About the BookShort Stories for Busy Boomers is not going to solve the world’s problems. It may, however make you forget them for a minute or two while reading. Maybe even make you laugh.The stories are about Boomers for Boomers and are only a couple of pages each. The author has planned it that way, so you can go back to being busy.About the AuthorBrian Dickens Barrabee is the author of Confessions of a Real Estate Man, Confessions of an American Male, and Conf...

About the BookAuthor Brian Dickens Barrabee has worked as a teacher, a financial consultant, an inventor, a radio station owner, and a real estate manager. With such a varied life of careers, he came out of it with some tales to tell. Confessions of a Professional Working Man is a collection of comedic and slice of life stories full of the highs, lows, and laughs he’s shared with his coworkers, clients, and students throughout the years.About the AuthorBrian Dickens B...

Confessions of an American Male: Hilarious Moments from the Life of a Member of that Diminishing SpeciesBy: Brian Dickens BarrabeeConfessions of an American Male is about one man’s recognition of the absurdities that happen in every man’s existence. Some of these stories are fact, some embellished, some astronomically embellished, but all are based on truth. The author takes great delight in sharing these tales of his life and hope the readers will be delighted as well....

Confessions of a Real Estate ManBy: Brian Dickens BarrabeeConfessions of a Real Estate Man is a collection of some unusual stories and observations from a man with more than forty years in the real estate business. Seeing people where they “feather their nest” gave the author a unique perspective not seen by many. Hopefully the readers will see that we’re all very flawed and it’s important to see the humor in our human folly.About the AuthorBrian Dickens Bar...

Through investment visa programs administered by US Citizenship and Immigration Services, more than 7,000 families have immigrated to the United States, investing more than three billion dollars over the past twenty-two years.In Certain Security, author Brian Dickens shares proven tools and strategies families can use to achieve personal and financial security through valuable and little-known programs. He describes the history and detailed requirements of the EB-5 Immigra...

Youre visiting the doctor. You are not feeling well, or perhaps you are just going in for an annual checkup. In fifteen or maybe thirty minutes, your visit is over.Did you learn enough in that short visit to solve your problem? Maybe your doctor suggested you get in better shape. Do you have a plan for how to do this?Did you leave the office feeling like a product on an assembly line?Well, youre not.You are a human being, created in Gods own image, and you deserve better.Do...

Youre not satisfied with your current condition and want to change. Does thirty days to a new you sound too good to be true? You could eat nothing but meat or drink only juice for thirty days and lose weight. You could exercise three hours per day for the next thirty days. How long do you think youll keep that up? In thirty days, you can create habits that will make a better you, and in ninety days, you can see a very real difference. The key is making changes by creating habits that are s...

One bonus of getting older is that it gives us a great perspective on life . . . and that includes plenty of humor! This collection of cartoons, quips, quotes, and insights introduces a new comedy genre: elderhumor. It captures the wry hilarity of our real-life sitcoms. Generational vocabulary gaps, miscommunications, preoccupation with health and comforts, foibles, disguises (for aging), even physical limitations -- all can have their funny sides when we're laughing at ourselves.On...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The beloved author of Here for It returns with a collection of “funny and compulsively readable” (Vogue), “hilarious and incisive” (Time) essays about what happens after happily ever after.“How is it possible that I liked this book even more than his last one? Phenomenal.”—Jenny Lawson, New York Times bestselling author of Broken (in the best possible way)A ...

A hilarious memoir in essays about love, sex, marriage, motherhood, bikinis, and loving your body from the acclaimed blogger and body image advocate.Brittany Gibbons has been a plus size her whole life. But instead of hiding herself in the shadows of thinner women, Brittany became a wildly popular blogger and national spokesmodel—known for stripping on stage at TedX and standing in Times Square in a bikini on national television, and making skinny people everywhere ...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *•***A former Galleon Group trader portrays an after-hours Wall Street culture where drugs and sex are rampant and billions in trading commissions flow to those who dangle the most enticements.A remarkable writing debut, filled with indelible moments, The Buy Side shows as no book ever has the rewards—and dizzying temptations—of making a living on the Street.Growing up in the 1980’s Turney Duff was your average ...

"Well-plotted, well-written, clear-eyed. I never saw the end coming. There's a hell of a one-two punch waiting for you." —Stephen KingNew York Times bestseller Laura Lippman tells the story of Amber Glass, desperately trying to get away from her tabloid past but compulsively drawn back to the city of her youth and the prom date who destroyed everything she was reaching for.Amber Glass has spent her entire adult life putting as much...