I was blown away,” he told POLITICO.Įfforts to curb reading materials are “about restricting the freedom of ideas that certain individuals disagree with and that certain individuals think others should have access to,” he said. Giannoulias, a Democrat, said he couldn’t fathom that book banning is happening in 2023. The impetus for the legislation came from newly elected Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, whose office oversees library systems and their funding. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.The final version of House Bill 2789 passed the state Senate 39 to 19 after it was approved in March by the House on a 66 to 39 vote. As she recalls the terrifying events that took place when she was just eight years old, long-buried secrets and painful memories begin to surface and a mind-bending tale of psychological horror is unleashed. Fifteen years later, a bestselling writer interviews Marjorie's younger sister, Merry. When events in the Barrett household explode in tragedy, the show and the shocking incidents it captures become the stuff of urban legend. As their stable home devolves into a house of horrors, they reluctantly turn to a local Catholic priest for help, and soon find themselves the unwitting stars of The Possession, a hit reality television show.

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SUMMARY - Signed by Author on title page (see scan) 'For John - my old buddy - from Karen Joy Fowler 1993' - this remarkable collection includes thirteen of the author's most acclaimed stories, including 'Praxis' about a theater where the real and unreal collide 'the Poplar Street Study', a darkly comic account of an alien invasion and 'The Gate of Ghosts'. Pages tight and clean with heavy browning inside front and back cover, aging to pages, cover bright and glossy, a nice looking book.WRAPPED IN PLASTIC BAG TO PROTECT CONDITION OF BOOK.CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS MUST INCLUDE SALES TAX.We have other titles in this genre in stock and give discounts in shipping on additional books, please contact us for more iinformation**. Has creases on spine, on hinge of front back cover, crease across tip of corner of front back cover, corners bumped, some edge wear, stamp - writing on first page. Science fiction paperback book, 3rd printing 12/92, Condition is very good.

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