Die Broke : A Radical 4-Part Personal Finance Plan to Restore Your Confidence Increase Your Net Worth and Afford the Lifestyle of Your Dreams (Cassette)

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Conventional wisdom is clear about what you should be doing at this juncture in your life.Well, guess what?

Conventional wisdom isn't so wise at all any more. If you're going to survive with your peace of mind intact, you need to forget about that nest egg and adopt a new goal:

Die Broke!

And don't worry, Die Broke, the audiobook by Stephen Pollan is here to help.

Die Broke turns conventional wisdom on its head. It says wealth is to be spent while you're alive, either on yourself or your loved ones, and that every penny left after you die is a failing.

Die Broke preaches a radically new approach to career and personal finance. In a nutshell, it says :

Quit Today. Accept that from this day you're a free agent whose number one workplace priority is your own personal bottom line.

Pay Cash. Saving, not spending, must become reflexive, and credit should be a rarely used tool for those few times (homes, cars) when paying cash is impossible.

Don't Retire. Your worklife should be a journey up and down hills, rather than a climb up a sheer cliff that ends with a jump into the abyss.

Die Broke offers a comprehensive and practical message for financial happiness at the millennium's end. It's a cry for sanity, a signpost to security, a refreshing new point of view. Now, there's a way out of worry, a lifetime plan that actually delivers not just peace of mind, but the lifestyle of your dreams.

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Financial Planning for Stunt Pilots.......2003-12-02

Die Broke is an extremely seductive book. Stephen Pollan's idea is that you'd be a fool to save your money for a rainy day. He says spend it now, which is contrary to what evey other personal finance expert advises. Take a round-the-world cruise, buy that new Mercedes, or better yet, lease it. This advice goes against the grain, and I found myself fascinated by such an original approach. It's tempting to adopt his methods and live for the present, but my advice is listen to the book, but don't take it too seriously.

Redundant, repetitive, and sometimes he even repeats himself.......2001-07-06

My opinion of this book changed a few times while I was reading it.

First, I thought that this book was pretty good in that it gives a "radical" new approach to personal finance. I enjoyed this book because of this. It takes a topic that can be very vanilla in its ways, and gives a brand new thought process. I guarantee you that you will see some ideas that totally contradict what other personal finance consultants would say. For example, the author actually makes an argument for leasing instead of buying a car. Seeing that argument was a first for me, especially in this type of book.

Then, the author became very repetitive, and actually started to use examples and paragraphs that were previously used in this book. This was quite annoying.

Finally, the book finished it's 4 part radical plan, and began to add commentary about various topics in personal finance. After being annoyed, this section kind of got me back on track. Again, it was interesting to read opinions that were not necessarily mainstream, on topics that have been discussed to death in other books.

Overall, I would say that people should give this book a try. Beware of the redundancy, and go in with an open mind.

You won't read about having to live under your means, or about how accumulate the most wealth to give to your heirs. Instead, you will see how to make the most of you money, live at your means, die broke, and leave people a minimal estate. Through the use of annuities, insurance, and reverse mortgages, one can have money till the day they die. However, the book does come up short when it talks about actually implementing this program. For example, there was no mention on the typical price of an annuity, nor how one would actually purchase these annuities with a minimal savings account. If it was mentioned, it was given the justice it deserved.

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Stereotypes lead to illogic.......1998-04-13

This is the ultimate demonstration of GIGO (garbage in; garbage out). They start with defining all readers as a stereotypical babyboomer husband and wife team who are so work driven they get nothing out of life. Authors as lawyer-savior-savant advise them to quit their jobs, or at least think as if they quit, tear up their credit cards and work the rest of their lives while spending all they have and dying broke. Not every baby boomer, much less average American, is what they describe as the party to whom they are giving advice. While there is good advice in some of the book, the idea of proceeding from a stereotypical description of a person leads to a conclusion that might be of value only to that stereotypical person. The conclusions and advice given cannot apply to most people, much less all people. There remain in the society hard workers and slackers; brain surgeons and dullards; computer programmers and ditch diggers; driven producers and fourth generation welfare recipients. Ovbiously, this book is not for food stamp recipients or clients of the welfare system. Never the less there is good advice that is worth taking and understanding. The credit card system, whereby one obligates himself to pay without the pain of shelling out hard earned cash, allows one to build debt without feeling it. This book is really for those much too busy to read it.

