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This book was written to help you get a net worth with which you can be happy. It was written for the person just starting out, who is just beginning to make money and who wants to use that money wisely. It assumes that you aren't a millionaire - many finance books have already been written for rich people. Your net worth is simply what you are worth in terms of money. Too many of us have a negative net worth or very little positive net worth...

This is a retelling of William Shakespeare's tragedy HAMLET in today's modern English. If people read this version first, they will understand Shakespeare's original version much better. Do you know a language other than English? If you do, I give you permission to translate this book, copyright your translation, publish or self-publish it, and keep all the royalties for yourself. (Do give me credit, of course, for the original retelling.) ...

Some Samples: • Rolling Stones Keith Richard and Ron Wood attended a party hosted by Dudley Moore and Peter Cook at the Cobden Working Men's Club in London. The party was upstairs, over a bar, and so when Mr. Richard and Mr. Wood felt like getting a pint, they went downstairs. Mr. Richard talked with some of the people in the bar, and one of them asked, "What do you do?" Mr. Richard replied, "I'm in a band." "Which one?" "The Rolling Stones." ...

This is an easy-to-read retelling of William Shakespeare's THE TEMPEST. This is the last play he wrote by himself, although later he co-wrote two plays with John Fletcher. In THE TEMPEST, Prospero, who lives on a mostly deserted island with his daughter, Miranda, uses his magic powers to regain his rightful place as Duke of Milan. Do you know a language other than English? If you do, I give you permission to translate this book, copyright yo...

This volume is a short biography of Nadia Comaneci, winner of five gold medals at the Olympics. Do you know a language other than English? If you do, I give you permission to translate this book, copyright your translation, publish or self-publish it, and keep all the royalties for yourself. (Do give me credit, of course, for the original retelling.) I would like to see my retellings of classic literature used in schools, so I give permiss...

This is an easy-to-read retelling of William Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew." In it, Katherina vows before God - in the marriage ceremony - to love, honor, and obey her husband, but very quickly she makes it apparent that she is not taking her vow seriously. Her husband, Petruchio, is determined to convince her to take that vow seriously. Do you know a language other than English? If you do, I give you permission to translate this bo...

This is an easy-to-read retelling of William Shakespeare's OTHELLO, in which the evil Iago lies and falsely convinces Othello, the Moor (black North African) of Venice, Italy, that his innocent wife, Desdemona, has been cheating on him. Do you know a language other than English? If you do, I give you permission to translate this book, copyright your translation, publish or self-publish it, and keep all the royalties for yourself. (Do give me...

This is an easy-to-read retelling of William Shakespeare's history play "Richard III." People who read this retelling first will find the original play much easier to read and understand. In this play, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, murders his way to the throne of England. Do you know a language other than English? If you do, I give you permission to translate this book, copyright your translation, publish or self-publish it, and keep all the...

One theme of the play - retold here in today's English - is the harmful effects that prejudice can have on people. It can make someone want to cut a pound of flesh from a living person. It can make someone spit on the clothing and the beard of an old person. Do you know a language other than English? If you do, I give you permission to translate this book, copyright your translation, publish or self-publish it, and keep all the royalties for...

This is an easy-to-read retelling of William Shakespeare's romance "Pericles, Prince of Tyre." Pericles wanders the world, marries and has a daughter, loses both his wife and his daughter, and regains both in a happy ending. Do you know a language other than English? If you do, I give you permission to translate this book, copyright your translation, publish or self-publish it, and keep all the royalties for yourself. (Do give me credit, of ...

The purpose of this book is educational. I enjoy reading Nancy Garden's Annie on My Mind, and I believe that it is an excellent book for young adults (and for middle-aged adults such as myself) to read. This book contains many questions about Nancy Garden's Annie on My Mind and their answers. I hope that teachers of young adults will find it useful as a guide for discussions. It can also be used for short writing assignments. Students can an...

Most of these anecdotes are funny, but some are touching rather than humorous Some samples: 1) When major-league baseball star Barry Bonds was still attending classes and playing games at Arizona State, he visited his grandfather for a while when he had some time off. Unfortunately, when he drove back to Arizona State, his mother called him and let him know that his grandfather had died. Barry said, "No, he didn't-I just saw him a couple of ho...

Teachers may find this book useful as a discussion guide for Voltaire's satire CANDIDE Teachers can have students read chapters from the short novel, then teachers can ask students selected questions from this study guide.

This is an easy-to-read retelling of William Shakespeare's "Timon of Athens." People who read this retelling first will find the original play much easier to read and understand. Timon of Athens has a problem. He has been immensely wealthy, and immensely generous, but some of his debts are due, and he has no money. But he is positive that his friends, to whom he has been immensely generous, will be just as generous to him. His steward, Flavi...

This is an easy-to-read retelling of William Shakespeare's RICHARD II. People who read this version first will find the original play much easier to read and understand. Do you know a language other than English? If you do, I give you permission to translate this book, copyright your translation, publish or self-publish it, and keep all the royalties for yourself. (Do give me credit, of course, for the original retelling.) I would like to ...

This book is an easy-to-read retelling of John Lyly's SAPPHO AND PHAO. A working-class ferryman and a princess fall in love. Do you know a language other than English? If you do, I give you permission to translate this book, copyright your translation, publish or self-publish it, and keep all the royalties for yourself. (Do give me credit, of course, for the original retelling.) I would like to see my retellings of classic literature used in s...

This is a short, quick, and easy read. Some Sample Anecdotes: • John Barrymore was noted as much for his dissipation as for his acting. While acting in Hamlet after a night of revelry, he began the "To be or not to be" soliloquy, but in the middle of the speech found it necessary to retire to the side of the stage so he could vomit. Later, he was complimented for this innovation: "I say, Barrymore, that was the most daring and perhaps the most...

This is a short, quick, and easy read. Some Sample Anecdotes: • Jackie Robinson, the African American who integrated modern major-league baseball with the Brooklyn Dodgers, was an activist long before he became famous. As a boy, he and his friends would sometimes go to the movie theater and sit in the white-people-only seats. When that happened, the police would arrive to get them out of those seats. Later, while he was playing with the Kansas...

This is a short, quick, and easy read. Some Sample Anecdotes: • As a young actress just starting in show business, Eve Arden quickly learned not to be absent minded. She once finished a play's first act, went to her dressing room, took off her costume and removed her makeup, and then left the theater to take a bus home - only to find the theater manager running after her and yelling, "Second act!" She returned to the stage wearing galoshes and...

Note: The relationships in this book are of several kinds, not just of Significant Others. • When African-American poet Nikki Giovanni was a teenager in Knoxville, Tennessee, people gathered together to protest a hate crime. Nikki's grandmother explained that she and Nikki's grandfather were too old to march in the protest - so to take their place in the march they had volunteered Nikki. • While growing up in the 1930s, children's book author ...