140 Law Books Featured
The Best Defense
eBook | 464 pages | Vintage | Law - Civil Law
978-0-307-75520-9 (0-307-75520-7)
November 17, 2010 | $23.50
The author presents his most famous, and infamous, cases and clients, and in the process, takes a critical, informed look at a legal system that he regards as deeply corrupt.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
eBook | 464 pages | Vintage | Law - Civil Law
978-0-307-75520-9 (0-307-75520-7)
November 17, 2010 | $23.50
The author presents his most famous, and infamous, cases and clients, and in the process, takes a critical, informed look at a legal system that he regards as deeply corrupt.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Firefighters
eBook | 352 pages | Broadway | Law - Professional Responsibility; Law
978-0-307-48490-1 (0-307-48490-4)
November 17, 2010 | $16.95
An unforgettable journey through the daily lives of the brave men and women who have made saving lives their profession.
Dennis Smith, author of Report from Engine Co. 82, traveled across the country talking to dozens of America’s firefighters to put together this powerful collection of their own descriptions of their most...
eBook | 352 pages | Broadway | Law - Professional Responsibility; Law
978-0-307-48490-1 (0-307-48490-4)
November 17, 2010 | $16.95
An unforgettable journey through the daily lives of the brave men and women who have made saving lives their profession.
Dennis Smith, author of Report from Engine Co. 82, traveled across the country talking to dozens of America’s firefighters to put together this powerful collection of their own descriptions of their most...
Also available as a
trade paperback.
No Heroes, No Villains
eBook | 256 pages | Knopf Group E-Books | Law - Trial Practice
978-0-307-43446-3 (0-307-43446-X)
November 17, 2010 | $16.00
On June 28, 1972 in a South Bronx subway station, John Skagen, a white off-duty policeman on his way home, suddenly and without apparent provocation, ordered James Richardson, a black man on his way to work, to get against the wall and put his hands up. Richardson had a gun, and...
eBook | 256 pages | Knopf Group E-Books | Law - Trial Practice
978-0-307-43446-3 (0-307-43446-X)
November 17, 2010 | $16.00
On June 28, 1972 in a South Bronx subway station, John Skagen, a white off-duty policeman on his way home, suddenly and without apparent provocation, ordered James Richardson, a black man on his way to work, to get against the wall and put his hands up. Richardson had a gun, and...
Also available as a
trade paperback.
What They'll Never Tell You About the Music Business, Revised and Updated Editio
eBook | 352 pages | Billboard Books | Law - Entertainment; Music - Business Aspects
978-0-307-87495-5 (0-307-87495-8)
November 17, 2010 | $29.95
Bad news: The music business is packed with hidden agendas. Good news: There’s one indispensable guide that helps songwriters, musicians, executives, lawyers, and managers understand the music business and travel its shark-infested waters safely and confidently. What They’ll Never Tell You About the Music Business sold more than 20,000 copies in...
eBook | 352 pages | Billboard Books | Law - Entertainment; Music - Business Aspects
978-0-307-87495-5 (0-307-87495-8)
November 17, 2010 | $29.95
Bad news: The music business is packed with hidden agendas. Good news: There’s one indispensable guide that helps songwriters, musicians, executives, lawyers, and managers understand the music business and travel its shark-infested waters safely and confidently. What They’ll Never Tell You About the Music Business sold more than 20,000 copies in...
Also available as a
hardcover.
The Killer of Little Shepherds
eBook | 320 pages | Knopf | True Crime; Law - Criminal Procedure; Law - Forensic Science
978-0-307-59458-7 (0-307-59458-0)
October 5, 2010 | $32.00
Ariveting true crime story that vividly recounts the birth of modern forensics.
At the end of the nineteenth century, serial murderer Joseph Vacher, dubbed “The Killer of Little Shepherds,” terrorized the French countryside. He eluded authorities for years—until he ran up against prosecutor Emile Fourquet and Dr. Alexandre Lacassagne, the era’s most...
eBook | 320 pages | Knopf | True Crime; Law - Criminal Procedure; Law - Forensic Science
978-0-307-59458-7 (0-307-59458-0)
October 5, 2010 | $32.00
Ariveting true crime story that vividly recounts the birth of modern forensics.
At the end of the nineteenth century, serial murderer Joseph Vacher, dubbed “The Killer of Little Shepherds,” terrorized the French countryside. He eluded authorities for years—until he ran up against prosecutor Emile Fourquet and Dr. Alexandre Lacassagne, the era’s most...
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download and a
hardcover.
