Author: Duane Lance Filer
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1499032609
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 787
Book Description
Ever wonder what really happens that first year after you retire? I'm talking about the day-to-day emotions, feelings, projects, questions, anxieties... the ups and downs of this very important next step in one's life after some 25/30/35/40 years of formal work? Well, my "The Baby Boomers First-Hand/First-Year Guide to Retirement... 365 Days of Bliss (???!!!) or Diss (Not???!!!)" could provide some insight for those recently retired or contemplating retirement. This 365 day (from January 17, 2013 to January 17, 2014) daily journal allows the reader to follow along as I experience the chores, the life; the new budgeting, the wife the questions, the emotions; some answers and hopefully some solutions. "First-Hand" is an easy-to-read/fast page turner; a humorous collection of thoughts and stuff... it does not hit you over the head with heavy retirement questions regarding pensions or 401(k) requirements; or statistics such as inflation projections, investment facts, tax shelters, financial formulas, etc... My book is simply a personal essay of my first 365 days of retirement, featuring real names and real people. Included are personal pictures and anecdotes of my 2013 journey that sheds light on the everyday minutia of retired life. I self-published my first book "SQUARE SQUIRE & THE JOURNEY TO DREAMSTATE" in 2012. I have a completed children's short story collection "LongTALES for shortTAILS" currently being illustrated; and I have a young adult/short story collection "Word Food for Doods" ready for publishing. I am presently working on a novella about a jive/hipster dude cat called "Diddley Squatt."
The Baby Boomers First-Hand, First-Year Guide to Retirement
Author: Duane Lance Filer
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1499032609
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 787
Book Description
Ever wonder what really happens that first year after you retire? I'm talking about the day-to-day emotions, feelings, projects, questions, anxieties... the ups and downs of this very important next step in one's life after some 25/30/35/40 years of formal work? Well, my "The Baby Boomers First-Hand/First-Year Guide to Retirement... 365 Days of Bliss (???!!!) or Diss (Not???!!!)" could provide some insight for those recently retired or contemplating retirement. This 365 day (from January 17, 2013 to January 17, 2014) daily journal allows the reader to follow along as I experience the chores, the life; the new budgeting, the wife the questions, the emotions; some answers and hopefully some solutions. "First-Hand" is an easy-to-read/fast page turner; a humorous collection of thoughts and stuff... it does not hit you over the head with heavy retirement questions regarding pensions or 401(k) requirements; or statistics such as inflation projections, investment facts, tax shelters, financial formulas, etc... My book is simply a personal essay of my first 365 days of retirement, featuring real names and real people. Included are personal pictures and anecdotes of my 2013 journey that sheds light on the everyday minutia of retired life. I self-published my first book "SQUARE SQUIRE & THE JOURNEY TO DREAMSTATE" in 2012. I have a completed children's short story collection "LongTALES for shortTAILS" currently being illustrated; and I have a young adult/short story collection "Word Food for Doods" ready for publishing. I am presently working on a novella about a jive/hipster dude cat called "Diddley Squatt."
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1499032609
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 787
Book Description
Ever wonder what really happens that first year after you retire? I'm talking about the day-to-day emotions, feelings, projects, questions, anxieties... the ups and downs of this very important next step in one's life after some 25/30/35/40 years of formal work? Well, my "The Baby Boomers First-Hand/First-Year Guide to Retirement... 365 Days of Bliss (???!!!) or Diss (Not???!!!)" could provide some insight for those recently retired or contemplating retirement. This 365 day (from January 17, 2013 to January 17, 2014) daily journal allows the reader to follow along as I experience the chores, the life; the new budgeting, the wife the questions, the emotions; some answers and hopefully some solutions. "First-Hand" is an easy-to-read/fast page turner; a humorous collection of thoughts and stuff... it does not hit you over the head with heavy retirement questions regarding pensions or 401(k) requirements; or statistics such as inflation projections, investment facts, tax shelters, financial formulas, etc... My book is simply a personal essay of my first 365 days of retirement, featuring real names and real people. Included are personal pictures and anecdotes of my 2013 journey that sheds light on the everyday minutia of retired life. I self-published my first book "SQUARE SQUIRE & THE JOURNEY TO DREAMSTATE" in 2012. I have a completed children's short story collection "LongTALES for shortTAILS" currently being illustrated; and I have a young adult/short story collection "Word Food for Doods" ready for publishing. I am presently working on a novella about a jive/hipster dude cat called "Diddley Squatt."
