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	Legal Research Illustrated by Steven Barkan, Barbara Bintliff, Mary Whisner (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fundamentals of Legal Research by Steven M. Barkan, Barbara A. Bintliff, Mary Whisner (Goodreads Author) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Practicing Reference: Thoughts for Librarians and Legal Researchers (AALL Publications Series) 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Assignments to Fundamentals of Legal Research, 10th and Legal Research Illustrated, 10th (University Treatise Series) by Steven Barkan, Barbara Bintliff, Mary Whisner (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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In a short time in a small town in the South, we see the power of books—indeed banned books—to change lives. People who already are in one side of the culture wars—against book banning, for gay teens to be loved and accepted, against venerating Confe ...more
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