The Killer of Little Shepherds
Hardcover | 320 pages | Knopf | True Crime; Law - Criminal Procedure; Law - Forensic Science
978-0-307-26619-4 (0-307-26619-2)
October 5, 2010 | $32.00
Ariveting true crime story that vividly recounts the birth of modern forensics.
At the end of the nineteenth century, serial murderer Joseph Vacher, dubbed “The Killer of Little Shepherds,” terrorized the French countryside. He eluded authorities for years—until he ran up against prosecutor Emile Fourquet and Dr. Alexandre Lacassagne, the era’s most...
Hardcover | 320 pages | Knopf | True Crime; Law - Criminal Procedure; Law - Forensic Science
978-0-307-26619-4 (0-307-26619-2)
October 5, 2010 | $32.00
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Ariveting true crime story that vividly recounts the birth of modern forensics.
At the end of the nineteenth century, serial murderer Joseph Vacher, dubbed “The Killer of Little Shepherds,” terrorized the French countryside. He eluded authorities for years—until he ran up against prosecutor Emile Fourquet and Dr. Alexandre Lacassagne, the era’s most...
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download and an
eBook.
Making Our Democracy Work
eBook | 288 pages | Knopf | Law - Courts
978-0-307-59426-6 (0-307-59426-2)
September 14, 2010 | $33.00
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer gives us, for the first time, his original and accessible theory of the United States Supreme Court’s responsibility and integrity.
Every time the court exercises its power of review to overturn legislation, it overrides the actions of popularly elected leaders. In each case, Justice Breyer argues, the...
eBook | 288 pages | Knopf | Law - Courts
978-0-307-59426-6 (0-307-59426-2)
September 14, 2010 | $33.00
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer gives us, for the first time, his original and accessible theory of the United States Supreme Court’s responsibility and integrity.
Every time the court exercises its power of review to overturn legislation, it overrides the actions of popularly elected leaders. In each case, Justice Breyer argues, the...
Also available as a
hardcover.
Making Our Democracy Work
Hardcover | 288 pages | Knopf | Law - Courts
978-0-307-26991-1 (0-307-26991-4)
September 14, 2010 | $33.00
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer gives us, for the first time, his original and accessible theory of the United States Supreme Court’s responsibility and integrity.
Every time the court exercises its power of review to overturn legislation, it overrides the actions of popularly elected leaders. In each case, Justice Breyer argues, the...
Hardcover | 288 pages | Knopf | Law - Courts
978-0-307-26991-1 (0-307-26991-4)
September 14, 2010 | $33.00
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Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer gives us, for the first time, his original and accessible theory of the United States Supreme Court’s responsibility and integrity.
Every time the court exercises its power of review to overturn legislation, it overrides the actions of popularly elected leaders. In each case, Justice Breyer argues, the...
Also available as an
eBook.
Not Your Mother's Divorce
eBook | 272 pages | Broadway | Self Help; Law - Domestic Relations - Divorce & Separation
978-0-307-48818-3 (0-307-48818-7)
March 24, 2010 | $19.95
No matter what your age, divorce is one of life’s greatest challenges. But while your parents, friends, and lawyers may be chock-full of advice, the truth is that young women who divorce today face a brand-new set of issues and possibilities far removed from those of women a generation before. If...
eBook | 272 pages | Broadway | Self Help; Law - Domestic Relations - Divorce & Separation
978-0-307-48818-3 (0-307-48818-7)
March 24, 2010 | $19.95
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No matter what your age, divorce is one of life’s greatest challenges. But while your parents, friends, and lawyers may be chock-full of advice, the truth is that young women who divorce today face a brand-new set of issues and possibilities far removed from those of women a generation before. If...
Also available as a
trade paperback.
The Guilt Project
Hardcover | 336 pages | Other Press | Law - Civil Rights
978-1-59051-264-7 (1-59051-264-2)
March 23, 2010 | $32.00
An English court in 1736 described rape as an accusation “easily to be made and hard to be proved, and harder to be defended by the party accused, though never so innocent. ”To prove the crime, the law required a woman to physically resist, to put up a “hue and cry,”...
Hardcover | 336 pages | Other Press | Law - Civil Rights
978-1-59051-264-7 (1-59051-264-2)
March 23, 2010 | $32.00
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An English court in 1736 described rape as an accusation “easily to be made and hard to be proved, and harder to be defended by the party accused, though never so innocent. ”To prove the crime, the law required a woman to physically resist, to put up a “hue and cry,”...
Also available as an
eBook.
