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PaineWebber--how to build a college fund for your child
Par Marion Buhagiar. 1989
Under the auspices of one of the nation's best-known brokerage houses, Buhagiar presents parents with savers' guidelines designed to overcome…
the escalating costs of college. A variety of age-keyed investment options are explained including mutual funds, treasury bills, stocks, government bonds, and universal life insuranceI hope
Par Raisa Gorbacheva. 1991
In her introduction, the wife of Michail Gorbachev states that her book is not an autobiography but rather a story…
about herself, past and present, and her reactions to historical events. In a series of five interviews held with Georgi Pryakhin, and translated by David Floyd, Raisa Gorbachev describes the role she came to play as the Soviet Union's first ladyThe August coup: the truth and the lessons
Par Mikhail Gorbachev. 1991
The Soviet Union's first democratically elected president describes the three-day coup d'etat that occurred in August of 1991. Gorbachev defends…
his actions during his confrontation with the plotters, addresses rumors concerning the incident, and discusses events that occurred immediately after the coup, such as the withdrawal of the Baltic States from the Union. He outlines his hopes for the USSR60 songs that explain the '90s
Par Rob Harvilla. 2023
A companion to the #1 music podcast on Spotify, this book takes readers through the greatest hits that define a…
weirdly undefinable decade. The 1990s were a chaotic and gritty and utterly magical time for music, a confounding barrage of genres and lifestyles and superstars, from grunge to hip-hop, from sumptuous R&B to rambunctious ska-punk, from Axl to Kurt to Missy to Santana to Tupac to Britney. In 60 SONGS THAT EXPLAIN THE '90s, Ringer music critic Rob Harvilla reimagines all the earwormy, iconic hits Gen Xers pine for with vivid historical storytelling, sharp critical analysis, rampant loopiness, and wryly personal ruminations on the most bizarre, joyous, and inescapable songs from a decade we both regret entirely and miss desperatelyThe way of chai: Recipes for a meaningful life
Par Kevin Wilson. 2023
In this celebration of the comfort and community to be found in a warm, well-made cup of chai, Kevin Wilson…
offers readers his famous chai recipes alongside meditations on how to live a simple yet full life. Dubbed "the CEO of Chai" by Bon Appétit magazine, Kevin Wilson is an expert on all things chai. When Wilson was a teenager, his family in Sri Lanka applied to come to America, but his was the only visa approved. A world away from his country and so many of his loved ones, he stayed connected to his culture and his family through chai. One day Wilson made a TikTok about how to make the perfect cup of chai—carefully crushing cardamom, cloves, peppercorns, and cinnamon bark, boiling them in milk, adding tea leaves, and stirring until he saw what he describes as "the color of a happy brown boy." The video went viral and earned Wilson many fans who come for the useful guidance on how to make chai but stay for his wise meditations on how the perfect "cuppa" can soothe and sustain us—even in the most trying of times. In this book, Wilson shares his most popular recipes and introduces readers to making chai as a spiritual practice that involves patience and attunement to meld just the right combination of spices. In The Way of Chai Wilson beautifully describes how something as simple as a well-made cup of tea can bring us solace amid our struggles. While a steaming cup of chai can’t solve everything, it can help us tap into the power of patience, clarity, and intentionFinancial aid for veterans, military personnel, and their dependents, 1988-1989
Par Gail Schlachter. 1988
More than a third of America's population in the 1980s has either direct or indirect ties with the armed services.…
This guide directs people to sources of financial aid for education, mortgage assistance, career development, and general emergenciesThe Alamo
Par Leonard Fisher. 1987
The Alamo, a national historic landmark, is known as "the shrine of Texas liberty." William B. Travis, Davy Crockett, James…
Bowie, and some 180 other Texans lost their lives during the battle that took place there in 1836. Originally built as a Franciscan mission, the Alamo has also been used as a supply depot and a general store. For grades 6-9 and older readersThe Brooklyn Bridge: they said it couldn't be built
Par Judith George. 1982
The remarkable story of a determined, nineteenth-century family who built the bridge they said couldn't be built--a suspension bridge connecting…
Brooklyn with New York City. For grades 5-8 and older readersKhubilai Khan: his life and times
Par Morris Rossabi. 1987
Portrait of the legendary Mongol drawn from Chinese, Korean, Persian, Russian, Armenian, and Syrian sources. The author focuses on Khan's…
