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Michael J. Jones

    The New Breed
    The Trials of Orpheus
    Creativity Without Law: Challenging the Assumptions of Intellectual Property
    Inheriting an IRA Professional Edition
    Inheriting an IRA: How to Create a Lifetime of Paychecks
    • Focusing on the complexities of inheriting an IRA, this book provides essential guidance for both beneficiaries and their advisors. It addresses common questions and offers practical strategies to maximize the economic benefits of inherited assets. With insights from a nationally recognized tax expert, the text emphasizes the importance of informed decision-making to avoid costly mistakes. The collaborative approach between inheritors and knowledgeable advisors is highlighted as key to achieving successful outcomes, ensuring readers are well-prepared to navigate the intricate tax rules associated with inherited IRAs.

      Inheriting an IRA: How to Create a Lifetime of Paychecks
    • Inheriting an IRA Professional Edition

      • 170 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      Focused on the intricacies of managing inherited IRAs, this Professional Edition serves as a vital resource for both beneficiaries and their financial advisors. It expands on the foundational concepts presented in the original guide, offering expert insights from Mike Jones, CPA, addressing common questions from IRA inheritors and professionals alike. The book emphasizes the importance of collaboration between informed inheritors and knowledgeable advisors to optimize financial outcomes, making it an essential tool for navigating the complexities of inherited assets.

      Inheriting an IRA Professional Edition
    • The Trials of Orpheus

      • 296 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      "A revealing look at how the Orpheus myth helped Renaissance writers and thinkers understand the force of eloquenceIn ancient Greek mythology, the lyrical songs of Orpheus charmed the gods, and compelled animals, rocks, and trees to obey his commands. This mythic power inspired Renaissance philosophers and poets, from Bacon to Shakespeare, as they attempted to discover the hidden powers of verbal eloquence. They wanted to know: How do words produce action? In The Trials of Orpheus, Jenny Mann examines the key role the Orpheus story played in helping early modern writers and natural philosophers understand the mechanisms of rhetorical force. Mann demonstrates that the forms and figures of ancient poetry indelibly shaped the principles of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century scientific knowledge. Mann explores how Ovid's version of the Orpheus myth gave English poets and natural philosophers the lexicon with which to explain language's ability to move individuals without physical contact. These writers and thinkers came to see eloquence as an aesthetic force capable of binding, drawing, softening, and scattering audiences. Bringing together a range of examples from drama, poetry, and philosophy by Bacon, Lodge, Marlowe, Montaigne, Shakespeare, and more, Mann demonstrates that the fascination with Orpheus produced some of the most canonical literature of the age. Delving into the impact of ancient Greek thought and poetry in the early modern era, The Trials of Orpheus sheds light on how the powers of rhetoric became a focus of English thought and literature"-- Provided by publisher

      The Trials of Orpheus
    • 'A must read for anyone interested in the emerging ethics of robotics' Irene M. Pepperberg A bold, optimistic exploration of the relationship between robots and humans based on our history with animals, from a renowned MIT researcher The robots are here. They make our cars, they deliver fast food, they mine the sea floor. And in the near-future their presence will increasingly enter our homes and workplaces - making human-robot interaction a frequent, everyday occurrence. What will this future look like? What will define the relationship between humans and robots? Here Kate Darling, a world-renowned expert in robot ethics, shows that in order to understand the new robot world, we must first move beyond the idea that this technology will be something like us. Instead, she argues, we should look to our relationship with animals. Just as we have harnessed the power of animals to aid us in war and work, so too will robots supplement - rather than replace - our own skills and abilities. A deeply original analysis of our technological future and the ethical dilemmas that await us, The New Breed explains how the treatment of machines can reveal a new understanding of our own history, our own systems and how we relate - not just to non-humans, but also to each other.

      The New Breed