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Author
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
xxv, 404 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
Published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of Roe v. Wade, historian Felicia Kornbluh delivers an urgent book about two key reproductive rights victories in New York that set the tone for the nation. A Woman's Life Is a Human Life is the story of two movements that transformed the politics of reproductive rights: the fight to decriminalize abortion and the campaign against sterilization abuse, which happened disproportionately in communities...
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...
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
385 pages ; 23 cm
Description
Tracing the path to the landmark decision in Roe v. Wade and the continuing battle for women's rights, Blumenthal examines, in a straightforward tone, the root causes of the current debate around abortion and repercussions that have affected generations of American women. This eye-opening book is the perfect tool to facilitate difficult discussions and awareness of a topic that is rarely touched on in school but affects each and every young person....
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Description
"Upon his election as President of the troubled United States, Abraham Lincoln faced a dilemma. He knew it was time for slavery to go, but how fast could the country change without being torn apart? Many abolitionists wanted Lincoln to move quickly, overturning the founding documents along the way. But Lincoln believed there was a way to extend equality to all while keeping and living up to the Constitution that he loved so much-if only he could buy...
27) Queremos mota
Author
Publisher
Grijalbo
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
171 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Description
Con su desenfadado tono característico, Nacho Lozano dará las coordenadas mínimas para entender este fenómeno, explicará por qué la legalización es una excelente noticia. Dará información de altísima calidad para entender qué debe ser un consumo responsable. Mediante capítulos variopintos —entrevistas lúdicas, crónicas, reflexiones e incluso recetas— el periodista pintará todo el abanico que implica el consumo de la yerba. La obra...
28) The litigators
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Description
Law firm partners Oscar Finley and Wally Figg see a chance for huge financial gain when they learn of a pending class action lawsuit against the makers of Krayoxx, a popular cholesterol-reducing drug suspected of causing heart attacks.
29) Sustaining faith
Author
Series
When hope calls volume 2
Formats
Description
"So much has been accomplished. Lillian Walsh has stepped out courageously beyond what she'd ever dreamed of being able to achieve. Two years ago she was an only child, living in a big house with her adoptive parents. Now, Lillian shares the large home with her newly rediscovered sister, Grace, and the orphaned children to whom Grace has devoted her life. But then the letter arrives--an official complaint revoking the sisters' permission to manage...
Series
NFPA volume 70
Publisher
National Fire Protection Association
Pub. Date
c1986
Physical Desc
v. ; 23 cm.
Author
Publisher
California Building Standards Commission
Pub. Date
[2010?]
Physical Desc
v. (loose-leaf) : ill. ; 30 cm.
Description
"This document is Part 2.5 of 12 parts of the official triennial compilation and publication of the adoptions, amendments and repeal of administrative regulations to California Code of Regulations, Title 24, also referred to the California Building Standards Code. This part is known as the California Residential Code"--Preface.
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