This Element is an excerpt from America, Welcome to the Poorhouse: What You Must Do to Protect Your Financial Future and the Reform We Need (ISBN: 9780137020171) by Jane White. Available in print and digital formats. The simple investing rules that can still help you build and preserve a secure retirement. To save for retirement, Keep It Simple. Obey some basic rules. Invest mostly in stocks, gradually shifting to money market funds as you approach retirement. Avoid brokerage accounts (in which you actively trade) because you can’t time the market. Don’t sell in a market downturn. And don’t cash out: Don’t tap into your 401(k) savings when changing jobs.
“Crack open this book and enter a bromide-free zone. Jane White knows why American families feel as if they are on a treadmill running out of control, and she explains the reasons with clarity, insight, and rare honesty. She also offers several practical suggestions for how we as individuals, families, and a nation can get out of the mess. Policymakers would be wise to listen.” Evan Cooper, Deputy Editor, InvestmentNews “This eye-opening book sounds the alarm about many Americans’ dim financial futures if consumers, businesses, and politicians don’t change their ways. Jane White lays blame and names names. Until change happens, White offers prescriptions for your biggest money concerns--retirement, housing, college costs, and credit cards--featuring tried-and-true advice.” Gregory Karp, Syndicated Newspaper Columnist and Author of The 1-2-3 Money Plan and Living Rich by Spending Smart “Americans need this vigorous wake-up call if they are to make it through the first half of the 21st century. They are burying themselves in debt--for education, for homes, and for toys--leaving too little for savings and investment. Jane White shows them where they are going wrong and how they can put themselves right.” Thomas G. Donlan, Editorial Page Editor, Barron’s National Business and Financial Weekly “Jane White has written a barnburner of a book. Though the title may cause alarm, America, Welcome to the Poorhouse is ultimately reassuring. We can protect our own financial futures if we get wise--and get together to demand real change.” Jacob S. Hacker, Author of The Great Risk Shift: The New Economic Insecurity and the Decline of the American Dream Too many American families are racing toward financial catastrophe--saddled with exploding credit card and college debt, out-of-control housing costs, and underfunded 401(k) accounts. America, Welcome to the Poorhouse reveals the political and economic forces that got us into this predicament, strategies to get Congress to enact needed reform, and practical tips you won’t find anywhere else on how to make the most of your money until reform happens. White offers indispensable practical advice for regaining control of your own financial future--specific strategies for reducing your debt, safeguarding your retirement, and helping your children get the education they’ll need to compete in today’s world. Shrimp on the barbie, Koala bears, and a secure retirement. Why most Australians will end up with at least half a million dollars in their version of a 401(k) plan--and what we can do to transform our 401(k) plans into actual pensions. How the mortgage industry lobbied to dismantle regulation and offer bait-and-switch adjustable rate mortgages. How to protect yourself--no matter what happens. Your personal plan for saving for retirement, finding “bargain” colleges, and getting out of credit card debt. How to build a citizens lobby that wins. Making taxpayers as powerful as the so-called financial services industry and getting rid of the members of Congress that do its bidding.
“The most frightening novel of the year.” – The Scotsman Todd, Randy, and Carter come across a boy while roaming the countryside near their town. They take him hostage in a cave in an abandoned quarry and consider what to do next. In Lord of the Flies, William Golding needed a plane crash and a desert island to bring out the capacity for violence and evil in his English schoolboys. Jane White, a mother and housewife living in Godalming when she wrote Quarry, needed only a chance encounter in fields not unlike those around her own development. Quarry is deeply unsettling. White’s teenaged kidnappers ride bikes, worry about exams, have to be home in time for supper. Yet they also imprison and torture another boy with the cold calculating objectivity that Hannah Arendt called “the banality of evil.” Written in cool, realistic prose, Quarry pulls the reader into a vortex of violence and inhumanity. It’s a gripping and believable account of a crime and a parable filled with complex symbolism. “Nothing since A High Wind in Jamaica probes the depths of innocence with such terror and finesse as Jane White’s novel,” declared Newsday.
