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Secularism has produced from within itself a crisis of fragmentation and incoherence that is widespread today. Detailed readings of Spinoza and van Gogh describe the emergence of this crisis, which reconfigured understandings of traditional religious values can be efficacious without compromising the gains made by secularism.

'Utterly brilliant. We all need to read this book' CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN'Presents a new way of thinking about the things we buy' KEITH BRYMER-JONES

A Straightforward Guide to Planning for Retirement- Managing Retirement Finances, Revised Edition, 2023 demonstrates clearly how those of retirement age and beyond can maximize their income and so Enjoy their retirement. Whilst it has always been important to plan for Retirement, it is now more crucial than ever, to ensure that people understand the opportunities available to them, particularly following problems caused by COVID 19 and also the current inflationary environment This book clearly demonstrates the growth areas and the areas to avoid.

A Straightforward Guide to Getting the Best Out of Your Retirement Revised Edition (2023) is a companion volume to Planning for Retirement and outlines all of the many possibilities and opportunities open to those people who have reached retirement age and beyond who need a clear picture of what they can obtain and access, including different levels of care, plus possible employment opportunities and also the role of different organisations. The ongoing situation relating to COVID 19 is also discussed. s

A Straightforward Guide to Getting the Best out of Your Retirement is a companion volume to Straightforward's Planning for Retirement. This book concentrates specifically on housing, health and leisure opportunities following retirement. It is very important to ensure that, once retired, the correct housing - whether a house or higher care accommodation - is available. It is equally important to ensure that health care is catered for and the costs are recognised. Leisure opportunities are also covered along with travel and the benefits open to retired people.

Reading Vincent van Gogh is at once an interpretive guide to Van Gogh's letters and a distillation of the key themes that reoccur throughout his collected letters.

This third edition of the Straightforward Guide to Planning for Retirement, Managing Retirement Finances, demonstrates clearly how those of retirement age and beyond can maximize their income and so enjoy their retirement. Whilst it has always been important to plan for retirement, it is now more crucial than ever, in the middle of a recession, to ensure that people understand the opportunities available to them. This book demonstrates clearly the growth areas and also the areas to avoid.