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Money and Class in America: Notes and Observations on Our Civil Religion
Published in Hardcover by Grove Press (February, 1988)
Authors: Lewis H. Lapham and Lewis H. Lapman
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All You Need Is Cash
Written in the 1980s when Reaganmania ruled, this book is just as apt for today. Lapham comes from the moneyed class, but he does not take their side. Instead, he offers insights into The Inheritors and The Parvenu from a perspective the rest of us will never attain. The chapter titles alone are worth the read:"The Golden Horde", "Social Hygiene", "Coined Souls". His wit is wonderfully displayed whether he's taking on the bored and clueless trust fund babies or the so-called poor who spend as if they actually have money. America's infatuation with wealth and material accumulation is indeed our civic religion.

MONEY DOESN'T GROW ON TREES : A PARENT'S GUIDE TO RAISING FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE CHILDREN
Published in Paperback by Fireside (25 January, 1994)
Authors: Neale S. Godfrey and Carolina Edwards
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Good book for all parents.
If your a parent and having trouble teaching your children about economy then this is the book for you. It help me with my children very much. This book has many was to help you teach your children and may even teach you a thing or two. So if you need help then get this book.

Money, Inflation, and Unemployment
Published in Hardcover by St. Martin's Press (December, 1991)
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Monetary economics made accessible.
Decent text for early explorations into the field. As Dr Gowland taught me some topics in Monetary Economics at the University of York, U.K. some 15 years ago, I am slightly biased however I recommend it for students of this interesting area.

Money, Sex and Power: The Challenge of the Disciplined Life
Published in Audio Cassette by HarperAudio (March, 1988)
Author: Richard J. Foster
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engaging and enlightening
"The Challenge of the Disciplined Life" by Richard Foster is a very good book. Foster writes about how modern Christians can face the temptations of money, sex and power in the modern world. Foster proposes the use of the spiritual disciplines as weapons in this battle. As with all of Foster's other books, this one is very well written. Foster is the master of engaging his readers; all the while enlightening them. I recommend this wonderful book for everyone walking the path of the Spiritual journey.

A Pocket Tour of Money on the Internet
Published in Paperback by Sybex (May, 1995)
Author: Mark Fister
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Pocket Guide packs it in...
This book is divided into two parts: Part One is an overview for readers who are new to the Internet and/or to investing, and Part Two is a guide to investment sites on the Web. Breivity is the hallmark of the "Pocket Guide" series, but Fister covers the bases -- with a few hidden treasures to be found along the way, as well

Right On The Money
Published in Paperback by Otis T. McMillan Ministries, Inc. (12 July, 1998)
Authors: Otis Thomas McMillan and Otis McMillan
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Right On The Money
This book truly changed my life. My financial future is more secure than ever. The simply down-to-earth style was easy reading for me. As a new couple just starting out, we needed some sound financial advice. This book was the key for us. The book caused me to take a serious look at how I was handling my finances. God bless Rev. McMillan for his efforts in this work!

The TV Game Show Contestant Guidebook: How to Win Big Money on the Show of Your Choice - Guaranteed
Published in Paperback by Wemblyhill Pub (March, 1994)
Authors: David H. Wagner, Terry Wilson, and Wink Martindale
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Guidebook offers tips that could lead to Big Bucks
Altho' this book was originally published quite awhile ago, with the amazing resurgence of game shows, the tips outlined in it are still valid and potentially lucrative.

For anyone interested in making it through the screening process...and getting to the point of actually becoming a contestant on a game show, this book provides some solid information from someone who speaks from experience, as a TV game show winner himself.

The Word on Finances/Topical Scriptures and Concordance
Published in Paperback by Moody Publishers (September, 1994)
Authors: Larry Burkett and Larry Burkkett
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This is a great resource
If you are doing Christian Financial counseling, or just interested in biblical financial principles, this book is a must. Larry Burkett has laid this book out to be an excellent reference with biblical references for each topic.

Hush Money
Published in Audio Cassette by New Millennium Audio (July, 2002)
Authors: Burt Reynolds and Robert B. Parker
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Twenty-five years and 26 books into the Spenser series, Hush Money dishes up another solid installment that is sure to fulfill the cravings of Parker fans new and old. This time Spenser and his buddy Hawk are helping a couple of troubled friends (i.e., they're working without a fee). The first case involves the denial of tenure for Professor Robinson Nevins. While tenure meetings are always closed-door affairs, Nevins assumes that the recent suicide of graduate student Prentice Lamont (who some claim was having an affair with Nevins) ruined his chances for a coveted permanent position. Spenser and Hawk cut a brawl-strewn path through the members of the tenure committee on their way to the surprising truth of the Nevins case. The other investigation pits Spenser against the unknown stalker of K.C. Roth. Spenser's girlfriend, Susan, has known K.C. for a while, and while the PI finds Ms. Roth a bit melodramatic, he's always eager to help a damsel in distress. The only problem is that after he's apparently resolved the case, K.C. begins a little stalking of her own--of Spenser.

