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Guide to Joining the Military

Scott A. Ostrow · Peterson's; 3 edition
Pages: 295
Format: Paperback

Guide to Joining the Military includes topics like women in the military, details on opportunities available within all branches of the military, what to expect from a military career, information on joining the national guard and reserve, coverage of the ASVAB examination, details on the physical...
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Represent Yourself in Court: How to Prepare & Try a Winning Case

Paul Bergman · Nolo; Eighth Edition edition
Pages: 552
Format: Paperback

Sometimes it makes sense to handle a court case without an attorney Learn about acting as your own lawyer in Nolos easy-to-use plain-English guide Represent Yourself in Court This book breaks down the trial process into easy-to-understand steps so that you can act as your own lawyer -- safely...
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Renters' Rights: The Basics

Janet Portman · NOLO
Pages: 296
Format: Paperback

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--and...
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HATE: Why We Should Resist It with Free Speech, Not Censorship

Nadine Strossen · Oxford University Press
Pages: 232
Format: Hardcover

HATE dispels misunderstandings plaguing our perennial debates about "hate speech vs. free speech," showing that the First Amendment approach promotes free speech and democracy, equality, and societal harmony. We hear too many incorrect assertions that "hate speech" -- which...
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Law and Disorder: Absurdly Funny Moments from the Courts

Charles M. Sevilla · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

More hilarious, unbelievable-but-true stories from our nations courts, from the author of Disorder in the Court and Disorderly Conduct. Charles M. Sevilla finds comic gems in court transcripts and now brings readers a delightful, all-new collection. Starting with a chapter on the defendants...
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Make Your Own Living Trust

Denis Clifford · Nolo
Pages: 360
Format: Print book

Living trusts simplified! Protect your family and avoid probate with this bestselling guide Death may be inevitable, but probate doesn't have to be. By creating a living trust, your property will bypass lengthy and expensive probate proceedings and go directly to the people you've...
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Landlord's Legal Kit For Dummies

Griswold · For Dummies; 1 edition
Format: Print book

The landlords essential guide to residential rental law Landlords Legal Kit For Dummies is a comprehensive guide to the laws and legalities of renting property. This one-stop legal reference provides both guidance and the correct forms that help landlords avoid tenant issues, which could...
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life

Jane Sherron De Hart · Knopf
Pages: 768
Format: Hardcover

The first full life - private, public, legal, philosophical - of the 107th Supreme Court Justice, one of the most profound and profoundly transformative legal minds of our time; a book fifteen years in work, written with the cooperation of Ruth Bader Ginsburg herself and based on many interviews...
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The Military Quotation Book: More than 1,100 of the Best Quotations About War, Leadership, Courage, Victory, and Defeat

James Charlton · Thomas Dunne Books; 3 edition
Format: Hardcover

Revised and updated to include more than 1,100 quotations, The Military Quotation Book brings together the wisdom of fallen heroes, living politicians, honored statesman, and rebellious writers-quoting official edicts as well as off-the-record remarks.Among the most authoritative-and the most...
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Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business

Fred S. Steingold Attorney · NOLO
Pages: 456
Format: Paperback

The all-in-one business law book When you run a small business, legal questions crop up almost on a daily basis. Ignoring them can threaten your enterprise - but hiring a lawyer to help with routine issues can devastate the bottom line. Fortunately, you have a better alternative. Legal...
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Coal Wars: The Future of Energy and the Fate of the Planet

Richard Martin · St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

Since the late 18th century, when it emerged as a source of heating and, later, steam power, coal has brought untold benefits to mankind. Even today, coal generates almost 45 percent of the world's power. Our modern technological society would be inconceivable without coal and the energy...
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Most Likely to Succeed: Preparing Our Kids for the Innovation Era

Tony Wagner · Scribner
Format: Hardcover

From two leading experts in education and entrepreneurship, an urgent call for the radical re-imagining of American education so that we better equip students for the realities of the twenty-first century economy. Today more than ever, we prize academic achievement, pressuring our children...
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Spare Parts: Four Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot, and the Battle for the American Dream

Joshua Davis · FSG Originals
Format: Hardcover

Four undocumented Mexican American students, two great teachers, one robot-building contest . . . and a major motion pictureIn 2004, four Latino teenagers arrived at the Marine Advanced Technology Education Robotics Competition at the University of California, Santa Barbara. They were born...
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The Essential Guide to Hobby Farming: A How-To Manual for Crops, Livestock, and Your Business

Carol Ekarius · i5 Press; Second Edition edition
Format: Print book

Six containers of heirloom tomatoes, miniature squashes, and herbs on your back patio or six acres of beets, cabbages, and strawberries? Five chickens and a honey bee hive or a small farm with three dozen sheep and a couple of quarter horses?Regardless of the size of your "field of dreams,"...
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