"Based on the acclaimed series-a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize-an intimate account of the devastating effects of gun violence on our nation's children, and a call to action for a new way forward. In 2017, seven-year-old Ava in South Carolina wrote a letter to Tyshaun, an eight-year-old boy from Washington, DC. She asked him to be her pen pal; Ava thought they could help each other. The kids had a tragic connection-both were traumatized by gun violence....

The author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The FairTax Book offers a new look at the fast-growing populist tax reform movement that's poised to become a key campaign issue for 2008 In 2005, firebrand radio talk show host Neal Boortz and Georgia congressman John Linder teamed up to create The FairTax Book, the first book devoted to the FairTax movement they had been promoting for years. Riding the growing groundswell of popular support for the...

In 1996, California became the first state to legalize medical marijuana when voters passed Proposition 215, also known as the Compassionate Use Act. Since then, 24 states and the District of Columbia have passed laws legalizing marijuana in some form. Four states, including Alaska, Oregon, Colorado and Washington, have legalized marijuana for recreational use. Many states, including Arizona and Ohio, have marijuana proposals on an upcoming ballot...

“Rattling the Cage” explains how the failure to recognize the basic legal rights of chimpanzees and bonobos in light of modern scientific findings creates a glaring contradiction in our law. In this witty, moving, persuasive, and impeccably researched argument, Wise demonstrates that the cognitive, emotional, and social capacities of these apes entitle them to freedom from imprisonment and abuse.

Now in its third edition, California School Law is the only comprehensive source discussing how federal and state law affects the day-to-day operation of the state's traditional public, charter, and private schools. While the book is comprehensive, the authors have written it for a broad audience. California School Law has become a coveted desk-top reference for administrators, governing board members, school attorneys, union leaders, and policymakers....

For fifty years, the Camp Cadet program provides young people positive experiences with law enforcement for the primary purpose of improved community relations. It is only fitting that the Pennsylvania State Police receive recognition for creating Camp Cadet. Unique for its time, Camp Cadet was, conceived to reach young people differently than previously done by law enforcement. This unique program continues within Butler County, where it originated...

La presente es una colección de canciones infantiles, rondas, juegos, canciones tradicionales colombianas, canciones tradicionales de otros países y música de compositores reconocidos que continúa la ya iniciada en la Antología Kodály Colombiana (Editorial Javeriana 2009) como componente fundamental del proyecto El Método Kodály en Colombia. Si bien la recopilación y clasificación realizadas en la primera antología fueron suficientes para...

The overturning of Roe V. Wade will have long-term and indelible consequences on American society. The purpose of this book is to be part of the ongoing conversations. Perfect or not, Roe was working for America. Consequently, it did not need to be "fixed". The ignorance of attempting to fix it when the ramifications were unknown, has resulted in chaos, confusion, inconvenience, and trauma for women who need abortions. In many cases, the viability of...

Inhalt:Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (BGB) inkl. Einführungsgesetz zum Bürgerlichen Gesetzbuche (EGBGB), Allgemeines Gleichbehandlungsgesetz (AGG), Produkthaftungsgesetz (ProdHaftG), Unterlassungsklagengesetz (UKlaG), Wohnungseigentumsgesetz (WEG), Beurkundungsgesetz (BeurkG) und Erbbaurechtsgesetz (ErbbauRG).14. Auflage 2019Rechtsstand: 01.04.2019

"How many retirees or those nearing retirement know about such Social Security options as file-and-suspend (apply for benefits and then don't take them)? Or start-stop-start (start benefits, stop them, then re-start them)? ... [This book] covers the most frequent benefit scenarios faced by married retired couples, by divorced retirees, by widows and widowers, among others. It explains what to do if you're a retired parent of dependent children, disabled,...