Spending the kids’ inheritance (guilt-free)
Unlike their parents and grandparents, Zoomers show no inclination to worry about leaving much money behind. Not when there’s so much to spend it on today. Not surprisingly, they’re very unapologetic about it. There’s even an acronym – SKI’ing – Spending the Kids’ Inheritance. And of course, if you’re going to be a SKI’er, you might as well glory in it. Read an excerpt from The New Old: How the Boomers Are Changing Everything… Again (ECW Press 2008) by David Cravit. read »
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Invisible Bridge
Julie Orringer’s The Invisible Bridge
The passion of a complicated and abiding love, the unbreakable bonds of family and the ravages of a war that threaten to destroy it all: these are the themes of Julie Orringer’s big, old-fashioned love story set against the backdrop of wartime Paris and Budapest. read »
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A Mountain of Crumbs
Elena Gorokhova’s A Mountain of Crumbs
Elena Gorokhova’s lyrical and moving tale of growing up behind the Iron Curtain — and her discovery of the hidden truths of her mother, and her Motherland. read »
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Water for Elephants
Sara Gruen’s Water for Elephants
Best-selling author Sara Gruen’s romantic and engrossing tale of star-crossed lovers is set in the wild and wonderful world of the circus circa 1932. read »
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