Perspectives on Law Books


For the Thrill of It: Leopold, Loeb, and the Murder That Shocked Chicago Best Price: $15.89 This book is a must-read for anyone with an interest in human behavior, the criminal process,...	Criminal Justice: A Brief Introduction (7th Edition) Best Price: $68.84 Order what I thought was the book, but it was the study guide so I had to reorder a book. The...	The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It Best Price: $15.75 This is not a bad book, contains lots of information - but oh, so well known. I tried to keep on...	How Judges Think Best Price: $18.67 I would agree with many of the reviewers that this is Posner at his finest. Although I tend to...	The Challenge: Hamdan v. Rumsfeld and the Fight over Presidential Power Best Price: $12.75 Mr. Mahler has researched a griping courtroom drama in the tradition of "A Few Good...



The Buffalo Creek Disaster: How the survivors of one of the worst disasters in coal-mining history brought suit against the coal company--and won (Vintage) Best Price: $6.77 Well I will concede that this staple of civil procedure classes in law school is a good read,...	Gideon's Trumpet Best Price: $7.89 This book gives a great account of how a simple criminal case made its way to the Supreme Court,...	Criminal Justice Today: An Introductory Text for the 21st Century (9th Edition) Best Price: $19.99 I, and my classmates, really enjoyed this book. It's a great introduction to the varied areas...	Intellectual Property in New Technological Age Best Price: $90.09 I read this for an IP survey course in law school. The cases were well edited and the comments...	Ladies And Gentlemen Of The Jury: Greatest Closing Arguments In Modern Law Best Price: $5.49 Of course this book is going to be subjective simply because there is no way to determine (via a...



A Matter of Interpretation: Federal Courts and the Law (The University Center for Human Values Series) Best Price: $12.22 Frankly, I was disappointed in the depth of insight and reflection offered in this book. This...	The Day Freedom Died: The Colfax Massacre, the Supreme Court, and the Betrayal of Reconstruction Best Price: $15.40 "The Day Freedom Died" is both one of the most gripping books I've read, and one of...	Currie, Kay, Kramer and Roosevelt's Conflict of Laws: Cases and Comments Best Price: $130.00 The Seventh Edition continues the tradition of organizing the teaching of conflicts around the...	In Our Defense Best Price: $2.00 This is a nicely readable look at the U.S. Bill of Rights in action. Authors Ellen Alderman and...	The Supremes' Greatest Hits: The 34 Supreme Court Cases That Most Directly Affect Your Life Best Price: $5.48 This thin volume provides an excellent introduction to many of the most important supreme court...

The Supreme Court Best Price: $8.89 Chief Justice Rehnquist is a great historian who focuses his history of the Supreme Court on the...	Corrections: An Introduction (2nd Edition) (MyCrimeKit Series) Best Price: $69.62 This book examines corrections from an academic view and from those who are at the center of the...	Until Proven Innocent: Political Correctness and the Shameful Injustices of the Duke Lacrosse Rape Case Best Price: $5.75 In the early twentieth century, we had "To kill a Mockingbird". Now in the twentieth...	Family Violence: Legal, Medical, and Social Perspectives (5th Edition) Best Price: $43.38 Fast, reliable service. book in promised condition. Would definitely purchase from seller again....	Principles of Criminal Law (4th Edition) Best Price: $48.88 This paperback book, which is briefer than most of its competitors, presents the basic concepts...

The Legal Analyst: A Toolkit for Thinking about the Law Best Price: $17.06 It's unfortunate that this book uses the term legal in the title since that might turn off...	Disorder in the Court: Great Fractured Moments in Courtroom History Best Price: $7.89 I kept getting emails about funny anecdotes about things that happened in court attributed to...	The Concept of Law (Clarendon Law Series) Best Price: $28.00 A must-read for any and all law students (along with Dworkin's "Law's Empire"). Both...	Law's Order: What Economics Has to Do with Law and Why It Matters Best Price: $22.64 I had heard a lot about David Friedman over the years... mostly words like "loony" and...	Criminal Justice Student Writer's Manual, The (4th Edition) Best Price: $33.00 The more complex criminal justice systems become, the greater the need for clear, direct...

