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2. List of books banned by governments - Wikipedia

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   Banned in England in 1991 where it was found obscene; it is currently the last book to be banned in the UK. The judge ordered the remaining print run to be destroyed. The ban was lifted in the Appeal Court in July 1992 but the book remains out of print. The Anarchist Cookbook: William Powell: 1971 *Unknown* *Unknown* Instructional

3. Ray-Ban - Wikipedia

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   Ray-Ban is a brand of luxury sunglasses and eyeglasses created in 1936 by Bausch & Lomb. The brand is best known for its Wayfarer and Aviator lines of sunglasses. In 1999, Bausch & Lomb sold the brand to Italian eyewear conglomerate Luxottica Group for a reported $640 million.

4. Lists of banned books - Wikipedia

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   List of book-burning incidents. Nazi book burnings. Burning of books and burying of scholars. Areopagitica; A speech of Mr. John Milton for the Liberty of Unlicenc'd Printing, to the Parlament of England. Index Librorum Prohibitorum. List of most commonly challenged books in the United States.

5. Banned Books Week - Wikipedia

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   Banned Books Week is an annual awareness campaign promoted by the American Library Association and Amnesty International, that celebrates the freedom to read, [1] draws attention to banned and challenged books, [2] and highlights persecuted individuals. Held in late September or early October since 1982, the United States campaign "stresses the ...

6. List of most commonly challenged books in the United States

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   The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling was the most challenged work from 2000 to 2009. Its topics relating to things such as witchcraft have generated controversy. The second oldest works featured on the list were written by Mark Twain. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884) is often challenged for its language and discussion of racism.

7. Why parents tried to ban this children's book about a ... - AOL

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   Right in the midst of Banned Books Week, which concluded on Saturday, a children's novel about a Chinese-immigrant experience entered the center of controversy in a small New York school district ...