Arlene Jane White was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi and lived there until age 18. While reading every book available to her, she developed a true passion for oral storytelling and writing non-fiction. Precious and intense memories of people, places, and things are liberally shared in each of her narratives. "Grown Folks' Business" is an-at-a-glance version of White's "to be continued" life story. This writer's down-to-earth approach captures and conveys lessons learned over time. This humorous and reflective memoir evokes emotions ranging from gladness to sadness, while making stops at all points in between. It is a heartfelt expression of love for all those who walk across the stages of this woman's life. In response, readers shake their heads and laugh out loud while turning pages of Grown Folks' Business. About the Author The author has lived in Lajes Field (Terceira Island, Azores), Portugal; Millington and Memphis, Tennessee; Norfolk, Virginia; and San Diego, California. She returned to Vicksburg, Mississippi, in 1981 and later moved to other cities within the state. Her travels led to chance encounters with so many interesting souls. That company of remarkable people will be featured along with family and close friends in future published works by this prolific writer. Arlene Jane White currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia.
Chris Matthews “When are we going to have the book we've really been waiting for, 'Killing O'Reilly?' When's that coming out?”Stephen Colbert “I'm not saying it wouldn't be a big seller. But it might be a little cry for help.” October 2, 2013 The Colbert ReportO'Reilly's response to Matthews “There is good reason why he (Chris Matthews) and his cohorts want me dead, ratings.” October 4, 2013 The O'Reilly Factor“The thing about “Killing O'Reilly” that really amazes me is the subtle satire, how it is all there without beating you over the head.”The Oscillator eNews“Quick action from the start, easy to follow, and nothing is as obvious as it seems.”The CoConspirator“Jane White may have cut her teeth on Colbert but her use of satire and irony is brilliantly understated.”The Renegade“Not since Stephen Crane wrote 'The Red Badge of Courage' have we seen such powerful use of understatement.”Provocateur MagazineAs of the writing of this book Bill O'Reilly was still very much alive. I'm not sure why, though. It does seem that he enrages a great many people and with at least a small militia worth of gun-toting extremists searching to make their mark in the annals of martyrdom…So why write a book that depicts a very much alive cause célèbre being shot in the face? It seemed like the right time. O'Reilly will probably live many more years annoying people who still think for themselves yet cannot escape his reach. According to statistics which I just made up O'Reilly will most likely die of coronary disease, alone, but certainly not broke. Why write an alternative ending for the guy who grew his fortune by rewriting history? I could think of no reason not to. So enjoy this story that is much more than just a giant windbag getting gassed. And the next time you stand on your soapbox and run your mouth because you think this is 'Murica and you have the right to say whatever the hell you want without suffering the consequences know that there is always someone crazier than you who thinks you don't. Jane White
The No.1 bestselling cookbook from sassy food revolutionary Susan Jane White, full of seriously tasty recipes for high energy and glowing health, all free from wheat, dairy and refined sugar.When Irish food writer Susan Jane White was advised to stay away from wheat, dairy and refined sugar during a debilitating illness, her food future seemed bleak, bland and boring. So, drawing on her gastronomic background, she created seriously tasty recipes that didn't compromise her health. The result? Susan Jane's energy levels went through the roof and her friends and family began to look for her 'free-from' recipes whether or not they had intolerances.Packed with Susan Jane's delicious wheat-free, dairy-free and refined sugar-free recipes and full of invaluable advice for anyone starting out on their own health journey, The Extra Virgin Kitchen is your ideal kitchen companion. Funny, informative and full of personality, The Extra Virgin Kitchen will change how you cook, eat and view food forever. Get ready to embrace healthy eating and nutritious cooking – with no sacrifice to fun or flavour!'If anyone ever needed proof that super-healthy food makes a huge difference to your energy levels, immune system and general vitality, then one look at the ever-effervescent Susan Jane White would tell you everything you need to know.' Bestselling chef Rachel Allen'Do you and your body a favour – read this book. Susan Jane White knows what's good for you and it doesn't hurt that she writes like a dream.' Róisín Ingle, The Irish Times'Hilariously written and filled with do-able and exciting new recipes.' Food writer and TV personality Donal SkehanAlso by Susan Jane White: The Virtuous Tart – Sinful but Saintly Recipes for Sweets, Treats and SnacksYou can watch Susan Jane in action on Jamie Oliver's Drinks Tube YouTube channel.
