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Thirty years with lots of time and not so much money makes for a VERY long vacation. So... what's a 55+ Baby Boomer to do? Work? Play? Travel? Volunteer? Or a combination of all these? Here at home or abroad? Alone or with a partner? In cyberspace or at home or in the office? Full or part time? With more than 10,000 adults turning 55+ every day since 2012, everyone is speculating about what the Boomers will be doing for the next 30-50 remaining years...

Living off savings is much different than living from paycheck to paycheck. It requires a different kind of budget and a different financial plan. Don't be caught off guard when you make the switch, because financial errors at this time can be costly. Finances After 55 shows you how to get all your personal finance and business matters in order.

Have you retired or are about to, have no clue what to do next, and fear succumbing to isolation and depression as so many have? This book offers a detailed, individualized guide for retirees, those soon to retire, baby boomers, and seniors to reinvent themselves in this new stage of their lives called "retirement" based on their own interests and comfort level. The author learned the secret the hard way and finally transitioned from retired probation...

George S. K. Rider's The Rogue's Road to Retirement takes a unique approach to growing old-don't do it! After retiring, Rider embarks on a bumpy journey to find himself and a new lease on life. For the first time, he gets in touch with his creative side-an unusual direction indeed, since he spent seventy years of his life as a college athlete turned Navy officer turned Wall Street trader and weekend jock. Told through a series of uproariously humorous...

"Worst-to-first seasons, second-half reversals, and more! In this Sports Illustrated Kids book, discover the all-time biggest comebacks in sports history. Read about Michael Jordan's miraculous return after retirement. Discover more about the largest comeback in Super Bowl history. And don't forget Bethany Hamilton's unmatched return to surfing after a shark attack! With eye-popping photographs and heart-pounding text, this book will be a surefire...

Muhammad Ali shocks the world by defeating George Foreman, winning back the heavyweight title and becoming the most famous man on earth. After retiring in 1981, he travels the world spreading his Islamic faith and becomes a symbol of peace.

Whatever its faults, the Indian bureaucracy cannot be accused of bias when it comes to confounding those who have to deal with it. Veteran insiders who return to it with their petitions after retirement are as clueless about how it functions as freshly minted supplicants. Outsiders in any case have little knowledge of who is responsible for what and why or how to navigate that critical proposal through the treacherous shoals of the secretariat.
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Lee Hollis begins a delightful new series in which Poppy Harmon and her friends find that life after retirement can be much busier—and deadlier—than any of them ever anticipated . . .
 
When Poppy goes from complacent retiree to penniless widow in a matter of weeks, the idea of spending her golden years as the biggest charity case in Palm Springs renders her speechless. With no real skills and nothing left to lose, Poppy...

This book covers the topic of arguably the best basketball player to ever, exist, Michael Jordan. Inside, this book documents the entire life of Jordan to date, including his early childhood, his college days, his sporting achievements, and even his life after retirement from the game. You will soon discover what sets this basketball star apart from the rest, and what made him (and his brand) such a dominating force in the world of sports. At the...

The remarkable woman at heart of the smash New York Times bestseller and Oscar-winning film Hidden Figures tells the full story of her life, including what it took to work at NASA, help land the first man on the moon, and live through a century of turmoil and change.
In 2015, at the age of 97, Katherine Johnson became a global celebrity. President Barack Obama awarded her the prestigious Presidential Medal of Freedom—the

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