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Louis D. Brandeis
A Life
Written by Melvin Urofsky
Format: Hardcover, 976 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $40.00
The first full-scale biography in twenty-five years of one of the most important and distinguished justices to sit on the Supreme Court–a book that reveals Louis D. Brandeis the reformer, lawyer, and jurist, and Brandeis the man, in all of his complexity, passion, and wit.
Louis Dembitz Brandeis had at least... Read more >
A Life
Written by Melvin Urofsky
Format: Hardcover, 976 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $40.00
The first full-scale biography in twenty-five years of one of the most important and distinguished justices to sit on the Supreme Court–a book that reveals Louis D. Brandeis the reformer, lawyer, and jurist, and Brandeis the man, in all of his complexity, passion, and wit.
Louis Dembitz Brandeis had at least... Read more >
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Louis D. Brandeis
A Life
Written by Melvin Urofsky
Format: eBook, 928 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $40.00
The first full-scale biography in twenty-five years of one of the most important and distinguished justices to sit on the Supreme Court–a book that reveals Louis D. Brandeis the reformer, lawyer, and jurist, and Brandeis the man, in all of his complexity, passion, and wit.
Louis Dembitz Brandeis had at least... Read more >
A Life
Written by Melvin Urofsky
Format: eBook, 928 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $40.00
The first full-scale biography in twenty-five years of one of the most important and distinguished justices to sit on the Supreme Court–a book that reveals Louis D. Brandeis the reformer, lawyer, and jurist, and Brandeis the man, in all of his complexity, passion, and wit.
Louis Dembitz Brandeis had at least... Read more >
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hardcover.
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All the Laws but One
Civil Liberties in Wartime
Written by William H. Rehnquist
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $14.95
In All the Laws but One, William H. Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the United States, provides an insightful and fascinating account of the history of civil liberties during wartime and illuminates the cases where presidents have suspended the law in the name of national security.
Abraham Lincoln, champion of freedom and... Read more >
Civil Liberties in Wartime
Written by William H. Rehnquist
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $14.95
In All the Laws but One, William H. Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the United States, provides an insightful and fascinating account of the history of civil liberties during wartime and illuminates the cases where presidents have suspended the law in the name of national security.
Abraham Lincoln, champion of freedom and... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Black Trials
Citizenship from the Beginnings of Slavery to the End of Caste
Written by Mark S. Weiner
Format: eBook, 448 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $17.95
A sweeping history of American ideas of belonging and citizenship, told through the stories of fourteen legal cases that helped to shape our nation.
Spanning the period from colonial times to the present, Black Trials tells how the place of blacks in American society evolved through the actions of our courts of... Read more >
Citizenship from the Beginnings of Slavery to the End of Caste
Written by Mark S. Weiner
Format: eBook, 448 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $17.95
A sweeping history of American ideas of belonging and citizenship, told through the stories of fourteen legal cases that helped to shape our nation.
Spanning the period from colonial times to the present, Black Trials tells how the place of blacks in American society evolved through the actions of our courts of... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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Centennial Crisis
The Disputed Election of 1876
Written by William H. Rehnquist
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $14.00
Near midnight on Election Day in November 1876, the returns coming into Republican National headquarters signaled a victory for the Democratic presidential candidate, Samuel J. Tilden. But alert Republican leaders saw that if all the states still doubtful or disputed went for their candidate, Rutherford B. Hayes would be elected. Word was... Read more >
The Disputed Election of 1876
Written by William H. Rehnquist
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $14.00
Near midnight on Election Day in November 1876, the returns coming into Republican National headquarters signaled a victory for the Democratic presidential candidate, Samuel J. Tilden. But alert Republican leaders saw that if all the states still doubtful or disputed went for their candidate, Rutherford B. Hayes would be elected. Word was... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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The Majesty of the Law
Reflections of a Supreme Court Justice
Written by Sandra Day O'Connor
Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $16.00
In this remarkable book, a national bestseller in hardcover, Sandra Day O’Connor explores the law, her life as a Supreme Court Justice, and how the Court has evolved and continues to function, grow, and change as an American institution. Tracing some of the origins of American law through history, people, ideas... Read more >
Reflections of a Supreme Court Justice
Written by Sandra Day O'Connor
Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $16.00
In this remarkable book, a national bestseller in hardcover, Sandra Day O’Connor explores the law, her life as a Supreme Court Justice, and how the Court has evolved and continues to function, grow, and change as an American institution. Tracing some of the origins of American law through history, people, ideas... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audiobook download,
unabridged audiobook download and a
trade paperback.
