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Author
Publisher
Rodin Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Everyday Freedom pinpoints the source of powerlessness that is fraying American culture and causing public failure, and offers a bold vision of simpler governing frameworks to re-empower Americans in their daily choices. --from Amazon.
Author
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"This book draws on real-life writing samples that Garner has gathered through decades of teaching experience. Trenchant advice covers all types of legal materials, from analytical and persuasive writing to legal drafting, and the book's principles are reinforced by sets of basic, intermediate, and advanced exercises in each section. For this third edition, Garner has retained the structure of the previous versions, with updates and new material throughout....
4) Taxes
Author
Series
Publisher
For Dummies, a Wiley brand
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Taxes for Dummies 2024 will show you how, when, and what to file based on new tax rules and legislation. Plus, the most current advice on how to maximize your deductions and credits. Perfect for the first-time tax filer as well as veterans of tax seasons past, this book has the answers you need when you need them.
Author
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Don't let them know what you're thinking, Althea Deming tells herself. It's your best defense. Althea didn't want her good natured but thoughtless step-son Hal and manipulative daughter-in-law Grace to move in with her, relegating her to a corner of the house that was once just hers, but she doesn't have much choice. She's been powerless since her beloved husband Robert's death. According to the will, everything that was hers now belongs to Hal -...
Author
Publisher
Brookings Institution Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Warning that today is not the "Fourth Industrial Revolution" some envision, Wheeler calls for a new era of public interest oversight that leaves behind industrial era regulatory ideas to embrace a new process of agile, supervised and enforced code setting that protects consumers and competition while encouraging continued innovation. Wheeler combines insights from his experience at the highest echelons of business and government to create a compelling...
Author
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"The story of a group of Goodyear Tire and Rubber workers fatally exposed to toxic chemicals, the lawyer who sought justice on their behalf, and the shameful lack of protection our society affords all workers. A gripping narrative in the tradition of A Civil Action and Toms River"--
Author
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Americans across party lines believe that public policy is rigged in favor of those who wield big money in elections. Yet, legislators are restricted in addressing these concerns by a series of Supreme Court decisions finding that campaign finance regulations violate the First Amendment. Big Money Unleashed argues that our current impasse is the result of a long-term process involving many players. Naturally, the justices played critical roles-but...
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
" From two distinguished experts on election law, an alarming look at how the American presidency could be stolen—by entirely legal means. Even in the fast and loose world of the Trump White House, the idea that a couple thousand disorganized protestors storming the U.S. Capitol might actually prevent a presidential succession was farfetched. Yet perfectly legal ways of overturning election results actually do exist, and they would allow a political...
12) Blood betrayal
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In Blackwater Falls, Colorado, veteran police officer Harry Cooper is hot on the heels of some local vandals when the situation turns deadly: believing one of them has a gun, Harry opens fire and Duante Reed, a young Black man, is killed. The "gun" in his hands was a bottle of spray paint. Meanwhile, in nearby Denver, a drug raid goes south and a Latino teen, Mateo Ruiz, is also killed. Detective Inaya Rahman is all too familiar with the name of...
Author
Language
English
Description
"TJ Devlin is the charming disappointment in the prominent Devlin family, all of whom are lawyers at their highly successful firm--except him. After a stint in prison and rehab for alcoholism, TJ can't get hired anywhere except at the firm, in a make-work job with the title of investigator. But one night, TJ's world turns upside down after his older brother John confesses that he just murdered one of the clients, an accountant he'd confronted with...
14) Ramadan Kareem
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Come in and experience the sacred traditions of Ramadan, the Islamic month of mercy and blessings, with children and families from across the globe. From waking up early for suhoor and fasting from dawn to dusk to praying and preparing an iftar meal to be shared, Ramadan is a time of increased spirituality, gratitude, charity, and empathy for all"--
16) U.S. Marshals
Author
Series
Publisher
Black Rabbit Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Drug busts and arresting criminals are just the beginning of what members of the U.S. Marshals do. Find out what U.S. Marshals do to keep the United States safe"--
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Description
"Set in the tumultuous year of 1968 in southern Virginia, a racially-charged murder case sets a duo of white and Black lawyers against a deeply unfair system as they work to defend their wrongfully-accused Black defendants. When two wealthy white landowners are found dead, the whole country immediately thinks it must be Jerome Washington, the hired help, who killed them. He was standing over the bodies when the police responded to an anonymous call...
Author
Publisher
Luminare Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The #MeToo movement exposed the pervasiveness of boundary violations in modern culture. The Wheel of Consent offers a deeply nuanced way to practice consent as an agreement that brings integrity, responsibility, and empowerment into human interaction, starting with touch and relationships, and further expanding our understanding of consent to social issues of equality and justice."--Amazon.com
19) Supreme Court
Author
Series
Publisher
Focus Readers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"This informative series gives early readers an introduction to the United States Supreme Court"--
20) Unnatural death
Author
Series
Kay Scarpetta mysteries volume 27
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Two mauled bodies in the woods. Top secret autopsies. The most chilling cases of Scarpetta's career. In this thrilling new installment of Patricia Cornwell's #1 bestselling Scarpetta series, chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta finds herself in a Northern Virginia wilderness examining the remains of two campers wanted by federal law enforcement. The victims have been savaged beyond recognition, and other evidence is terrifying and baffling, including...
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