military exploits and political maneuverings and suggests that the leader's mother and his favorite wife played essential roles in his rise to power. Without their guidance, Rossabi states, the Khan descended to drunkenness and debaucheryVenice, birth of a city
Par Piero Ventura. 1988
Venice, considered by many to be the most beautiful city in the world, is built on islands in the Adriatic…
Sea. This book traces the city's history from 452 to the height of its power in the 1400s and to its conquest by Napoleon in 1797. For grades 6-9 and older readersWilliam H. Taft, 27th president of the United States
Par Lucille Falkof. 1990
William Howard Taft was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on September 15, 1857. Like his grandfather and his father, he chose…
law as a profession and was admitted to the bar in 1880. Taft was elected to the presidency in 1909. At the end of his term he became a law professor at Yale, and was appointed chief justice of the Supreme Court in 1921. For grades 5-8 and older readersWarren G. Harding, 29th President of the United States
Par Anne Canadeo. 1990
Warren Harding was born on November 2, 1865, near Blooming Grove, Ohio, the eldest of eight children. His father was…
a physician. Harding was elected to the presidency in 1920. Several members of his administration became involved in the Teapot Dome scandal, which embittered his last days. He became ill and died in 1923. For grades 5-8 and older readersZachary Taylor, 12th president of the United States (Presidents of the United States)
Par David Collins. 1989
Zachary Taylor was born in 1784 in Virginia, and grew up in Kentucky. During the Revolutionary War his father had…
won acclaim as a soldier, and Zach loved to listen to his war stories and play war games. When Zach was twenty-three, he began his own military career, which would make him a national hero and lead to the presidency. For grades 5-8 and older readersGerald R. Ford, 38th President of the United States
Par David Collins. 1990
Ford was born in Nebraska on July 14, 1913, and named Leslie King, Jr. Two years later his parents divorced,…
and he and his mother moved to Michigan. His mother remarried, and his name was changed to Gerald R. Ford, Jr. Upon the resignation of Nixon, Ford became the first president never elected to the presidency or the vice-presidency. For grades 5-8 and older readersGeorge Washington: 1st president of the United States (Presidents of the United States)
Par Lucille Falkof. 1989
Washington was born in 1732 in Virginia. When he was six, his half-brother, Lawrence, returned from England. George was captivated…
by his brother, whose service in the military convinced George that he, too, was meant for military life. Many year later he would become commander-in-chief of the American forces in the War of Independence. For grades 5-8 and older readersJames E. Carter, 39th president of the United States (Presidents of the United States)
Par Daniel Richman. 1989
Jimmy Carter was born in 1924 in Plains, Georgia, and grew up on a 350-acre farm. His childhood dream was…
to attend the U.S. Naval Academy. Accepted when he was eighteen, he became an officer upon graduation, and later served as an aide to Adm. Rickover. After the death of his father he returned to Plains and began his rise to the presidency. For grades 5-8 and older readersRichard M. Nixon: 37th president of the United States
Par Rebecca Stefoff. 1990
Richard Nixon was born into a working-class Quaker family in California on January 9, 1913, the second of five sons.…
Nixon was an excellent, hardworking student. He began his political career in 1946 after returning from World War II, and was elected president in 1968. Reelected in 1972, he became the first president to resign from office. For grades 5-8 and older readersBenjamin Harrison: 23rd president of the United States
Par Rita Stevens. 1989
Benjamin Harrison was born in 1833 in Ohio. His great-grandfather was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, his grandfather…
was the ninth president, and his father was a member of Congress. After graduating from college and passing the bar, Benjamin moved to Indiana. A Civil War hero, he was elected to the Senate in 1881, and became president in 1888. For grades 5-8 and older readersThis entertaining as well as informative collection provides a continuous history of English monarchy from Celtic times to the reign…
of Elizabeth II. Longford gathered these anecdotes from information written by victims, perpetrators, eye-witnesses, biographers, historians, and the monarchs themselvesHarry S. Truman: 33rd president of the United States (Presidents of the United States)
Par David Collins. 1988
Harry S. Truman was born in 1884 in Missouri. Because he wore thick glasses and loved to read, he was…
often teased by the other boys. After finishing high school he went to work because he could not afford college. In 1944, after serving in the Senate, he was elected vice-president. When President F. D. Roosevelt died in 1945, Truman became president. For grades 5-8 and older readers