How to Survive While Living Unemployed, Poor, or Broke in America Eileen Stoecklin (Author)
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This book is about how to survive while being broke, laid off, unemployed, or short on cash. Along with finding happiness and joy while your at it. While reading you will find tips on how to make money quickly, how to find free entertainment, how to find resources in your area for basic necessities, and even tips on doing everyday things cheaper.
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- Published on: 2013-02-06
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Description #1 by eCrater - tootalltom:
PLEASE CLICK ON ALL OF THE IMAGES TO MAKE THEM LARGER. ~ WITHIN USA! ~ The Heart Can Be Filled Anywhere on Earth Minneota, Minnesota Written by Bill Holm (1943-2009) First Edition [stated in the book] Published by Milkweed Editions 1996 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: The author of the beloved Coming Home Crazy returns to his hometown and investigates - through the lens of small-town life - what community means to us and the rigid definitions we give to "success" and "failure." Growing up, Bill Holm could define failure easily; it was "to die in Minneota." But when he returned to his hometown ("a very small dot on the ghost of an ocean of grass") twenty years later - jobless, broke, and divorced - he began to uncover its lost histories and to discover more of himself and of our time. By stepping out of the mainstream into what others regard as a backwater, Holm began to question the pace of our culture and how, in the rush to get ahead, we've lost our roots. Whether tracking the forbidden recipes of Holm's parents or spilling the beans on the scandalous affair of Hester and Art, The Heart Can Be Filled Anywhere on Earth celebrates the connections between us that we both fear and desire. By finding that which is meaningful in the seemingly insignificant, Holm delights us with stories of his town and of our need to belong. A review from Library Journal: As a youth, Holm defined failure as dying in his hometown of Minneota, Minnesota. He left to see the world, and when he returned, almost 40, broke, unemployed, divorced, unpublished, and his immediate family dead, home looked better to him. He began to write about the people who were most important to him in his childhood, the old Icelandic immigrants who were his relatives and neighbors in a tiny town on the western edge of Minnesota. In this memoir, we meet them all, including Pauline Bardal, a spinster without formal education who introduced the author to music and the piano, and Virgil Voltaire Gislason, a dandy and bon vivant who delighted in serving proper martinis, even during Prohibition. A fine writer with a wry, self-deprecating style, Holm has done what many authors aspire to do: make the dead live again. In doing so, he has produced a memoir that considers the question of what constitutes success in a culture infused with the immigrant desire to rise in the New World. TABLE OF CONTENTS: Minneota * Much Water The Music of Failure: Variations on an Idea Smile--Hold Still! The Long Craziness Glad Poverty The Garden of Love Blind is the Bookless Man Eight-Millimeter Ghosts The Art of Brown Bread and Vinarterta BOOK: Softcover. First Edition, as stated in the book. Has some minor shelfwear, a small crease to the lower corner of the front cover and another to the lower corner of the back cover. Has a 1/8" lean to it. NO crease to the spine, indicating little if any usage. Clean. No markings, no writing. Overall in NEAR FINE condition. MEASUREMENT: Approx. 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" PAGINATION: 257 pp., b&w photos TERMS: * US Funds only, please. * I accept personal checks, money orders, cashier's checks, Revolution Money Exchange and PayPal. If you have any questions, please ask. * Payment expected within 7 days. * Please include your e-mail address and item number on all correspondence. * NO-HASSLE, SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. If you are not happy with this item, please e-mail me within 3 days of receiving the item, return the item within a week in the same condition as received, and I will refund your money.
