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Drugs and the American Dream: An Anthology

Patricia A. Adler (Editor), Peter Adler (Editor), Patrick K. O'Brien (Editor) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Drugs and the American Dream presents an up-to-date anthology of chiefly contemporary readings that explore the myriad sociological correlates of licit and illicit drug use in the United States.

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Constitutional Law For Dummies

Glenn Smith, Patricia Fusco — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Discover the ins and outs of Constitutional law

Are you a student looking for trusted, plain-English guidance on the ins and outs of Constitutional law? Look no further!

Constitutional Law For Dummies provides a detailed study guide tracking to this commonly required law course. It breaks down complicated material and gives you a through outline of the parameters and applications of the U.S. Constitution in modern, easy-to-understand language.

Gangland: The Rise of the Mexican Drug Cartels from El Paso to Vancouver

Jerry Langton — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT

A frightening look at Mexico's new power elite—the Mexican drug cartels

The members of Mexico's drug cartels are among the criminal underworld's most ambitious and ruthless entrepreneurs. Supplanting the once dominant Colombian cartels, the Mexican drug cartels are now the major distributor of heroin and cocaine to the U.S. and Canada. Not only have their drugs crossed north of the border, so have the cartels

The Weasel: A Double Life in the Mob

Adrian Humphreys — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT

In the world of organized crime the bosses grab the headlines, as the names Capone, Gotti, Bonnano, Cotroni and Rizzuto attest. But a crime family has many working parts and the young mobster known as The Weasel was the epitome of a crucial, invisible cog-the soldier, the muscle, the driver, the gopher.

By a quirk of fate, Marvin Elkind-later The Weasel-was placed in the foster home of a tough gangster family, immersing him from the age of nine in

Contract Law For Dummies

Scott J. Burnham — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Take the mumbo jumbo out of contract law and ace your contracts course

Contract law deals with the promises and agreements that law will enforce. Understanding contract law is vital for all aspiring lawyers and paralegals, and contracts courses are foundational courses within all law schools. Contract Law For Dummiestracks to a typical contracts course and assists you in understanding the foundational legal rules controlling voluntary agreements people

Environmental Policy and Public Health: Air Pollution, Global Climate Change, and Wilderness

William N. Rom — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT

This textbook provides an overview of the major environmental policy issues, past and present, and explains the interplay among law, science, and advocacy as related to environmental policymaking in the United States and abroad.

Environmental Policy and Public Health examines the main sources of pollution and threats to environmental integrity and explores the consequences of pollution on the environment and the population. Throughout the book, noted