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Behold humanity! a sociological perspective Development of community Drug dangers (New York, N.Y.) Electricty, a 3-D animated demonstration History of crime and punishment Jewish Law (New York, N.Y.) Landmark law cases & American society Nutshell series Penguin library of American Indian history Top careers in two years (Cambridge Educational (Firm))Filter By Series
Behold humanity! a sociological perspective Development of community Drug dangers (New York, N.Y.) Electricty, a 3-D animated demonstration History of crime and punishment Jewish Law (New York, N.Y.) Landmark law cases & American society Nutshell series Penguin library of American Indian history Top careers in two years (Cambridge Educational (Firm))Ifill, Sherrilyn A.
Summary: This blisteringly candid discussion of the American dilemma in the age of Trump brings together the head of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, the former attorney general of the United States, a bestselling author and death penalty lawyer, and a star professor for an honest conversation the country desperately needs to hear. Drawing on their collective decades of work on civil rights issues as well...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The New Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.8 IFIStim, Richard
Summary: "Music Law" provides all the legal information and practical advice musicians need. This edition is thoroughly updated with the latest changes in copyright and trademark law, including guidance on filling out "Form CO." Plus, find expanded information on musical collaborations between DJs and other musicians. You'll also get the most up-to-date legal forms available. Interactive forms are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nolo 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 346.06 STIWells, Sherry A.
Summary: Includes examples of laws and legal forms as well as lists of resource numbers and web sites.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lawells Publishing 1996
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 349.774 WELSummary: The law is a set of rules found in all organized societies. In the modern world, many key aspects of human existence are governed by laws: registration of births, school attendance, traffic, taxation, business, procreation, and the pronouncement of death. This program discusses the application of law to regulate human conduct, including the subject of global human rights. But can any...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Jensen, Cecile Wendt.
Summary: A lavishly illustrated workbook, Sto Lat: A Modern Guide to Polish Genealogy offers a plan for researching at least one hundred years of family records, and is a compilation of techniques developed over thirty years of research and teaching.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan Polonia 2010
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.1072 JENCanby, William C.
Summary: "This guide provides a reliable resource on American Indian law. Its authoritative text covers the essentials of this complex body of law, with attention to the governmental policies underlying it. The work emphasizes both the historical development of Federal Indian Law and recent matters such as the evolution of Indian gaming, issues arising under the Indian Child Welfare Act, and the present...
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Publisher / Publication Date: West Academic Publishing 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 348.7326 CANOkrent, Daniel
Summary: Eugenicist arguments ranking the presumed genetic virtue of various ethnic groups helped keep hundreds of thousands of Jews, Italians, and other unwanted groups out of the United States for more than forty years. By 1921 Vice President Calvin Coolidge declared that 'biological laws' had proven the inferiority of southern and eastern Europeans; the restrictive law that remained U.S. policy until...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2019
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Summary: "In the tradition of How to Murder Your Life, a young woman's witty memoir demystifying law school and lawyers through tales of her own badness, the badness of her peers, and the badness of the law in general"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Book Group, Inc. 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DORN, ANNA DORSummary: The U.S. Department of Labor predicts a 29 percent jump in criminal justice-related positions within the next few years! This program introduces nine individuals who help protect others in very different ways: a firefighter, a police officer, an EMT, and a park ranger, careers on the front lines of public safety; a forensic scientist, a paralegal, and a legal secretary, behind-the-scenes...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Baugh, Joyce A.
Summary: Overview: In the wake of Brown v. Board of Education, racial equality in American public education appeared to have a bright future. But for many that brightness dimmed considerably following the Supreme Court's decision in Milliken v. Bradley (1974), which emerged from Detroit's efforts to use cross-district busing to desegregate its schools and was the first such case to originate outside the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University Press of Kansas 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 344.73 BAUHarris, Duchess
Summary: Looks at different divisions of law enforcement on both the national and at the community level, discussing how they protect citizens, reduce crime, and serve their communities.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Essential Library 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 363.2 HARWAYNE STATE UNIV. LAW SCHOOL
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1987
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: REF 977 WAYRado, Jonathan.
