Law

The Articulate Attorney: Public Speaking for Lawyers

by Marsha Hunter, Brian K. Johnson & Caren Ulrich Stacy

Addressing the distinctive communication skills expected of attorneys—and based on three decades of experience coaching lawyers—this manual of practical, useful solutions integrates cutting-edge discoveries...

Ladies And Gentlemen Of The Jury: Greatest Closing Arguments

by Michael S Lief, H. Mitchell Caldwell & Ben Bycel

Until now, only the twelve jurors who sat in judgment were able to appreciate these virtuoso performances, where weeks of testimony were boiled down and presented with flair, wit, and high drama. For five years...

Protecting Your Family's Assets in Florida: How to Legally Use Medicaid to Pay for Nursing Home and Assisted Living Care, Second Edition

by J.D., LL.M., John R. Frazier

In Florida, private-pay costs at nursing facilities can exceed $6,000 per month. Many families cannot afford to pay such excessive amounts - which can total more than $70,000 per year. The Florida Medicaid program...

Active Liberty: Interpreting Our Democratic Constitution

by Stephen Breyer

A brilliant new approach to the Constitution and courts of the United States by Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer.For Justice Breyer, the Constitution’s primary role is to preserve and encourage what he...

Estate Planning for the Blended Family

by L. Paul Paul Hood Jr. & Emily Bouchard

BULLET POINTS: - Create an estate plan for your unique situation - Document your plan and make it legal - Enjoy peace of mind knowing you've taken care of things for your blended family

Tyranny Unmasked

by John of Caroline of Caroline Taylor

John Taylor of Caroline (1753–1824) was one of the foremost philosophers of the States' rights Jeffersonians of the early national period. In keeping with his lifelong mission as a "minority man," John Taylor...

Economic Rights of Women in Ancient Greece

by David M. Schaps

A survey of women's economic rights in ancient Greece, outside of the household economy and concerning their relationship to real property and possessions. This digital edition was derived from ACLS Humanities...

Courtroom 302: A Year Behind the Scenes in an American Criminal Courthouse

by Steve Bogira

Steve Bogira’s riveting book takes us into the heart of America’s criminal justice system. Courtroom 302 is the story of one year in one courtroom in Chicago’s Cook County Criminal Courthouse, the busiest...

Legal Words You Should Know

by Corey Sandler

Every day, people find themselves in legal situations. Mortgages are put in place, attorneys draw up wills, and credit cards are set up all the time. However, how many people actually understood the legal contracts...

Intellectual Property and Development

by Keith E. Maskus & Carsten Fink

International policies toward protecting intellectual property rights have seen profound changes over the past two decades. Rules on how to protect patents, copyright, trademarks and other forms of intellectual...

A Civil Action

National Book Critics Circle for General Non-fiction 1995

by Jonathan Harr

"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...

Make No Law: The Sullivan Case and the First Amendment

by Anthony Lewis

The First Amendment puts it this way: "Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press." Yet, in 1960, a city official in Montgomery, Alabama, sued The New York Times for libel...

The Unwanted Gaze: The Destruction of Privacy in America

by Jeffrey Rosen

As thinking, writing, and gossip increasingly take place in cyberspace, the part of our life that can be monitored and searched has vastly expanded. E-mail, even after it is deleted, becomes a permanent record...

The Death of Common Sense: How Law Is Suffocating America

by Philip K. Howard

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

“We need a new idea of how to govern. The current system is broken. Law is supposed to be a framework for humans to make choices, not the replacement for free choice.” So notes...

Life's Dominion: An Argument About Abortion, Euthanasia, and Individual Freedom

by Ronald Dworkin

One of the country's most distinguished scholars presents a brilliantly original approach to the twin dilemmas of abortion and euthanasia, showing why they arouse such volcanic controversy and how we as a society...

The Central Park Five

by Sarah Burns

A riveting, in-depth account of one of New York City’s most notorious crimes.

On April 20, 1989, the body of a woman is discovered in Central Park, her skull so badly smashed that nearly 80 percent of her...

Front Toward Enemy

by Barbara Allen

When the military judicial system fails and acquits a known murderer, it is upon Barbara Allen's family and the family of the soldier slain with her husband to right the wrongs bestowed upon justice. "Front...

Fight Back Legal Abuse

by Rose Colombo

Most people know nothing about the legal system. We must not go down to their level but must force them to come up to our level.

Law For Dummies

by John Ventura

Get answers to your legal questions — in plain English!

Find out how to protect your family, your money, your job, and your rights

If you're like most people, you probably don't know much about your legal rights...

Objection!: How High-Prices Defense Attorneys, Celebrity Defendants, anda 24/7 Media Have Hijacked Our Criminal Justice System

by Nancy Grace

Court TV host Nancy Grace presents her case in this behind-the-scenes look at the high-profile cases everyone is talking about ancy Grace is a name millions of Americans recognize from her regular appearances...