Civil Wars The Battle for Gay Marriage

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A close-up look at the rise in gay and lesbian marriages in the United States follows the key players in the political conflict that ensued from efforts to legalize the process, describing the cases that led to Vermont--followed by other states--becoming the first to grant gay couples the right to join in civil unions and examining the implications of that decision. Reprint. 30,000 first printing. - Category: Books Reading - Misc. - Used - Item: 461116689 - Civil Wars The Battle for Gay Marriage

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Bobbed Hair and Bathtub Gin Writers Running Wild in the Twenties

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Wonderdog

Hoping to avoid a co-star's haphazard attempts to assemble a cast reunion, divorced lawyer and former child star Dev also struggles to steer clear of his father's Alabama gubernatorial campaign, a situation that is further complicated by ferocious dachshunds, a butter-eating contest, and comedic riffing on the contemporary southern milieu. Reprint. - Category: Books Reading - Used Item: 461116693 - Wonderdog

Donnybrook The Battle Of Bull Run 1861

Chronicles the surrender of Fort Sumter to the Confederates in April 1861, the establishment of the Confederate capital at Richmond, and the counterstrike by Union forces, in an epic account that draws on primary source material including the testimonies of hundreds of Civil War soldiers. By the author of Allegiance and The Brink. Reprint. - Category: Books Reading - Used Item: 461116694 - Donnybrook The Battle Of Bull Run 1861

The End of Mr. y

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Environmental managers often find it difficult to assess investments in pollution prevention programs or equipment. This book provides basic economic and accounting principles to sharpen the skills that both small and large businesses can use to evaluate and financially justify investment in pollution prevention. Extensive use is made of current environmental issues through examples and case studies to illustrate and explain how economics impact the bottom life. 37 illustrations. - Category: Books Reading - New Item: 461510955 - Pollution Prevention Economics Financial Impacts on Business and Industry

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Ariel almost causes her famous mother to lose a balloon race and then helps her win it. - Books Reading - New - 461406700 - The Big Balloon Race

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