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05 Nov

Lord of the Rings The Final Journey Sweepstakes Begins

Tolkien Banners Still Available

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05 Nov

Puerto Rican Family of Achievers Buys Second Bookstore

In 1998, as a result of the devastation of Hurricane George, many Puerto Ricans were left without power and other services for two weeks. During that time, members of the Muñoz family had the opportunity to consider and reconsider some of their life choices. The five children of an anesthesiologist and an administrator included two physicians, one medical resident, and two lawyers. According to eldest son Carlos J.

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05 Nov

More Notes on the Sidelines -- Booksellers' Top Picks

Though his critics might think that President George Bush is a joker, he's the ace of spades in the new Bush Cards -- a trio of entrepreneurs' answer to the Iraqi most-wanted deck, and a fast-selling new sideline.

BTW recently spoke to booksellers to find out which other sidelines were grabbing consumers' attention. Other notables mentioned were the whole line of retro-with-an-edge Anne Taintor products, the environmentally friendly Boku journals, and the classic Folkmanis puppets.

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05 Nov

Free Speech Groups Support ACLU's Challenge to Patriot Act

On Monday, November 3, a coalition of free speech groups led by the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (ABFFE) filed an amicus brief in support of the American Civil Liberties Union's (ACLU) legal challenge to Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act. The ACLU filed its lawsuit in July 2003 in Detroit federal court on behalf of six nonprofit organizations that provide a wide range of religious, medical, social, and educational services to various communities around the country.

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