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- Anxious people : a novel / by Backman, Fredrik,1981-author.; Smith, Neil(Neil Andrew),translator.;
Viewing an apartment normally doesn't turn into a life-or-death situation, but this particular open house becomes just that: a failed bank robber bursts in and takes everyone in the apartment hostage. As police surround the premises and television channels broadcast the hostage situation live, the eight strangers begin opening up to one another. Before long, the robber must decide which is the more terrifying prospect: going out to face the police, or staying in the apartment with this group of impossible people. -- adapted from jacket- Subjects: Black humor.; Humorous fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Hostages; Married people; Real estate agents; Bank robberies;
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- I still dream about you [sound recording] / by Flagg, Fannie.;
Read by the author.Underneath her seemingly perfect life, Maggie, a former Miss Alabama, longs for so much more. Now a real estate agent in Birmingham, she has all but given up on her dream. However, Maggie is about to learn that dreams might fade, but they never truly die.- Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Mystery fiction.; Audiobooks.; Women real estate agents; City and town life;
- © p2010., Random House Audio,
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- Freakonomics : a rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything / by Levitt, Steven D.; Dubner, Stephen J.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.An explanatory note -- Introduction: the hidden side of everything -- What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? -- How is the Ku Klux Klan like a group of real-estate agents? -- Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? -- Where have all the criminals gone? -- What makes a perfect parent? -- Perfect parenting, Part II; or : would a Roshanda by any other name smell as sweet? -- Epilogue : two paths to Harvard.Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? How much do parents really matter? What kind of impact did Roe v. Wade have on violent crime? These may not sound like typical questions for an economist to ask--but Levitt is not a typical economist. He studies the stuff and riddles of everyday life--from cheating and crime to sports and child rearing--and his conclusions regularly turn the conventional wisdom on its head. The authors show that economics is, at root, the study of incentives--how people get what they want, or need, especially when other people want or need the same thing. In this book, they set out to explore the hidden side of everything. If morality represents how we would like the world to work, then economics represents how it actually does work.--From publisher description.- Subjects: Economics; Economics;
- © c2005., William Morrow,
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- The lies I tell : [electronic resource] : A novel. by Clark, Julie.;
Meg Williams. Maggie Littleton. Melody Wilde. Different names for the same person, depending on the town, depending on the job. She's a con artist who erases herself to become whoever you need her to be -- a college student. A life coach. A real estate agent. Nothing about her is real. She slides alongside you and tells you exactly what you need to hear, and by the time she's done, you've likely lost everything. Kat Roberts has been waiting ten years for the woman who upended her life to return. And now that she has, Kat is determined to be the one to expose her. But as the two women grow closer, Kat's long-held assumptions begin to crumble, leaving Kat to wonder who Meg's true target is.Electronic reproduction.- Subjects: Electronic books.; Fiction.; Literature.; Suspense.; Thriller.;
- © 2022.,
- On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=7066357 -- Click to access digital title in OverDrive.;
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- Murder at the blueberry festival / by Hannah, Darci,author.;
"After a career on Wall Street, Lindsey is making a different kind of dough in a pretty lakeside village, and the upcoming blueberry festival--including the pie-eating contest her bakery is hosting--is the highlight of the summer. But soon Beacon Harbor runs into a patch of trouble. A local real estate agent gets pranked. A parade float gets pelted with water balloons. It's all laughed off until the stunts start escalating--and looking more like sabotage. As the event turns into a debacle complete with rampaging goats, Lindsey's sweetheart, a former SEAL, starts investigating. But the juicy mystery takes a bitter turn when a man--dressed up as a Viking--is found dead in a boat, and it's no longer mischief but murder..."--Provided by publisher.- Subjects: Mystery fiction.; Cozy mysteries.; Bakers; Women-owned business enterprises; Festivals; Murder; Cooking (Blueberries); Interpersonal relations;
