Borrowed Time

Author : L. E. Watkins
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780822208471
Total Pages : 86 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On Borrowed Time written by L. E. Watkins and published by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.. This book was released on 1945-10 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE STORY: Gramps is idolized by his young grandson, Pud, who models his every action after the old man. But Gramps' salty expressions and rough behavior are frowned upon by both the strait-laced Aunt Demetria and Granny, so Aunt Demetria comes to

Author : Paul Monette
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780156005814
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Borrowed Time written by Paul Monette and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1998 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first personal documentary about AIDS to be published, "Borrowed Time" remains as vividly detailed as the best novel and as lucidly observed as the fiercest journalism.

Author : Bilha Noy
Publisher : Contento De Semrik
ISBN 13 : 9655501191
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Borrowed Time written by Bilha Noy and published by Contento De Semrik. This book was released on 2012 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Sue Armstrong
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472936078
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Borrowed Time written by Sue Armstrong and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-01-24 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As featured on BBC Radio 4's Start the Week 'A rich, timely study for the era of "global ageing"'- Nature The ageing of the world population is one of the most important issues facing humanity in the 21st century – up there with climate change in its potential global impact. Sometime before 2020, the number of people over 65 worldwide will, for the first time, be greater than the number of 0–4 year olds, and it will keep on rising. The strains this is causing on society are already evident as health and social services everywhere struggle to cope with the care needs of the elderly. But why and how do we age? Scientists have been asking this question for centuries, yet there is still no agreement. There are a myriad competing theories, from the idea that our bodies simply wear out with the rough and tumble of living, like well-worn shoes or a rusting car, to the belief that ageing and death are genetically programmed and controlled. In Borrowed Time, Sue Armstrong tells the story of science's quest to understand ageing and to prevent or delay the crippling conditions so often associated with old age. She focusses inward – on what is going on in our bodies at the most basic level of the cells and genes as the years pass – to look for answers to why and how our skin wrinkles with age, our wounds take much longer to heal than they did when we were kids, and why words escape us at crucial moments in conversation.This book explores these questions and many others through interviews with key scientists in the field of gerontology and with people who have interesting and important stories to tell about their personal experiences of ageing.

Author : Daryl Duwe
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1411654757
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Borrowed Time written by Daryl Duwe and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2007-03-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his first book, Daryl Duwe takes us on a wicked, yet laugh-out-loud-funny ride through the intersection of backstabbing politics, dirty money, perverted sex, unbridled greed, racist attitudes and senseless murder in Florida. You'll never look at politics the same way again after political veteran Daryl Duwe lets you peek behind the curtain

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Publisher : Transaction Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1412829992
Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On Borrowed Time written by and published by Transaction Publishers. This book was released on with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Entitlements represent one of the largest and fastest-growing portions of the federal budget. They are regarded as sacrosanct by lawmakers, yet many people see them as one of the greatest threats to the American Dream. This volume argues that by sacrificing the future in order to pay ever-larger federal benefits through programs such as Social Security, Medicare, and federal pensions, entitlement spending has become a crushing burden to American workers. Peterson and Howe destroy myths surrounding entitlement spending. They show that the bulk of it does not go to the poor. The majority of the elderly are not needy and dependent. Entitlement programs, not defense spending, consume the largest share of the federal budget. In short, we cannot balance the budget without reducing entitlement spending. In a country that demands critical investments--improving public education, alleviating poverty, increasing professional opportunity--growth in entitlement spending is unaffordable. On Borrowed Time is an important and timely book that will be mandatory reading for policymakers, politicians, economists, and a general public concerned with its financial future. "This book should be read by everyone who wants to understand how government spending can be controlled."--Martin Feldstein, George F. Baker Professor of Economics, Harvard University "A powerful analyses and policy prescriptions which will challenge every thoughtful person coping with the dilemma of providing humane, but cost effective, entitlements."--Michael J. Boskin, Professor of Economics, Stanford University Peter G. Peterson is chairman and co-founder of The Blackstone Group. He is chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations, founding chairman of the Institute for International Economics (Washington, D.C.), founding president of The Concord Coalition, and co-chair of The Conference Board Commission on Public Trust and Private Enterprises. Neil Howe is a partner and co-founder of LifeCourse Associates, a Virginia-based consulting firm and senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. A historian, economist, author, and speaker, he is the co-author (with William Strauss) of several books, including Generations, The Fourth Turning, and Millennials Rising.

