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AN EYE OPENER!
EVERYONE WHO IS AGAINST THE USE OF MARIJUANA SHOULD READ THIS BOOK.THIS HAS THE STRAIGHT FACTS AND IS A PAGE TURNER.IT DESCRIBES A COUPLES FIGHT FOR A RIGHT TO LIVE A NORMAL LIFE.I FIRST STUDIED THE SUBJECT FOR APROJECT IN MY HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH CLASS.IT SEEMED LIKE A TOPIC TO ALMOSTLAUGH AT, BUT I CAN SEE NOW THAT IT IS ONE OF THE MOST SERIOUS CASES INHISTORY.

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In the war against drugs, the people that have been hurt and whosuffort the most are patients..Glaucoma, MS, Auto immune dieases, HIV,AIDS, Cancer..too many to list!! Robert Randall and Alice O'Leary have written ofthe twenty + years of fighting the "demon", and the the DEA andthe ill advised government agencies that control the destiny of millions ofpeople. People that are dying, living in intracable, horrific pain.All inan flawed effort to Stop the "drugs" The "War on Drugs"has become the war on the least of us, the sick, the poor, the pain rackedcitizen's. Marijuana Rx The Patients Fight for Medical Pot gives us a rarelook inside the lives of two people that found themselves up against themost powerful men in our government. The fight has taken them all over theworld.It is brilliantly written, part fact, part personal history. Alltrue and a guide for today! The fight Must be won!! Robert and Alice havefound a way to tell their story that is concise, even humorous at times. Astory of a man that has faced death and won, for now. A woman that hasstood by him every step of the way. It should be required reading for everymedical student in every university in this country! There is a time foreach of us to stand and be counted. I will be counted. Read and understandthe flawed and cruel policies of a govenment too embarassed to admit theyare wrong. Medical use of marijuana is a shining tool that is helpingchronically and terminally ill patients all over the world.It is time theGovernment of this country and the DEA stop trying to "pass the buck,denying hundreds of studies that Marjiuana Works. Robert and Alice tell agripping story of the fight of their lives. It must be recongized and read.For all those namesless, faceless patients that are staking their lives onthe use of "Pot". ... Read more

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*HA02, Departures: A Reader for Developing Writers, Randall L. Popken, Alice A. Newsome, M. Lanell Gonzales(all of Tarleton State University), H6249-0, 350 pp., 6 x 9, 0-205-16249-5, paperbound, 1995, $16.50nk, October*/Departures offers developmental writers a fresh, unique anthology to complement their writing courses. The readings are drawn exclusively from popular media and are chosen for their ability to interest students. Departures examines questions of immediate importance in modern American life, choosing topics that also have academic significance. ... Read more

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People get paid money for books like this?!?!?!?!?
If you want a collection of essentially op-ed pieces for students to read this is fine. The problem with aiming to be as topical as this reader is is that it goes out of date so quick. And, who wants their students to bewriting op-ed pieces anyway? It's amazing that people get contracts forbooks like this: almost anyone could gather up a collection of shortpieces, come up with some study questions and paper topics like this in aweekend. I just don't get it. (Although I wouldn't mind getting apublishing contract if the stipulation for overall content was as weak asthis.) ... Read more

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This Month's Mission: Letting Go - Oprah embraces the flow of life. Features - The O Interview: Oprah Talks to Muhammad Ali: "The Greatest" on fear, fame, the power of prayer, his ringing legacy - and his knockout plans for the future. Special: Letting Go - It sounds like giving up. Like weakness, failure, loss. But the strange part is that freedom often has its seeds in surrender. So embrace the paradox. Who Are You, Really? Shedding an identity can be a disaster or an adventure - the choice is yours. A life coach's guide to relaxing your grip. Dumped: An eight-step approach to pulling yourself together. After Youth, Then What? Three remarkable women - Martine van Hamel, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, and Zina Garrison - reached the pinnacle of physical perfection. The question now is: How do they manage Act 2? Plus much more! ... Read more

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Contents:FIRST TIME IN PRINTRandall Lyman: This Wont Hurt a BitBryan Malessa: Looking Out for Hope .ESSAYSLowell & Sophie Darling: Withdrawal with Drawing. .James Robertson: The Making of ZapataFICTIONDavid Bajo: The Treasure of Felix PiedrasChitra Divakaruni: The BatsUrsula Hegi: ExposureRussell Leong: Geography OneDavid Shields: Information SicknessRanbir Sidhu: AssimulitionPOETRYCharles Bukowski: The Great Escape The BullyAlice Jones: The Larynx The Guts The FootTHE WRITERS NOTEBOOKKatherine Dunn ... Read more