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The book is highly pedagogical in that it is sometimes illustrative, sometimes mathematically challenging, and sometimes very. Prefaceandacknowledgments this book presents a general theory of the. Rich specializes in legal and tax issues for churches and clergy. This book may not be reproduced in any form, including xerography, or by any electronic or mechanical means. Mitch is a young, ambitious man who recently graduated from harvard law school.
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