Books, Nonfiction, Law, Perspectives on Law

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Roberto Saviano
Gomorrah: A Personal Journey Into the Violent International Empire of Naples' Organized Crime System
by Tantor Media (CD)

A groundbreaking major bestseller in Italy, Gomorrah is Roberto Savianoa (TM)s gripping nonfiction account of the decline of Naples under the rule of the Camorra, an organized crime network with a large international reach and stakes in construction, high fashion, illicit drugs, and toxic-waste disposal.

Jesse Dukeminier, Stanley M. Johanson
Wills, Trusts, and Estates, Sixth Edition (Casebook)
by Aspen Publishers (Hardcover)

Regarded as one of the best casebooks available for any course, this comprehensive text combines interesting cases, well-tailored notes, and a clear organization into an excellent teaching tool. The new Seventh Edition retains the late Jesse Dukeminier’s unique blend of wit, erudition, insight, and playfulness and covers all the key topics in a logical, clear organization. Included are interesting cases that are not only fun to read, but fun for professors to teach as well. Cases are enhanced and connected to broader legal principles by well-written notes, questions, and problems and cartoons, illustrations, and photographs provide humorous interruptions and visual commentary at appropriate places within the text. New authors James Lindgren and Robert Sitkoff updated the book to reflect legal change while remaining careful to retain the same interesting mix of cases, engaging notes and flexible organization that makes this a highly successful casebook. Additions and ...

Kenneth W. Clarkson, Gaylord A. Jentz, Frank B. Cross, Roger LeRoy Miller
Business Law: Text and Cases (West's Business Law)
by South-Western College/West (Hardcover)

Comprehensive, relevant, and meticulously up-to-date, BUSINESS LAW, Eleventh Edition, combines in-depth coverage of business law in a unique student-friendly format. It delivers a classic blend of black letter law and cutting-edge coverage of contemporary issues and cases--making the law accessible, interesting, and relevant for readers. It provides an excellent assortment of cases, ranging from precedent-setting landmarks to the most recent decisions. Ethical, global, and e-commerce themes are integrated throughout the text, which also emphasizes critical-thinking skills. Numerous features and exercises ensure that students have a solid understanding of chapter concepts. In addition, the text's unmatched support materials include innovative online study tools that will help maximize efforts and improve results. It's no wonder that BUSINESS LAW, Eleventh Edition, is used by more colleges and universities than any other business law text.

Dispossessing the Widow: Gender-Based Violence in Malawi (Kachere)
by Michigan State University Press (Paperback)

Philip Gourevitch
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families: Stories from Rwanda
by Picador (Paperback)

Black's Law Dictionary 7th Edition
by West Publishing Company (Hardcover)

Completely revised in 1999, the Seventh Edition of Black's Law Dictionary is the premier legal reference resource. This edition contains over 24,000 definitions, 4,500 of which are completely new to the Seventh Edition. Helpful extras include a list of legal maxims, the U.S. Constitution, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a time chart of the United States Supreme Court, a Federal Circuit Map, and British Regnal Years.

Frederic Bastiat
The Law
by Kessinger Publishing (Paperback)

And, in all sincerity, can anything more than the absence of plunder be required of the law? Can the law -- which necessarily requires the use of force -- rationally be used for anything except protecting the rights of everyone? I defy anyone to extend it beyond this purpose without perverting it and, consequently, turning might against right.

Thomas Jefferson
The Constitution of the United States of America, with the Bill of Rights and all of the Amendments; The Declaration of Independence; and the Articles of Confederation
by Wilder Publications (Paperback) (Release Date: 2008-11-24)

Collected here in one affordable volume are the most important documents of the United States of America: The Constitution of the United States of America, with the Bill of Rights and all of the Amendments; The Declaration of Independence; and the Articles of Confederation. These three documents are the basis for our entire way of life. Every citizen should have a copy.

William A. Klein
Cases and Materials on Business Associations: Agency, Partnerships, and Corporations (6th Edition)
by Foundation Press (Hardcover)

Continuing the tradition that has made it a leader in its field, Problems on Professional Responsibility uses problems to provide an overview of lawyers' professional responsibility. One of the most rapidly changing fields in American law, professional responsibility sees new issues, rules and cases each year, all of which are covered in this book. The Ninth Edition covers the American Bar Association's Model Rules of Professional Conduct, which were extensively rewritten in 2002; the American Law Institute's Restatement Third, The Law Governing Lawyers, and issues raised by federal agencies that play an important role in determining lawyer standards. Other changes to this edition include more citing authorities, fewer black letter questions and issues in each problem to allow more time for discussion and questions; and the integration of readings into discussion materials.

D. Barlow Burke, Joseph A. Snoe
Property: Examples and Explanations (Examples & Explanations Series)
by Aspen Publishers (Paperback)

A favorite among law students and professors alike, the Examples & Explanations series is ideal for studying, reviewing and testing your understanding through application of hypothetical examples. Authored by leading professors with extensive classroom experience, Examples & Explanations titles offer hypothetical questions in the subject area, complemented by detailed explanations that allow you to test your knowledge of the topic, and compare your own analysis.

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