Author : Tricia Kline
Publisher : Ambassador International
ISBN 13 : 1620204959
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On Borrowed Time written by Tricia Kline and published by Ambassador International. This book was released on 2016-07-03 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would you do if you were given days, months, or years you never thought you would have? If you were miraculously rescued from a near-death experience, would you live differently? Meet eight individuals whose lives were mere moments away from being snuffed out through addictions, crime, torture, depression, war, crashes, and illness. The miracles that gave them more time and a new perspective are one-of-a-kind, and readers will be encouraged by their advice on how to live with urgency and purpose. Alongside these modern-day stories, journey also into the life of Judah’s historical king, Hezekiah. He cries out on his death bed for more time, but will an extended life make or break him? Will he learn the secret of what will save his nation from destruction? Inspiring devotionals provide opportunities for personal reflection on what God’s Word says about our time here on earth, and how we should be living if we are to make the most of every moment and find fulfillment in a temporary and troubled world.

Author : Lukas Ley
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 1452962898
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Building on Borrowed Time written by Lukas Ley and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2021-11-23 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A timely ethnography of how Indonesia’s coastal dwellers inhabit the “chronic present” of a slow-motion natural disaster Ice caps are melting, seas are rising, and densely populated cities worldwide are threatened by floodwaters, especially in Southeast Asia. Building on Borrowed Time is a timely and powerful ethnography of how people in Semarang, Indonesia, on the north coast of Java, are dealing with this global warming–driven existential challenge. In addition to antiflooding infrastructure breaking down, vast areas of cities like Semarang and Jakarta are rapidly sinking, affecting the very foundations of urban life: toxic water oozes through the floors of houses, bridges are submerged, traffic is interrupted. As Lukas Ley shows, the residents of Semarang are constantly engaged in maintaining their homes and streets, trying to live through a slow-motion disaster shaped by the interacting temporalities of infrastructural failure, ecological deterioration, and urban development. He casts this predicament through the temporal lens of a “meantime,” a managerial response that means a constant enduring of the present rather than progress toward a better future—a “chronic present.” Building on Borrowed Time takes us to a place where a flood crisis has already arrived—where everyday residents are not waiting for the effects of climate change but are in fact already living with it—and shows that life in coastal Southeast Asia is defined not by the temporality of climate science but by the lived experience of tidal flooding.

Author : David Reagan
Publisher : Lamb & Lion Ministries
ISBN 13 : 094559321X
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Living on Borrowed Time written by David Reagan and published by Lamb & Lion Ministries. This book was released on 2014-01-08 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. David Reagan answers the following questions and many more concerning the signs of the times that point to the soon return of Jesus. Can we know the date when Jesus will return? Can we know the season of His return? What are the key biblical signs of His return? What signs, if any, have already been fulfilled? Are there any signs that are unique to our day and time? What is the most convincing sign of the Lord’s soon return? A unique feature of the book is a prophecy forum composed of 22 Bible prophecy experts who reply to 11 questions concerning the biblical signs of the times that are supposed to signal the imminent return of Jesus. Experts included are: Daymond Duck, Gary Fisher, Jim Fletcher, Ray Gano, Al Gist, Phillip Goodman, J.R. Hall, Mark Hitchcock, David Hocking, Ken Humphries, Terry James, Nathan Jones, Jack Kinsella, Tim LaHaye, Jan Markell, Caryl Matrisciana, Don McGee, Dennis Pollock, Ron Rhodes, August Rosado, Bill Salus, and Brian Thomas.

Author : Naomi Alderman
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1446416925
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Doctor Who: Borrowed Time written by Naomi Alderman and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-06-23 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WHATEVER YOU BORROW MUST BE REPAID... Andrew Brown never has enough time. No time to call his sister, or to prepare for that important presentation at the bank where he works. The train's late, the lift jams. If only he had just a little more time. And time is the business of Mr Symington and Mr Blenkinsop. They'll lend him some - at a very reasonable rate of interest. Scenting something sinister, the Doctor, Amy and Rory go undercover at the bank. But they have to move fast to stop Symington and Blenkinsop before they cash in their investments. Borrowed Time is a thrilling race against the clock from Naomi A Alderman, the Bailey’s Prize winning author of The Power featuring the Eleventh Doctor, Amy and Rory, as played by Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill in the spectacular hit Doctor Who series from BBC Television. ‘Alderman is a fluent and powerful writer’ - Sunday Times