Etiquette Books and Wedding Tips Stir Library Debate
A discussion of Amy Vanderbilt’s Etiquette and its wedding guidance explores whether etiquette books belong in libraries. The piece critiques pre wedding party sections, parental expenses, and the allure of pomp, noting public interest in manners lore and its impact on modern ceremonies.
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New Wedding book mixed with home marriage ceremony ideas
A New Yorker, Khoren Arisian, writes The New Wedding exploring customs and creating personalized ceremonies with a dozen examples. Baldwin's Ohio Legal Forms offers wills to dissolution of marriage. patrons mainly request divorce forms, per Reference Librarian Pat Brewer, while the library notes it cannot give legal advice.
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Khoren Arisian
Pat Brewer
Soldier Sharon to Become Man at Fort Sill
A Fort Sill woman soldier seeking sex-procedure transition asked base officials to change her military identification to a male name. The Army Center at Fort Benjamin Harrison must process such record changes. The Oklahoma native in her 20s, placed on temporary retirement after a motorcycle crash, remains subject to recall upon full recovery.
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Hardcover best sellers list scrolls through titles
The weekly hardcover best sellers feature Greene’s The Human Factor at number one, with Bloodline by Sheldon at two and Ludlum’s The Holcroft Covenant at three. Other notable entries include McCullough’s The Thorn Birds, Krantz’s Scruples, and Fixx’s The Complete Book of Running.
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