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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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  Negotiating in Civil Conflict -...

  Haider Ala Hamoudi

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  In 2005, Iraq drafted its first constitution and held the country’s first democratic election in more than fifty years. Even under ideal conditions, drafting a constitution can be a prolonged process marked by contentious debate, and conditions in Iraq are far from ideal: Iraq has long been racked by ethnic and sectarian conflict, which intensified following the American invasion and continues today. This severe division, which often erupted into violence, would not seem to bode well for the fate of democracy. So how is it that Iraq was able to surmount its sectarianism to draft a constitution that speaks to the conflicting and largely incompatible ideological view of the Sunnis, Shi’ah, and Kurds? Haider Ala Hamoudi served in 2009 as an adviser to Iraq’s Constitutional Review Committee, and he argues here that the terms of the Iraqi Constitution are sufficiently capacious to be interpreted in a variety of ways, allowing it to appeal to the country’s three main sects despite their deep disagreements. While some say that this ambiguity avoids the challenging compromises that ultimately must be made if the state is to survive, Hamoudi maintains that to force these compromises on issues of central importance to ethnic and sectarian identity would almost certainly result in the imposition of one group’s views on the others. Drawing on the original negotiating documents, he shows that this feature of the Constitution was not an act of evasion, as is sometimes thought, but a mark of its drafters’ awareness in recognizing the need to permit the groups the time necessary to develop their own methods of working with one another over time.

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