The Nine
Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court
Written by Jeffrey Toobin
Format: Hardcover, 384 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2007
Price: $27.95
Bestselling author Jeffrey Toobin takes you into the chambers of the most important—and secret—legal body in our country, the Supreme Court, and reveals the complex dynamic among the nine people who decide the law of the land.
Just in time for the 2008 presidential election—where the future of the Court will be...
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The Big Squeeze
Tough Times for the American Worker
Written by Steven Greenhouse
Format: Hardcover, 384 pages
On Sale: April 15, 2008
Price: $25.95
The Big Squeeze takes a fresh, probing, and often shocking look at the stresses and strains faced by tens of millions of American workers as wages have stagnated, health and pension benefits have grown stingier, and job security has shriveled.
Going behind the scenes, Steven Greenhouse tells the stories of software engineers...
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The Federalist Papers
Written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay
Format: Paperback, 624 pages
On Sale: January 1, 1982
Price: $6.50
Originally published anonymously,
The Federalist Papers first appeared in 1787 as a series of letters to New York newspapers exhorting voters to ratify the proposed Constitution of the United States. Still hotly debated, and open to often controversial interpretations, the arguments first presented here by three of America’s greatest patriots and...
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A Civil Action
Written by Jonathan Harr
Format: Trade Paperback, 512 pages
On Sale: August 27, 1996
Price: $15.95
"The legal thriller of the decade." --Cleveland Plain Dealer
Now a Major Motion Picture!
In this true story of an epic courtroom showdown, two of the nation's largest corporations stand accused of causing the deaths of children. Representing the bereaved parents, the unlikeliest of heroes emerges: a young, flamboyant Porsche-driving lawyer who hopes...
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The Forensic Casebook
The Science of Crime Scene Investigation
Written by Ngaire E. Genge
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: August 27, 2002
Price: $17.95
THE ULTIMATE READERS’ GUIDE TO THE ART OF FORENSICS!
An intrepid investigator crawls through miles of air conditioning ducts to capture the implicating fibers of a suspect’s wool jacket . . . A forensic entomologist discovers insects in the grill of a car and nails down a drug dealer’s precise geographical path...
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The Nine
Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court
Written by Jeffrey Toobin
Read by Jeffrey Toobin
Format: Abridged Compact Disc
On Sale: September 18, 2007
Price: $31.95
Bestselling author Jeffrey Toobin takes you into the chambers of the most important—and secret—legal body in our country, the Supreme Court, and reveals the complex dynamic among the nine people who decide the law of the land.
Just in time for the 2008 presidential election—where the future of the Court will be...
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American Bar Association Guide to Workplace Law, 2nd Edition
Everything Every Employer and Employee Needs to Know About the Law & Hiring, Firing, Discrimination, Disability, Maternity Leave, & Other Workplace Issues
Written by American Bar Association
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: August 8, 2006
Price: $16.95
Regardless of your occupation or title, or whether you an employee or small business owner, it’s essential to know your rights. From the nation's leading legal authority, this completely revised and updated edition of
The American Bar Association Guide to Workplace Law provides helpful insight and information for employers and employees...
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Illicit
How Smugglers, Traffickers, and Copycats are Hijacking the Global Economy
Written by Moises Naim
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $14.95
A groundbreaking investigation of how illicit commerce is changing the world by transforming economies, reshaping politics, and capturing governments.
In this fascinating and comprehensive examination of the underside of globalization, Moises Naím illuminates the struggle between traffickers and the hamstrung bureaucracies trying to control them. From illegal migrants to drugs to weapons...
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La inmigración y usted
Cómo navegar por el laberinto legal y triunfar
Written by Mario Lovo
Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: February 12, 2008
Price: $15.95
La fuente de información inmigratoria más autorizada hasta la fecha,
escrita por uno de los abogados más respetados de la nación.Dirigida exclusivamente al mundo hispanoparlante,
La inmigración y usted es una guía esencial que resuelve todas las dudas relacionadas con las leyes inmigratorias de Estados Unidos. Desde el ciudadano americano que...
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Courtroom 302
A Year Behind the Scenes in an American Criminal Courthouse
Written by Steve Bogira
Format: Trade Paperback, 416 pages
On Sale: February 14, 2006
Price: $14.95
Courtroom 302 is the fascinating story of one year in Chicago's Cook County Criminal Courthouse, the busiest felony courthouse in the country. Here we see the system through the eyes of the men and women who experience it, not only in the courtroom but in the lockup, the jury room, the...
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