Contents: Side A: Seven horses -- Hand in mine -- Looking 4a girl like u -- Dance away your ego -- I wood -- Faces -- Side B: Oh, Suzanna -- All the lights went out in Georgia -- I wanna feel it now!!! -- Would you always be at home? -- Law and order -- Pot of gold.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Woodsist 2013
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK RADSummary: A rabbi's duties encompass far more than Torah study and synagogue services. In this program, viewers accompany a group of rabbis as they inspect and reinforce adherence to kosher laws. Businesses subject to inspection include a bakery, a fish processing facility, and a slaughterhouse-all of which undergo intense scrutiny regarding their equipment, supplies, food additives, and employee...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Scalia, Antonin
Summary: "By any measure, Antonin Scalia lived an extraordinary life. A Supreme Court justice for three decades, he transformed the way that judges and lawyers think about the law. Married to his beloved Wife, Maureen, for more than fifty years, a father to nine children, and a grandfather to dozens, he was devoted to his family and his faith. He was gregarious, energetic, and a friend to people of all...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Forum 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 815 SCASummary: This program investigates the application and limitations of Ohm's Law. Series circuits and parallel circuits are described. Using equivalent resistance, practical exercises are developed in the application of Ohm's Law to series circuits, parallel circuits, and circuits of greater complexity. Specific modules include Ohm's Law, Series Circuits, Series Calculations, Parallel Circuits, Parallel...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: This program informs teens of the role of school resource officers on campus and how the police can be of help. Subjects covered include students rights on and off campus; the school resource officer; how to avoid trouble with the law; local and federal laws; common punishments for breaking the law; juvenile hall; the role of the police; and probation. Through interviews with officers and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: While Judaic orthodoxy may sometimes appear rigid and conservative, the traditional Jewish home is a warm, dynamic place full of nurturing and hospitality. This program visits several such households that closely observe Jewish law, demonstrating the profound connection between the mitzvot and Jewish family life. Viewers are treated to engaging visual demonstrations of what makes a kitchen...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Covers the Associated Press rules of grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization, abbreviation, and word usage, as well as social-media guidelines and information on media law, libel, and copyright infringement.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.06 ASSSummary: Although marijuana is often considered a "soft" drug, recent studies suggest that it is anything but safe-especially for young people. This program examines cannabis in the same context as harder drugs and reveals the devastating consequences of becoming addicted in childhood or adolescence. Stories from teenagers and young adults provide an unflinching look at how a user gets hooked and grows...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Maxwell, John C.
Summary: HarperCollins and John C. Maxwell are celebrating the milestone anniversary of Maxwell's New York Times bestselling book The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership with the publication of a new revised and updated 25th Anniversary Edition. Maxwell has gone through every word of this book and updated it for the next generation of leaders. He has added new insights to these timeless laws and included...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Leadership 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.4 MAXChopra, Deepak.
Contents: The philosophy of yoga -- Yoga is union -- Soul questions -- The royal path to union -- The seven spiritual laws of yoga -- Meditation and breathing -- Meditation-calming a turbulent mind -- Moving energy: pranayama and bhandas -- Yoga practice -- Consciousness in motion: yoga asanas -- The seven spiritual laws of yoga session -- Conclusion.
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley & Sons 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.543 CHOCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.5436 ChopraDuthu, N. Bruce.
Summary: Indian tribes have a legal status unique among America's racial and ethnic groups: they are also sovereign governments that engage in governmental relations with Congress. The self-rule of Native tribes long predates the founding of the United States, and that peculiar status has led to legal and political disputes--with vast sums of money hanging in the balance. From cigarette taxes to control...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 342.7308 DUTSummary: Is Orthodox Judaism obsessed with rules and regulations? This program explores historical and spiritual concepts behind the Jewish mitzvot, demonstrating that strict faith can reflect humility and compassion rather than blind obedience. Through interviews with rabbis and members of their families and congregations, the video provides information about the prayer shawl, the tefillin, the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006