| 1. |  | The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State (Council on Foreign Relations)
from Princeton University Press
Price: $15.61
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I would like to encourage anyone who buys this book to at least do yourself the favor of reading some standard historical works related to Islamic history, especially those parts which Noah Feldman uses to support his thesis in this book. If Feldman had submitted this work to any peer-reviewed... more info | 3.0 / 5.0
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| 2. |  | The Buffalo Creek Disaster: How the survivors of one of the worst disasters in coal-mining history brought suit against the coal company--and won (Vintage)
from Vintage
Price: $9.56
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Very factual detailed account of the events that took place during the preparation of the lawsuit as written by the lead attorney. | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 3. |  | Cruel and Usual Punishment: The Terrifying Global Implications of Islamic Law
from Thomas Nelson
Price: $16.49
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| 4. |  | The Devil's Advocates: Greatest Closing Arguments in Criminal Law
from Blackstone Audiobooks
Price: $23.36
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The authors once again have written a fine book which looks at landmark closing arguments. In this book, the third in their series, they focus on noteworthy crimes that formed the basis for trials. You will read the closing argument of Clarence Darrow, one of the 20th Century's most famous lawyers,... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 5. |  | Old Testament Parallels: Laws And Stories from the Ancient Near East
from Paulist Press
Price: $15.61
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This book is a classic that has been used in seminary Old Testament classes for two decades. This book is a great resource for anyone interested in Old Testament and comparative religious studies. Victor Matthews is a great scholar who takes the Bible very seriously. What you will find in this book... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 6. |  | Radical Reform: Islamic Ethics and Liberation
from Oxford University Press, USA
Price: $23.96
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| 7. |  | Sacco and Vanzetti: The Men, the Murders, and the Judgment of Mankind (Penguin Us)
from Penguin (Non-Classics)
Price: $10.88
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In August 1927, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts electrocuted Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti for an April 1920 payroll robbery that ended in murder. During the intervening years between their arrests and executions, the two Italian immigrants became a worldwide cause celebre. Public figures... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 8. |  | Three Generations, No Imbeciles: Eugenics, the Supreme Court, and Buck v. Bell
from The Johns Hopkins University Press
Price: $19.77
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Paul A. Lombardo's recently published book, "Three Generations, No Imbeciles: Eugenics, the Supreme Court, and Buck v. Bell" is a poignant retelling of the court decisions regarding the forced sterilization of a young woman named Carrie Buck. Although written objectively, Lombardo's heart comes... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 9. |  | Law in America: A Short History (Modern Library Chronicles)
from Modern Library
Price: $15.56
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I am a newcomer to this subject and found Prof. Friedman's book informative and approachable. Prior to this, I found reading about law pretty dry and boring compared to science (my usual preference), but this book managed to hold my interest from beginning to end. Taking a historical approach, Prof.... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 10. | ![]() | American Legal History: Cases and Materials
from Oxford University Press, USA
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I read this for a class and in all honesty, it is a great read whether or not its for a class or just for fun. It gives a survey of the important and sometimes well known cases. It's a perfect addition to any bookshelf. Especially those bookshelves of law students, history students, and history... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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