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Estate Planning Simplified (Law Made Simple)
Daniel Sitarz
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Easy to understand instructions and forms are presented for preparing a will, living will, living trust and many other forms.
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A singularly useful tool .......2006-11-05
Written by attorney-at-law Daniel Sitarz, Estate Planning Simplified is a no-nonsense guide for lay readers to preparing a complete and comprehensive estate plan, with details of estate planning laws in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. Chapters address why an estate plan is necessary, how to select, prepare for and sign a will, preparing and changing a living trust, preparing a designation of primary physician, organ donation form, or quitclaim deed, and much more. The easy-to-follow language and fill-in-the-blank forms simplify the process as much as possible, and the accompanying CD with adobe acrobat reader allows the user to quickly print out any of the forms. A singularly useful tool whether one undertakes an estate plan alone or simply needs help getting the basic details prepared before talking to a lawyer who bills by the hour.
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- An Excellently Written and Well Ordered Guide
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A Simplified Guide to Creating a Personal Will
Deborah Levine Herman , and
Robin L. Bodiford
Manufacturer: Wiley
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ASIN: 0471263966 |
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With this step-by-step guide, you’ll learn the entire process of creating a will—from determining what your will should include to making sure it’s a legally binding document. It demystifies the process and offers the tools and knowledge you need to safeguard the inheritance you leave your children or other loved ones. With the professional guidance provided by the authors, you’ll have a full understanding of the benefits and consequences of the decisions you make—and you’ll feel secure in knowing that no matter what happens, the people you love will be taken care of.
Buy this invaluable resource today!
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An Excellently Written and Well Ordered Guide.......2007-09-23
Attorneys Bodiford and Herman have collaborated to put forth a fine book which guides one in a well laid out fashion through the technical steps and ordered thinking that individuals should undertake to safeguard that their wealth should most efficiently and certainly be distributed in the manner they would wish after their death. This is an all too important matter that so very many people leave uncompleted until it is too late, when the law as well as perhaps family bickering end up determining the fate of their life's monetary and material achievements.
How many out there have gone so far as to consider the fate of their faithful and dependant companions Bowser and Meowser? This book does not forget them and will remind people and clearly explain how to do it correctly.
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The Living Trust Simplified
Stephen M Brecht
Manufacturer: Hastings House
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Explains current tax laws and how to preserve your estate with a living trust.
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- "Total Waste of Money" - I couldn't agree more.
- Low cost will kit
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Simplified Will Kit, 2nd Edition (National Legal Kits)
Daniel Sitarz
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This easy-to-use kit provides a simple and legally-valid method for preparing a customized will without using a lawyer. Includes all the will forms, questionnaires, and instructions necessary.
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"Total Waste of Money" - I couldn't agree more........2004-12-15
I purchased this for my grandmother, and ended up having to write the entire thing on my computer for her to be able to use it. The book confused her, and both of us would have been better off if I'd just gotten a cd. Unfortunately when i read the reviews, i didn't notice that the positive review was written by the author!!! *L*
Low cost will kit.......2004-05-20
This kit is designed to provide a simplified, low-cost, low-tech method for preparing a legally-valid will. Despite what many people think, less than half of U.S. adults have a computer and the knowledge to use one. Senior citizens, in particular, will find this book useful because it does not require computer knowledge to use, simply a typewriter. Despite the opinion of the reviewer from Cary NC, this is a major plus for many people.
Total Waste of Money.......2004-05-09
Unless you happen to have a typewriter, photocopier, and lots of free time on your hands, I'd advise against purchasing this. As it "conveniently" said inside the book, so that one could recognize having wasted one's money, the will kit is available on a CD for $12.95 (Amazon doesn't offer this; at least, it didn't show up in my search results). In short, spending more money in order to transcribe the book contents onto a computer doesn't seem to make a whole lot of sense.
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- Enhanced with sample forms and a glossary of legal terms
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Basic Wills Simplified (Law Made Simple)
Daniel Sitarz
Manufacturer: Nova Publishing Company
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Everything necessary to prepare a standard will is contained in this handy reference. Readers will find a carefully tailored will to fit their own particular circumstances, whether they are married or single, and have children or not.
