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BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY; DELUXE 10TH EDITION
BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY; DELUXE 10TH EDITION

Bryan A Garner · Thomson West; 10 Deluxe edition
Format: Hardcover

The deluxe edition of this law dictionary contains more than 50,000 terms, earliest usage dates for nearly all terms, pronunciation guidance, Latin maxims, and more. For more than a century, Black s Law Dictionary has been the gold standard for the language of law. Today, it s the most...
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Illusion of Justice: Inside Making a Murderer and America's Broken System
Illusion of Justice: Inside Making a Murderer and America's Broken System

Jerome F Buting · Harpercollins
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

Interweaving an insider's account of the true crime saga driving Netflix sensation Making a Murderer with other controversial cases from his career, this powerful memoir from Steven Avery's defense attorney reveals the flaws in America's criminal justice system and puts forth a provocative,...
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Employment Law: The Essential HR Desk Reference
Employment Law: The Essential HR Desk Reference

Lisa Guerin · NOLO; First Edition edition
Format: Paperback

Employment law A to Z in one easy-to-use desk reference If you're a human resources professional, it's important that you have quick access to the information you need to do your job. Enter Nolo's latest quick reference guide, Employment Law: The Essential HR Desk Reference,...
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Find Me Unafraid: Love, Loss, and Hope in an African Slum
Find Me Unafraid: Love, Loss, and Hope in an African Slum

Kennedy Odede · Ecco Press
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

Find Me Unafraid tells the uncommon love story between two uncommon people whose collaboration sparked a successful movement to transform the lives of vulnerable girls and the urban poor. With a Foreword by Nicholas Kristof.This is the story of two young people from completely different...
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Help Your Kids with Study Skills
Help Your Kids with Study Skills

Carol Vorderman · DK Publishing
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

Help Your Kids with Study Skills is a unique step-by-step visual guide with invaluable advice on how to support your child's classwork, homework, and revision, with effective study methods that suit a range of learning styles for the third grade level and beyond.From exploring your child's...
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The Distraction Addiction: Getting the Information You Need and the Communication You Want, Without Enraging Your Family, Annoying Your Colleagues, and Destroying Your Soul
The Distraction Addiction: Getting the Information You Need and the Communication You Want, Without Enraging Your Family, Annoying Your Colleagues, and Destroying Your Soul

Alex Soojung-Kim Pang · Little, Brown and Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

The question of our time: can we reclaim our lives in an age that feels busier and more distracting by the day? We've all found ourselves checking email at the dinner table, holding our breath while waiting for Outlook to load, or sitting hunched in front of a screen for an hour longer...
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College Disrupted: The Great Unbundling of Higher Education
College Disrupted: The Great Unbundling of Higher Education

Ryan Craig · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

For nearly two decades, pundits have been predicting the demise of higher education in the United States. Our colleges and universities will soon find themselves competing for students with universities from around the world. With the advent of massive open online courses ("MOOCS")...
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Renters' Rights: The Basics
Renters' Rights: The Basics

Janet Portman Attorney · NOLO; Eighth Edition edition
Format: Print book

Handle problems with landlords and roommates The landlord ignores your repair requests. Your roommate is always late with his share of the rent. Your upstairs neighbors party all the time. The landlord won't return your security deposit. How can you deal with these problems - and others...
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Everybody's Guide to Small Claims Court
Everybody's Guide to Small Claims Court

Ralph Warner · Nolo
Pages: 424
Format: Paperback

Successfully present and win your small claims court case. Thorough preparation for your day in small claims court can make the difference between writing a check and receiving one, so get the only guide to small claims court that provides tips by former judges. Everybody's Guide...
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Packaged Pleasures: How Technology and Marketing Revolutionized Desire
Packaged Pleasures: How Technology and Marketing Revolutionized Desire

Gary S. Cross · University Of Chicago Press
Format: Hardcover

From the candy bar to the cigarette, records to roller coasters, a technological revolution during the last quarter of the nineteenth century precipitated a colossal shift in human consumption and sensual experience.  Food, drink, and many other consumer goods came to be mass-produced,...
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8 Ways to Avoid Probate
8 Ways to Avoid Probate

Mary Randolph · NOLO; Tenth Edition edition
Format: Book

Some simple planning can spare families the cost and delay of probate court proceedings after a loved one's death. Probate can drag on for years, and can easily cost  thousands of dollars -- money that would otherwise have gone to survivors. 8 Ways to Avoid Probate offers simple...
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101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions
101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions

Ronald W Fry · Course Technology
Pages: 182
Format: eBook

Tough interview questions are inevitable in today's competitive job market. Ron Fry's "101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions" has helped more than 500,000 job seekers pinpoint what employers are really asking with every question, and more importantly: what...
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Pinpoint: How GPS Is Changing Technology, Culture, and Our Minds
Pinpoint: How GPS Is Changing Technology, Culture, and Our Minds

Greg Milner · W.W. Norton & Company
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

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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Undocumented: A Dominican Boy's Odyssey from a Homeless Shelter to the Ivy League
Undocumented: A Dominican Boy's Odyssey from a Homeless Shelter to the Ivy League

Dan-el Padilla Peralta · Penguin Press
Pages: 312
Format: Print book

An undocumented immigrant's journey from a New York City homeless shelter to the top of his Princeton classDan-el Padilla Peralta has lived the American dream. As a boy, he came here legally with his family. Together they left Santo Domingo behind, but life in New York City was harder than...
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Common Core Standards For Parents For Dummies
Common Core Standards For Parents For Dummies

Jared Myracle · For Dummies; 1 edition
Format: Print book

A parents guide to understanding the Common Core educational standards Designed to ensure a similar level of job and college preparedness for students from all backgrounds and regions the Common Core standards have been adopted in states from coast to coast These new common standards are designed...
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