Word Food for Doods
Author: Duane Lance Filer
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1546242368
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 133
Book Description
If women can have a chick lit genre, what about a dood food happy hour? Word Food for Doods is a guys night out buffet comprised of three short stories, two funky one-act plays, and two essays that sprout about important men banes. In addition, there are twenty-three eye-popping illustrations. Women? These stories will help you understand our warped minds. These stories will enthral both sexes. Enjoy padners!
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1546242368
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 133
Book Description
If women can have a chick lit genre, what about a dood food happy hour? Word Food for Doods is a guys night out buffet comprised of three short stories, two funky one-act plays, and two essays that sprout about important men banes. In addition, there are twenty-three eye-popping illustrations. Women? These stories will help you understand our warped minds. These stories will enthral both sexes. Enjoy padners!
The Legend of Diddley Squatt
Author: Duane Lance Filer
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1532033850
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
Sometime during the middle of the twentieth century, a black child is born in Rundown City, Mississippi, to rundown parents. After Diddley Squatts sixteen-year-old mother splits the scene and leaves him in the care of his grandmother, Momma Squatt, Diddley settles into a new life within her three-story hotel/brothel, the Copp-A-Squatt Inn. As he grows older and is nicknamed Young Didd, the boy is unfortunately bullied because of his unusual name and life circumstances. Luckily Diddley develops a thick skin and learns that love is better than hate, thanks to the nurturing, lessons, and mentoring provided by his grandmother and the strong ladies who, along with a goo-gaggle of inn customers that include famous musicians, soldiers on leave, and politicians, visit the brothel. While on his unique coming-of-age journey, Diddley also uncovers the mystical powers behind a magical harmonica that allow him to bond with creatures who he never imagined could become his best friends and who could somehow lead him to a new destiny. In this urban novella, a black boy growing up in the South must somehow learn to find his way in life after his mother abandons him, with help from well-meaning people.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1532033850
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
Sometime during the middle of the twentieth century, a black child is born in Rundown City, Mississippi, to rundown parents. After Diddley Squatts sixteen-year-old mother splits the scene and leaves him in the care of his grandmother, Momma Squatt, Diddley settles into a new life within her three-story hotel/brothel, the Copp-A-Squatt Inn. As he grows older and is nicknamed Young Didd, the boy is unfortunately bullied because of his unusual name and life circumstances. Luckily Diddley develops a thick skin and learns that love is better than hate, thanks to the nurturing, lessons, and mentoring provided by his grandmother and the strong ladies who, along with a goo-gaggle of inn customers that include famous musicians, soldiers on leave, and politicians, visit the brothel. While on his unique coming-of-age journey, Diddley also uncovers the mystical powers behind a magical harmonica that allow him to bond with creatures who he never imagined could become his best friends and who could somehow lead him to a new destiny. In this urban novella, a black boy growing up in the South must somehow learn to find his way in life after his mother abandons him, with help from well-meaning people.
Square Squire and the Journey to Dreamstate
Author: Duane Filer
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1503560155
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Square Squire and the Journey to DreamState, my 394-page, 96,729-word novel, is a semiautobiographical story of growing up geeky in the last innocent time when all the basketball players had hopes and none of the gangs had guns. Squire Brooks is a precocious nerd whose only awareness of the transitions in his neighborhood of Compton, California, in the 60s is the opportunity to chuck stones at the increasing number of For Sale signs in the yards of his white neighbors. His fathers deepening involvement in civil rights creates increasing chaos in his home, where Squire writes his short stories and daydreams. Adolescence brings peer-driven lessons about girls, puberty, girls, bullies, and girls as he navigates the temptations during his elementary, junior high, and high school years. Squires daydreaming has developed into an imaginative mechanism that frees his mind from all the chaos and allows him to escape to a dream state whenever he writes. After graduating from high school and on a road trip with his dog, Julius, Squire meets Octavia Steves, who teaches him that his dream state is actually a form of meditation that could help him become the writer of his dreams.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1503560155
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Square Squire and the Journey to DreamState, my 394-page, 96,729-word novel, is a semiautobiographical story of growing up geeky in the last innocent time when all the basketball players had hopes and none of the gangs had guns. Squire Brooks is a precocious nerd whose only awareness of the transitions in his neighborhood of Compton, California, in the 60s is the opportunity to chuck stones at the increasing number of For Sale signs in the yards of his white neighbors. His fathers deepening involvement in civil rights creates increasing chaos in his home, where Squire writes his short stories and daydreams. Adolescence brings peer-driven lessons about girls, puberty, girls, bullies, and girls as he navigates the temptations during his elementary, junior high, and high school years. Squires daydreaming has developed into an imaginative mechanism that frees his mind from all the chaos and allows him to escape to a dream state whenever he writes. After graduating from high school and on a road trip with his dog, Julius, Squire meets Octavia Steves, who teaches him that his dream state is actually a form of meditation that could help him become the writer of his dreams.
