In this revolutionary exposŽ, Harvard Law School bankruptcy expert Elizabeth Warren and financial consultant Amelia Tyagi show that today's middle-class parents are increasingly trapped by financial meltdowns. Astonishingly, sending mothers to work has made families more vulnerable to financial disaster than ever before. Today's two-income family earns 75% more money than its single-income counterpart of a generation ago, but has 25% less discretionary income to cover living costs. This is "the rare financial book that sidesteps accusations of individual wastefulness to focus on institutional changes," raved the Boston Globe. Warren and Tyagi reveal how the ferocious bidding war for housing and education has silently engulfed America's suburbs, driving up the cost of keeping families in the middle class. The authors show why the usual remedies-child-support enforcement, subsidized daycare, and higher salaries for women-won't solve the problem. But as the Wall Street Journal observed, "The book is brimming with proposed solutions to the nail-biting anxiety that the middle class finds itself in." From Senator Edward M. Kennedy to Dr. Phil to Bill Moyers, The Two-Income Trap has created a sensation among economists, politicians, and families-all those who care about America's middle-class crisis....

<p> <b>Chapter 11: Reorganizing American Businesses, The Essentials</b> is part Aspen’s new <i>Essentials</i> series, which takes a “forest rather than the trees” approach to teaching. This concise paperback concentrates on the fundamentals of business bankruptcy law and uses an informal, essay-like style to explain them. In addition to developing the important ideas in business bankruptcy, the author also takes a look at some of the more important operational elements in order to bring the material to life. Suitable for use with any casebook, this text clarifies the important topics and bridges the gap of understanding for the student. </p> <p> <b>Among the features that make this text an outstanding resource</b>: </p> <ul> <li> written by Elizabeth Warren, the leading authority in the country on bankruptcy law. Warren is widely published in the field and is known for her keen ability to write about complex issues with great lucidity </li> <li> Warren concentrates on making the elements of business reorganization (Chapter 11) easily accessible to students </li> <li> the text is concise and user-friendly, hitting the main points of business bankruptcy without getting lost in the details </li> </ul> <p> Students will find this unique text reassuring and illuminating. Require or recommend <b>Chapter 11: Reorganizing American Businesses, The Essentials</b> for use alongside your casebook and give your students their best opportunity to grasp all the fundamentals of business bankruptcy. </p>...

<p> The lively style, excellent problems, and balanced coverage of <b>The Law of Debtors and Creditors: Text, Cases, and Problems</b> have made this text one of the leading bankruptcy law casebooks. Honed through six editions, it continues to provide students and professors with an exemplary instructional tool. </p> <p> <b>Among the attributes that make this casebook a favorite with teachers and students alike</b>: </p> <ul> <li> <b>more than 50 problem sets </b>— featuring the realistic questions a lawyer considers in confronting the statutory provisions for a bankruptcy case </li> <li> <b>explanatory text throughout</b> makes bankruptcy law accessible to students and easier to teach </li> <li> <b>organized functionally, as a bankruptcy case would unfold </b>— students find it logical and sensible </li> <li> a <b>thematic “mega-problem” appears throughout the book</b>, providing chapter-by-chapter review and integrating elements of all chapters at the end of the book </li> <li> <b>consumer bankruptcy is separated from business bankruptcy for clarity</b>, and the text begins with the more familiar consumer bankruptcy </li> <li> <b>an excellent Teacher’s Manual</b> that is especially helpful to newer professors </li> </ul> <p> <b>This timely revision has been updated to reflect recent developments and case law and includes</b>: </p> <ul> <li> <b>coverage of cases resulting from the 2005 Amendments</b>, including consumer bankruptcy, including Chapter 7; Chapter 13, the “hanging paragraph;” and means test eligibility </li> <li> <b>expanded business law coverage</b> with individualized treatment of small business bankruptcies and their bigger, publicly traded Chapter 11 cousins, emphasizing the rapid changes in the world of reorganization and the first international cases under Chapter 15 </li> <li> as in past editions, there are problem sets for each subject area in the book, however the sixth edition will have <b>variations of some of the problems available, allowing for more flexibility</b> </li> </ul> <p> Classroom-tested through five editions, revised to keep pace with the most recent developments in the world of bankruptcy, <b>The Law of Debtors and Creditors: Text, Cases, and Problems, Sixth Edition</b>, is an unbeatable method for teaching a practical, animated, and completely state-of-the-art course. </p> <p> </p>...

You work hard and try to save money, so why is there never enough to cover all the bills, to put some away in your child's college fund, to pay off your credit card debt -- or to relax and have some fun, for once? In the New York Times bestseller All Your Worth, mother/daughter team Elizabeth Warren and Amelia Warren Tyagi -- authors of the acclaimed The Two-Income Trap -- tell you the truth about money. The authors lay out a groundbreaking approach to getting control of your money so you can finally start building the life you've always wanted. The result of more than twenty years of intensive research, All Your Worth offers you a step-by-step plan that will let you master your finances -- for the rest of your life.

The secret? It's simple, really: get your money in balance. Warren and Tyagi show you how to balance your money into three essential parts: the Must-Haves (the bills you have to pay every month), the Wants (some fun money for right now), and your Savings (to build a better tomorrow). No complicated budgets, no keeping track of every penny. Warren and Tyagi will show you a whole new way of looking at money -- and yourself -- that will help you get your finances on track so you can enjoy peace of mind for the rest of your life.

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