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Enhanced with sample forms and a glossary of legal terms.......2003-08-11
Ably and knowledgeably written by an experienced attorney-at-law Daniel Sitarz, Basic Wills Simplified is a straightforward and thoroughly "user friendly", do-it-yourself instructional guide to preparing a standard will without the help and expense of a lawyer. Simple, easy-to-follow, step-by-step, instructions (enhanced with sample forms and a glossary of legal terms) make Basic Wills Simplified strongly recommended not only for those who choose to write their own wills, but also for those looking to educate themselves on the process before seeking potentially costly legal counsel.
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Estate Planning Simplified
Douglas H. Moy
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Estate Planning Simplified
Doug H. Moy
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Estate Planning Simplified
Doug H. Moy
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- Workbook on managerial self-development
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A Manager's Guide to Self Development
Mike Pedler ,
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This book is designed as a self development programme for managers seeking to develop skills such as mental agility creativity social skills and emotional resilience. The book is divided into two main parts. The first part outlines 11 key managerial qualities and the second contains practical activities aimed at developing the readers skills and abilities. The book has been extended and updated to reflect the challenges faced by managers in the new economy and also the need to balance work and life.
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Workbook on managerial self-development.......2002-10-15
This book develops self knowledge and managerial skills in a very hands-on way. I teach leadership skills to students and executives. If someone doesn't have the luxury of attending those types of classes/trainings, this book will provide him/her with a good self-guided replacement. It's not too heady, and the chapters are short and do-able. The book covers many topics from networking to conflict managment, to decision-making techniques and many things in between.
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The New Unblocked Manager: A Practical Guide to Self-Development
Dave Francis , and
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The Unblocked Manager: A Practical Guide to Self-development (Gower Business Skills)
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Handbook of Soil Acidity (Books in Soils, Plants, and the Environment)
Manufacturer: CRC
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This handbook offers effective strategies to modify and adjust crop production processes to decrease the toxicity of soil contaminants, balance soil pH, improve root growth and nutrient uptake, and increase agricultural yield. The Handbook of Soil Acidity provides methods to, measure soil acidity, determine the major causes of soil acidification, calculate acidification rates for specific crop sequences, identify high-risk areas for soil acidification, and model acidification phenomena. This is an essential resource for plant, crop, soil, and environmental scientists, plant and crop physiologists, botanists, agronomists, agriculturists, and upper-level undergraduate, graduate, and continuing-education students in these disciplines.
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A gardener's guide to soil testing (AG)
Erv Evans
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- Good book, maybe more for established owners
- Whippets Today - for the expert only
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Whippets Today
Patsy Gilmour
Manufacturer: Howell Books
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Good book, maybe more for established owners.......2003-09-16
I have this book also, i have possibly an older version, focused a bit more on the Engllish side of the whippet breed.
It is more focused on breeding, showmanship etc..
It also has recipes for the home-cooker, where you don't feed from the can ( for example there are recipes etc.. )
It IS a good book and interesting, but it should be a book after you have a whippet, or for light reading, not if you want to read up before purchasing.
Jim
Whippets Today - for the expert only.......2000-08-05
First a disclaimer: I haven't had a dog in over thirty years. So adopting a whippet was daunting. I wanted a book that told me how to take care of this new creature in my life - how much food and exercise she needs, the kinds of toys and games whippets tend to enjoy, etc. What I got instead was a book that described the various international standards by which whippets are judged in the show ring, and a great deal of detail on champions, their bloodlines, breeders and kennels. This is fine for those interested in breeding or showing, but wholly inadequate and superfluous to the besotted albeit novice whippet owner!
Whippets Today - for the expert only.......2000-08-05
First a disclaimer: I haven't had a dog in over thirty years. So adopting a whippet was daunting. I wanted a book that told me how to take care of this new creature in my life - how much food and exercise she needs, the kinds of toys and games whippets tend to enjoy, etc. What I got instead was a book that described the various standards by which whippets are judged in the show ring, and a great deal of detail on champions, their bloodlines, breeders and kennels. This is fine for those interested in breeding or showing, but wholly inadequate and superfluous to the besotted albeit novice whippet owner!