Duncan & the Chocolate Bar
Author: Duane Lance Filer
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1503588947
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
The year is 2050. The space shuttle to the moon has been a reality since 2030. There have been scientists, explorers, politicians, entertainers, and celebrities. Just about every type of scientific type person has been or has plans to go to the moon, but no ordinary people have been included. Black, white, brown, or yellow, no regular ordinary people have been to the moon. Finally, in 2050, the USA government has decided it is time to send some regular folks to the moon. A contest was held to pick three lucky souls to be sent to the moon. Each person selected could also bring a friend. And the best part is that the government claims once the lucky winners get to the moon, there would be a surprise waiting for them. Young Duncan (Dunk) Sylers, eleven years old and from the city of Compton, California, enters the contest. You guessed it. Dunk wins and decides to take his younger cousin Drew on the exploration of a lifetime. Follow along as Duncan, Drew, and the other winners (including a wannabe hippie who brings his parrot as his guest as well as an aging actress and her equally washed up boyfriend) travel toward the moon. Do they succeed? Youll have to read the book.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1503588947
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
The year is 2050. The space shuttle to the moon has been a reality since 2030. There have been scientists, explorers, politicians, entertainers, and celebrities. Just about every type of scientific type person has been or has plans to go to the moon, but no ordinary people have been included. Black, white, brown, or yellow, no regular ordinary people have been to the moon. Finally, in 2050, the USA government has decided it is time to send some regular folks to the moon. A contest was held to pick three lucky souls to be sent to the moon. Each person selected could also bring a friend. And the best part is that the government claims once the lucky winners get to the moon, there would be a surprise waiting for them. Young Duncan (Dunk) Sylers, eleven years old and from the city of Compton, California, enters the contest. You guessed it. Dunk wins and decides to take his younger cousin Drew on the exploration of a lifetime. Follow along as Duncan, Drew, and the other winners (including a wannabe hippie who brings his parrot as his guest as well as an aging actress and her equally washed up boyfriend) travel toward the moon. Do they succeed? Youll have to read the book.
Ms. Missy
Author: Duane Lance Filer
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1503581209
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 23
Book Description
Who out there doesnt remember their first pet? Bishops first dog turns out to be the beautiful diva Missy. Plus, Missy soon has a surprise for the family. Ms. Missy: Bishops First Dog is a true story concerning my familys first petMs. Missy the diva dog! Follow along as Bishop, oldest child of the Morrow household, learns the ins and outs of owning and taking care of a dog. Bishop has daily duties of feeding and caring for Ms. Missy, bathing her in the Morrow backyard with younger siblings, Maxine and Kelvin, and training Missy in the ways of the pet and human world. Time passes as both Missy and the Morrow family grows with additional kids. One day, Missy disappears, and young Bishop feels it is his fault because he scolded Missy too hard. Bishop feels terrible and fears she has run away for good. When Missy is finally found, she has a surprise of a lifetime for the Morrow family! Ms. Missy: Bishops First Dog is Duanes second childrens storybook from his upcoming seven-story LongTALES for shortTAILS collection, following his recently published Fastjack Robinson. Duane self-published his first book, Square Squire and the Journey to Dreamstate, in 2012; he published his second book, The Baby Boomers First-Hand/First-Year Guide to Retirement: 365 Days of Bliss in 2014. Duane also just completed a teens and young adult version of his first book entitled Square Squire and the Journey to Dreamstate: Squared Version 2.0 for Teens and Young Adults. Duane can be contacted at [email protected], at his website (http://duanelancefiler.wix.com/duanelancefiler), or at Facebook or LinkedIn.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1503581209
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 23
Book Description
