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Every Tenant's Legal Guide

Janet Portman · Nolo, 2015.
Pages: 426
Format: Print book

What every renter needs to know The only book of its kind, Every Tenant's Legal Guide gives you the legal and practical information (plus dozens of sample letters) you need to: find a great home and landlord know your rights when it comes to pets fight improper rent increases and late...
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Gratitude and Trust: Six Affirmations That Will Change Your Life

Tracey Jackson · Blue Rider Press
Format: Hardcover

Paul Williams is an alcoholic.Tracey Jackson is not.But together, these two close friends have written Gratitude and Trust, a book designed to apply the principles of the recovery movement to the countless people who are not addicts but nevertheless need effective help with their difficulties...
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How to Manage a Contested Divorce in California in 2017: Take Charge of Your Case - In or Out of Court - With or Without an Attorney

Charles Edward Sherman · Nolo Press Occidental
Pages: 278
Format: Paperback

An estimated 70 percent of California divorces encounter problems. This book addresses issues based on the most current law, for both respondents and petitioners. Readers learn to define strategies, protect themselves, negotiate a fair settlement, and handle the case in court. Anyone enduring...
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Ten Billion Tomorrows: How Science Fiction Technology Became Reality and Shapes the Future

Brian Clegg · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 307
Format: Print book

Science fiction is a vital part of popular culture, influencing the way we all look at the world. TV shows like Star Trek and movies from Forbidden Planet to Inception have influenced scientists to enter the profession and have shaped our futures. Science fiction doesn't set out to predict...
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How Things Work

Chartwell Books · Chartwell Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

This book shows through illustrated spreads and other graphic material, the function of machines, devices and technological systems such as i.e. the computer, the telephone, hybrid carsâ?¿among many others.How Things Work analyzes equipment of our days, but it also presents all the great...
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Everybody's Guide to Small Claims Court in California

Ralph Warner Attorney · NOLO; Twentieth edition
Format: Print book

Evaluate your claim, figure out your best course of action and represent yourself in small claims court with this definitive guide Everybodys Guide to Small Claims Court in California gives you step-by-step instructions to bring or defend your case. From preparing evidence and lining up persuasive...
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We Have the Technology: How Biohackers, Foodies, Physicians, and Scientists Are Transforming Human Perception, One Sense at a Time

Kara Platoni · Basic Books, 2015.
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

How do we know what's real? That's not a trick question: sensory science is increasingly finding that we don't perceive reality: we create it through perception. In We Have the Technology, science writer Kara Platoni guides us through the latest developments in the science of sensory perception.We...
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Double Vision: The Unerring Eye of Art World Avatars Dominique and John de Menil

William Middleton · Knopf
Pages: 800
Format: Hardcover

The first and definitive biography of the celebrated collectors Dominique and John de Menil, who became one of the greatest cultural forces of the twentieth century through groundbreaking exhibits of art, artistic scholarship, the creation of innovative galleries and museums, and work with...
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Art Deco 1910-1939

Charlotte Benton · V&A Publishing
Pages: 464
Format: Print book

Art deco - the style of the flapper, the luxury ocean liner, and the skyscraper - came to epitomize the glamour, luxury, and hedonism of the Jazz Age. It burst onto the world stage at the 1925 Exposition internationale des art decoratifs et industriels modernes in Paris and quickly swept...
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Mars One: Humanity's Next Great Adventure: Inside the First Human Settlement on Mars

Norbert Kraft · Benbella Books
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

Human curiosity has lead us to explore our solar system, landing on the moon and sending spacecraft to study distant planetary objects. The next step in our great adventure is putting humans on Mars - but what will it really take to achieve this?In 2013, Mars One announced its intentions...
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Applied Minds: How Engineers Think

Guruprasad Madhavan · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

A journey inside the minds that build our world.Dubai's Burj Khalifa -- the world's tallest building -- looks nothing like Microsoft's Office Suite, and digital surround sound doesn't work like a citywide telecommunication grid. Yet these engineering feats have much in common.Applied...
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Fight Your Ticket & Win in California

David W. Brown Attorney · NOLO; Sixteenth edition
Format: Print book

This best-selling, plain English guide will help you avoid costly ticket fines and increases in insurance rates. Fight Your Ticket & Win in California covers every violation, including speeding violations, driving under the influence, and even parking violations. The book will help...
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Criminal Law Handbook, The: Know Your Rights, Survive the System

Paul Bergman JD · NOLO
Pages: 672
Format: Paperback

The criminal justice system is complicated -- Understand it and your rights Criminal law is full of complex rules and procedures, but this book demystifies them. It explains how the system works, why police, lawyers, and judges do what they do, and -- most important -- the options for suspects,...
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Dirty Genes: A Breakthrough Program to Treat the Root Cause of Illness and Optimize Your Health

Ben Lynch · HarperOne
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

A leading expert in epigenetics - how genes switch on and off - provides a revolutionary, holistic, and personalized approach to better health by improving how your genes behave to prevent and reverse common ailments, chronic illnesses, and life-threatening diseases, including cardiovascular...
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