Studs Terkel
Born in 1912, Studs Terkel grew up in Chicago. He graduated from the University of Chicago in 1932 and from the University of Chicago Law School in 1934. He has acted in radio soap operas, been a disk jockey, a radio commentator, a TV emcee, and ... [... more]
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Advice and Consent: The Politics of Judicial Appointments
 A Super Introduction to Judicial Appointments: This is just an extraordinary book on judicial appointments written by two distinguished political scientists with decades of experience studying the federal courts. While it obviously is primarily designed [... more]
$13.95
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Law and the Limits of Reason
Human reason is limited. Given the scarcity of reason, how should the power to make constitutional law be allocated among legislatures, courts and the executive, and how should legal institutions be designed? In Law and the Limits of Reason, Adrian [... more]
$35.21
A1 Books |
The Future Of The Internet---And How To Stop It
Zittrain's extraordinary book pieces together the engine that has catapulted the Internet ecosystem into the prominence it has today--and explains that it is sputtering precisely because of its runaway success.Jonathan Zittrain does what no one has [... more]
$48.86
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One Case at a Time: Judicial Minimalism on the Supreme Court
Sad Use of a Brilliant Mind: Liberalism eats its intellectuals, cannibalizing their principles for the sake of political expediency. Professor Sunstein is a case in point. Last year, to defend President Clinton against impeachment, he argued that a [... more]
$31.50
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Supreme Conflict: The Inside Story of the Struggle for ...
Amazon.com Review: With its closed chambers and formal language, the Supreme Court tends to deflect drama away from its vastly powerful proceedings. But its mysteries hold plenty of intrigue for anyone with the access to uncover them. In Supreme Conflict, [... more]
$16.00
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The Vote: Bush, Gore, and the Supreme Court
Disappointingly uneven, but worth it: In late November and early December of 2000, the American public got what started out as a promising lesson in civics and constitutional law. That is, until the outrageous decision in Bush v. Gore, which only a few [... more]
$18.00
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Advice and Consent: The Politics of Judicial Appointments
A Super Introduction to Judicial Appointments: This is just an extraordinary book on judicial appointments written by two distinguished political scientists with decades of experience studying the federal courts. While it obviously is primarily designed [... more]
$23.00
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Antitrust Law: An Economic Perspective
Antitrust theory by Chief Judge Richard Posner: Richard A. Posner is Chief Judge of the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals and a professor and the University of Chicago Law School. In addition to being one of the most cited judges in U.S. legal [... more]
$21.00
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Supreme Conflict: The Inside Story of the Struggle for ...
Amazon.com Review: With its closed chambers and formal language, the Supreme Court tends to deflect drama away from its vastly powerful proceedings. But its mysteries hold plenty of intrigue for anyone with the access to uncover them. In Supreme Conflict, [... more]
$27.95
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The Ivey Guide to Law School Admissions: Straight Advice ...
Not so good: This book is not good. There are much better books that explain what is included in the book. I would only advise buying this book if you need help in writing a request for a recommendation letter because that is the only informative section [... more]
$15.00
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The Second Bill of Rights: FDR'S Unfinished Revolution ...
Socialism thwarted, American freedom preserved: Of all the stupefyingly idiotic ideas that, thankfully, never got passed into law, Franklin Roosevelt's "Second Bill of Rights" was one of the all-time worst. Cass R. Sunstein's billowy praise of & [... more]
$25.00
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