Who out there doesnt remember their first pet? Bishops first dog turns out to be the beautiful diva Missy. Plus, Missy soon has a surprise for the family. Ms. Missy: Bishops First Dog is a true story concerning my familys first petMs. Missy the diva dog! Follow along as Bishop, oldest child of the Morrow household, learns the ins and outs of owning and taking care of a dog. Bishop has daily duties of feeding and caring for Ms. Missy, bathing her in the Morrow backyard with younger siblings, Maxine and Kelvin, and training Missy in the ways of the pet and human world. Time passes as both Missy and the Morrow family grows with additional kids. One day, Missy disappears, and young Bishop feels it is his fault because he scolded Missy too hard. Bishop feels terrible and fears she has run away for good. When Missy is finally found, she has a surprise of a lifetime for the Morrow family! Ms. Missy: Bishops First Dog is Duanes second childrens storybook from his upcoming seven-story LongTALES for shortTAILS collection, following his recently published Fastjack Robinson. Duane self-published his first book, Square Squire and the Journey to Dreamstate, in 2012; he published his second book, The Baby Boomers First-Hand/First-Year Guide to Retirement: 365 Days of Bliss in 2014. Duane also just completed a teens and young adult version of his first book entitled Square Squire and the Journey to Dreamstate: Squared Version 2.0 for Teens and Young Adults. Duane can be contacted at [email protected], at his website (http://duanelancefiler.wix.com/duanelancefiler), or at Facebook or LinkedIn.
Longtales for Shorttails “Lancie’s Lessons by Letter” & Tales 4 Through 7
Author: Duane Lance Filer
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1664124306
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 55
Book Description
The following four (4) short stories are the last of my “LongTALES for ShortTAILS” collection of seven (7) stories involving stories concocted from family members and personal characters I experienced in my growth experience while moving into adulthood and marriage. I am so proud to say I grew up in Compton, California and had one of the richest childhoods one could ever imagine. My greatest asset was to remember in my mind many childhood experiences; expand and explore these experiences; lock them in the back of my memory; and, finally, to expose them to the rest of the world. Following is the exposing. I just hope you like my stories – but more importantly – can relate to them. This fourth and final addition of my “LongTALES for ShortTAILS” short-story collection is dedicated to my first grandson, Lance Giovanni Filer. “Lil Gio” could easily be many of the kid characters mentioned in the following stories. Enjoy!
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1664124306
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 55
Book Description
The following four (4) short stories are the last of my “LongTALES for ShortTAILS” collection of seven (7) stories involving stories concocted from family members and personal characters I experienced in my growth experience while moving into adulthood and marriage. I am so proud to say I grew up in Compton, California and had one of the richest childhoods one could ever imagine. My greatest asset was to remember in my mind many childhood experiences; expand and explore these experiences; lock them in the back of my memory; and, finally, to expose them to the rest of the world. Following is the exposing. I just hope you like my stories – but more importantly – can relate to them. This fourth and final addition of my “LongTALES for ShortTAILS” short-story collection is dedicated to my first grandson, Lance Giovanni Filer. “Lil Gio” could easily be many of the kid characters mentioned in the following stories. Enjoy!
Invoking the Invisible Hand
Author: Robert Asen
Publisher: MSU Press
ISBN: 1628952725
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
In Invoking the Invisible Hand Robert Asen scrutinizes contemporary debates over proposals to privatize Social Security. Asen argues that a rights-based rhetoric employed by Social Security's original supporters enabled advocates of privatization to align their proposals with the widely held belief that Social Security functions simply as a return on a worker's contributions and that it is not, in fact, a social insurance program. By analyzing major debates over a preeminent American institution, Asen reveals the ways in which language is deployed to identify problems for public policy, craft policy solutions, and promote policies to the populace. He shows how debate participants seek to create favorable contexts for their preferred policies and how they connect these policies to idealized images of the nation.