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Whippets Today: Book of Breed
Manufacturer: Interpet Publishing
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This collection of more than 50 games is not only a delightful diversion from standard riding lessons, but will actually improve a rider's performance and safety skills and create a relaxed, happy horse-and-rider unit. Illustrated instructions for games such as Red Light, Green Light; Root Beer Relay; Broom Polo; and Polocrosse reinforce specific riding skills such as starting and stopping; mounting and dismounting; balance; steering; and leading. For riders of all skill levels.
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EXCELLENT BOOK .......2007-01-11
THIS BOOK IS GREAT FOR USING DURING GYMKHANA SEASON AND BATTLE OF THE CLUBS AS IT HAS ALL THE PATTERNS RULES AND PENALTIES ALL LISTED AND EXPLAINED
AWESOME BOOK
games on horseback.......2006-07-29
I teach horseback riding to handicapped children. Because of my riders' limitations, I knew before I bought this book that not all the material would be applicable. I like the material that I can use, and I especially like the diagrams explaining the games. The book is well done and I have used it many times already in my classes.
LOVE this book!.......2001-11-04
I am a therapeutic riding instructor who purchased this book to supplement my lesson plans. I never saw it in person and was absolutely thrilled to see the wealth of ideas it contains. I sometimes run short of creative games to play in my classes and this book has definitely changed that. Since my largest class only has five riders and the levels don't follow the same lines, I don't really follow the instructions to form. The games are easily adaptable for therapeutic riding. I would encourage any TR instructor to purchase this book. I'm sure it would be great for regular riding programs as well. It is the most useful games book I have ever seen.
Good book for finding something fun to do while riding........2000-02-28
Lots of fun suggestions that will work for your next speed show or just for having fun with friends. The book indicates what level the rider needs to be at for each game, as well as advises what safety precautions should be taken. There are games for all seasons of the year and for all riding levels. The book includes drawings of arena or field setup where necessary and has photos of riders participating in the games. The instruction on each of the games also includes information about what skills the rider and horse are developing while playing these games.
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Stevie is excited about a great new sport--polocrosse. When she learns that the Horse Wise Pony Club will be playing against her boyfriend's team, she's thrilled. Now she'll finally have the chance to show him what a good rider she is! Her best friends, Carole and Lisa, are enthusiastic about anything that has to do with horses, but they don't share Stevie's fierce drive to win. Carole would rather spend time with their new friend Marie, who was injured in an accident. Marie needs help, and Carole knows that horses are the answer. If she can interest Marie in riding again,she'll be on the road to recovery.
When Stevie sprains her ankle, her determination is as strong as ever. Carole and Lisa thought she was a terror as a player, but they can't believe what she's like as a coach! Her competitive spirit is starting to threaten their friendship. What will it take to get the Saddle Club team spirit back again?
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horse games.......2005-11-10
The Saddle Club is excited to learn that Max is going to teach their Pony Club a new game called polocrosse. However, Stevie becomes overly competitive, as she is determined to beat her boyfriend's Pony Club in an upcoming match. Carole has problems of her own: she is trying to befriend a girl her age, Marie Dana, who is recovering from an accident. Carole believes that riding will be therapeutic for her, but can she convince Marie? A lively read and light on the preachiness that sometimes mars the other series books.
Polo anyone?.......1998-09-29
Stevie and Phil are competive, everyone knows that. But when Phil brags about being better at polo than she is, Stevie is determined to prove him wrong- at no expense. She bosses everyone around and risks injury to be better than him. Meanwhile, Carole is helping Marie, a girl she met at the hospital. Marie's father died in a car accident and she needs Carole's support. But Carole doesn't tell her that her mother died...