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- The fixer upper : [electronic resource] : a novel by Andrews, Mary Kay.; Keating, Isabel.;
Narrator: Isabel Keating.After her boss in a high-powered Washington public relations firm is caught in a political scandal, fledgling lobbyist Dempsey Jo Killebrew is left almost broke, unemployed, and homeless. Out of options, she reluctantly accepts her father’s offer to help refurbish Birdsong, the old family place he recently inherited in Guthrie, Georgia. All it will take, he tells her, is a little paint and some TLC to turn the fading Victorian mansion into a real-estate cash cow.But, oh, is Dempsey in for a surprise when she arrives in Guthrie. “Bird Droppings” would more aptly describe the moldering Pepto Bismol–pink dump with duct-taped windows and a driveway full of junk. There’s also a murderously grumpy old lady, one of Dempsey’s distant relations, who has claimed squatter’s rights and isn’t moving out. Ever.Furthermore, everyone in Guthrie seems to know Dempsey’s business, from a smooth-talking real-estate agent to a cute lawyer who owns the local newspaper. It wouldn’t be so bad if it weren’t for the pesky FBI agents who show up on Dempsey’s doorstep, hoping to pry information about her ex-boss from her.All Dempsey can do is roll up her sleeves and get to work. And before long, what started as a job of necessity somehow becomes a labor of love and, ultimately, a journey that takes her to a place she never expected—back home again. - provided by author's website.Requires OverDrive Listen (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive app (file size: 401752 KB).- Subjects: Electronic books.; Fiction.; Literature.;
- © 2009., HarperAudio,
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- The complete guide to planning your estate in Michigan : a step-by-step plan to protect your assets, limit your taxes, and ensure your wishes are fulfilled for Michigan residents / by Ashar, Linda C.,1947-; Baker, Sandy Ann,1976-;
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[329]-330) and index.Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Introduction To Estate Planning -- Why do all this work? -- What is an estate? -- Property types -- Property interest: defined -- Who will help you plan your estate -- Closer look: the attorney -- Closer look: the financial planner -- Closer look: the accountant -- Closer look: the insurance agent -- Getting started with your estate planning -- Are you ready? -- Chapter 2: What Are You Worth? -- What is your home worth? -- What other property is out there? -- Real property beyond real estate -- Your debts: subtracting debt from property -- What does the future hold in worth? -- Factoring in settlement costs -- Chapter 3: Your Will: The Definition Of Your Estate Plan -- Your will is a backup -- Getting your Will started -- Developing a Will -- What cannot be included in a Will? -- Additional Will contents and concerns -- Monitoring your Will throughout your life -- Your Will's status -- Chapter 4: Laws That You Have To Deal With -- Abatement statutes and laws -- Antilapse statutes -- Ademption statutes -- Death and divorce: two common considerations -- Sometimes laws get in the way no matter what -- Chapter 5: Probate: Avoid It At All Costs -- Cost of probate -- Avoid it if possible -- Can probate be a good thing? -- Chapter 6 Will Substitutions That Can Conserve Your Estate -- When to consider substitutes -- Which Will substitute should you consider? -- What is joint tenancy with survivorship? -- What is a living trust? -- Joint tenancy bank accounts -- Tenancy by the entirety -- Payable-on-death accounts -- Other Will substitutes -- Summing it up -- Chapter 7: Trusts: Trusting And Your Estate -- How Trusts work -- Trusts for couples -- Creating the Trust -- Making your Trust valid -- Abstract of Trust -- Summing it up -- Chapter 8: Taxes: Estate Tax And Other Taxes -- Federal estate tax exemptions -- State Estate tax and Inheritance tax -- Gift tax -- GSTT-Generation skipping transfer tax -- Estate recovery act -- How is Inherited property valued? -- Chapter 9: Lowering Your Federal Estate Taxes -- Making gifts during your life -- AB trusts -- Is there anything else? -- Disclaiming gifts -- Chapter 10: Comprehensive Estate Plan: Putting The Insurance Pieces Together -- Insurance protection -- Types of insurance coverage -- Life insurance and taxes -- Summing it up -- Chapter 11: Planning For Long-Term Care -- It will not happen to me -- Medical decisions to consider -- Final arrangements -- Making financial decisions -- Chapter 12: Your Estate Plan And Your