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The Supreme Court
Written by William H. Rehnquist
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $15.95
This new edition of Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist’s classic book offers a lively and accessible history of the Supreme Court. His engaging writing illuminates both the high and low points in the Court's history, from Chief Justice Marshall’s dominance of the Court during the early nineteenth century through the landmark... Read more >
Written by William H. Rehnquist
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $15.95
This new edition of Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist’s classic book offers a lively and accessible history of the Supreme Court. His engaging writing illuminates both the high and low points in the Court's history, from Chief Justice Marshall’s dominance of the Court during the early nineteenth century through the landmark... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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The Trial
Four Thousand Years of Courtroom Drama
Written by Sadakat Kadri
Format: eBook, 480 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $15.95
For as long as accuser and accused have faced each other in public, criminal trials have been establishing far more than who did what to whom–and in this fascinating book, Sadakat Kadri surveys four thousand years of courtroom drama.
A brilliantly engaging writer, Kadri journeys from the silence of ancient Egypt’s... Read more >
Four Thousand Years of Courtroom Drama
Written by Sadakat Kadri
Format: eBook, 480 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $15.95
For as long as accuser and accused have faced each other in public, criminal trials have been establishing far more than who did what to whom–and in this fascinating book, Sadakat Kadri surveys four thousand years of courtroom drama.
A brilliantly engaging writer, Kadri journeys from the silence of ancient Egypt’s... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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The Trial
Four Thousand Years of Courtroom Drama
Written by Sadakat Kadri
Format: Trade Paperback, 480 pages
On Sale: August 8, 2006
Price: $15.95
For as long as accuser and accused have faced each other in public, criminal trials have been establishing far more than who did what to whom–and in this fascinating book, Sadakat Kadri surveys four thousand years of courtroom drama.
A brilliantly engaging writer, Kadri journeys from the silence of ancient Egypt’s... Read more >
Four Thousand Years of Courtroom Drama
Written by Sadakat Kadri
Format: Trade Paperback, 480 pages
On Sale: August 8, 2006
Price: $15.95
For as long as accuser and accused have faced each other in public, criminal trials have been establishing far more than who did what to whom–and in this fascinating book, Sadakat Kadri surveys four thousand years of courtroom drama.
A brilliantly engaging writer, Kadri journeys from the silence of ancient Egypt’s... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Black Trials
Citizenship from the Beginnings of Slavery to the End of Caste
Written by Mark S. Weiner
Format: Trade Paperback, 448 pages
On Sale: January 3, 2006
Price: $17.95
From a brilliant young legal scholar comes this sweeping history of American ideas of belonging and citizenship, told through the stories of fourteen legal cases that helped to shape our nation.
Spanning three centuries, Black Trials details the legal challenges and struggles that helped define the ever-shifting identity of blacks in America... Read more >
Citizenship from the Beginnings of Slavery to the End of Caste
Written by Mark S. Weiner
Format: Trade Paperback, 448 pages
On Sale: January 3, 2006
Price: $17.95
From a brilliant young legal scholar comes this sweeping history of American ideas of belonging and citizenship, told through the stories of fourteen legal cases that helped to shape our nation.
Spanning three centuries, Black Trials details the legal challenges and struggles that helped define the ever-shifting identity of blacks in America... Read more >
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Centennial Crisis
The Disputed Election of 1876
Written by William H. Rehnquist
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: January 4, 2005
Price: $14.00
In the annals of presidential elections, the hotly contested 1876 race between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden was in many ways as remarkable in its time as Bush versus Gore was in ours. Chief Justice William Rehnquist offers readers a colorful and peerlessly researched chronicle of the post—Civil War... Read more >
The Disputed Election of 1876
Written by William H. Rehnquist
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: January 4, 2005
Price: $14.00
In the annals of presidential elections, the hotly contested 1876 race between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden was in many ways as remarkable in its time as Bush versus Gore was in ours. Chief Justice William Rehnquist offers readers a colorful and peerlessly researched chronicle of the post—Civil War... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Black Trials
Citizenship from the Beginnings of Slavery to the End of Caste
Written by Mark S. Weiner
Format: Hardcover, 448 pages
On Sale: October 12, 2004
Price: $26.95
A sweeping history of American ideas of belonging and citizenship, told through the stories of fourteen legal cases that helped to shape our nation.
