Most Popular Books by Ben White

No matter what you''ve read online, there are no secrets or tricks to handling your student loans, and there are no shortcuts to doing your homework. The "proven plans" usually aren''t very sexy, and everyone''s situation is different. The details matter, and they matter a lot. This is the comprehensive guide for dealing with student loans, written to concisely cover a complex topic and give you the tools and background you need to handle the big investment you''ve made in yourself. Topics include: - Borrowing less and minimizing interest accrual during school - How Federal Loans Work & Federal Repayment Options - Income-driven repayment (IBR, PAYE, REPAYE, and ICR) - Federal "Direct" Consolidation - Forbearance & Deferment - Public Service Loan Forgiveness - Maximizing PSLF - Long-Term Loan Forgiveness & Loan Repayment Programs - Private Refinancing - Taxes & Retirement Visit: www.benwhite.com (Also note: Medical students and physicians should instead read Medical Student Loans: A Comprehensive Guide, a separate book written to address multiple issues unique to doctors.)

Texas Ranger Ira Pearson is sent undercover to Van Bent, a town in far west Texas where rumor has it a range war is brewing. Posing as a doctor--aided by the very training he has tried so hard to distance himself from--Ira is quickly involved in the feud.As he tries to keep the war from escalating, Ira can''t help but think there is something else going on, that either someone behind the scenes is pulling some strings, or there is just an evil festering beneath the surface of Van Bent.With a nurse he is training on the job by his side, Ira is tasked with stopping the war and, perhaps more importantly, finally answering the question for himself of whether he was supposed to be a doctor all along.

Go on a thrilling adventure by turning the pages of "Yamamoto''s Odyssey: From NPB Domination to MLB History." The amazing story of Yoshinobu Yamamoto, a pitcher whose quest transcends national boundaries and redefines the very definition of baseball excellence, is told in this gripping book. See Yamamoto''s ascent from the dominant fields of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) to leaving his mark on Major League Baseball''s (MLB) historic history in this compelling investigation. Every page reveals the nuances of his incredible journey, which was characterized by unmatched accomplishment, unwavering devotion, and a flawless mastery that catapulted him to international prominence. The core of Yamamoto''s narrative may be found beneath the subtitle, "A Pitcher''s Journey, a Record-Breaking Deal, and the Unconventional Path to $325 Million." Explore the struggles and victories of his pitching journey, from the accuracy of his fastball to the cunning strategy that landed him a record-breaking $325 million contract. This is more than just a sports biography-it''s a celebration of the unwavering character of a pitcher who chose an unusual route to become a major league player. Discover the triumphs and tragedies, the calculated discussions, and the ground-breaking occasions that molded Yamamoto''s reputation. The subtitle summarizes the competitive nature of MLB discussions, the financial power maneuvers, and the historic agreement that is a shining example of success in the sports industry. Regardless of your level of passion for baseball or your interest in inspiring human narratives, "Yamamoto''s Odyssey" offers an engrossing exploration of the core of the sport. This is more than just a biography; it''s a celebration of tenacity, inventiveness, and the amazing willpower that catapults a pitcher from dominance in the NPB to a place in the great annals of MLB history. Get ready for an incredible journey that defies the conventions of sports storytelling as it explores Yamamoto''s incredible quest.

When cowboy Mars Peters rode into Gunfighter''s Gulch on his spotless appaloosa, he had no idea he would be the spark that would ignite the waiting powder keg. The keg was placed, inadvertently, by the old prospector Cactus Percival. He used to come into Gunfighter''s Gulch now and again from the New Mexico Territory, spending silver like it was gold, and always wearing new boots. But then, one day he didn''t come back and in the years since then tales of Cactus Percival''s silver stash have grown. Was it a mine, or Spanish silver, or even something more? And then the fuse was spitted (inadvertently again) when the new schoolmarm, Miss Polly, assigned her children a research paper. The portly Heinricht Von and the unrealistically cute little Marjory are in a race to discover what happened to Cactus Percival and, more importantly, his silver. A band of outlaws is also in town, led by the desperado Lor'' Schulenberg, determined to find a map that was said to have gone down with the 3rd National Bank. A map to Cactus Percival''s silver! All of these, and a few more, are rushing to the old cinder cone west of town, determined to find the treasure of Cactus Percival before anyone else.