Growing up on a modest family farm in rural Ontario, Jane Ovington was never the delecate flower that her mother might have imagined her to be. Instead, Jane was a rough and tumble tomboy who was known to enjoy time in the barn, skipping school for an impromptu hunt, or mixing it up with the boys who dared to pick a fight. As the years passed, Jane roused less rabble and opted to marry her childhood sweetheart, build a home, raise a family. and eventually transition into the off-farm workforce. She did this without letting go of her cheerful and humourous personality, and without forgetting her cherished family roots and childhood lessons of a simpler time. Plain Jane preserves and shares these stories. Whether viewed through a local history lens, or as a lookback at the Ovington family, these recollections are informative, entertaining, and they offer something for everyone.
Do you want to eat badass nourishing meals, but don't want to cook every single night? Do you want to reduce the honking 6 p.m. stress in your home? Do you want to spend less time and money shopping for arcane ingredients? Then get ready to discover the genius of batch cooking. Susan Jane White's brilliant new book shows you how to eat well all week while respecting your time, money and patience. Learn to create meals that will sit in your fridge, hang out on your shelves or wait patiently in your freezer, giving you much more return on your kitchen investment. So you can say yes to that bike ride with the kids or stay late at work to finish that report, because you took Three-Bean Chilli and Salted Coffee Caramels out of the freezer for dinner tonight. Clever batch. 'Susan Jane White is a delicious cross between Mary Poppins and Marie Kondo. She's going to sort out your time management with magic and style.' Melissa Hemsley
Have your cake and eat it too--recipes for sinful sweets with redeeming health benefits. Now you can have your cake and eat it too! Discover virgin drinks, virtuous tarts, and saintly treats that are packed with nutritional hits that love your body, boost your brain, and make you feel and look great. In over 60 recipes with healthy benefits you’ll discover new ingredients that not only taste better but treat your body better too. Recipes include: · Piña Kale-ada, full of fortifying folate · Lemon Shizzle Cake, bursting with vitamin C and an anti-inflammatory dose of turmeric · Honuts, the healthy donut · Macaccino Torte with Toasted Pecan and Chocolate Crumble, beaming with stamina-building maca and antioxidant-rich cacao Imagine a nutritional slam dunk while snacking on chocolate! Picture your taste buds raving to the tune of coconut torte! Visualize your toes break-dancing with every crunch of a ginger cookie! The recipes in The Virtuous Tart will nurse your sweet tooth and energize your body, and Susan Jane will have you laughing all the while. 97% of the recipes in this book are gluten free.** **Two recipes in the book contain gluten: Chocolate Guinness Cake (p. 97) and Sea Salteasers (p. 194)
In The Everyday Language of White Racism, Jane H. Hillprovides an incisive analysis of everyday language to reveal theunderlying racist stereotypes that continue to circulate inAmerican culture. provides a detailed background on the theory of race andracism reveals how racializing discourse—talk and text thatproduces and reproduces ideas about races and assigns people tothem—facilitates a victim-blaming logic integrates a broad and interdisciplinary range of literaturefrom sociology, social psychology, justice studies, critical legalstudies, philosophy, literature, and other disciplines that havestudied racism, as well as material from anthropology andsociolinguistics Part of the ahref="http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-410785.html"target="_blank"Blackwell Studies in Discourse and CultureSeries/a
This wild comedy is set at a toxic waste dump in the Midwest. Three brothers are there to toast the memory of R.V., wife to one and lover to the others, who committed suicide. Roy, the honorary mayor who is dressed as Lincoln to deliver the Gettysburg Address at Fourth of July celebrations, is worried because the town newspaper has revealed that the barrels he imports aren't "food additives" and because his wife now knows about his girlfriend. After brother Moon, a soldier of fortune who has been away killing third world people, talks Roy's wife out of shooting him, R.V. appears looking unchanged by twenty years of being dead. She says the men must march 600 miles to the Washington Monument, naked with a sign that reads "We're Sorry." When their recently deceased mother also appears to chastise them for their sins and for dispersing her ashes at Wendy's instead of Hardee's, the men know what they must do. - Publisher's note.