Spanning the period from colonial times to the present, Black Trials tells how the place of blacks in American society evolved through the actions of our courts of... Read more >
Citizenship from the Beginnings of Slavery to the End of Caste
Written by Mark S. Weiner
Format: Hardcover, 448 pages
On Sale: October 12, 2004
Price: $26.95
A sweeping history of American ideas of belonging and citizenship, told through the stories of fourteen legal cases that helped to shape our nation.
Spanning the period from colonial times to the present, Black Trials tells how the place of blacks in American society evolved through the actions of our courts of... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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The Majesty of the Law
Reflections of a Supreme Court Justice
Written by Sandra Day O'Connor
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: April 13, 2004
Price: $16.00
In this remarkable book, a national bestseller in hardcover, Sandra Day O’Connor explores the law, her life as a Supreme Court Justice, and how the Court has evolved and continues to function, grow, and change as an American institution. Tracing some of the origins of American law through history, people, ideas... Read more >
Reflections of a Supreme Court Justice
Written by Sandra Day O'Connor
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: April 13, 2004
Price: $16.00
In this remarkable book, a national bestseller in hardcover, Sandra Day O’Connor explores the law, her life as a Supreme Court Justice, and how the Court has evolved and continues to function, grow, and change as an American institution. Tracing some of the origins of American law through history, people, ideas... Read more >
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The Majesty of the Law
Reflections of a Supreme Court Justice
Written by Sandra Day O'Connor
Read by Sandra Day O'Connor
Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: April 8, 2003
Price: $14.95
In The Majesty of the Law, Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor explores the law, her life as a Justice, and how the Court has evolved and continues to function, grow, and change as an American institution. Tracing some of the origins of American law through history, people, and ideas, O’Connor... Read more >
Reflections of a Supreme Court Justice
Written by Sandra Day O'Connor
Read by Sandra Day O'Connor
Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: April 8, 2003
Price: $14.95
In The Majesty of the Law, Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor explores the law, her life as a Justice, and how the Court has evolved and continues to function, grow, and change as an American institution. Tracing some of the origins of American law through history, people, and ideas, O’Connor... Read more >
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The Supreme Court
Written by William H. Rehnquist
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: February 5, 2002
Price: $15.95
This new edition of Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist’s classic book offers a lively and accessible history of the Supreme Court. His engaging writing illuminates both the high and low points in the Court's history, from Chief Justice Marshall’s dominance of the Court during the early nineteenth century through the landmark... Read more >
Written by William H. Rehnquist
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: February 5, 2002
Price: $15.95
This new edition of Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist’s classic book offers a lively and accessible history of the Supreme Court. His engaging writing illuminates both the high and low points in the Court's history, from Chief Justice Marshall’s dominance of the Court during the early nineteenth century through the landmark... Read more >
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The Supreme Court
A new edition of the Chief Justice's classic history
Written by William H. Rehnquist
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
On Sale: February 6, 2001
Price: $35.00
Fifteen years after he became the first sitting Chief Justice to write a book about the United States Supreme Court, William H. Rehnquist has added new chapters and substantially revised his classic work.
The Supreme Court begins with the personal story of William Rehnquist's introduction to the Court as a law clerk... Read more >
A new edition of the Chief Justice's classic history
Written by William H. Rehnquist
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
On Sale: February 6, 2001
Price: $35.00
Fifteen years after he became the first sitting Chief Justice to write a book about the United States Supreme Court, William H. Rehnquist has added new chapters and substantially revised his classic work.
The Supreme Court begins with the personal story of William Rehnquist's introduction to the Court as a law clerk... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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