Ruin Upon Ruin by Ben White Essays by Doug Harvey and John Hogan Hardbound, full color Dimensions: 8.75" x 11.5" x 0.5" 140 pages The Insert Blanc Monograph series continues with Ruin Upon Ruin by Ben White accompanied by a Limited Series of paintings available for sale from Insert Blanc Press. Featuring 30 paintings along with numerous details and images from White''s sketchbook, Ruin Upon Ruin by Ben White collects a number of White''s paintings into a single body of work from over the past five years. A large format, full color, hardbound edition of 140 pages with essays by Doug Harvey and John Hogan, Ruin Upon Ruin by Ben White is forthcoming in summer 2014. "Ben White conflates figures from American history and folk tales with contemporary box stores and roadside attractions, pointing to the relativity of cultural import and the collapsible nature of intellectual, philosophical and religious "progress" in America." - John Hogan, Art21, May, 2012. "Ben White''s paintings merge anachronistic personages, events, biblical narratives, and popular culture to create a fantastic, nonlinear interpretation of history. ... The incongruencies are absurd, and the absurdity itself pulls them into the present. ... It becomes our history again, on equal terms with the present and once again acceptable as subject matter for contemporary painting. Historical gravity, leavened by wit, becomes a source of pleasure and fascination." - Lara Bank, California Contemporary Art, Summer 2010 "If one were to run across one of Ben White''s paintings at a suburban garage sale or in the dusty backroom of a thrift store, one would snap it up immediately, display it prominently in one''s hip Silverlake-adjacent living room, then post it immediately on Facebook, hoping to learn more about the quixotic outsider genius that produced it. The Council of Nicaea supervising the faking of a moon landing? Unimpeachable. Liberace among the Hyenas in the Colloseum? Fabulous!"-Doug Harvey Born in 1978 in Jacksonville, FL, White studied painting, drawing, and printmaking at the Florida State University School of Art from 1997 to 2001. Two of those years were spent studying, researching, and creating work in Florence Italy, where he first began to develop a visual language that spoke to the recondite nature of established historical narratives and the visual propaganda which creates those narratives. He received his MFA from CalArts in 2003. White''s work and curatorial design have been shown in numerous group and solo exhibitions at venues such as Blythe Projects, The Torrance Art Museum, Sea and Space Explorations, the Santa Monica Museum of Art, and many others. White is the a recipient of the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant for 2011-2012, and his collaborative work has been seen in Flaunt magazine. He co-produces and hosts the art and culture show "The People" on KCHUNG radio 1630AM, and currently lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.

There are so many myths and misconceptions in our industry that it can sometimes be hard to separate fact from fiction. The discussion around growth and growing a rent roll suffer this dynamic, even more so that others.Growth is a numbers game; not in the sense that it is all about casting a wide net and hoping for the best, but rather in that growth is a science that can be measured, tracked and optimised. Every market can be assessed for its growth potential. Every lead source can be identified through one of five growth channels. Every agency can set market share goals for each of those channels. Every growth goal can be supported with the help of a targeted marketing campaign. Numbers Game sets out these concepts and shares powerful consumer research that explores how landlords choose agents, what drives their levels of satisfaction and what causes them to switch agencies. The research uncovers four landlord segments that Numbers Game effectively profiles, providing ideas on how an agency can target and market to those segments. Numbers Game is based on the experiences of some of the leading agencies in our industry who have broken all the conventional wisdoms and achieved levels of growth that were once considered to be impossible. The book is for those agencies that are prepared to change their thinking, overcoming preconceived ideas to build new pathways for growth.

"The following independent review of mainstream CDMA [Code Divisional Multiple Access] mobile telephony handsets available to residents of rural Australia, aims to assist rural customers considering the purchase of this equipment."--P. iii.

From the paradox between biologic being and social doing, this poem takes the parallax view of biologic undoing and social un-being that join and condition consciousness to comfortably cling to false manifestations in emerging absences. As sublimation loses to softening in the fight over social claims, individual volition is willed to a power of powerlessness that silently accepts reprocessed heirlooms saturated in superficiality.Through the forward progression of years in reverse, rebellion and radicalism marked the times defined by historyâs nonintellectual memory because those terms were easily discounted in the subsequent anti-movements that stepped back from the perceptions of dangerous. The beat stepped back and was lost in the limits of its own misunderstanding, suddenly self-convinced it was about irresponsible freedom. But the beat was about recognizing anti-freedom and taking responsibility for it.This poem was written on the beatâs old road with the windows rolled down.

A comprehensive guide to dealing with student loans for physicians, written to concisely cover a complex topic and give you (the premed, medical student, resident, or attending physician) the tools and background you need to handle the big investment you''ve made in yourself. Topics include: -- Borrowing less and minimizing interest accrual during school -- How Federal Loans Work & Federal Repayment Options -- Income-driven repayment (IBR, PAYE, REPAYE, and ICR) -- Federal "Direct" Consolidation -- Forbearance & Deferment -- Public Service Loan Forgiveness -- Maximizing PSLF -- Long-Term Loan Forgiveness & Loan Repayment Programs -- Private Refinancing -- Taxes & Retirement This is the only complete up-to-date book-length treatment of student loans currently available, and it''s doubly unique as the only one written specifically for doctors by a fellow physician. Please visit: benwhite.com

"What would it mean to develop a youth-inclusive agricultural and rural development agenda? Agriculture, and particularly smallholder farming, remains the single largest source of youth employment in most low- and middle-income countries (LIMCs), but today''s young rural men and women express little interest in agricultural futures. However, research on rural youth aspirations suggests that many young people are not averse to agriculture as such, but to agriculture''s current neglected condition and the near impossibility of becoming an independent farmer while still young, due to lack of access to land. Rural youth outmigration does not necessarily reflect a permanent, lifetime abandonment of rural life, agriculture or the possibility of a return to farming. A youth-inclusive agricultural and rural development agenda means: approaching young people not as instruments of development, but as subjects, actors and citizens; mainstreaming young people and their interests in policy dialogues, organizations and social/political movements, both locally and nationally; more effective support for small-scale agriculture and opportunities for young rural men and women to engage in farming, including provision of land and other agrarian resources as a cornerstone of rural youth policy; and investment in infrastructures that make rural places more attractive for young men and women to live and work in"--Page 4 of cover.