Financial Planning for Stunt Pilots.......1998-03-30

Sound advice for any age........1998-03-28

Written for "baby-boomers," but, most definitely recommended for us younger folks too.

I took a chance, liked what I heard, and bought a set for a '25ish' friend; whose nose is always stuck in one financial book or another. He was immediately hooked, and, has already begun to change his way of spending, thinking, and doing. Just last week, he was thinking of buying the paper edition to reinforce what he listened to!

Generally, I don't do well with audio-books (or even the written financial word), but, this one is worth picking up in any form.

My Dad raised me on many of the same practices and principles preached within, and I couldn't agree more with the concept of; dying broke, paying cash, and giving now!, instead of leaving it later.

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Company of Heroes: Unleashing the Power of Self-Leadership
Charles C. Manz , and Henry P., Jr. JR. Sims
Manufacturer: Diane Books Publishing Company
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Binding: Hardcover

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Emotional Discipline: The Power to Choose How You Feel; 5 Life Changing Steps to Feeling Better Every Day

ASIN: 0788160036

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A successful career means more than just upward mobility and a house in the suburbs-it's the chance to work with people who are as optimistic, energetic, and successful as you are. The chance, in other words, to be part of a company of heroes.

In this book, authors Henry Sims and Charles Manz show you how to make this dream come true. Company of Heroes is a springboard for releasing the talent, energy, and enthusiasm of everyone in the organization-not just those at the top. Offering new concepts of leadership-among them, heroic self-leadership-this remarkable book calls for a new, dynamic attitude toward work in today's business organizations.

Developing ideas presented in their acclaimed book SuperLeadership, the authors describe a pragmatic, detailed program you can use to transform everyone in your company into a heroic self-leader. You'll learn:
* How to become a self-leader and serve as a self-leadership model for others
* Why SuperLeadership is much more in tune with today's business needs than traditional models of leadership
* How the core process of follower self-leadership works and how to implement proven self-leadership strategies
* How organizations and managers can make the challenging transition to self-leadership
* How to use teams to empower followers and how to take the entire team concept to the next level
* How a total culture of self-leadership can create a company of heroes
* What can be learned from the examples of such real-life SuperLeaders as Jack Welch, CEO of General Electric; Ricardo Semler, CEO of Semler Industries; and Dennis Bakke, CEO of AES Corporation

An invaluable resource for all managers and supervisors, Company of Heroes is a blueprint for all those who want to build the new, more dynamic organizations of the future now.

A practical, step-by-step program for unleashing the full talents of everyone in your organization

Company of Heroes

In the leaner, meaner organizations of the 1990s the ability to turn a work group into a company of heroes is the key to managerial success. Drawing on concepts set forth in their bestselling SuperLeadership, Henry P. Sims, Jr., and Charles C. Manz provide a complete set of proven, easy-to-use strategies and techniques that managers can use to help their people become heroes-creative, highly motivated self-leaders.

Practical, step-by-step guidance on implementing SuperLeadership concepts in any industry
* How to become a self-leader and serve as a self-leadership model for others
* A detailed examination of the traditional leadership models-why they have lost effectiveness and why SuperLeadership offers a more dynamic, empowering way to lead
* Promoting self-led teamwork and boosting the performance levels of teams
* Vivid, real-life examples of SuperLeaders and self-leadership in action

And many more strategies and techniques for unleashing the powerful self-leadership capacity that resides within each person. Company of Heroes is must reading for all managers and supervisors determined to create extraordinarily effective organizations.