The Guilt Project
eBook | 352 pages | Other Press | Law - Civil Rights
978-1-59051-386-6 (1-59051-386-X)
March 23, 2010 | $25.99
An English court in 1736 described rape as an accusation “easily to be made and hard to be proved, and harder to be defended by the party accused, though never so innocent. ”To prove the crime, the law required a woman to physically resist, to put up a “hue and cry,&rdquo...;
eBook | 352 pages | Other Press | Law - Civil Rights
978-1-59051-386-6 (1-59051-386-X)
March 23, 2010 | $25.99
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An English court in 1736 described rape as an accusation “easily to be made and hard to be proved, and harder to be defended by the party accused, though never so innocent. ”To prove the crime, the law required a woman to physically resist, to put up a “hue and cry,&rdquo...;
Also available as a
hardcover.
The Inventor's Bible, 3rd Edition
Trade Paperback | 376 pages | Ten Speed Press | Law - Intellectual Property - Patent; Business & Economics - Entrepreneurship; Business & Economics - Marketing
978-1-58008-120-7 (1-58008-120-7)
January 5, 2010 | $29.99
The Definitive Guide for Inventors
Features the PATENT AND NEW PRODUCT MARKETING WORKBOOK that takes you step-by-step through:
• Protecting Your Idea (choosing the right steps)
• Patenting (how, when, and why)
• Selecting Manufacturers (that will do the best job)
• Finding the Best Markets (and expanding opportunities)
• Developing a Strategy and Market Plan (that...
Trade Paperback | 376 pages | Ten Speed Press | Law - Intellectual Property - Patent; Business & Economics - Entrepreneurship; Business & Economics - Marketing
978-1-58008-120-7 (1-58008-120-7)
January 5, 2010 | $29.99
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The Definitive Guide for Inventors
Features the PATENT AND NEW PRODUCT MARKETING WORKBOOK that takes you step-by-step through:
• Protecting Your Idea (choosing the right steps)
• Patenting (how, when, and why)
• Selecting Manufacturers (that will do the best job)
• Finding the Best Markets (and expanding opportunities)
• Developing a Strategy and Market Plan (that...
Mouthpiece
Trade Paperback | 304 pages | Broadway | Biography & Autobiography - Lawyers & Judges; Law
978-0-7679-1654-7 (0-7679-1654-9)
January 5, 2010 | $18.99
From prosecuting (and defending) murderers in the Bronx to handling the public and private problems of Manhattan’s elite, Mouthpiece recounts the colorful adventures of New York City’s ultimate legal operator.
“In the pages before us, the Counselor tells a saga’s worth of tales of the city. As the saying goes, he’s got...
Trade Paperback | 304 pages | Broadway | Biography & Autobiography - Lawyers & Judges; Law
978-0-7679-1654-7 (0-7679-1654-9)
January 5, 2010 | $18.99
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From prosecuting (and defending) murderers in the Bronx to handling the public and private problems of Manhattan’s elite, Mouthpiece recounts the colorful adventures of New York City’s ultimate legal operator.
“In the pages before us, the Counselor tells a saga’s worth of tales of the city. As the saying goes, he’s got...
Also available as an
eBook.
Witsec
eBook | 448 pages | Bantam | Law - Witnesses
978-0-307-43143-1 (0-307-43143-6)
November 18, 2009 | $9.99
For decades no law enforcement program has been as cloaked in controversy and mystery as the Federal Witness Protection Program. Now, for the first time, Gerald Shur, the man credited with the creation of WITSEC, teams with acclaimed investigative journalist Pete Earley to tell the inside story of turncoats, crime-fighters, killers...
eBook | 448 pages | Bantam | Law - Witnesses
978-0-307-43143-1 (0-307-43143-6)
November 18, 2009 | $9.99
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For decades no law enforcement program has been as cloaked in controversy and mystery as the Federal Witness Protection Program. Now, for the first time, Gerald Shur, the man credited with the creation of WITSEC, teams with acclaimed investigative journalist Pete Earley to tell the inside story of turncoats, crime-fighters, killers...
Also available as a
paperback.
Louis D. Brandeis
Hardcover | 976 pages | Pantheon | Biography & Autobiography - Lawyers & Judges; Law - Legal History
978-0-375-42366-6 (0-375-42366-4)
September 22, 2009 | $49.00
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...
Hardcover | 976 pages | Pantheon | Biography & Autobiography - Lawyers & Judges; Law - Legal History
978-0-375-42366-6 (0-375-42366-4)
September 22, 2009 | $49.00
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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...
Also available as an
eBook.
