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Estate Planning Basics

Denis Clifford Attorney - ‎NOLO; Eleventh edition
Format: Eleventh Edition

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: Wills. Why you need one, how to make one, and when having just...
 
 
Social Security, Medicare & Government Pensions: Get the Most Out of Your Retirement and Medical Benefits

Joseph Matthews Attorney - ‎NOLO; Twenty seventh edition
Format: Paperback‏

If you want to get the highest possible retirement or pension income - not to mention the best medical coverage - turn to Social Security, Medicare & Government Pensions to discover the benefits you're entitled to and how to claim them as easily as possible. Navigate the complex and often...
 
 
Everybody's Guide to Small Claims Court

Cara O'Neill - ‎NOLO; Nineteenth edition
Format: Nineteenth Edition

Win your small claims case!You don't need a lawyer to win in small claims court if you know how to prepare and present your case. Properly preparing 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 Whiteness of Wealth: How the Tax System Impoverishes Black Americans--and How We Can Fix It

Dorothy A. Brown - Crown
Format: Hardcover

A groundbreaking exposé of racism in the American taxation system from a law professor and expert on tax policyNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR AND FORTUNE * "Important reading for those who want to understand how inequality is built into the bedrock of American society,...
 
 
The Great Stewardess Rebellion: How Women Launched a Workplace Revolution at 30,000 Feet

Nell McShane Wulfhart - ‎Doubleday
Format: Hardcover

The empowering story of a group of spirited stewardesses who fought for their rights in the cabin and revolutionized the workplace for all American women.It was the Golden Age of Travel, and everyone wanted in. As flying boomed in the 1960s, women from across the United States applied for jobs...
 
 
Don't Let It Get You Down: Essays on Race, Gender, and the Body

Savala Nolan - Simon & Schuster; Not for Online edition
Format: Hardcover‏

Savala Nolan knows what it means to live in the in-between. Descended from a Black and Mexican father and a white mother, Nolan's mixed-race identity is obvious, for better and worse. At her mother's encouragement, she began her first diet at the age of three and has been both fat and painfully...
 
 
Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths

Natalie Haynes - ‎Harper Perennial
Format: Paperback

"Funny, sharp explications of what these sometimes not-very-nice women were up to, and how they sometimes made idiots of . . . but read on!" - Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's TaleThe national bestselling author of A Thousand Ships returns with a fascinating, eye-opening...
 
 
Beyond Innocence: The Life Sentence of Darryl Hunt

Phoebe Zerwick - ‎Atlantic Monthly Press
Format: Hardcover

A deeply reported, gripping narrative of injustice, exoneration, and the lifelong impact of incarceration, Beyond Innocence is the poignant saga of one remarkable life that sheds vitally important light on the failures of the American justice system at every levelIn June 1985, a young Black...
 
 
All the White Friends I Couldn't Keep: Hope--and Hard Pills to Swallow--About Fighting for Black Lives

Andre Henry - ‎Convergent Books
Format: Hardcover

A leading voice for social justice reveals how he stopped arguing with white people who deny the ongoing legacy of racism - and offers a proven path forward for Black people and people of color based on the history of nonviolent struggle."A moving personal journey that lends practical...
 
 
Forever Free: A True Story of Hope in the Fight for Child Literacy

Tracy Swinton Bailey - Other Press
Format: Hardcover

A memoir and a call to action, this intimate look at America's long-standing struggle to adequately educate vulnerable children offers valuable insights for effecting change in families, communities, and nationwide. At the root of every important problem we face, from mass incarceration...