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Handbook of Flowers, Foliage, and Creative Design is a handy bench reference for floral designers. As an addendum to The Art of Floral Design, 2E, this handbook provides easy access to basic information, as well as step-by-step floral arrangement instructions and a flower and foliage identification section. A glossary provides users with an excellent reference of technical terminology used within the industry.

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Astronomers believe that a supernova is a massive explosion signaling the death of a star, causing a cosmic recycling of the chemical elements and leaving behind a pulsar, black hole, or nothing at all. In an engaging story of the life cycles of stars, Laurence Marschall tells how early astronomers identified supernovae, and how later scientists came to their current understanding, piecing together observations and historical accounts to form a theory, which was tested by intensive study of SN 1987A, the brightest supernova since 1006. He has revised and updated The Supernova Story to include all the latest developments concerning SN 1987A, which astronomers still watch for possible aftershocks, as well as SN 1993J, the spectacular new event in the cosmic laboratory.

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A good overview about Supernovae, though its from 1988.......1998-04-19

This book brings a good overview to the reader, how Supernovae brings their information to our planet and how they develop with all the basics of astrophysics an cosmology needed to understand. It was published first in 1988 but a 2. series came out in 1994. So you can't find the newest informations on Supernovae.

A Blast!.......1997-12-31

Found the book to be inspirational to my own writing. A good introduction to the lay person, and with healthy detail for the versed.

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Supernova (Star Wars RPG)

Manufacturer: West End Games
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ASIN: 0874311950

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"The inhabitants of the Demophon system face a threat far greater than that of the Empire: their sun is about go supernova, destroying all life on the worlds around it. A band of determined Rebels must act to save those the Empire deems unfit to live while solving the dark mysteries of Demophon. Encounter the bizarre Ssithers and the monstrous lagoin; struggle to survive the virus codenamed "Mynock"; battle your way into the heart of Imperial Security to rescue Rebel prisoners. This explosive new adventure collection features five exciting mini-adventures and an overview of the Demophon system."

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Supernova! the Exploding Star of 1987
Donald Goldsmith
Manufacturer: St Martins Pr
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starpower #1 supernova
She read the whole thing!

Supernova (Star Power)
Catherine Hapka
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ASIN: 0689867875

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When you're reaching for the stars, nothing can hold you back.

Star Calloway is fourteen years old, and she's the most famous pop star in the world. Her album has topped the charts, her video is all the rage, and she's about to start her world tour. There's only one thing that keeps her life from being perfect: Star's parents and baby brother have been missing for two years, and no one knows what happened to them.

Still, Star knows her family would want her to be happy, and performing means everything to her. But with so many mysterious things going wrong in preparation for the tour, could the show be over before it begins?

Customer Reviews:

starpower #1 supernova.......2007-09-18

Star is a huge pop star, she has it all! But her parents and baby brother are missing. This is a really good book, it is great for young girls because star is not stuck up and she is down to earth, it is unlike the a-list which alot of older teens would enjoy. I like star because she is kind and she works hard. Things start to go wrong after a while because someone is trying to reck her tour. 5 stars for star!!

She read the whole thing!.......2004-10-28

My daughter read this book in two days - she just loved it. She shared the story with me in great detail and asked if there were any more books like this! I was so happy to see her enjoy it. It's an excellent book for young girls.

ANDY WARHOL/SUPERNOVA: Stars, Deaths, and Disasters, 1962-1964

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A 'must' for any serious Warhol collection
Warhol catalogue

ANDY WARHOL/SUPERNOVA: Stars, Deaths, and Disasters, 1962-1964
Andy Warhol
Manufacturer: Walker Art Center
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0935640835
Release Date: 2005-11-15

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Description: In the age of mass media, American culture has displayed an unequaled fascination with both celebrities and disasters. Andy Warhol was one of the first artists to investigate these twin obsessions, beginning in the mid-1960s, as he shifted his practice from hand-painting to the mechanical photo silkscreen process. Andy Warhol/Supernova brings together more than 50 examples of the artist's early silkscreen work, juxtaposing his iconic serial images of Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor and Elvis Presley with his evocative and often disturbing appropriations of car crashes, electric chairs, and other "disasters," appropriated from photojournalism and made side by side. The combination provides a glimpse into a prevailing condition of American modernity--this dual fascination with fame and tragedy--that remains a key component of our national identity. Looking back at this body of masterworks, now some 40 years old, it becomes clear that if some things have changed, more have stayed the same.