The book is driven by the controversies surrounding political correctness that Parker always loves to confront, and it's fun to watch Spenser struggle (a little) to resist K.C.'s advances. It's also a (slightly disturbed) pleasure to see Spenser and Hawk address some academic hypocrisy with their own special brand of reasoning. Not a mystery for the cozy-loving palette, Hush Money's literate, tough-guy dialogue shows why Parker is the rightful heir to the throne of Chandler. --Patrick O'Kelley

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I have liked Spenser, but this was definitely disappointing
I've read a lot of the Spenser books, and I've always enjoyed them, but this latest effort was below par. There seemed to be me to be two fairly substantial flaws: the absurdly unbelievable "resolution" that never gets sufficient explanation; and Parker's own conservative bent that really becomes obnoxious in this book. He takes on political correctness, but regardless of how he tries to let himself off the hook--"I don't really have anything against gays, it's just that all of them in this book are lowlifes"--it comes off badly, frankly. Liberal academics come off even worse. The Spenser series has always been as much (if not more) an opportunity for Parker's societal satire and commentary as it has been about detecting; but this time he made such straw men of his characters that the book suffered.

On the plus side, the dialogue is as snappy as ever, which is why I've always enjoyed Spenser. I hope, having trashed academia (we really aren't all bad) and gays, Spenser, Parker and Hawk can take on some new, more worthy targets.

The Spenser touch with some flaws
Spenser hits his 25th anniversary with this one! Hawk gets him a case looking into a tenure denial, while Susan wants him to help with a stalking. As usual, nothing is simple. Spenser takes care of the stalker but the woman in question becomes addicted to his presence. Meanwhile, the tenure is wrapped up in race, gay pride, outings, and many other concepts.

It's amazing how well Parker does with "touchy subjects" - women stalking men, gays outing other gays, race-wise agendas being thwarted by those who should know better. I enjoy greatly reading about these kinds of situations and the moral dilemma that they pose.

That's not to say that the book really makes any sense. There are a number of huge plot holes. You don't really read Spenser for the mystery part - you read it for the lovely way Parker writes, for the Boston area mentions, and for the way issues are examined.

If you've not read Spenser before, you might want to start from the beginning - you get more out of the series when you understand where the characters are coming from. If you already enjoy Spenser, then you know what to expect - great writing, bizarrely flawed plots.

Good issues, not quite hit upon squarely though
For much of the series, the characters in Spenser books with the notable exception of Rachel Wallace are heterosexual. Of late, though, Parker has introduced detective Farrell, a gay, and in this installment, he examines attitudes toward the gay life style. One problem, though, and this is talked out in the book, is the fact that the majority of people Spenser meets are shady in one way or another, be they of a different ethnic background, or sexual preferance, or whatever.

We do learn of an incident in Hawk's background along with a little more information as we meet his mentor and the mentor's son.

Spenser actually is working two cases here, both pro bono, one for Hawk and the other for Susan. There's irony here. In a previous book, Spenser tried to help her ex-husband, and now for one of her friends. Both times, Susan finds herself betrayed by those she thought she knew.

By the way, I notice more and more criticism lately of Susan Silverman's presence in the books. But she is an essential character. Spenser has a code of ethics and there are times that he feels he has to violate that code in order to do the right thing. This causes enough turmoil that, let's face it, the guy needs a shrink, but is very unlikely to seek one out. His falling in love with one neatly solves the problem. Hence, Susan.

So the story has some failings, but basically should give you four or five enjoyable hours while you read it.