Description #2 by eCrater - backlotmovie:
This is an ORIGINAL Printers Copy Rolled Movie Poster measuring just over 27 x 41 because of the white part and color seperation # on the side. It is for the 3rd installment of the DC Comics 1983 motion picture, Superman III Director:Richard LesterBased on the characters by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster If the world's most powerful computer can control even Superman...no one on earth is safe. Synthetic kryptonite laced with tobacco tar splits Superman in two: good Clark Kent and bad Man of Steel. In mortal enemies, the Man of Steel has no match. Even faced with a trio of sinister super-powered villains from his home planet, Superman saved the day. But can super-strength stand up to the diabolical circuitry of a criminally insane computer? Enter Gus Gorman, a genial half-wit who just happens to be a natural-born genius at computer programming. In his hands, a computer keyboard turns into a deadly weapon . . . and soon, Superman faces the microelectronic menace of his career. Clark Kent meets his old flame Lana Lang at a Smallville High School reunion and Superman turns into his own worst enemy after exposure to a chunk of red kryptonite. The entire cast included: Christopher Reeve... Superman / Clark KentRichard Pryor... Gus GormanJackie Cooper... Perry WhiteMarc McClure... Jimmy OlsenAnnette O'Toole... Lana LangAnnie Ross... Vera WebsterPamela Stephenson... Lorelei AmbrosiaRobert Vaughn... Ross WebsterMargot Kidder... Lois LaneGavan O'Herlihy... BradNancy Roberts... Unemployment ClerkGraham Stark... Blind ManHenry Woolf... Penguin ManGordon Rollings... Man in Cap (as Gordon Rawlings)Peter Wear... Bank RobberPoster features great art by CHRISTOPHER REEVE and RICHARD PRYOR. The bottom shows the entire cast. It does have some small bottom tears, because it's the PRE-RELEASE COPY Nice thats its an ORIGINAL Printer copy!MORE INFO ON CHRISTOPHER REEVE: Christopher Reeve was born September 25, 1952, in New York City. At age four, his parents (journalist Barbara Johnson and writer/professor Franklin FD Reeve) divorced. His mother moved sons Christopher and Benjamin to Princeton, New Jersey, and married an investment banker a few years later. After graduating from high school, Reeve studied at Cornell University, while at the same time working as a professional actor. In his final year of Cornell, he was one of two students selected (Robin Williams was the other) to study at New York's famous Juilliard School of Performing Arts, under the renowned John Houseman. Although Christopher is best known for his role as Superman (1978), a role which he played with both charisma and grace, his acting career spans a much larger ground. Paralyzed after a horse riding accident, he died suddenly at age 52, after several years of living and working with his severe disability.MORE INFO ON RICHARD PRYOR: Highly influential, and always controversial, African/American actor/comedian who was equally well known for his colorful language during his live comedy shows, as for his fast paced life, multiple marriages and battles with drug addiction. He has been acknowledged by many modern comic artist's as a key influence on their careers, and Pryor's observational humor on African/American life in the USA during the 1970s was razor sharp brilliance. He was born Richard Franklin Lennox Pryor III in Peoria, Illinois on December 1st 1940, the son of a prostitute, and was abandoned by his mother at ten years of age, after which he was raised in his grandmother's brothel. Unfortunately, Pryor was molested at the age of six by a teenage neighbor, and later by a neighborhood priest. To escape this troubled life, the young Pryor was an avid movie fan and a regular visitor to local movie theaters in Peoria. After numerous jobs, including truck driver and meat packer, the young Pryor did a stint in the US Army between 1958 & 1960 in which he performed in amateur theater shows. After he left the services in 1960, Pryor started singing in small clubs, but inadvertently found that humor was his real forte.Pryor spent time in both New York & Las Vegas, honing his comic craft. However, his unconventional approach to humor sometimes made bookings difficult to come by and this eventually saw Pryor heading to Los Angeles. He first broke into films with minor roles in The Busy Body (1967) and Wild in the Streets (1968). However, his performance as a drug addicted piano player in Lady Sings the Blues (1972), really got the attention of fans and film critics alike.He made his first appearance with Gene Wilder in the very popular action/comedy Silver Streak (1976), played three different characters in Which Way Is Up? (1977) and portrayed real-life stock-car driver "Wendell Scott" in Greased Lightning (1977). Proving he was more than just a comedian, Pryor wowed audiences as a disenchanted auto worker who is seduced into betraying his friends and easy money in the Paul Schrader working class drama Blue Collar (1978), also starring Yaphet Kotto and Harvey Keitel. Always a strong advocate of African/American talent, Pryor next took a key role in The Wiz (1978), starring an all African/American cast, including Diana Ross and Michael Jackson, retelling the story of The Wizard of Oz (1939). His next four screen roles were primarily cameos in California Suite (1978); The Muppet Movie (1979); Wholly Moses! (1980) and In God We Tru$t (1980). However, Pryor teamed up with Gene Wilder once more for the prison comedy Stir Crazy (1980), which did strong box office business.His next few films were a mixed bag of material, often inhibiting Pryor's talent, with equally mixed returns at the box office. Pryor then scored second billing to Christopher Reeve in the big budget Superman III (1983), and starred alongside fellow funny man John Candy in Brewster's Millions (1985) before revealing his inner self in the autobiographical Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986). Again, Pryor was somewhat hampered by poor material in his following film ventures. However, he did turn up again in See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989) with Gene Wilder, but the final product was not as sharp as their previous pairings. Pryor then partnered on-screen with two other very popular African/American comic's. The legendary Redd Foxx and 1980s comic newcomer Eddie Murphy starred with Pryor in the gangster film Harlem Nights (1989) which was also directed by Eddie Murphy. Having contracted multiple sclerosis in 1986, Pryor's remaining film appearances were primarily cameos apart from his fourth and final outing with Gene Wilder in the lukewarm Another You (1991), and his final appearance in a film production was a small role in the David Lynch road flick Lost Highway (1997).Fans of this outrageous comic genius are encouraged to see his live specials Richard Pryor: Live and Smokin' (1971); the dynamic Richard Pryor: Live in Concert (1979); Richard Pryor Live on the Sunset Strip (1982) and Richard Pryor ...Here and Now (1983). In addition, "The Richard Pryor Show" (1977) is a must-have for any Richard Pryor fans' DVD collection.Unknown to many, Pryor was a long time advocate against animal cruelty, and he campaigned against fast food chains and circus shows to address issues of animal welfare. He was married a total of seven times, and fathered eight children.After long battles with ill health, Richard Pryor passed away on December 10th, 2005. Winning buyder agrees in advance to pay an additional Mail postage (Foreign orders will require additional postage) and to remit full payment within 10 days after notification from the seller. PLEASE ALLOW 10 TO 14 DAYS FOR DELIVERY. California residents must add - state sales taxes. Be sure to click on "View Seller's Other products" for more great items like this Powered by eCRATER . List your items fast and easy and manage your active items.
