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Deborah L. Jacobs is a lawyer, entrepreneur and award-winning journalist who has covered everything from travel to taxes. A former senior editor at Forbes, she has written for many national publications, including The New York Times, Bloomberg Wealth Manager and Businessweek. She is the author of Estate Planning Smarts, a bestselling guide for consumers, and Small Business Legal Smarts, geared to entrepreneurs. A graduate of Barnard and Columbia s Law School and Graduate School of Journalism, Jacobs now divides her time between New York and France.

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	Estate Planning Smarts: A Practical, User-Friendly, Action-Oriented Guide by Deborah L. Jacobs (Goodreads Author), Joshua Mills 4.12 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2015 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Four Seasons in a Day: Travel, Transitions and Letting Go of the Place We Call Home 3.44 avg rating — 41 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Small Business Legal Smarts it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1998 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Multiculturalidad en la biblioteca. Cómo pueden servir las bibliotecas públicas a las poblaciones multiculturales by Jens Ingermann Larsen, Deborah L. Jacobs (Goodreads Author), Ton van Vlimmeren really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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