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A "Must Read" for Retired People/People Thinking About RetirementReview Date: 2008-07-10
My Review of "Life after Work" from my personal perspective.Review Date: 2008-03-17
Once that question was resolved with a resounding "Yes"; I asked myself "What am I going to do everyday in retirement". I didn't have a plan other than knowing that I wouldn't have to make the 3-4 hour round trip commute to Los Angeles everyday. Yes, I made a things-to-do-list, but life is more than task assignments. And, I knew that - that alone would not be fulfilling.
Then, I had the opportunity to read "Life after Work" (about 30 days before my actual retirement date), and it helped to put everything into perspective. I no longer had (in retirement): Purpose, a Structure / routine, Power, Authority or a title, People surrounding me all day long.
Reading this book helped me to gain insight and to develop a focus on "Me, my family and my friends" as my priority. Step by step, every emotion that I was feeling was discussed in such a way - that I thought this book was written specifically for me or anyone else that just thought - that everyday is about work. It's been about two months since I retired. I am now focused, enjoying retirement and am happy. I did set a goal to "Relax" for the first several months to develop my purpose for the next third of my life. Not sure I would have achieved a confident approach to a happy retirement as quickly, if I had not read & implemented the approach in "Life after Work".
I strongly recommend that you invest a little time, a few dollars and educate yourself on how to deal with all the unknowns as you transition to retirement.
Life After Work: Redefining RetirementReview Date: 2007-05-21

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A well-written coverage of a difficult subjectReview Date: 2007-06-21
The author of this book shows how well she not only knows copyright law, but knows how to communicate with writers who don't have a legal background. The accompanying CD has a multitude of useful forms for contracts, copyright and trademarks. Authors and publishers alike will find this book essential in their business endeavors. The writing is clear, understandable, accurate and extremely helpful in explaining a complex subject in lay terms.
Best Ever!!!!Review Date: 2006-01-16
Great book for infopreneurs, general authors, and small business owners who write in order to promote their firms and companies!Review Date: 2007-04-14
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. I think it does a wonderful job of describing the law and legal issues that an author should know about if they are going to take full advantage of their work product. Knowing the information contained in this book will most assuredly help a small business owner who creates publications to market her company and/or to provide herself with credibility. Definitely a must read for any infopreneur, too!
The book includes the following chapters:
1. From Writer to Literary Entrepreneur
2. Copyright
3. Copyright Registration of Online Works
4. Fair Use, Permissions, & Work Made for Hire
5. When Someone Violates Your Copyright
6. Other Legal Issues to Consider
7. Trademark
8. The Anatomy of a Trademark Application
9. Trademarks on the Internet
10. A Brief History of Intellectual Property Law
11. Pending Legislation Affecting Authors
12. Contracts Basics
13. The Publishing Agreement
14. Other Important Agreements
My favorite parts of the book were chapters 2, 4, 7, and 10. I'm glad chapters 3, 8, and 12-14 were included, too. I also enjoyed poking around the Net to learn a bit about the author. I only did this because of the way the author wrote her book. She included herself as part of the book's content. She is a somewhat young attorney who has an athletic background and clearly a drive to be a successful entrepreneur. The world would be a better place if there were more women like her.
I would have enjoyed the book more if it had not been ALL law. For example, while it is true that an author gets substantial protection from registering her copyright so she can sue and get damages. Most writings don't merit filing for such protection. I think it should have been pointed out that some writings don't really need the full range of protection, while others certainly do. If I write a 10-page ebook that helps me market my Web site. Do I really care if someone steals that from me? Probably not. But if I write a 170-page booklet that I sell at my seminars and workshops, then I better register my copyright because some real effort went into that publication and my seminars need it for credibility. I'd be at a loss if someone stole it. Things like this could have been included in the instant book being reviewed to make it better. 5 stars!

