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Heart of the hunter

a novel
2004
Tiny Mpayipheli, a one-time government gun-for-hire, has retired to the countryside where he lives anonymously with the woman he loves and her son, but he is drawn back into his dangerous lifestyle once again when he agrees to help rescue an old friend who has been kidnapped, and quickly learns the situation is much more complicated than he had imagined.

My grandpa retired today

1982
As she helps her grandfather clean and lock up his barber shop one final time, Margey feels the pain of separation that comes with retirement almost as much as he does.

You'll be old someday, too

1986
Discussions with old people around the country illustrate the possibilities and disadvantages of aging.

The retired kid

2008
Although he enjoys some aspects of his retirement, eight-year-old Brian gains a new perspective on his job of being a child after spending time in Florida's Happy Sunset Retirement Community.

Santa retires

2012
Santa Claus is tired of delivering toys and decides to retire to somewhere warm, but things do not work out as expected.

Beyond the White House

waging peace, fighting disease, building hope
2007
Examines the peacekeeping efforts of former President Jimmy Carter in the years since leaving the White House; and describes how he has fought diseases, monitored over sixty-five elections in foreign nations, and led a war against poverty, hunger, and mental illness around the world.

Top 10 Secrets for investing successfully

2014
Readers can evaluate and integrate specific steps in investing that are examined in this blueprint.

The number

a completely different way to think about the rest of your life
2006
Examines the concept of "The Number", the amount of money one needs to be financially secure for the rest of his life, exploring how the mythical number defines people's lives and offering practical advice to help people find and reach their own number.

Early bird

2005
Rodney Rothman recounts the experiences he had after retiring at age twenty-eight and moving in with an elderly piano teacher at a retirement community, describing his struggle for acceptance from the senior citizens in his community and his efforts to the typical activities of retirement.

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