Law and Society (9th Edition) Best Price: $69.49 This is an excellent textbook. The language is clear, the ideas well exposed, and the subject...	Annual Editions: Criminal Justice 08/09 (Annual Editions Criminal Justice) Best Price: $26.49 This Thirty-Second Edition of ANNUAL EDITIONS: CRIMINAL JUSTICE provides convenient, inexpensive...	In Reckless Hands: Skinner v. Oklahoma and the Near-Triumph of American Eugenics Best Price: $5.50 The disturbing, forgotten history of America's experiment with eugenics. In the 1920s and...	Class Action: The Story of Lois Jenson and the Landmark Case That Changed Sexual Harassment Law Best Price: $4.80 Throughout my college career, I have become more and more aware of America's history in regards...	The Devil's Advocates: Greatest Closing Arguments in Criminal Law Best Price: $5.69 Yes, some chapters get pretty boring...but in all of the "Greatest Closing Argument"...

American Law in a Global Context: The Basics Best Price: $22.93 Reviewed by Kirk A. Randazzo, Department of Political Science, University of Kentucky. Email:...	Courts, Judges, and Politics Best Price: $40.00 This classic reader has been a best selling component of the Judicial Process/Judicial...	Comparative Criminal Justice Systems: A Topical Approach (5th Edition) Best Price: $55.91 "Comparative Criminal Justice Systems: a Topical Approach" is a study of a few foreign...	Behind Bars: Surviving Prison Best Price: $8.13 My sister is in a county prison, so I sent her this book. She said she loved it ... even found...	Probation, Parole and Community Corrections (6th Edition) Best Price: $76.28 As an adjunct professor at the University of Central, I use this book for supplemental materials...

Criminology (2nd Edition) (MyCrimeKit Series) Best Price: $52.00 "Criminology", co-authored by Leonard Glick and J. Mitchell Miller, is a comprehensive...	Procedures in the Justice System (8th Edition) Best Price: $49.99 I was very surprised at the incredible condition of this book. I was hopeful, but it surpassed...	Philosophy of Law Best Price: $96.06 the best book that I have read until now. in detail....!	American Legal History: Cases and Materials Best Price: $40.00 Many people reading this book will be law students, but even for those who aren't, Kermit Hall's...	Conflict of Laws: Cases and Materials (Casebook) Best Price: $96.00

Escaping Salem: The Other Witch Hunt of 1692 (New Narratives in American History) Best Price: $15.15 I would probably rate this in at 3.5 stars...but I rounded up to 4 stars. 'Escaping Salem'...	Organized Crime (4th Edition) Best Price: $50.00 I had Dr. Lyman in a class and I think he wrote a good book. He is detailed and provided me with...	Corrections: A Contemporary Introduction (MyCrimeLab Series) Best Price: $64.00 This comprehensive text takes an historical and comparative approach. When appropriate,...	Comparative Legal Traditions: Text, Materials and Cases on Western Law, (American Casebook Series) (American Casebook Series) Best Price: $132.00 This new edition includes some significant revisions since the last edition was published in...	Lincoln and Chief Justice Taney: Slavery, Secession, and the President's War Powers Best Price: $3.92 This is quite a thin book, but with an engaging writing style. It seems to glass over why Taney...

The Devil in Massachusetts: A Modern Enquiry into the Salem Witch Trials Best Price: $5.00 I recently became interested in Salem Witch trials and related subjects, and Starkey's "The...	The Will to Kill: Making Sense of Senseless Murder (3rd Edition) Best Price: $35.97 A very intriguing book that tackles perhaps the most challenging question of human behavior. A...	The Supreme Court: The Personalities and Rivalries That Defined America Best Price: $7.65 I found this account of the Supreme Court far less engaging than "The Nine". Rosen's...	Police and the Community, The (7th Edition) Best Price: $61.95 The Police and the Community is the most comprehensive book on the market looking at community...	Visions for Change: Crime and Justice in the Twenty-First Century (5th Edition) Best Price: $43.64 The authors of this book are truely using this "text" as a platform to preach their...

Probation and Parole: Theory and Practice (10th Edition) (MyCrimeKit Series) Best Price: $84.50 If you have ever been in law enforcement and have a curiosity of the system that you are apart...	Criminological Theory: A Brief Introduction (2nd Edition) Best Price: $33.00	Juvenile Justice in America (5th Edition) (MyCrimeKit Series) Best Price: $70.00 I feel that this is a very helpful book of reference on Todays Topic of Juveniles.	Arguing About Law: An Introduction to Legal Philosophy Best Price: $43.99 Text book. Offers an understandable introduction to legal philosophy. Altman actually made the...	Minds on Trial: Great Cases in Law and Psychology Best Price: $24.44 The authors provide a scholarly yet entertaining look behind the scenes to the expert...

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