Description #3 by eCrater - backlotmovie:
This is the Rarer ROLLED Style ADVANCED Movie poster measuring 27 x 41 from COLUMBIA PICTURES. This is the ADVANCE Movie Poster, featuring just a ghost, with the tagline, COMING TO SAVE THE WORLD THIS SUMMER. RARE to find this poster ROLLED not Folded, for the classic fantasy Cult 80s motion picture from 1984Ghostbusters Director:Ivan ReitmanScreenplay by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis Here To Save The World Again Three unemployed parapsychology professors set up shop as a unique ghost removal service. Three misfit parapsychology professors are booted out of their cushy jobs at New York City's Columbia University. Despite their relative lack of funding, they start an enterprise called Ghostbusters, a spectral investigation and removal service. One of the men has a plan to catch and contain supernatural entities, though it has never been properly tested. Undeterred, they obtain a former fire station as a base and begin advertising on local television. At first, their clients are few and far between, and the Ghostbusters have to depend on their individual talents to keep the business alive: Dr. Egon Spengler is a scientific genius, Dr. Raymond "Ray" Stantz is an expert on paranormal history and metallurgy, and Dr. Peter Venkman has charm and business savvy, although he is in some ways a charlatan. Although he initially comes off as a bit of a goof and sleaze, Venkman eventually finds a subtly heroic side to himself when he learns that a creature called Zuul is haunting the apartment of Dana Barrett, a client who has become the object of his lustful intentions. Unfortunately, it soon becomes apparent to the Ghostbusters that the spike in paranormal events means they are headed toward a climactic confrontation with an entity ancient Sumerian God known as Gozer the Gozerian, whose presence was implied by bizarre occurrences such as the demonic Zuul appearing in Dana Barrett's apartment! The Ghostbusters are called on to save the Big Apple and face Gozer themselves. Poster is in Good SHAPE for being over 25 years old, but does have some surface wear, slight creases more noticeable with light hitting it. features great art image of the ghost from the classic film! Great fun to frame and hang! NO PINHOLES, The entire cast included: Bill Murray... Dr. Peter VenkmanDan Aykroyd... Dr. Raymond StantzSigourney Weaver... Dana BarrettHarold Ramis... Dr. Egon SpenglerRick Moranis... Louis TullyAnnie Potts... Janine MelnitzWilliam Atherton... Walter PeckErnie Hudson... Winston ZeddmoreDavid Margulies... MayorSteven Tash... Male StudentJennifer Runyon... Female StudentSlavitza Jovan... GozerMichael Ensign... Hotel ManagerAlice Drummond... LibrarianJordan Charney... Dean YagerShop with confidence! This is part of our in-store inventory from our shop which is has been located in the heart of Hollywood where we have been in business for OVER 37 years!MORE INFO ON BILL MURRAY: William James "Bill" Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an American actor and comedian. He first gained national exposure on Saturday Night Live, and went on to star in a number of critically and commercially successful comedic films including Caddyshack (1980), Ghostbusters (1984), and Groundhog Day (1993). He gained additional critical acclaim later in his career, starring in Lost in Translation (2003), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award, and a series of films directed by Wes Anderson, including Rushmore (1998), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) and Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009).Murray, the fifth of nine children, was born and raised in Wilmette, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago, the son of Lucille (ne Collins), a mail room clerk, and Edward Joseph Murray II, a lumber salesman. Murray, along with his siblings, grew up in an Irish Catholic family. Three of his siblings are actors: John Murray, Joel Murray, and Brian Doyle-Murray. His sister, Nancy, is an Adrian Dominican Sister in Michigan, traveling around the country portraying St. Catherine of Siena.The family lived in poverty, and Lucille Murray pressured her children to work. As a youth, Murray read children's biographies of American heroes like Kit Carson, Wild Bill Hickok and Davy Crockett. He attended St. Joseph's grade school and Loyola Academy. During his teenage years, he worked as a caddy to fund his education in a Jesuit High School. The 1960s were tough on Murray and his family. His father had diabetes, one of his sisters had polio and his mother had several miscarriages. During his teen years he was the lead singer of a rock band called the Dutch Masters and took part in high school and community theater.After graduating, he attended Regis University in Denver, Colorado, taking pre-med courses. However, when police arrested him for possession of marijuana at Chicago's O'Hare Airport, he abandoned his studies. In 2007, Regis University awarded him an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree.With an invitation from his older brother, Brian, Murray got his start at Second