Léonie Rosenstiel

Nadia Boulanger's life spanned nearly a century, and at her death she was still director of the American School of Music at Fontainebleau, which she helped found after World War I. Enormously influential, she taught many distinguished performers and composers—among them Aaron Copland, Virgil Thomson, and Elliott Carter. She helped American music gain worldwide recognition. For this first full biography, Léonie Rosenstiel has drawn on papers and records to which Boulanger gave her unprecedented access and also on numerous interviews. The result is a rich portrait of an important woman of our time.

Legal guardianship often feels like a swamp (and that's how I describe it in my multi-award-winning book Protecting Mama: Surviving the Legal Guardianship Swamp). If guardianship is a swamp, then elder care is a jungle. Is your bank account prepared for the trek? Even wealthy elders see their nest eggs dwindle, sometimes to zero, as they battle chronic diseases or catastrophic accidents. Do you worry about what might happen to one of your older loved ones, should that person no longer be safe living independently? Well, you should. And you should also take precautions to protect yourself. Particularly if you still have children to consider, you are financially and emotionally vulnerable from both ends of the age spectrum. Do you think that you don't need protection too? You'd be wrong. Some family members find themselves hauled into court by the institutions that cared for Mom and Dad. Many states allow them to sue for payment from next of kin (and judges will enforce this). See the take-aways inside this book for more information. What you'll gain from They're Coming for Your Elders and Your Inheritance: You'll know why the state often involves itself in "family matters" and some of the ways to prevent this. Courts seem increasingly hostile to families. They're Coming for Your Elders explains why. You'll be better able to tackle the thorny area of where (and how) a person in need of help might live safelyYou'll understand the playbook unscrupulous members of the system use to control elders, destroy legacies, and divide families, so you can counter their tacticsYou'll come away with innovative strategies for heading off trouble that's already brewingYou'll be better able to recognize the early warning signs of impending negative events so that you can prevent them from developing.

Are you hesitant to call a lawyer for advice because the hourly rate is so expensive? Are you putting off getting your deeds, contracts, wills, powers of attorney and other legal documents done properly with an attorney because you feel like you can't afford it? The good news is that you can find affordable legal help and this book will show you how and where to get it This book could save you thousands of dollars in legal fees and help you avoid countless hours in court plus excruciating emotional stress and heartache by giving you the information you need to choose a legal service that you can afford. Would you like to be prepared for any legal challenge or question that might come up? Now you can. In Legal Protection you will discover: A way to get your family's or small business' routine legal work done without breaking the bank or needing a new law firm for each new project. A way to find the right sort of service, whether you need a form, or advice, or both. At least one company that promises to answer your call, 24/7, and agrees to call you back within 8 business hours.