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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
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Description
Police officers risk their lives every day to protect and serve our homes, families and communities. Protect. These men and women are our eyes. Our ears. Our protectors. Those who wear a badge, doing their best to help people. Serve. These cops serve their communities. They serve their country. They're in the business of saving lives— even at the risk of their own. Defend. These patrol officers and K9 handlers, sheriffs and detectives, reveal what...
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Academy Award-winning filmmakers expose the forces that are leading our planet to its next mass extinction, potentially resulting in the loss of half of all species. A never-before-seen view of an international wildlife trade, operating in the shadows, reveals how creatures that have survived for millions of years may be wiped from Earth in our lifetime.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The story of John Lennon's evolution from beloved Beatle to an outspoken artist and activist to iconic inspiration for peace, and how, in the midst of one of the most tumultuous times in American history, Lennon stood his ground, refused to be silenced and courageously won his battle with the U.S. Government.
Publisher
Nolo
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations, forms ; 28 cm
Description
As a small business owner, you can't afford to farm your routine paperwork and contracts out to a lawyer. With this book, you can handle a wide range of business forms and agreements on your own. Here you'll find the forms you need to start and grow your business. Each document comes with thorough, plain-English, line-by-line instructions to help you.
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Publisher
Forever Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
373 pages ; 21 cm
Description
"Virginia, 1924. Ruth Ann Riley is 17 years old when she gives birth to a baby girl. Unwed and under-educated, she's deemed "feeble-minded" -- just like her own mother -- and sent to live in a state-run institution where the doctors decide she must be sterilized "for the greater good." But Ruth Ann won't give up her baby Annabel or the hope of future children without a fight, even though her hardscrabble life and sixth-grade education have in no way...
Author
Publisher
Contractors' State License Board
Pub. Date
[1938]
Physical Desc
v. 23 cm.
Description
For anyone interested in becoming licensed as a contractor in California. The new edition includes the related laws and regulations required to obtain a contractors license, together with critical information on maintaining an existing license, managing a business, and a valuable list of additional resources. The publication also includes a comprehensive table of contents, a table of sections affected by new legislation, and an index.
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Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
x, 911 pages ; 25 cm
Description
"On June 26, 2015, the United States Supreme Court ruled that state bans on gay marriage were unconstitutional, making same-sex unions legal throughout the United States. But the road to victory was much longer than many know. In this seminal work, Sasha Issenberg takes us back to Hawaii in the 1990s, when that state's supreme court first started grappling with the issue, and traces the fight for marriage equality from the enactment of the Defense...
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Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
xxix, 224 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Description
"The Declaration of Independence announced equality as an American ideal, but it took the Civil War and the subsequent adoption of three constitutional amendments to establish that ideal as American law. The Reconstruction amendments abolished slavery, guaranteed all persons due process and equal protection of the law, and equipped black men with the right to vote. They established the principle of birthright citizenship and guaranteed the privileges...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
xv, 254 pages ; 24 cm
Description
"The inspiring, on-the-ground story of the rising grassroots leaders in the abortion rights movement during the pivotal first year after Dobbs. When the Supreme Court decided Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization--overturning the constitutional right to abortion care--the country was thrown into chaos. Abortion providers and their patients faced sudden closures, new restrictions, and rapidly changing rules as nearly half of the states moved...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
xxvi, 372 pages ; 24 cm
Description
A revolutionary new theory and call to action on animal rights, ethics, and law from the renowned philosopher Martha C. Nussbaum. Animals are in trouble all over the world. Whether through the cruelties of the factory meat industry, poaching and game hunting, habitat destruction, or neglect of the companion animals that people purport to love, animals suffer injustice and horrors at our hands every day. The world needs an ethical awakening, a consciousness-raising...
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