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28 Apr

2005 Book Sense Book of the Year Winner: Shadow Divers

"Robert Kurson tells the story of a close-knit band of deep-sea wreck divers trying to determine the identity of a Nazi sub sunk off the New Jersey coast," said bookseller Peter Guadagni of Bonanza Books in Clayton, California. " Shadow Divers combines a moving story of personal relationships with an inside look into a world most of us will never experience.

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28 Apr

Season's Last Booksellers Forum in Ohio on Tuesday

ABA will be holding its last Booksellers Forum and Education Program of the season at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Lyndhurst, Ohio, on Tuesday, May 3. The event is in cooperation with the Great Lakes Booksellers Association (GLBA).

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28 Apr

ACLU Testifies at House Patriot Act Hearings

On Thursday, April 28, the House continued its hearings on the USA Patriot Act, as the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security (SCTH) heard testimony from four witnesses regarding Sections 206 and 215. During testimony, proponents of making the provisions permanent, including a representative from the Department of Justice, once again reiterated their willingness to clarify Section 215 to safeguard citizens' civil liberties.

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28 Apr

Letter to Booksellers from Oren Teicher

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