Coming to Terms: The Collected Works of Jane Blankenship, an edited collection from Jane Blankenship and Janette Kenner Muir, is the story of one academic journey through self-discovery, intellectual development, and mentorship. It is a conversation that illustrates how, in Mary Catherine Bateson’s terms, one composes a life that has meaning and makes a significant difference in other lives as well. Jane Blankenship was an active member of the speech communication discipline, starting with her first job teaching in the Rhetoric and Composition program at Mount Holyoke College and finishing with the great distinction of Professor Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. As a noted rhetorical scholar in both criticism and theory, Jane Blankenship was a long-time leader within the National Communication Association (including one of a handful of women who served as president in the 20th Century), and an award winner of numerous teaching and scholarship awards. Throughout her academic career, Blankenship made important contributions to the understanding of language and form, specific literary critics such as Kenneth Burke and Samuel Coleridge, and the role of women in politics. Most importantly, she worked with and inspired a cadre of graduate students who continue to reflect her ideas and perspectives in their own work, particularly in the area of political communication. Through her writing and mentoring, she impacted and changed thousands of lives. Coming to Terms brings together some of the significant pieces that marked Jane Blankenship’s career and also shows the process wherein one makes choices in writing and publishing that underscore the interrelationship between scholarship and teaching—an important element throughout her academic life.
Energy-boosting recipes for glowing health from the "queen of guilt-free gobbling." Like many of us, Susan Jane White spent a long time fighting her body, riding the wheat-sugar-dairy merry-go-round, thinking her diet couldn’t possibly be the reason she felt so ill. Once she liberated herself from that circuit, she discovered a whole world of fabulous ingredients to explore. Tasty. Naughty. Healthy. Nice. is about discovering true food bliss, and the over 135 recipes are anything but restrictive. Let Susan Jane, in her own hilarious fashion, show you the tasty way to a healthier you—and who says you can’t throw in a little naughty while you’re at it? Find recipes for: · Breakfasts that give long-lasting energy, such as High-Octane Banana Nutmeg Bars; · Snacks, Soups, and Salads for nutritional pick-me-ups, like the antioxidant all-star Dining al Desko Beet Salad and the protein-rich Superman’s Salad; · Satisfying suppers, such as Chocolate Chili con Carne with Coconut Yogurt; Simple Salmon with Asparagus Soldiers and Whipped Green Tea; and Pumpkin Falafel; · Tasty treats that are extra satisfying, such as Goji Berry Halva, Raw Cacao Nib Toffee, and Ice Green Tea with Manuka Honey Cubes. Whether you are a newcomer to whole food living, a busy mom trying to find healthy snacks and meals, or just looking for new healthy inspiration, give yourself a high-five for deciding to dive into these recipes.
In The Everyday Language of White Racism, Jane H. Hillprovides an incisive analysis of everyday language to reveal theunderlying racist stereotypes that continue to circulate inAmerican culture. provides a detailed background on the theory of race andracism reveals how racializing discourse—talk and text thatproduces and reproduces ideas about races and assigns people tothem—facilitates a victim-blaming logic integrates a broad and interdisciplinary range of literaturefrom sociology, social psychology, justice studies, critical legalstudies, philosophy, literature, and other disciplines that havestudied racism, as well as material from anthropology andsociolinguistics Part of the ahref="http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-410785.html"target="_blank"Blackwell Studies in Discourse and CultureSeries/a
In this sequel to "Sister Light, Sister Dark," the saga of Jenna, thrice prophesied White Queen, and her dark sister, Skada, continues as they cross a battle-torn land to save their true-born king.
For fans of Alice Hoffman and Kate Morton, The White Hare is a spellbinding novel about mothers and daughters finding a new home for themselves, the secrets they try to bury, and the local legends that may change their lives. In the far west of Cornwall lies the White Valley, which cuts deeply through bluebell woods down to the sea at White Cove. The valley has a long and bloody history, laced with folklore, and in it sits a house above the beach that has lain neglected since the war. It comes with a reputation and a strange atmosphere, which is why mother and daughter Magdalena and Mila manage to acquire it so cheaply in the fateful summer of 1954. Magda has grand plans to restore the house to its former glory as a venue for glittering parties, where the rich and celebrated gathered for cocktails and for bracing walks along the coast. Her grown daughter, Mila, just wants to escape the scandal in her past and make a safe and happy home for her little girl, Janey, a solitary, precocious child blessed with a vivid imagination, much of which she pours into stories about her magical plush toy, Rabbit. But Janey’s rabbit isn’t the only magical being around. Legend has it that an enchanted white hare may be seen running through the woods. Is it an ill omen or a blessing? As Mila, her mother, and her young daughter adjust to life in this mysterious place, they will have to reckon with their own pasts and with the secrets that have been haunting the White Valley for decades.
The important but little-known story of elite southern white women's successful quest for a measure of self-reliance and independence between antebellum strictures and the restored patriarchy of Jim Crow.
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