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  Plan on Living

  Scott M. Peterson

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  The pension plans that previous generations relied upon for monthly retirement income are vanishing and being replaced by self-funding programs such as 401(k)s. Today's retirees are now responsible for creating their own stream of income from their investments-and this income may need to last for more than three decades. So, the singular question every retiree needs to ask is:Am I going to outlive my money, or is my money going to outlive me?Plan on Living: The Retiree's Guide to Lasting Income and Enduring Wealth addresses this question and many more about the management of retirement assets. The concepts taught within the pages of this book will demonstrate how a retirement income plan should be constructed and monitored to enable the retiree to transition a career's worth of accumulations into a lifetime's worth of income. With such a plan for living in place, retirees can truly plan on living the abundant retirement they dream of.Visit petersonwealth.com to learn more about Peterson Wealth Advisors.

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  Price of Salt by Patricia...

  Bright Summaries

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  Unlock the more straightforward side of The Price of Salt with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith, which traces the burgeoning love affair between the 19-year-old shop clerk Therese Belivet and Carol Aird, a glamourous, alluring older woman who is undergoing an acrimonious divorce. In spite of their apparent differences, the two women are soon unable to deny their attraction to one another, and must fight against the pervasive homophobia that conspires to keep them apart. The Price of Salt was initially published under a pseudonym, before being republished as Carol under Highsmith's own name. The novel's happy ending was unprecedented for lesbian fiction at the time, and it inspired an Academy Award-winning film in 2015.Find out everything you need to know about The Price of Salt in a fraction of the time!This in-depth and informative reading guide brings you:• A complete plot summary• Character studies• Key themes and symbols• Questions for further reflectionWhy choose BrightSummaries.com?Available in print and digital format, our publications are designed to accompany you on your reading journey. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.See the very best of literature in a whole new light with BrightSummaries.com!

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  Epic Fails in American History:...

  Ahoy Publications

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  Discover the surprising side of American history—stories of mistakes that helped shape our country and teach us important lessons. 
  This audiobook takes you through some of the biggest blunders in American history, from the early days of our nation to more recent challenges. These aren’t just small slip-ups; they are events that led to social unrest, economic problems, close calls during the Cold War, and more. 
  Here’s what you’ll find inside:The government’s early struggles to bring the nation together, dealing with challenges like armed uprisings and weak leadership.Racial tensions that sparked events like the Tulsa massacre and the Watts Riots, showing the ongoing fight for equality.Cold War mistakes that almost led to disaster, with secrets and bad decisions coming to light.America’s journey toward fairness for everyone, as the nation deals with social and racial issues.Military setbacks that had lasting impacts on the country’s history.Economic downturns that shook American capitalism and affected the lives of many people.Business failures involving famous American brands that led to big losses and public embarrassment.Air and space incidents that changed the future of flying and space travel. 
  Whether you’re just curious or a big history fan, this audiobook gives you an easy-to-understand look at America’s biggest mistakes. Each chapter shows how these events shaped the country we know today, offering lessons that still matter. 
  Ready to learn from America’s past? Click “Add to Cart” now and dive into these interesting stories!

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  How We See Us - Young People...

  Michaela M. Leslie-Rule, Nancy...

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  In How We See Us, Michaela Leslie-Rule amplifies the voices of young people approaching adulthood as they consider their experiences, needs, and goals for their education, early careers, and lives. Leslie-Rule encourages adults who support young people to listen more closely to youth voices so that their perspectives are centered in interventions made on their behalf. 
   
   
   
  Based on in-depth interviews, surveys, and focus groups of nearly 4,000 students from Black and Hispanic communities and low-income households in both urban and rural regions across the United States, the book finds thoughtful self-reflection and an optimistic mindset in the stories of the youths' successes and challenges. The rich accounts of how they experience their identities, communities, education, and employment refute dominant narratives that so often frame their abilities in terms of deficits and that suggest that young people, and students of color especially, live in a perpetual state of crisis. 
   
   
   
  Leslie-Rule advocates for listening more deeply to young people and provides a framework to improve practice. Such consideration, she argues, enables educators, policymakers, and researchers to better address the barriers students experience in building and navigating pathways to education, career, and adulthood.

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  The Essentials of Pharmacology -...

  Ava Westwood

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  Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their effects on the human body. It plays a pivotal role in healthcare by enabling healthcare professionals to understand how various substances interact with biological systems to treat diseases, alleviate symptoms, and improve patients' quality of life. The field encompasses drug development, mechanisms of action, therapeutic applications, and the risks associated with medications. Pharmacology is fundamental in determining the most appropriate treatments for different conditions, as well as understanding potential drug interactions, side effects, and the therapeutic index of each medication. 
  One key aspect of pharmacology is understanding the classification of drugs. Drugs can be classified based on their therapeutic use, chemical structure, or mechanism of action. This classification helps healthcare professionals identify suitable medications for specific conditions. For example, analgesics are used to relieve pain, while antibiotics are used to treat infections. Drugs can also be categorized based on their route of administration, such as oral, intravenous, or topical, which affects how they are absorbed and metabolized by the body. 
  Another important concept in pharmacology is pharmacokinetics, which refers to how the body absorbs, distributes, metabolizes, and excretes drugs. This process is influenced by various factors such as the patient’s age, health condition, and genetic factors. Pharmacodynamics, on the other hand, deals with the effects of drugs on the body and how they produce their therapeutic outcomes. Both pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics are essential for understanding the efficacy and safety of drugs.

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  The Hidden Wealth of Nations -...

  Gabriel Zucman

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  A “masterful” work that quantifies the cost of tax havens and large-scale tax evasion to ordinary citizens, and explores solutions to the problem (American Prospect). One much-discussed solution to the rapidly growing problem of economic inequality is to significantly increase the rate at which we tax the wealthy. But with an enormous amount of the world’s wealth hidden in tax havens—in countries like Switzerland, Luxembourg, and the Cayman Islands—this wealth cannot be fully accounted for and taxed fairly. No one, from economists to bankers to politicians, has been able to quantify exactly how much of the world’s assets are currently hidden—until now. Gabriel Zucman is the first economist to offer reliable insight into the actual extent of the world’s money held in tax havens. And it’s staggering. Fighting the notion that any attempts to vanquish tax havens are futile since some countries will always offer more advantageous tax rates than others, as well the counter-argument that tax havens have disappeared since the 2007–2008 global financial crisis, Zucman shows how both sides are actually very wrong. In The Hidden Wealth of Nations he offers an ambitious agenda for reform, focused on ways in which countries can change the incentives of tax havens. Only by first understanding the enormity of the secret wealth can we begin to estimate the kind of actions that would force tax havens to give up their practices. Zucman’s work has quickly become the gold standard for quantifying the amount of the world’s assets held in havens. In this concise book, he lays out in approachable language how the international banking system works and the dangerous extent to which the large-scale evasion of taxes is undermining the global market as a whole. If we are to find a way to solve the problem of increasing inequality, The Hidden Wealth of Nations is essential reading. “Unusually lucid and elegant prose—particularly for an economist—complemented by an admirable grasp of history. His review of the ways that efforts to combat tax evasion have stalled for the past century makes the book a worthwhile read in and of itself. . . . Zucman is still at the beginning of what promises to be a brilliant career.” ―The Atlantic

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