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Game ranger on horseback;
Nick Steele
Manufacturer: Books of Africa
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Horse Games
Manufacturer: Skylark
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This book is nonsense........2007-07-15
Mr. Pope does not seem to like Ivy League colleges. But in the world of business, politics and finance; today and many years from now, people will continue to love Ivy League education. What is the purpose of college education? It is not just "true education" and personal growth etc. (which most Ivy Leagues do deliver). But beyond that, they allow your kids to build a worldwide network of influential people and leaders in many fields of human endeaveour. You get to meet and learn of leaders who are re-shaping today's world and thinkers who plan for tomorrow. I met and listened to more than one Nobel Laureates, and at least one influenced my thinking in economics/finance for the rest of my life (even though I am a computer science graduate).
Guess who started Amgen, Cisco, Sun Micro, Genentech, Yahoo, Google, and countless other non-tech and tech companies that revolutionized how we live and play? And Who funded them? Check their resumes, please. Although one can argue that no education is really needed to build a billion dollar business or change world politics, statistically speaking, Ivy League graduates have the most contributions towards such efforts. And this is a fact.
What do you want your child to become ten or twenty years from now? Your child's goals change with time. Interests change with time. But the Ivy League name stays on your child's resume forever. And the network your child will build at Harvard/Stanford/Princeton/Yale is well, pricelss!
You decide.
Steer clear of this outdated guide.......2006-04-07
Read the first paragraph in the book and then run. Pope's argument can be stated in a single sentence: small, liberal arts colleges throughout the U.S. can provide an excellent education. However, he ruins his credibility by using weak logic, meaningless examples, and very outdated personal research. It's like listening to your dad's retired guidance counselor thumping his fist on your desk, spitting, "The Ivy League stinks." Let's face it: the Ivies are great and small liberal arts schools can be great, too. It's all a matter of finding the right match, but Pope won't help you do that. Buy any other guide and you'll be better off.
Garbage.......2006-01-04
This book is a load of crap... and thats the nicest thing I can say about it. I couldn't even stand to finish it, though I got most of the way through it.
Her statistics are all massively out of date (maybe the book is too, I don't remember) and the book is aimed at low level students. If you're a barely-making-it-c-student who needs a boost, read this. Otherwise, skip it.
The things she says about Ivy league schools (all the classes are huge and taught by graduate students with thick accents, etc) come off like she's presenting a conspiracy theory, and I hardly count her as a credible source.
If you want to read a book dealing with about the same subject matter, read "Harvard Schmarvard." The guy who wrote it is a Harvard alum, so I trust what he has to say slightly more than Pope. He takes a much more objective- and sane- view about the whole thing, and comes off as much more trustworthy.
Pope completely puts down big schools, saying their wrong for everything, along with competitve and Ivy league schools. Big schools are wrong for some, Ivy league schools are wrong for some, but the woman is crazy.
I read the library's copy, but I wouldn't advocate buying it. Even used.
The best kept secret.......2005-09-02
As a guidance teacher, I always recommend Loren Pope's books because I believe they are a wonderful guide for aspiring young Americans. I also run West Point via Norman Thomas Remick's book, "West Point----", past aspiring young Americans. It is an all scholarship college, but don't let that scare you. Though West Point is 4th out of thousands of colleges in total Rhodes Scholars behind only Harvard, Yale, and Princeton, you can get in if, as Loren Pope says, the Admissions Dept at West Point thinks it is right for you, even if you're not a straight A student. And if you think it is right for you based on much of the criteria that Loren Pope so aptly presents in "Looking Beyond the Ivy League", plus the answer to "why West Point" in the Remick book, you could find that this is the best kept secret. Be sure to read Loren Pope's "Looking Beyond the Ivy League" first for overall perspective. Then check out West Point via the Remick book.
The Proof is in the Pudding.......2004-11-30
My daughters, now 23 and 25 both used this book as the cornerstone of their college searches. Both chose colleges neither had heard of before, Hampshire College and Earlham College. Both schools were exactly right for both of them, and both girls followed Mr. Pope's advice in their selection process.
When visiting colleges they went when school was in session, attended classes, spent the night, had a student mentor (not a freshman) and ate in the dorm. One daughter visited an exhausting 12 schools, the other only 2 before she felt she had found her soul mate (Earlham). The daughter who picked Hampshire did so because she needs freedom to explore many venues, but the closeness of a small school community. At Hampshire she could attend any of the 5 school consortium at no additional tuition costs. So if Hampshire didn't have the exact class she wanted, she could use the free and frequent busses that run between the schools to take classes at Smith, Mt. Holyoke, University of Mass or Amherst.
