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La violación es una realidad devastadora que afecta a individuos en todo el mundo, dejando cicatrices tanto a nivel físico como emocional. Este fenómeno va más allá de lo individual, permeando las estructuras culturales y sociales, y desafiando la percepción de la seguridad y la equidad en las comunidades. La literatura y los relatos han surgido como poderosas herramientas para explorar y dar voz a las experiencias de quienes han enfrentado...
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Get the Summary of Frederic Bastiat's The Law in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Law" by Frederic Bastiat is a treatise on the principles of justice, property, and individual rights as they relate to the law. Bastiat argues that the law has been corrupted from its original purpose of protecting these rights into a tool for legal plunder, where the law is manipulated to benefit a select few at the expense of...
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Get the Summary of David Farber's The War on Drugs in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The War on Drugs" by David Farber traces the complex history of drug regulation and prohibition in the United States, from the early 20th century to the present day. The book examines the ambivalent attitudes toward substances like alcohol, opium, cocaine, heroin, and cannabis, leading to various legislative efforts to control...
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Everyone thought things would calm down and go back to normal after the attacks on campus. The Criminal Justice & Legal Studies Honor Society decided to host a new game to erase the painful memories from what happened last week but nothing goes as planned. The Mastermind seems to still be on the loose and he isn't finished yet. Another threat rises from the dust and she's out for revenge. Will the players survive another, even bloodier round of this...
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Trucking collisions are an unrecognized epidemic. Though seemingly similar to normal accidents, these cases are high-stakes and abound in complexity. This book aims to give you vital information to help protect you and your family if you become involved in such a collision. You'll learn:
• Why commercial vehicles are more common than you think (p.33)
• How commercial cases are different (p.39)
• Why the trucking company has an advantage...
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9 square miles. 10,000 criminals. 130 cops. A riveting memoir by Baker, California's most-decorated police officer
Compton: the most violent and crime-ridden city in America. What had been a semi-rural suburb of Los Angeles in the 1950s became a battleground for the Black Panthers and Malcolm X Foundation, the home of the Crips and Bloods and the first Hispanic gangs, and the cradle of gangster rap. At the center of it, trying to maintain order...
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The Power of Faith: How the Love of God Found Me details the circular journey the author's life had taken through the years. It chronicles the author's life from the 1960s until the present.
While he was ambitious and desired to practice law, God had a quite different intention in mind. Barriers and adversity occurred with each attempt to try to practice. Rather than be a practicing attorney, God wanted the author to understand the meaning of...
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This comprehensive guide to Cambridge Law A2 Level explores the fundamental principles underpinning English and Welsh legal systems. Delve into the complexities of contract law, examining the formation of enforceable contracts, the nuances of offer and acceptance, and the vital elements of consideration and legal capacity. Discover how contracts are interpreted, the impact of consumer protection laws, and how contracts can be terminated through performance,...
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Liquid Gold - The Global Crisis of WaterBy Sophia Fairview Imagine embarking on a whirlwind journey, not for the faint of heart, through the wild rapids of our planet's most precious resource: water. Sophia Fairview invites you, with a twinkle in her eye and a mischievous smile, to dive headfirst into the swirling vortex of the global water crisis. But fear not! This is no doom-and-gloom expedition. Instead, Fairview, with her knack for spinning tales...
10) My Grumpy Cop
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The last thing I expected while eating a bowl of cereal was to come face to face with a corpse in the middle of the kitchen, and become the only witness to a murder.The killer? Bruno Santoni, the most famous gangster in the South of France.Just my luck.Now I have to accept protection from Livio-a stubborn detective with a stick up his butt. He's been after Santoni for years. Has an obsession that rivals my obsession for sweets. We couldn't be more...
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A raw, gritty memoir-part true-life cop thriller, part unputdownable history of a storied time and place-that will grip you by the throat until the explosive end
Alphabet City in 1988 burned with heroin, radicalism, and anti-police sentiment. Working as a plainclothes narcotics cop in the most high-voltage neighborhood in Manhattan, Detective Sergeant Mike Codella earned the nickname "Rambo" from the local dealers, as well as a $50,000 bounty on...
12) Despair
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Do villains deserve their happy ever after? Daisy Lazarus is the genetically modified warrior of the forgotten deadly sin of despair. After a life of villainy, she has been brought back into the fold and wants nothing more than to fit in, to find herself, and to prove she is worth saving. But the more she tries to be like her heroic siblings, the more her fears pull her back into the darkness.Firefighter Axel Alvares has done bad things, including...
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police Constable Malachy Corcoran takes a demotion in order to accept a front-line job far away from his old position. If he can just keep his head down, perhaps he'll avoid the worst of the personal and professional disasters headed his way. But once in Mission City, BC, he finds the woman he once walked away from. The woman he's never forgotten.Abigail Reardon manages the office at Healing Horses Ranch in Mission City. She...
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He swore he'd never cross the line with someone he was protecting... especially not for a woman who happens to be a rockstar hiding in plain sight.Rory Maverick lives by a code-Honor, Loyalty, and Truth.So, when his best friend calls asking him for a favor, he doesn't hesitate. Plus, the timing couldn't be better. Going to podunk Alabama to watch over his best friend's little sister sounds like a cakewalk job compared to the high-maintenance celebrities...
15) Snake
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He's trying to get back into his life after being gone for two years. She's trying to get ahead in life. Neither counted on falling for their wedding party partner.Snake has spent years doing what his president needed. Including two years undercover on a mission he's only recently returned from. When one of his brother's asked him to be a groomsman at his wedding, he reluctantly agreed. only to be partnered with his brother's sister.Jenny would do...
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Echo Lake volume 3
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How can she remember the night
she desperately wants to forget?
Radio host Ellie Brannon fears the return of the monster who abducted her and two of her friends from the Ruins…and left her for dead. Fifteen years later, Special Agent Sam Reece reopens the cold case when new evidence comes to light about one of the victims. Ellie must trust Sam completely to have any chance of discovering the truth-especially since the gaps in her memory left...
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Semi-finalist for the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Book Award
In 1996, a terrible epidemic began killing young American women. Some died quickly, literally dropping in their steps. Others took more time, from a few months to a few years. Those who weren't killed suffered damage to their lungs and hearts, much of it permanent and reparable only with major surgery. Doctors suspected what the killer was. So did the Food and Drug Administration. The culprits...
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Mr.Beat Connects the Supreme Court History Right to You!
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Mr. Beat's The Power of Our Supreme Court is the Supreme Court book of decisions that affect the everyday lives of Americans everywhere.
The real democracy of America unveiled. What does the Supreme Court do? Sure, people care when the court makes a big ruling, but most don't pay attention to the court's day-to-day decisions. In this highly relevant law book,...
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In May 2010, NYPD officer Adrian Schoolcraft made national headlines when he released a series of secretly recorded audio tapes exposing corruption and abuse at the highest levels of the police department. But, according to a lawsuit filed by Schoolcraft against the City of New York, instead of admitting mistakes and pledging reform Schoolcraft's superiors forced him into a mental hospital in an effort to discredit the evidence. In The NYPD Tapes,...
20) Timeless Love
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Get the controversial Timeless Love series by USA Today Bestselling Author KL Donn in one collection now. Once Upon A Time brings you the epic love of the bullied finding love with her tormentor's older brother.Once Upon A Time…Cecilia Marks was bullied.
Bullied her entire life because of an accident she had no control over, Cecilia began college hoping for a fresh start.Landon Powers was possessed.Walking back into college ten years after he...
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