In early June of 1963 the Beat 5 Boys, Bradley and Herring, discovered that Beat 5 was blessed. They found, by accident, that you could time travel from a certain spot in Beat 5 to any time, past or future, and to any place in the whole universe. This certain spot was in the Norton Hole in the Big Abbey Creek. Herring and Bradley got sucked into the swirling waters of the Norton Hole on a Saturday morning in early June of 1963. This was their first trip into the time warp. A year later Herring and Bradley were anxious to make a second trip to see what kind of adventures that they could get into. This time though, totally by accident, two more will join them. Can you guess what's next? In Beat 5 strange things can happen.

Guidelines for fully understanding and getting full benefit from an employee stock option plan

Nearly 10 million U.S. employees are fortunate enough to receive company stock options. Unfortunately, far too many have little or no idea exactly what it is they have. An Employees Guide to Stock Options provides the first comprehensive­­and comprehensible­­guide to employee stock options, covering what they are, what they are worth, how to maximize their value, and more.

Compensation specialist Beth Walker outlines an easy-to-follow program that any employee, at any level, can use to get full value from a companys stock option program. Complete in both its guidelines and its real-life examples, this handy book outlines the fundamental actions that must be taken when stock options are part of a financial plan, as it explains:

• Different types of options

• How to avoid common and costly mistakes

• The impact of the Alternative Minimum tax