The best thing about Mr. Pope's advice and bias on choosing a small school is that it's true. Not only do you get the small class size and individual attention of dedicated and well educated professors, but you have almost unlimited opportunities to explore social issues, sports, the arts and global society through personal involvement than most students at state schools.
In talking to peers who attended the oft chosen bigger schools, my girls found they had written more critical papers in one semester at their schools than friends had written in 4 years! At Earlham my daughter got to sing in the schools traveling performance choir for a semester in Vienna and Europe, be a teacher's assistant in German for a semester in Germany, live in a "Friendship" house, be a "featured artist" of the week in the school paper, play rugby for fun, write her first and second grant proposals and be able to successfully execute them.
The second daughter got to co-edit the school paper for a year and then resurrected the school's Literary Journal. Spent a summer in Bolivia writing for a paper owned by an alumni. She got to work in public radio, travel cross country researching her senior thesis, take horticulture at Smith and advanced Spanish at Amherst.
In small liberal arts colleges you don't have to be a "state champion" to play volleyball or football or rugby. You don't have to have ever had a voice lesson in order to sing in a choir and gain the skills you need to get into a performance choir. You can dream of being at the inaugural parade in Washington DC and the school provides transportation and teaches you how to be a socially responsible, safe protester who effectively gets a message across during a protest without offending (or getting arrested). You make friends and have a community that includes your professors. Friends you will keep for life.
Somewhere in one of Mr. Pope's two books he says something to the effect that the job you will have in 10 years probably does not exist right now, and that by having a liberal arts education a student is prepared to go out into the world and adapt and to continue learning while the world changes around them. That's exactly what my daughters are doing.
One, who majored in Art and German is living in Japan and teaching English for two years (and becoming fluent in a third language). Her student loans will be paid off in 2 years with a tidy nest egg stashed away for grad school. The other, who majored in non-fiction writing is now back in school preparing for grad school in library science with an emphases in the arts and art history. Neither are where they imagined they would be when they were 18 and looking ahead. Because they had the advantage of reading Mr. Pope's books, they certainly have had a much more interesting and fulfilling life and education than they would have had they followed the "herd" out of high school.
And yes, Mr. Pope's book and specific school recommendations need updating. Antioch College is a drug den, crumbling, graffiti sprawled and fading blip on the colligate radar screen that shouldn't even be in the phone book, much less this book. But overall, of the 14 colleges we visited, all seemed to deserve their recommendation.
Based on Mr. Pope's personal recommendations (I called and talked to him) we did find that financial aid was plentiful and at almost all schools the financial aid package would have (and did) made the small private schools as inexpensive as state schools. The value of this book's contrarian viewpoint outweighs the fact that the specific school information needs updating. That's why I gave it 5 stars but hope that Mr. Pope has another, better revision coming along.
Book Description
An accident during an afternoon storm sends Malaika and her brother Sammy back in time to the lives of Malaika and Samson, young slaves who are escaping along the Underground Railroad. Separated from their mother, the pair have made their way across the Ohio River and into Indiana where they meet Danile, a rough but good-hearted abolitionist. Reluctantly, Daniel agrees to accompany the children to Detroit where they hope to meet their mother and escape into Canada. But slave-catchers interfere and make their trip a harrowing one. Comic relief intertwines with drama in this touching novel. PUBLISHER'S COMMENTS: Panagopoulos continues to build a fan club of youngsters and teachers who use her books in their classrooms. She is simply a delightful writer and speaker who provides her readers with adventure, comedy and historical detail that you don't find in textbooks.
Customer Reviews:
COOL!!!.......2001-04-09
I thought that this was an exciting book about the Underground Railroad. It was funny at times, but sad at others. The book made laugh, and it made me cry. It had TONS of adventure and it would be a good book for those who love action. However, the ending was excellent, and I loved it. I think that you should read it, too!
The best!.......2000-02-21
This book is one of the best the she has written. This is my cousin and I think the books she writes are the best. I love them!
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