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GRIEF WELLNESS: The Definitive Guide to Dealing with Loss Written by Lynn Isenberg, Author of "The Funeral Planner" (soon to be a Television series) in collaboration with renowned funeral director David M. Techner. This 80 page book pays homage to the unsung role of the funeral director through the eyes of an author-griever (a la "Tuesdays with Morrie" meets "My Dinner with Andre"). A compilation of short stories highlight the day to day decisions...

From the first days of the United States, a battle raged over money. On one side were the democrats, who wanted cheap money and feared the concentration of financial interests in the hands of a few. On the other were the capitalists who sought the soundness of a national bank-and the profits that came with it. In telling this exciting story, H. W. Brands focuses on five "Money Men": Alexander Hamilton, who championed a national bank; Nicholas Biddle,...

"Stormy vows: For a struggling actress, a private audition with a young Hollywood turk like Michael Donovan was the break of a lifetime. But Brenna Sloan refused to be intimidated by the temperamental and sensually overwhelming filmmaker, even if it did cost her the role of a lifetime. For Brenna was both far stronger -- and far more vulnerable -- than Michael could ever guess. And the secret that she was keeping from him would draw them more intimately...