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|  | The Women Who Changed All the Rules by Joan Avis, Susan Evans
Featuring in-depth interviews with over 100 women, this important book uncovers the untold stories of lives in progress, doing one's best and rewriting old rules. The stories tell of the creativity, courage, and determination used by women to forever redefine womanhood. AUTHOR: Joan Avis, Susan Evans
PUBLISHER: Sourcebooks, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction 
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 | Catholic Social Teaching, 1891-Present by Charles E. Curran
Description not available.An analysis and criticism of modern Catholic social teaching examines the content of teaching documents while revealing significant historical developments of the past century as well as the weaknesses of Catholic social teaching today. Simultaneous. AUTHOR: Charles E. Curran
PUBLISHER: Georgetown University Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Searching for Hassan by Terence Ward
In 1998 Terence Ward and his family set out on a long-awaited pilgrimage back home - to the Islamic Republic of Iran, where they lived in the 1960s. Since the fall of the shah, the country and their past were effectively sealed off behind a veil of secrecy, and contact with one dear friend in particular, Hassan, had ceased. But memories of life in this enigmatic land - of cherry orchards and Zoroastrian fire festivals, of the snow-capped Elburz Mountains and Hassan?s magical fables - inspired the Wards to return. Searching for Hassan is the wondrous and touching story of the Wards? quixotic journey, ultimately rewarded by an emotional reunion with their lost friend. They travel into the depths of an unimaginably rich Persian past, to the very origins of civilization, and across the landscape of contemporary Iran, a surreal kaleidoscope of ancient traditions and Western pop culture. Ward?s keen knowledge of Iranian culture and history, infused with the urgency of his personal journey, reveals a country that is both wildly alien and inextricably linked to the American imagination. AUTHOR: Terence Ward
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Instructor Daily Planner by Scholastic Books Staff
A wonderful tool to keep track of your daily needs, appointments, etc. AUTHOR: Scholastic Books Staff
PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Other
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Armed by Don B. Kates, Gary Kleck
The gun control debate is often obscured by strong emotions and unproven assumptions. According to conventional wisdom accidents with handguns account for a significant number of deaths among children, gun owners endanger themselves more than they ward off potential criminal assailants, and there is a widespread legal consensus that the Second Amendment does not support the individual right to bear arms. All of these assumptions, and many others, say researchers Gary Kleck and Don Kates, are contradicted by the weight of criminological and legal evidence. Hoping to disentangle myth from reality, the authors summarize the results and policy implications of recent state-of-the-art research on guns and violence in accessible, nontechnical language. Among the topics addressed are media bias in coverage of gun issues, the distorting effects that a covert prohibitionist agenda has on the debate over more moderate measures for reducing gun violence, the frequency and effectiveness of the defensive use of guns, and a close analysis of the Second Amendment. This well-argued and scrupulously researched volume is essential for any full understanding of the complex gun issue. AUTHOR: Don B. Kates, Gary Kleck
PUBLISHER: Prometheus Books, Publishers
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Coming to America by Besty Maestro, Susannah Ryan
With clearly written prose and warm, child-friendly illustrations, this picture book is a wonderful first introduction to the moving story of the history of immigration to the United States--a story that belongs to all Americans. Full-color. AUTHOR: Besty Maestro, Susannah Ryan
PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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