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How to Win Your Personal Injury Claim

Joseph Matthews - NOLO
Format: Paperback

After your injury: Settle your claim the right wayWhen you've been hurt in an accident, dealing with insurance companies and lawyers can feel exhausting. But armed with the right information, you can handle a claim yourself -- and save many thousands of dollars in the process.How to Win Your...
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The Butterfly Effect: Insects and the Making of the Modern World

Edward D. Melillo - Knopf
Format: Hardcover

An insightful, entertaining dive into the fruitful, centuries-long relationship between humans and insects, revealing the fascinating and surprising array of ways humans depend on these minute, six-legged pests.Insects might make us recoil in repugnance, but they also manufacture--or make...
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Gossip Men: J. Edgar Hoover, Joe McCarthy, Roy Cohn, and the Politics of Insinuation

Christopher M. Elias - University of Chicago Press; First edition
Format: Hardcover

J. Edgar Hoover, Joseph McCarthy, and Roy Cohn were titanic figures in midcentury America, wielding national power in government and the legal system through intimidation and insinuation. Hoover's FBI thrived on secrecy, threats, and illegal surveillance, while McCarthy and Cohn will...
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The Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock: An Anatomy of the Master of Suspense

Edward White
Format: Hardcover

In The Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock, Edward White explores the Hitchcock phenomenon - what defines it, how it was invented, what it reveals about the man at its core, and how its legacy continues to shape our cultural world. The book's twelve chapters illuminate different aspects...
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Tales from the Ant World

Edward O. Wilson - Liveright
Format: Hardcover

Edward O. Wilson recalls his lifetime with ants -- from his first boyhood encounters in the woods of Alabama to perilous journeys into the Brazilian rainforest. " Ants are the most warlike of all animals, with colony pitted against colony. . . . Their clashes dwarf Waterloo and Gettysburg,"...
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Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability: Getting & Keeping Your Benefits

David A Morton - NOLO
Format: Paperback

Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability covers the criteria for getting disability benefits for back problems, heart and cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, autoimmune diseases, mental issues like depression and anxiety, and 200 more medical conditions. Learn how to match...
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Somebody's Daughter: A Memoir

Ashley C. Ford - Flatiron Books
Format: Hardcover

For as long as she could remember, Ashley has put her father on a pedestal. Despite having only vague memories of seeing him face-to-face, she believes he's the only person in the entire world who understands her. She thinks she understands him too. He's sensitive like her, an artist,...
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Learning by Heart: An Unconventional Education

Tony Wagner - Viking
Format: Hardcover

"A page turner. With candor and clarity, Tony Wagner tells the story of his remarkable life and, in so doing, tells the story of our education system." - Angela Duckworth, Founder and CEO, Character Lab, and New York Times bestselling author of GritOne of the world's top experts...
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HiSET Strategy: Winning Multiple Choice Strategies for the High School Equivalency Test

Complete Test Preparation Inc. - Complete Test Preparation Inc.
Format: Paperback

Learn and practice proven multiple choice strategies for reading comprehension, English grammar, word problems and basic Math! If you are preparing for the HISET, you probably want all the help you can get! HISET Test Strategy is your complete guide to answering multiple choice questions!...
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In Our Prime: How Older Women Are Reinventing the Road Ahead

Susan Douglas - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

Do you see women your age portrayed as puttering gardeners and docile grannies? Do you feel bombarded by anti-aging products that insist you must "defy" getting older? Do you feel invisible in professional and social situations? And have you had enough and are you ready to challenge...
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