Wondering if your retirement income will last as long as you need it to? Americans today face retirement with a mix of hope and trepidation. Hope—that their health will hold out long enough to let them do what they want for decades. And trepidation—that they might not have enough wealth to fund it. But creating a viable, sustainable retirement plan is easier than you think. In It's All About the Income, award-winning financial planner and bestselling author Michael Lynch lays out a simple,...

Understand Nazi Germany is an accessible introduction to one of the most controversial and debated periods of history. The years 1933-45 witnessed the take-over of Germany by a man and a movement whose racial and political policies are now regarded with universal abhorrence, but which at the time were genuinely popular. This gripping study explains not only the key events, but their causes and impacts.

Columba, Bannockburn, Robert Bruce, the nobles, Home Rule, Kenneth mac Alpin, the Wars of Independence, the union of the crowns, Mary, Queen of Scots, the Convenanters, the Reformation, Flodden, the industrial revolution, James VI, Thomas Chalmers, the union of parliaments, John Knox, the Canmore dynasty, Glencoe, the Enlightenment, the Highland Clearances, devolution, the Jacobites...Scotland is the first full-length, one-volume history of the country for more than twenty...

Edinburgh’s reformation was one of the last of the great city reformations of the sixteenth century. It took on a highly distinctive shape due to the burgh’s social and economic problems and its position as a cockpit for English policy in Scotland and the shifting factionalism of Scottish politics.In studies of the Scottish Reformation, too little attention has been paid to the nature of Scottish society itself. In a society so conscious of rank, tradition and precedent, the Reform...

The reign of James VI (1567–1625) remains one of the most enigmatic in Scottish history. There are long periods within it that resemble black holes in our knowledge. This study is a concerted attempt by a group of ten scholars of the reign, drawn from three different disciplines, to shed light on its politics and government, viewed through various perspectives. These include the royal court, which is analysed through its literature, architecture and ceremony; noble factionalism; relations ...

Has your personal finance plan become so complex, you can't even understand it? Who wouldn't be confused today? Investment pitchmen, mega-insurance companies, and even state and federal governments are vying for our money, making it more difficult than ever to manage it how we want. But simplifying your plan and reclaiming what's yours is easier than you think. In Keep It Simple, Make It Big, award-winning financial planner, Michael Lynch, uses his nearly twenty years of practical experien...

In The Irish Continent Michael Lynch explores the little-known Irish roots to be found all across South America. A short holiday turns into a seven-month extended stay as he digs deeper into this unexpected heritage. Along the way he almost gets caught up in a riot in Santiago, experiences a football match in Buenos Aires, takes a day-long trip across the desert from Asunción to Santa Cruz, and meets an elderly Argentinian woman who speaks with a curiously Irish accent. This entertaining t...

There is no bigger stage for baseball than the World Series, yet much of its richest history is obscured by the likes of Mazeroski, Gibson, Reggie, and the Yankees. Who better than Seamheads.com's Michael Lynch to uncover and present some of the most fascinating, forgotten Classic feats and failures in the history of the Fall Classic?Who were the least likely World Series heroes? The biggest MVP flops? How about an all-time Fall Classic 0-fer lineup, some members of which are sure ...

Go deep inside the game with Seamheads.com founder and SABR stalwart Mike Lynch. Amazing stories about the players, managers, and owners that will educate and fascinate even the most ardent students of the game.From "cup of coffee" cases--some tragic, some incredible--to owners who make Marge Schott look like a saint--to tales of some of the strangest lives and careers ever seen in big league baseball.•What was behind the mysterious death of Astros' ace Don Wilson?•Who...

The Slippers With The Turned Up Toes is a classic bedtime or any-time story for children of all ages published more than thirty years after the author, Michael Lynch's death. His daughters, author K.M. Daughters, for whom he wrote the story, proudly share his legacy with you.Young readers will be enchanted with the characters they'll meet in this story: the unforgettable leprechaun, Magee, who turns blarney into magic to help a young girl; his adventurous son, Timothy who runs away...

Take a walk on The Wild Side with Seamheads.com's Mike Lynch, who digs deep into his archives of obscure baseball history to present some of the most amazing and unusual characters and events the game has ever seen.Meet gamblers, brawlers, and cheats, odious owners, vindictive wives, obsessive fans, odd ball All Stars, and more, whose on-field exploits and sideline shenanigans earned them a permanent place in baseball's Hall of Really?!- The umpire who tossed out two batter...

Food today is over-corporatized and under-regulated. It is involved in many immoral, harmful, and illegal practices along production, distribution, and consumption systems. These problematic conditions have significant consequences on public health and well-being, nonhuman animals, and the environment, often simultaneously.In this insightful book, Gray and Hinch explore the phenomenon of food crime. Through discussions of food safety, food fraud, food insecurity, agricultural labou...