Retirement Money -- First, invest -- Into your estate plan -- Planning for your retirement funds -- Chapter 13: What Happens When? -- Children and estates -- What happens with divorce -- Chapter 14: Putting It All Together -- Step 1: Why are you planning? -- Step 2: What do I want to cover? -- Step 3: Who are your beneficiaries? -- Step 4: Caring for your children -- Step 5: Determine where you are currently -- Step 6: Who is your team? -- Step 7: Whom should you tell? -- Step 8: Did you get everything -- Step 9: Revisit Your Estate Yearly Or More -- Step 10: Work To Accomplish Your Goals -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Living Will -- Designation of health care surrogate -- Power of attorney -- Considerations in planning your estate -- Tentative tax -- Appendix B -- Glossary of terms -- Bibliography -- Author biographies -- Index.Synopsis: What happens to your estate after you are gone is very much within your control. Estate planning is not only for the wealthy; it is for everyone. It is simply the process of deciding where your assets are to be distributed after your death. For those people who wish to preserve their assets for designated purposes such as family or special charities it becomes necessary to make special advance preparations. To ensure your assets are protected and final wishes are carried out, there are some common actions that should be taken now. Proper estate planning allows you to plan for yourself and your loved ones without giving up control of your affairs. Your estate plan should also allow for the possibility of your own disability. It should detail what you own and whom you want to leave it to at a time of your choosing and the way you want. Your estate plan should include fully disclosed, controlled costs for you and your loved ones. The last thing you want to worry about is having your estate drained of value through taxes and legal costs. The right plan can protect the value of your estate and spare your loved ones unnecessary hassles and legal conflicts. The Complete Guide to Planning Your Estate in Michigan will help you glide through this complicated process. This new book has been adapted to offer Ohio residents state-specific advice for estate planning. Co-authors Margo Pierce and Linda C. Ashar, attorneys at law, have crafted an estate planning primer, allowing Michigan residents to become more informed and more involved during the process. Many books on estate planning indicate you do not need the services of an attorney, but this book highly recommends using an attorney versed in this area: You should not go through the process alone. This book is intended explain the complicated issues, terminology, and planning strategies of estate planning so when you do meet with a qualified attorney, you will be well prepared. You will understand the legal terms and be ready to discuss issues and strategies with familiarity, saving you time and legal fees and ensuring peace of mind. Michigan -specific information is offered throughout this book, including: Michigan's probate code; Michigan rules, regulations, and laws specific to estate planning; elements of a valid Michigan will; planning your living will in Michigan; explanations of Michigan laws regarding durable health care power of attorneys, do not resuscitate (DNR) orders, and directives to withhold CPR. The book's easy-to-understand context clarifies this complicated and sensitive subject and gives readers the power to take control of their future. This book also offers an overview of abatement rules, settlement costs, guardianship and minor children, executors and trustees, life insurance, potential long-term care needs, marital deductions, types of trusts, gift splitting, survivorship deeds, 529 plans, reducing or eliminating estate taxes, avoiding tax on life insurance, using insurance to pay estate taxes, gift tax issues, generation skipping transfer tax, and tax-deferred accounts. Estate planning should be a positive experience. It involves reviewing your situation and planning for your future. Although few people want to think about the possibility of disability or disease, advance planning is also a way to show your love and to reduce potential distress later. Other books offer a non-state-specific overview of estate planning, causing many readers to be misinformed about rules and regulations particular to their state; but, this new book provides information Michigan residents need to know. Do not get outdated or wrong information that does not pertain to you specifically. Use this new book to craft an estate plan that is not only legally sound but also fully carries out your last wishes and protects your loved ones.- Subjects: Estate planning;
- © c2010., Atlantic Pub. Group,
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