City Chicago studying under Del Close. The improvisational comedy troupe was a perfect fit for Murray's clever, dry humor and ad libbing. In 1974, he moved to New York City and was recruited by John Belushi as a featured player on The National Lampoon Radio Hour, which aired on some 600 stations from 1973 to 1974. In 1975, an Off Broadway version of a Lampoon show led to his first television role as a cast member of the ABC variety show Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell that featured animal acts and little kids with loud voices. That same season, another variety show titled NBC's Saturday Night premiered. Cosell's show lasted just one season, canceled in early 1976.After working in Los Angeles with the "guerrilla video" commune TVTV on a number of projects, Murray rose to prominence in 1976. He joined the cast of NBC's Saturday Night Live for the show's second season, following the departure of Chevy Chase. During the first few seasons of SNL, Murray was in a serious, romantic relationship with fellow cast member Gilda Radner.Murray landed his first starring role with the film Meatballs in 1979. He followed this up with his portrayal of famed writer Hunter S. Thompson in 1980's Where the Buffalo Roam. In the early 1980s, he starred in a string of box-office hits including Caddyshack, Stripes, and Tootsie.Murray became the first guest on NBC's Late Night with David Letterman on February 1, 1982. He would later appear on the first episode of The Late Show with David Letterman in August 1993, when the show moved to CBS.Murray began work on a film adaptation of the novel The Razor's Edge. The film, which Murray also co-wrote, was his first starring role in a dramatic film. He later agreed to star in Ghostbusters, in a role originally written for John Belushi. This was a deal Murray made with Columbia Pictures in order to gain financing for his film. Ghostbusters became the highest-grossing film of 1984. But The Razor's Edge, which was filmed before Ghostbusters but not released until after, was a box-office flop.Upset over the failure of Razor's Edge, Murray took four years off from acting to study philosophy and history at the Sorbonne, frequent the Cinematheque in Paris, and spend time with his family in their Hudson River Valley home. During that time, his second son, Luke, was born. With the exception of a cameo appearance in the 1986 movie Little Shop of Horrors, he did not make any appearances in films, though he did participate in several public readings in Manhattan organized by playwright/director Timothy Mayer and in a production of Bertolt Brecht's A Man's Man. Murray returned to films in 1988 with Scrooged and the sequel Ghostbusters II in 1989. In 1990, Murray made his first and only attempt at directing when he co-directed Quick Change with producer Howard Franklin. His subsequent films What About Bob? (1991) and Groundhog Day (1993) were box-office hits and critically acclaimed.After a string of films that did not do well with audiences, he received much critical acclaim for Wes Anderson's Rushmore for which he won Best Supporting Actor awards from the New York Film Critics Circle, National Society of Film Critics, and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (tying with Billy Bob Thornton). Murray then experienced a resurgence in his career as a dramatic actor, taking on roles in Wild Things, Cradle Will Rock, Hamlet (as Polonius), and The Royal Tenenbaums.In 2003, he garnered considerable acclaim for Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation, and went on to earn a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and an Independent Spirit Award, as well as Best Actor awards from a number of film critic organizations.[11] He was considered the favorite to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, although Sean Penn ultimately won the award for his performance in Mystic River. In an interview included on the Lost in Translation DVD, Murray states that this is his favorite movie in which he has appeared. Also in 2003, he appeared in a short cameo for the movie Coffee and Cigarettes, in which he played himself "hiding out" in a local coffee shop.During this time, Murray still appeared in comedic roles such as Charlie's Angels and Osmosis Jones. In 2004, he provided the voice of Garfield in Garfield: The Movie, and again in 2006 for Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (it should be noted that this makes it a two-way link between Murray and Lorenzo Music, the former voice of Garfield; Music was also the voice of Peter Venkman, Murray's Ghostbusters character, in the cartoon series The Real Ghostbusters). In 2004, he made his third collaboration with Wes Anderson in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. His dramatic role in Jim Jarmusch's Broken Flowers was also well received.In 2005, Murray announced that he would take a break from acting, as he had not had the time since his new breakthrough in the late 1990s. He did return to the big screen, however, for brief cameos in Wes Anderson's The Darjeeling Limited and in G
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