Publisher: MSU Press
ISBN: 1628952725
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
In Invoking the Invisible Hand Robert Asen scrutinizes contemporary debates over proposals to privatize Social Security. Asen argues that a rights-based rhetoric employed by Social Security's original supporters enabled advocates of privatization to align their proposals with the widely held belief that Social Security functions simply as a return on a worker's contributions and that it is not, in fact, a social insurance program. By analyzing major debates over a preeminent American institution, Asen reveals the ways in which language is deployed to identify problems for public policy, craft policy solutions, and promote policies to the populace. He shows how debate participants seek to create favorable contexts for their preferred policies and how they connect these policies to idealized images of the nation.
Baby Boomer Survival Guide, Second Edition
Author: Barbara Rockefeller
Publisher: Humanix Books
ISBN: 1630061565
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
Fully updated and revised survival guide – including up-to-date changes due to life with Covid-19 – for Baby Boomer generation entering retirement! Baby Boomer Survival Guide, Second Edition: Live, Prosper, and Thrive in Your Retirement is the premier roadmap to retirement for anyone focused on financial security. This is a comprehensive, easy-to-understand guide that covers all the significant financial, healthcare, and lifestyle-related considerations today's Baby Boomer generation needs to know. This essential happiness handbook to financial & health security includes key topics: How to Live a Long, Happy, Healthy Life Expanding Your Interests, Hobbies, Social Network, Community Involvement & Quality Time with Family Where to Live & Where to Travel What to Do With Your Extra Years Strategies for Not Outliving Your Savings Financial Planning and Investing: Rules for Success Taking Advantage of the Trump Tax Cuts Homeownership vs. “Real Estate” & Renting vs. Buying WORKING in Retirement Social Security Optimization Strategies Having a Medicare Game Plan Key Questions and Answers to Long-Term Care Why You Should Think About Inheritance Wills, Trusts & Taking Care of Your Family A little planning and foresight can go a long way toward making sure your hopes and ideals for retirement don’t collide with harsh economic, financial, and health-related realities. Baby Boomer Survival Guide will give you the wherewithal to make your retirement the rich-est, most fulfilling chapter in the book of your life — for yourself and your loved ones.
Publisher: Humanix Books
ISBN: 1630061565
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
Fully updated and revised survival guide – including up-to-date changes due to life with Covid-19 – for Baby Boomer generation entering retirement! Baby Boomer Survival Guide, Second Edition: Live, Prosper, and Thrive in Your Retirement is the premier roadmap to retirement for anyone focused on financial security. This is a comprehensive, easy-to-understand guide that covers all the significant financial, healthcare, and lifestyle-related considerations today's Baby Boomer generation needs to know. This essential happiness handbook to financial & health security includes key topics: How to Live a Long, Happy, Healthy Life Expanding Your Interests, Hobbies, Social Network, Community Involvement & Quality Time with Family Where to Live & Where to Travel What to Do With Your Extra Years Strategies for Not Outliving Your Savings Financial Planning and Investing: Rules for Success Taking Advantage of the Trump Tax Cuts Homeownership vs. “Real Estate” & Renting vs. Buying WORKING in Retirement Social Security Optimization Strategies Having a Medicare Game Plan Key Questions and Answers to Long-Term Care Why You Should Think About Inheritance Wills, Trusts & Taking Care of Your Family A little planning and foresight can go a long way toward making sure your hopes and ideals for retirement don’t collide with harsh economic, financial, and health-related realities. Baby Boomer Survival Guide will give you the wherewithal to make your retirement the rich-est, most fulfilling chapter in the book of your life — for yourself and your loved ones.
My Financial Guide to Success
Author: Tim Smith
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1456719017
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
This book was created to help people open their eyes and see what problems lay ahead for their future and what can be done about it. It will go over the housing crises and why you will not be able to afford a house now or in the years to come if you make a certain income and what you need to do to change this situation. It will also go over why the advice you have been given by your financial planner/advisor or financial news program(s) many no longer be viable in today's economy. This book will give you an insight into what new technologies mean for your career and what jobs may be eliminated or combined.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1456719017
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
This book was created to help people open their eyes and see what problems lay ahead for their future and what can be done about it. It will go over the housing crises and why you will not be able to afford a house now or in the years to come if you make a certain income and what you need to do to change this situation. It will also go over why the advice you have been given by your financial planner/advisor or financial news program(s) many no longer be viable in today's economy. This book will give you an insight into what new technologies mean for your career and what jobs may be eliminated or combined.