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Virginia Wills, Trusts, & Estates: Code, Cases, and Commentary

James G Dwyer · Kamset Press
Pages: 605
Format: Print book

A comprehensive and up-to-date compilation and analysis of Virginia's laws governing wills, trusts, decedents' estates, and end-of-life decision making, with expert commentary. Designed as a resource for libraries and law offices, as well as for use as a coursebook in law school...
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The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos

Christian Davenport · PublicAffairs
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

The historic quest to rekindle the human exploration and colonization of space led by two rivals and their vast fortunes, egos, and visions of space as the next entrepreneurial frontier The Space Barons is the story of a group of billionaire entrepreneurs who are pouring their fortunes...
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Why Public Higher Education Should Be Free: How to Decrease Cost and Increase Quality at American Universities

Robert Samuels · Rutgers University Press
Format: Hardcover

Universities tend to be judged by the test scores of their incoming students and not on what students actually learn once they attend these institutions. While shared tests and surveys have been developed, most schools refuse to publish the results. Instead, they allow such publications...
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The Old Farmer's Almanac 2018

EDITORS OF THE OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC. · Old Farmer's Almanac
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. --This text refers to the Library Binding edition.
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The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality, and Our Destiny Beyond Earth

MICHIO KAKU · Doubleday
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

The #1 bestselling author of The Future of the Mind traverses the frontiers of astrophysics, artificial intelligence, and technology to offer a stunning vision of man's future in space, from settling Mars to traveling to distant galaxies.Formerly the domain of fiction, moving human civilization...
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Everybody's Guide to Small Claims Court

Ralph Warner Attorney · NOLO
Pages: 440
Format: Paperback

You don't need a lawyer to win in small claims court -- you need to know how to prepare and present your own case. Smart preparation for your day in court can make the difference between receiving a check and writing one. Everybody's Guide to Small Claims Court provides the information,...
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Fabricated: The New World of 3D Printing

Hod Lipson · Wiley; 1 edition

Voted one of the top 25 books of 2013 in China by Chinese readers! Fabricated tells the story of 3D printers, humble manufacturing machines that are bursting out of the factory and into homes, businesses, schools, kitchens, hospitals, even the fashion catwalk. The magic happens when you plug...
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On Your Case: A Comprehensive, Compassionate

Lisa Green · William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

Television legal analyst and attorney Lisa Green offers something new: a witty, direct and empowering legal guide for women, filled with accessible information they can employ to understand and respond to common legal issues throughout their lives, from dating, marriage, and kids to jobs,...
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Homegrown Pork: Humane, Healthful Techniques for Raising a Pig for Food

Sue Weaver · Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Paperback

Raising a pig is easy to do, even in a small space like a suburban backyard. In just five months, a 30-pound shoat will become a 250-pound hog and provide you with 100 pounds of pork, including tenderloin, ham, ribs, bacon, sausage, and more. For anyone who wants to raise a pig for meat...
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How to Get a Green Card

Ilona Bray · NOLO
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback

Immigration is often in the news, but few people understand who is actually able to apply for a U.S. green card. Many who do apply are denied. This book offers a helpful, step-by-step guide to discovering whether you match one of the green card categories available for people with no U.S....
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U.S. Immigration Made Easy

Ilona Bray J.D. · NOLO
Pages: 688
Format: Print book

Many people have misconceptions about the complex tangle that is U.S. immigration law. Even a prospective immigrant with simple questions about who is eligible to come to the U.S. on a permanent or temporary basis will find the rules hard to interpret, and even harder to act upon. U.S....
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What Your Fourth Grader Needs to Know: Fundamentals of A Good Fourth-Grade Education

E.D. Hirsch Jr. · Delta; Revised edition
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback

Give your child a smart start with What Your Fourth Grader Needs to Know   How can you help your child at home? This book answers that important question and more, offering the specific shared knowledge that thousands of parents and teachers across the nation have agreed upon for American...
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Estate Planning Basics

Denis Clifford Attorney · NOLO
Pages: 232
Format: Paperback

This book provides concise, straightforward, and easy to read information about the major components of estate planning €" without going into endless detail about arcane options that apply only to the wealthy. Topics include: choosing beneficiaries estate planning by parents with...
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Why Public Higher Education Should Be Free: How to Decrease Cost and Increase Quality at American Universities

Robert Samuels · Rutgers University Press
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

Universities tend to be judged by the test scores of their incoming students and not on what students actually learn once they attend these institutions. While shared tests and surveys have been developed, most schools refuse to publish the results. Instead, they allow such publications...
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Chasing New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto

Alan Stern · Picador
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

The up close, inside story of the greatest space exploration project of our time, New Horizons' mission to Pluto, as shared with David Grinspoon by mission leader Alan Stern and other key players.On July 14, 2015, something amazing happened. More than 3 billion miles from Earth, a small...
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