Authors:Robin Forward-Wise, David Wise, Steve Ladner (photog
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Keywords: ballet, workout, sculpting, pilates, yoga, fusion, ultimate, bod
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2004-05-11
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 1569244731
ISBN-13: 9781569244739

Have you been working hard to build the tight abs of a Pilates instructor, the toned legs of a ballet dancer, and the firm butt of a yoga aficionado—but your exercise routine just isn’t getting you there? Now you can achieve all that and much more with the revolutionary new fitness program Hot Bod Fusion. Personal trainer Robin Forward-Wise and her husband David have developed a dynamic, easy-to-follow workout that synthesizes the best moves from yoga, Pilates, and ballet, giving you a unique and highly effective way to build a long, lean body and a refreshed mind. This at-home workout—d

Authors:S. F. Wise, David J. Bercuson, S. F. Wise, David J. B
Publisher: McGill-Queen’s University Press
Keywords: revisited, horror, valour
Number of Pages: 185
Published: 1994-11
List price: $27.95
ISBN-10: 0773512713
ISBN-13: 9780773512719

In January 1992 the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ( cbs ) broadcast "The valour and the horror", a three-part television series on Canada’s role in World War II. It sparked a major controversy among viewers, war veterans, and historians. Brian and Terence McKenna of Galafilm, the authors-producers of the series, were accused of distorting historical facts, maligning individuals such as commanders Arthur Harris and Guy Simonds, presenting a biased account of events, and overstepping the line between journalism and drama. "The valour and the horror revisited" brings together source doc

Author: David A. Wise
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Keywords: research, conference, report, economic, bureau, economics, aging, national, perspectives
Number of Pages: 392
Published: 2004-07-10
List price: $81.00
ISBN-10: 0226903052
ISBN-13: 9780226903057

This book investigates several important issues in the economics of aging, including the accumulation of wealth and the relationship between health and financial prosperity.Examining the changes in savings behavior and investment priorities in the United States over the past few decades, contributors to the volume point to a dramatic shift from employer-managed, defined benefit pensions to employee-controlled retirement savings plans. Further, the legislative reforms of the 1980s and the booming stock market of the 1990s did their share to influence individual wealth accumulation patterns of A

Author: DAVID A. WISE
Publisher: University Of Chicago Pre
Keywords: research, conference, report, economic, bureau, economics, aging, national, developments
Number of Pages: 432
Published: 2009-04-01
List price: $99.00
ISBN-10: 0226903354
ISBN-13: 9780226903354

The number of Americans eligible to receive Social Security benefits will increase from forty-five million to nearly eighty million in the next twenty years. Retirement systems must therefore adapt to meet the demands of the largest aging population in our nation’s history. In Developments in the Economics of Aging, David A. Wise and a distinguished group of analysts examine the economic issues that will confront policy makers as they seek to design policies to protect the economic and physical health of these older Americans. The volume looks at such topics as factors influencing work a

Author: David A. Wise
Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr (Tx)
Keywords: research, project, report, economic, bureau, aging, national, economics
Number of Pages: 416
Published: 1989-01-01
List price: $67.50
ISBN-10: 0226902951
ISBN-13: 9780226902951

Also Available In:  • Unknown Binding - The economics of aging (NBER Reporter)  • Unknown Binding - The economics of aging (NBER Reporter ; Summer 1987)

Author: David A. Wise
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Keywords: payrolls, sector, public
Number of Pages: 338
Published: 1987-03-01
List price: $70.00
ISBN-10: 0226902919
ISBN-13: 9780226902913

An estimated one out of five employees in this country works for some branch of government. Because policies concerning the compensation of these employees rest on assumptions about the economic dynamics of the public sector, the issue of public sector employment is of vital importance in the analysis of the national economy. In Public Sector Payrolls, leading economists explore the independent and interdependent functioning of the public and private sectors and their effect on the economy as a whole. The volume, developed from a 1984 National Bureau of Economic Research conference, focuses on

Author: David A. Wise
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Keywords: research, conference, report, economic, bureau, economics, aging, national, analyses
Number of Pages: 416
Published: 2005-08-03
List price: $91.00
ISBN-10: 0226902862
ISBN-13: 9780226902869

Analyses in the Economics of Aging summarizes a massive amount of new research on several popular and less-examined topics pertaining to the relationship between economics and aging. Among the many themes explored in this volume, considerable attention is given to new research on retirement savings, the cost and efficiency of medical resources, and the predictors of health events.The volume begins with a discussion of the risks and merits of 401(k) plans. Subsequent chapters present recent analysis of the growth of Medicare costs; the different aspects of disability; and the evolution of healt