A Civil Action341 reviews Jonathan Harr Vintage, 1996 In search of the Truth! + Marvellous look at the judicial system + Easy Read + A Civil Action, A Review by SpeekNDaTruuf + A Great Book about Human Nature and the Legal System             A History of American Law: Third Edition5 reviews Lawrence M. Friedman Touchstone, 2005 History - To The EXTREME + Great if you're a history buff + Seen as text + Outstanding + readable and worthwhile             Law in America: A Short History (Modern Library Chronicles)17 reviews Lawrence M. Friedman Modern Library, 2004 succinct + Excellent intro to subject + A nice introduction + very well done...relevant and interesting + American Law in context             The Federalist Papers (Signet Classics)36 reviews Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, ... Signet Classics, 2003 Another vote for must read + Required reading + The Federalist Papers + For all fredom lovers + Why we are who we are.             The Just and the Unjust13 reviews James Gould Cozzens Harvest Books, 1965 First modern novel on lawyers--before Grisham! + A fine novel about lawyers and life.... + Just Wonderful + A satisfying novel from the old school             The United States Supreme Court: The Pursuit of Justice3 reviews Houghton Mifflin, 2005 Good Book! I am astonished at the previous reviewer's comments. I normally don't write many reviews, but had to put my two cents worth on this one. The book seems fair and unbiased -- I guess the previous reviewer is some rabid right-winger, because this seems more centrist than most books I've come across. ...             A People's History of the Supreme Court: The Men and Women Whose Cases and Decisions Have Shaped Our ...24 reviews Peter Irons Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006 A Patriotic Triumph of Historiography + A mostly enjoyable read + Excellent Progressive History of the Court + Interesting read             Legal Research: How to Find & Understand the Law9 reviews Stephen Elias, Susan Levinkind NOLO, 2005 The very best! + Going to Court? + Excellent and necessary book + Book Review + Legal Research: How To Find & Understand The Law             To Kill a Mockingbird1761 reviews Harper Lee Grand Central Publishing, 1988 Excelent Book! + Tequila Mockingbird + Great!!Love this book + LOVE THIS BOOK! + American Classic             Law 101: Everything You Need to Know About the American Legal System29 reviews Jay M. Feinman Oxford University Press, USA, 2000 excellent introduction to law + Law student 101 + Great general overview + Good, but tough read. + Decent Overall Review of Law             Origins of the Bill of Rights (Yale Contemporary Law Series)9 reviews Leonard W. Levy Yale University Press, 2001 Indispensible for Anyone Interested in Preserving Our Rights + A Carefully Written History about Fragile Civil Liberties + Wonderful historical reference for the Bill of Rights + Origins of the Bill of Rights             The Buffalo Creek Disaster: How the survivors of one of the worst disasters in coal-mining history brought ...24 reviews Gerald M. Stern Vintage, 1977 Must Read!!!!! + The Case of the Defective Dam + Interesting and informative This book is awesome, a must read for anyone who is thinking about becoming a lawyer. Even if you are not sure about being a lawyer, but wish to know a little more about how understanding our legal system can keep you from being taken advantage of in wake of any type of disaster. I had to read it ...             American Government4 reviews Robert A Heineman, Steven A. Peterson, ... McGraw-Hill, 1995 Excellent Study Guide for the CLEP US Government Subject Exa + American Government + Good basic review of American government + An inexpensive, yet relatively complete introduction.             The Anti-Federalist Papers and the Constitutional Convention Debates (Signet Classics)15 reviews Signet Classics, 2003 The Origin of our Bill of Rights + The Anti-Federalist Papers + The Anti-Federalist Papers + quick shipping; great product!!! + long over due             American Law in the Twentieth Century7 reviews Lawrence M. Friedman Yale University Press, 2004 A must for anyone with any interest in American law. + A fantastic overview of modern American law + Excellent follow up to his "classic" history Due to a somewhat nasty review by an Amazon customer - probably some obscure and jealous colleague of Lawrence Friedman's, angry at the writer's success - I hesitated to purchase the book. I have a PhD. in law and a Master's degree from Georgetown law but I still learned a lot and I enjoyed every ...             Gideon's Trumpet24 reviews Anthony Lewis Vintage, 1989 Nice book on the practice and doctrine of the Supreme Court + Peer into the Nine + Good Introduction into Law + An American classic + Gideon is a good read!             Overcoming Law6 reviews Richard A. Posner Harvard University Press, 1996 Science, Economics and the Nature of Law + Great essays. His other books are better. + Readable, even if you do not agree with the Judge Richard Posner, a US Federal Court of Appeal judge and a senior lecturer of law in the University of Chicago is one of the most important Legal scholars living today. For me personally, reading his Sex and Reason was a transformative experience: it completely changed the way I looked at the Law. ...             Words We Live By, The: Your Annotated Guide to the Constitution (Stonesong Press Books)23 reviews Linda R. Monk Hyperion, 2004 80% of the way there. + had to buy more + a wonderful resource This is an impressive compilation. For a one-volume commentary on the United States Constitution, this book achieves its purpose. It is written on the high-school level, with a USA Today-type layout of images and text, sidebar vocabulary and definitions, and boxed "For further consideration" ...             Introduction to Law (West Legal Studies Series)3 reviews Beth Walston-Dunham Delmar Cengage Learning, 2003 a MUST for future law students + First Interesting Textbook I Ever Read I have purchased a number of law-related books from Amazon, but this book is by far the standout of the bunch. It systematically covers all of the major topics covered in the courses offered at every law school in the US comprehensively, even explaining the case briefing process. This new edition ...             The U.S. Constitution: And Fascinating Facts About It22 reviews Terry L. Jordan Oak Hill Publishing Company, 1999 What's a matter with you. Not having a knowledge of the US Constitution???? + US Constitution and Bill of Rights + constitution + Small and Easy to Use + This is a great little book, but the binding doesn't hold up well.