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A part of AMG Publishers' 'Following God' seriesReview Date: 2007-09-03
Help for godly financial livingReview Date: 2007-08-02
Faithfulness in Stewardship PrinciplesReview Date: 2007-07-18
The lessons follow a plan for devotional study five days each week and covers topics including: stewardship, debt, virtues, God's will, life goals, handling money, getting our finances in order, borrowing and credit, saving and planning for future needs, as well as exploring the riches we have as Christians.
Each chapter is carefully planned with instruction, suggested Bible readings, thought provoking questions, ideas for prayer and a page for personal notes. I particularly appreciated the emphasis of the side bars highlighting key scripture passages related to the study material and the extensive end notes provided within the chapters.
The studies are based on the parables of Jesus, as well as other Old and New Testament stories that help the reader discover what God's word has to say about personal finances. This is an ideal study for personal or group use, as a small group Bible study, or an Adult Sunday school class.

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Quick,easy readReview Date: 2001-03-12
Pay Less For MoreReview Date: 2001-01-31
Simple but Solid!Review Date: 2001-01-31

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a must have for your financial book collectionReview Date: 2008-10-12
Excellent Book for Personal FinancesReview Date: 2001-09-15
My only concern is that the book was written in 1996 and some of the information could be dated. Still, it is good solid fundemental advice. Anyone following the guidelines and sticks to them will achieve the financial independence they are looking for.
Sophisticated,and very well writtenReview Date: 2000-04-24
I like the way this book is designed to go straight to your immediate interests.
Shows you how to eliminate fifty percent of your business and personal worries.
This is definitely a prescription for curing emotional upsets as in financial worries.!
This book is dedicated to all of you guys out there who think they do not need it.!

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Excellent introductory or review book to theoretical asset pricingReview Date: 2009-01-03
Very accessibleReview Date: 2008-06-02
Excellent introduction to General Equiibrum Asset PricingReview Date: 2005-06-22

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smooth transaction, exact product, nice&easy supplierReview Date: 2007-05-14
Simple Sophistication!Review Date: 2004-07-13
The normal process behind making investments involves an advocate who spends a lot of time massaging the numbers so that the investment can be justified . . . and answering an occasional question about why the investment is or is not a good idea. Much more needs to be done. Anyone who reads and applies Professor Kursh's book can expect to avoid bad investments, spend less on good ones, and get the results they want faster.
The book describes a process that begins with a preliminary analysis to see if it's even worth spending time on the opportunity, then proceeds through an assessment of the business impact of making the decision to go forward, examines risks and how to handle them, looks carefully into what must be done for successful execution and how to be sure that will follow, and ends with a look at how to manage the implementation and its aftermath. I know of no other business book that looks at this full gamut of important issues. This book will be like gold in the hands of those who propose and run investment projects.
Professor Kursh makes many references to popular business books like Good to Great and Execution as reference points for his futher development of the issues raised in those books. He then gives the reader excellent questions to ask and lots of examples of how to do the examination. At the end of each section, there is also a detailed example that is developed throughout the book as a continuity reference.
The book ends with an excellent appendix that describes the various financial measures that need to be examined in order to follow this process. Even someone who is not familiar with accounting will be able to use this appendix to do a better microeconomic analysis of investments.
Professor Kursh has a lot of experience in the software industry, and the book is worth its price just for his many examples of how to avoid making mistakes in adding new software . . . something that more and more companies are doing and having problems with.
Not every investment will require the full analysis described in the book, but for critical applications the full monty will make sense. This book will be most valuable in the small organization where a small group of managers or entrepreneurs need to make "bet the company" investments and do not have a lot of other people to help test their thinking.
I was especially pleased to see that Professor Kursh explained the many ways that a project can get off track and how to determine whether to get it back on track . . . or to simply stop where you are.
The book is written in simple language with simple examples. The ideas behind the language and examples are very sophisticated and profound. Seldom have I seen a book that brings such sophisticated thinking in an accessible way to beginning managers. Very nice job, Professor Kursh!
This book would make an excellent text for undergraduate business students and M.B.A. candidates as well.
After you finish this book, think about what investments you have been avoiding because you were concerned about the risks they present. Then use this book to help you sort through them.
Extremely useful and well explainedReview Date: 2004-05-19
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Very useful book for researchersReview Date: 1999-11-02
Very useful book for researchersReview Date: 1999-11-02
Excellent on both application and analysisReview Date: 1999-10-21

