 | A Murder in Virginia: Southern Justice on Trial
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by W. W. Norton & Company
Paperback
(30 September, 2004)
(2 reviews) 
Customer Review: (Almost) reads like fiction: This is a compelling, often surprising, book about the murder of a white woman in Virginia near the turn of the 20th century. |
 | A People's History of the Supreme Court
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by Penguin Putnam
Paperback
(01 August, 2000)
(16 reviews)
Customer Review: An Excellent Introduction to the Supreme Court: This book provides and excellent introduction to the Supreme Court. This particular book approaches the Supreme Court's history through the lives of the individuals at the center of many landmark decisions. |
 | A Practice Almost Perfect
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by Rowman & Littlefield (Non NBN)
Hardcover
(27 March, 1997)
(1 reviews) 
Customer Review: A remarkable history/memoir of a unique law firm.: (p)A PRACTICE ALMOST PERFECT; The Early Days at Arnold,Fortas&Porter Reviewed by Gene M. |
 | A Question of Intent : A Great American Battle With A Deadly Industry
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by PublicAffairs
Hardcover
(09 January, 2001)
(33 reviews) 
Editorial Review: This is the David-and-Goliath story of how an American bureaucrat took on the tobacco industry--and helped topple it. David Kessler, head of the Food and Drug Administration for seven years under Presidents Bush and Clinton, |
 | Acting for Endangered Species: The Statutory Ark
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by University Press of Kansas
Hardcover
(01 April, 2002)
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 | Ages of American Law
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by Yale University Press
Paperback
(01 June, 1979)
(3 reviews)
Customer Review: Notes for a Longer Book: I don't know why The Ages of American Law is regarded as a classic of American legal history. It's clearly written but tries to cover way too much ground in a very short space (111 pages of text with large print and big margins). |
 | All the Laws but One : Civil Liberties in Wartime
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by Vintage
Paperback
(04 January, 2000)
(12 reviews) 
Customer Review: A Timely Book, but not an Easy Read: "All the Laws but One" was published in 1998, but it somewhat anticipates the contentious post 9-11 question of how far the U.S |
 | America on Trial: Inside the Legal Battles That Transformed Our Nation--From the
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by Warner Books
Hardcover
(14 May, 2004)
(3 reviews)
Customer Review: Excellent - Recommend Buying: I had a expected a bit better book but this book is still excellent. If someone else had written the book I might be less ambivalent but it is written by Alan Dershowitz, |
 | American Law in the 20th Century
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by Yale University Press
Hardcover
(01 March, 2002)
(6 reviews)
Customer Review: Biased Is As Biased Does: To understand Stanford law professor Lawrence M. Friedman's worldview one only has to look at pages 541 and 542 of his book "American Law in the 20th Century". |
 | American Legal History: Cases and Materials
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by Oxford University Press
Paperback
(01 April, 1996)
(2 reviews)
Customer Review: Dred Scott Returns: Many people reading this book will be law students, but even for those who aren't, Kermit Hall's collection is a terrific resource for readers of history and politics. |
 | Anne Orthwood's Bastard: Sex and Law in Early Virginia
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by Oxford University Press
Paperback
(01 October, 2002)
(3 reviews)
Customer Review: It's a great read: This scholarly work of legal history comes in a surprising package -- a gripping tale of early Virginia families and early colonial life and the economy. |
 | Arsenic Under the Elms
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by Praeger Trade
Hardcover
(30 October, 1999)
(8 reviews)
Customer Review: If you want an enjoyable, challenging novel, then read this!: "Arsenic Under the Elms" is thoroughly an intriguing, mind challenging read. |
 | Closed Chambers: The Rise, Fall, and Future of the Modern Supreme Court
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by Penguin Books
Paperback
(01 June, 1999)
(45 reviews)
Customer Review: A restrained view of ideological splits at the Supreme Court: Lazarus, who clerked for Justice Blackmun during the 1988-89 term, |
 | Condemned: Inside the Sing Sing Death House
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by New York University Press
Hardcover
(01 March, 2000)
(5 reviews)
Customer Review: A picture book: This is not for someone who is interested in actual people's stories. It's just a picture book -- it opens the door to Sing Sing but doesn't invite us in. |
 | Domesday Book: A Complete Translation (Alecto Historical Editions)
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by Penguin Books
Paperback
(26 August, 2003)
(2 reviews)
Customer Review: A landmark work, a little on the sleepy side: Simply the most boring uninteresting book ever printedInot the fault of this editor by the way, |
 | Emancipation
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by University of Pennsylvania Press
Paperback
(01 January, 1999)
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 | Explicit and Authentic Acts: Amending the U.S. Constitution, 1776-1995
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by University Press of Kansas
Hardcover
(01 October, 1996)
(2 reviews)
Customer Review: Definitive Study of Attempts to Change the Constitution: David Kyvig's book "Explicit and Authentics Acts" covers the formal attempts to change the U.S |
 | First Among Equals: The Supreme Court in American Life
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by Warner Books
Hardcover
(10 October, 2002)
(12 reviews)
Customer Review: Behind Those Momentous Decisions: "First Among Equals" is an interesting book about the U.S. Supreme Court authored by an experienced legal practitioner - Kenneth Starr, |
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