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A 'must' for any serious Warhol collection.......2006-07-24

SUPERNOVA: STARS, DEATHS, AND DISASTERS 1962-64 gathers Andy Warhol's works from a narrow period of time, with a focus on Warhol's paintings of disasters, crashes, and more. Essays by Warhol critics accompany this survey of his works in a range of media, providing a visual catalog of his artistic methods and influence and presenting holdings from the Walker Art Center, which began its relationship with Warhol in 1967. ANDY WARHOL/SUPERNOVA accompanies an exhibition but stands well on its own, packing in large-size black and white and color photos from Warhol's works and including the background commentary and criticism essential to understanding them. A 'must' for any serious Warhol collection.

Diane C. Donovan
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Warhol catalogue.......2006-03-13

Catalogue from Walker Art Center.
Arrived safely (after 2 weeks?) in a very good condition.

Superstar: The Supernova of 1987 (Voyage Into Space Book)

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Superstar: The Supernova of 1987 (Voyage Into Space Book)
Franklyn Mansfield Branley
Manufacturer: Ty Crowell Co
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The Exploding Suns: The Secrets of the Supernovas; Updated Edition

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Great Overview of Stars + Brief Biology

The Exploding Suns: The Secrets of the Supernovas; Updated Edition
Isaac Asimov , and William A. Gutsch
Manufacturer: Plume
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Great Overview of Stars + Brief Biology.......2006-05-09

"The Exploding Suns" covers much history of human's study of the sky and much about stars and life in a surprisingly interesting manner. Descriptions are given about observations throughout history, especially of supernovas (which are what the text comes back to again and again -- hence the second portion of the title).

The question that seems to be the main motivation for this book is, how do we explain our present situation? However, that question is too broad, so Asimov answers many smaller questions to build the big picture. Where did all the elements come from? How did they form? How did life arise? How did life develop? (The last two are not explained as thoroughly as the first two.) These are just some of the questions that motivates the reader throughout the book.

Asimov leads the reader through many different types of stars and explains, quite clearly, how a star goes nova or supernova. Of course, if you are looking for the mathematics behind all of this science, this is not the text! Near the end of the text, Asimov also describes some basic biology and gives a "quick" explanation of how life has evolved. Regardless, it is great if you are just interested in the topic, which was my situation. Also, no prior background is assumed; this text is self-contained. Overall, I found the text lively and engaging, something that is not a given with this subject matter. 5 well earned stars.

"Updated Edition" (What's new?)
From what I could gather from my updated edition, the "only" update is an added chapter. This new chapter, written by Dr. William A. Gutsch Jr., is worth reading since it contains new developments through recently observed supernovas and describes some modifications to our theories of Type I supernovas (as described in earlier chapters of the book). This isn't saying the earlier chapters are worthless; they explain a lot and this background is needed to understand the recent observations. From my understanding, the modifications to the theory really are modifications to fit the new observations and not an entirely reworked theory, so reading Asimov's text will not be a waste of time (it is not outdated -- new discoveries build on it).

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Stars and Supernovas
DK Publishing
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Exploring the nature, evolution, and life cycle of the most numerous bodies in space, Star and Supernovas presents an absorbing account of the object of fascination and wonder since the beginning of humanity. The book begins by looking at stars an constellations as they appear to us in the night sky, and goes on the examine some of the ideas that ancient pre-scientific cultures had about their nature, behavior, and significance.

We see how astronomers have been able to discover the true nature of stars and measure their distances, brilliancies, temperatures, and chemical compositions. also, we learn about supergiants, white dwarfs, and about stars that move in pairs, starts that vary in brightness, and stars that explode.

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