The Millionaire Mind
Published in Audio CD by S&S Sound Ideas (September, 2000)
Authors: Thomas J. Ph.D. Stanley and Cotter Smith
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What do you do after you've written the No. 1 bestseller The Millionaire Next Door? Survey 1,371 more millionaires and write The Millionaire Mind. Dr. Stanley's extremely timely tome is a mixture of entertaining elements. It resembles Regis Philbin's hit show (and CD-ROM game) Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, only you have to pose real-life questions, instead of quizzing about trivia. Are you a gambling, divorce-prone, conspicuously consuming "Income-Statement Affluent" Jacuzzi fool soon to be parted from his or her money, or a frugal, loyal, resole your shoes and buy your own groceries type like one of Stanley's "Balance-Sheet Affluent" millionaires? "Cheap dates," millionaires are 4.9 times likelier to play with their grandkids than shop at Brooks Brothers. "If you asked the average American what it takes to be a millionaire," he writes, "they'd probably cite a number of predictable factors: inheritance, luck, stock market investments.... Topping his list would be a high IQ, high SAT scores and gradepoint average, along with attendance at a top college." No way, says Stanley, backing it up with data he compiled with help from the University of Georgia and Harvard geodemographer Jon Robbin. Robbin may wish he'd majored in socializing at L.S.U., instead, because the numbers show the average millionaire had a lowly 2.92 GPA, SAT scores between 1100 and 1190, and teachers who told them they were mediocre students but personable people. "Discipline 101 and Tenacity 102" made them rich. Stanley got straight C's in English and writing, but he had money-minded drive. He urges you to pattern your life according to Yale professor Robert Sternberg's Successful Intelligence, because Stanley's statistics bear out Sternberg's theories on what makes minds succeed--and it ain't IQ.

Besides offering insights into millionaires' pinchpenny ways, pleasing quips ("big brain, no bucks"), and 46 statistical charts with catchy titles, Stanley's book booms with human-potential pep talk and bristles with anecdotes--for example, about a bus driver who made $3 million, a doctor (reporting that his training gave him zero people skills) who lost $1.5 million, and a loser scholar in the bottom 10 percent on six GRE tests who grew up to be Martin Luther King Jr. Read it and you'll feel like a million bucks. --Tim Appelo

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This book will bore you if you read the first one
A whole lot of nothing is in this book. I was very dissapointed because I thought there would be something new. But if you already read the first book, then I suggest to you to stay away from this one. There were a few interesting stories like the guy who sold salvaged truck parts and became a millionaire, but other than that, it is a total loss. It is basically a paper weight in my house now. Very dry reading as well. Like many other reviewers have said. Dryer than the first book, and that is hard to top.

Also, someone is inflating (and deflating) the helpfullness votes for most of the reviews here. Take a look: If the review is a positive, then it would get over 50-100 helpful votes. And if it was a negative review, it would receive the opposite, 50-100 unhelpful votes. Can you guess which votes I'm going to get? If it's the author himself doing this, then you are a sad sad man.

See into the Millionaire Mind
This excellent book takes a look inside a typical millionaires mind.Interesting stats. Less than 2% have inherited wealth. 98% were self made.Few scored 1400 or higher on their SATs.They became rich without compromising their integrity.Most are married and have chldren and feel that a family complements, and does not compete with success.Vocations are not work, but a labor of love.They are financially indepenent and live a comfortable, not a extravagant lifestyle.They live in fine homes. They are home owners, not renters. They also tend to buy homes when others are selling.Most live in homes that were built over 40 years ago. ONLY 10% live in homes that were built in the last 10 years.32% are business owners. 16% are senior executives. 10% are attorneys and 9% are physicians. Business owners overall are the richest of the group.They attribte their success to these top five success factors:Integrity-being honest with all people.Discipline-applying self controlSocial skills-getting along with peopleA supportive spouseHard work-more than most peopleThe Millionaire Mind is a good read. Great complement to The Millionaire Next Door. I also recommend Marketing to the Affluent by Stanley.

Finally, a Tribute to the "Leisure Class"
Ever since Thorstein Veblen wrote "The Theory of the Leisure Class," the critics of capitalism (including politicians and Hollywood producers)have delighted in bashing the rich for their "conspicuous consumption," prospensity to divorce and find trophy wives, engage in white-collar crime, and avoid paying their "fair share" in taxes.

Now along comes the exhaustive work of Professor Tom Stanley, concluding that the millionaire wealthy class is in reality the model citizen! 92% are married and have been with their first wife for an average 28 years; they live well below their means; 40% have paid off their mortgage; few inherited wealth; over 90% are college graduates; most are not in the top of their class, but average "B" or "C" students; they avoid the lottery and gambling, and enjoy spending most of their time with their family or playing a game of golf with friends; 37% are deeply religious people who attend church regularly; integrity in business is their # priority, and they pay most of the income taxes in this country!

It's great to finally read a book defending the wealthy and the truly successful in this country.

My only gripe: The book has no index!

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