliminate bad debts (i.e. consumer credit cards, auto loans), you feel mentally refreshed. If you want to branch out and learn more about increasing your income, buy other books from the For Dummies series such as Small Business for Dummies, Mutual Funds for Dummies, Stock Investing for Dummies, Bonds for Dummies, Real Estate for Dummies, or whatever dummies that would fit your needs. [...]

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Your Credit Score: How to Fix, Improve, and Protect the 3-Digit Number that Controls Your Financial Future (Paperback)

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Your Credit Score: How to Fix, Improve, and Protect the 3-Digit Number that Shapes Your Financial Future, 2nd Edition (Paperback) This Book will give you all the information you need to get the best credit score you can, and if you will follow the book's advice, most likely it will work.
However, the information given in the book could be found on any credit monitoring web-site for free with more accuracy to your situation.
It's nice to have the book at home, but not necessary. Take it only if you refuse to read the advice you get at the different credit report websites

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Overhauling America's Healthcare Machine: Stop the Bleeding and Save Trillions (Kindle Edition) Best Review

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program (What's this?) The author is a physician who has credibility in health care but he seems to have somewhat less credibility regarding law, business strategy, finance and economics. Nevertheless, based on his clinical acumen, he writes an outstanding book that MUST be read by legislators involved in health care, health care administrators, and members of a legitimately irrate public! He provides common sense solutions to major obsticles that lead to a significant reduction in the costs of health care to the tune of about $550 billion a year while also improving the quality and accessibility to health care for all Americans. The public is paying about an extra $2,000 for each adult and child per year! If you had, say, $8,000 that you could spend any way that you'd like, would you give it to insurance executives, paper pushers, unnecessary equipment in hospitals? Or would you spend that $8,000 ($160,000 after 20 years) doing something with it like paying for your children's college or your retirement or buy a really fancy sports car)? My own health care proposal also focused on improving quality and accessibility while reducing expenses by $800 billion per year, but it was evidently more focused on financial savings than even this plan was. I have read hundreds of resources so I didn't find his resources spectacular or comprehensive, but it is filled with more references and suggestions for further reading than almost any of us would care to read. OK - this is health care economics. Anyone who chooses to read this for fun is generally not into "light" reading. This isn't light, but I've gotta say that it is clear, concise when appropriate, and doesn't contain but a few grammatical errors and no major errors of fact. One of the problems with the validity of the data is that so much information upon which we must rely is based on information provided by private industries such as insurance or health care or pharmaceuticals, that appear to provide data of arguable veracity in order to justify their own, usually financially, driven goals. This is a text and topic that merits thousands of pages. Thankfully, this was written at a length that short enough to be read over one weekend. Of course, most individuals who read this topic wish to vent afterwards, understandably. I believe that this topic is timely, and this book is well researched, focused, practical, and useful for most all of us. It is a book that ought to be provided in public and university libraries, used as a supplemental text in health care economics courses, and ought to be on the nightstands of legislators on health care committees, health care administrators, health care providers, and all citizens who have any concern over the costs of health care or quality of service or the sustainability of the health care infrastructure. I give everything I read a grade. I am biased because this topic is personally and professionally quite relevant to me. As such, I believe that this book merits a grade of a solid "A".

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Delay, Deny, Defend: Why Insurance Companies Don't Pay Claim and What You Can Do About It (Hardcover) Best Review

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Delay, Deny, Defend: Why Insurance Companies Don't Pay Claims and What You Can Do About It (Hardcover) It used to be that insurance companies really cared about their policyholders and WANTED to settle your claim with the most they could pay for your damages. But since the late 1990's,there has been a shift toward stockholders interests. Guess who suffers with that change---YOU. This book helps you to see the how and why of these changes. After reading this book you will be mad as hell. Just take a breath and understand IF you ever have a claim, you DO have choices. Public adjusters- despised by insurers but loved by policyholders. Yes they charge a fee, but when you are paid 20 cents on the dollar, any more money is worth a fee. If insurers paid 80% of a claims worth, public adjusters would not be required. But it will never happen. Cover your assets.

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The Medical Malpractice Myth (Hardcover) Best Review

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Peter Siegelman (below) got it absolutely right.

This book has stimulated a great deal of discussion in my Sociology of Law class. It carefully explores--and explodes--the myths that guide "tort-deform" policymaking. In an era when "truthiness" abounds, my students are fascinated with this data driven logical analysis of why recent policy changes are making the problem worse. Ignoring the real costs of medical practice offends many legal theorists, from Richard Posner to Law & Society to Ralph Nader. Baker explains why in a clear, logical voice.

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I have been an insurance industry professional for 15 years. This book helps to break down complex insurance strategies and concepts into simple, and useful terms. Any financial professional who is practicing coordinated financial planning strategies can benefit from having this useful and informative book at their fingertips. I find myself refering to this book frequently in my practice.

Keith Soltis
Author of Ivy League Wealth Secrets
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