Excellent BookReview Date: 2002-05-25
Excellent Explanations of Monetary TheoryReview Date: 2002-03-16
An excellent bookReview Date: 1999-10-20

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This book will blow your monetary mindReview Date: 2005-08-04
in his book The Monetary Elite vs. Gold's Honest Discipline, LoCascio shows how the integrtiy of our money has been tampered with. His expose is so shockingly cogent that it is a wonder that there is no outrcry against the outrages perpetraded on us all. Step by step, he exposes the powerful monetary elite. Think about it, if it's true that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely, then how would it be possible for those who have the power to create money and value not to have made choices which are favorable to them and not necessarily fair and equitable to all.
This highly alarming but important expose though factual, reads like a real page turner. It opened my mind to something that seems so obvious once i saw it through the perspective of LoCascio's knowledge of the subject.
He paints a convincing picture of how the monetary system is a global Ponzi scheme run by and for the benefit of the monetary elite (bankers, and the people they love to lend to) The title hints at how this works; Since the dollar's not worth its weight in gold anymore, the banking system creates new money at will, nothing stops the monetary elite from rigging the system. That's how they get more from the proverbial pie than they contribute.
When things go wrong (Depression, recession, slow down, etc) he shows how their "fixes" address the effects rather than the causes. Using a narcotics analogy, he shows that successive needles in the arm virtually guarantee eventual collapse.
I loved his interesting thought experiment patterened after the movie "Tading Places" where Dan Akroyd (Winthrop) the wealthy young investment banker is forced to trade places with Eddie Murphy (Valentine) the homeless guy.
His analogy of bankers and parasites is reason enough for me to have read the book.
A must read bookReview Date: 2008-04-10
Gold over paperReview Date: 2005-08-16
Originally inspired by Murray Rothbard's writings on monetary policy (particularly _The Mystery of Banking_), LoCascio has now followed up on his earlier work by more thoroughly investigating the Austrian School. In consequence he's peppered his sequel with references to e.g. Ludwig von Mises and Carl Menger. In fact, at several points (notably the definition of the 'money supply'), LoCascio now relies on specifically Austrian insights.
The essential proposition here is that the jiggery-pokery currently performed by the 'monetary elite' (which LoCascio explained in _Special Privilege_ and explains here in even more depth) would be impossible in a monetary system in which the 'dollar' was defined as a certain weight of gold and banks didn't enjoy special legal protection. There's nothing magical about gold, of course; it's just one of several metals that have always emerged as media of exchange whenever free markets have been allowed to work. Strictly speaking, a properly managed paper currency would do the job just as well. But paper currency doesn't carry any powerful incentive to proper management; in terms of 'honest discipline,' gold's got it all over the fiat currency we use now.
As in LoCascio's earlier book, the 'special privilege' of the banking elite under current U.S. law is sixfold: the power to create money out of thin air; special protection of assets; liability protection; bailout schemes; funny accounting; and secrecy. These privileges combine to create and protect a monetary cartel that, even when it's working 'correctly,' tends to foster heavy inflation (in 1970 this book would have listed for about one-tenth of its current price), and moreover is rife with opportunities for fraud.
LoCascio's explanations of these problems are clear and lucid; moreover, his history of the fractional reserve banking system probably has some new things to offer even those who are already fairly well-read on this subject. In short, it's a well-written and well-argued book that could succeed in taking this argument to a wider audience. And since there's probably a whole new generation out there who isn't yet familiar with the gold standard and the reasons for returning to it, LoCascio's book could also be a 'gateway' to the earlier literature on this subject.
(By the way, something went wrong with the page numbering in the table of contents; by the end of the book, the TOC is off by three pages. Just an FYI, and something to correct in future editions.)
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