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The Proteus Paradox: How Online Games and Virtual Worlds Change Us—And How They Don't
Nick Yee · Yale University Press Pages: 248 Format: Print book
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Proteus, the mythical sea god who could alter his appearance at will, embodies one of the promises of online games: the ability to reinvent oneself. Yet inhabitants of virtual worlds rarely achieve this liberty, game researcher Nick Yee contends. Though online games evoke freedom and escapism,... |
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The Lawyer Bubble: A Profession in Crisis
Steven J. Harper · Basic Books Format: Hardcover
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A noble profession is facing its defining moment. From law schools to the prestigious firms that represent the pinnacle of a legal career, a crisis is unfolding. News headlines tell part of the storythe growing oversupply of new lawyers, widespread career dissatisfaction, and spectacular... |
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LLC or Corporation?: How to Choose the Right Form for Your Business
Anthony Mancuso Attorney · NOLO; Sixth edition Format: Paperback
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Decide whether to form an LLC or a corporation -- the most important decision you'll make for your business Your company has grown -- now it's time to upgrade your legal structure to something that will protect you and your assets, as well as provide other benefits. In other words,... |
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Tax Deductions for Professionals
Stephen Fishman J.D. · NOLO; Tenth Edition edition Format: Book
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Reduce your tax burden with the only plain-English guide to deductions written especially for professionals. Winner of the Independent Book Publishers Association's Benjamin Franklin Award. Architects, lawyers, dentists, chiropractors, doctors and other licensed professionals are subject... |
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The Crime Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained
Dorling Kindersley, Inc. · DK Publishing Pages: 352 Format: Print book
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An essential guide to criminology, exploring the most infamous cases of all time, from serial killers to mob hits to war crimes and more.From Jack the Ripper to Jeffrey Dahmer, The Crime Book is a complete study of international true crime history that unpacks the shocking stories through... |
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The Small-Scale Dairy: The Complete Guide to Milk Production for the Home and Market
Gianaclis Caldwell · Chelsea Green Publishing Pages: 212 Format: Paperback
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The Small-Scale Dairy includes everything you need to know in order to successfully produce nourishing, healthy, farm-fresh milk. Whether for home use, direct sale to the consumer, or sale to an artisanal cheesemaker, high-quality raw milk is a delicate, desirable product. Successful and sustainable... |
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Everything a New Elementary School Teacher REALLY Needs to Know
Otis Kriegel · Free Spirit Publishing Format: Paperback
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Not your typical how-to manual for new teachers, this no-nonsense, jargon-free guide offers a wide variety of tools and tactics for getting through every school day with grace and sanity. Covered in glue, glitter, orange juice—or worse? Make a quick change into the spare set of clothes... |
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Illusion of Justice: Inside Making a Murderer and America's Broken System
Jerome F Buting · Harper Pages: 339 Format: Hardcover
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Interweaving his account of the Steven Avery trial at the heart of Making a Murderer with other high profile cases from his criminal defense career, attorney Jerome F. Buting explains the flaws in America's criminal justice system and lays out a provocative, persuasive blue-print for reform.Over... |
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Taxes in America: What Everyone Needs to Know®
Leonard E. Burman · Oxford University Press; 1 edition Format: Paperback
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Despite their passion and fury, contemporary Americans are remarkably clueless about how their tax system works. But with heated debates over taxation now roiling Congress and the nation, an understanding of our tax system is of vital importance. Taxes in America: What Everyone Needs to Know®,... |
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Pinpoint: How GPS Is Changing Technology, Culture, and Our Minds
Greg Milner · W.W. Norton & Company Pages: 336 Format: Print book
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Pinpoint tells the story of GPS, a scientific marvel that enables almost all modern technology -- but is changing us in profound ways.Over the last fifty years, humanity has developed an extraordinary shared utility: the Global Positioning System. Even as it guides us across town, GPS helps... |
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Cows Save the Planet: And Other Improbable Ways of Restoring Soil to Heal the Earth
Judith D. Schwartz · Chelsea Green Publishing; 1 edition Pages: 240 Format: Paperback
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From the Publisher"Judith Schwartz reminds us that sustainable range management is as much about the microbes in the soil and their feedback loops with cattle as it is about the cattle themselves. When I finally go home on the range to be composted, I want to be part of the miraculous... |
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I Can't Breathe: A Killing on Bay Street
MATT TAIBBI · Spiegel & Grau Pages: 336 Format: Hardcover
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A work of riveting literary journalism that explores the roots and repercussions of the infamous killing of Eric Garner by the New York City police - from the bestselling author of The Divide "[A] searing exposé . . . What emerges from the author's superb reporting and vivid writing... |
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The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future
Kevin Kelly · Viking Pages: 328 Format: Print book
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A New York Times BestsellerFrom one of our leading technology thinkers and writers, a guide through the twelve technological imperatives that will shape the next thirty years and transform our livesMuch of what will happen in the next thirty years is inevitable, driven by technological... |
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