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The Progeny
Justice William J. Brennan's Fight to Preserve the Legacy of New York Times v. Sullivan
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, credited with defining the central meaning of the First Amendment, has protected the freedom of expression for the past 50 years. This compelling work of historical non-fiction focuses on the progeny of that decision, examining how Justice Brennan nurtured and developed...
Never Enough
One Lawyer's True Story of How He Gambled His Career Away
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2014
A riveting true story of how a successful lawyer spent over $1,600,000, of his client's trust account funds on his gambling addiction and ultimately went to jail. His story is not all that unusual as many well to do lawyers are affected by a gambling disease. This book helps spot those with the disease, and offers help to those afflicted with it.
by Julie Silver
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
This new book, edited by a breast cancer survivor, succinctly relates the experiences, both practical and sensitive, of hundreds of cancer survivors-including celebrities such as Lance Armstrong, Carly Simon, and Scott Hamilton-who candidly relate what helped get them through every aspect of the cancer...
by ASME
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2006
Properties of Saturated and Superheated Steam in U.S. Customary and SI Units from the IAPWS-IF97 International Standard for Industrial Use. Prepared by the ASME Research and Technology Committee on Water and Steam in Thermal Systems, Subcommittee on Properties of Steam
Sword and Shield
A Practical Approach to Section 1983 Litigation
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2015
Section 1983 claims are as
legally and factually complex as ever. Every official policy or conduct of state
government is potentially subject to a suit on some constitutional or statutory
theory of liability – such as tracing the lines of authority that set forth the
parameters for an illegal search...
Lawyers, Liars, and the Art of Storytelling
Using Stories to Advocate, Influence, and Persuade
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2016
Nobody I know is funnier, smarter, or has a wider breadth of references than my friend Jonathan Shapiro. This book is a bit of a miracle: informative, insightful, poetic, and funny. —Paul Reiser, comedian, actor, and bestselling author
Using famous real-life court transcripts, television...
Sports and Society in the Middle East
Cairo Papers in Social Science Vol. 34, No. 2
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
The sociology of sports in the Middle East has been neglected compared to other world regions. This volume aspires to encourage a greater focus on this topic. Here are assembled papers that discuss various aspects of this subject. As it happens all deal with football (soccer) largely in Egypt but...
by The New York Times
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2012
The wide-ranging impact that cancer can have on a life in the months and years after the last doctor’s appointment is documented in photos in this meaningful collection. In 2010, the New York Times asked readers who had survived cancer to send in their photos and answer the question, “How is your...
Courtroom Avenger
The Challenges and Triumphs of Robert Habush
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2015
This is a profile of Robert Habush, a prolific and esteemed trial lawyer based in Milwaukee. He's a lawyer whose is recognized by his peers as a lawyer who is always fighting for the little guy against the big pocket. Each chapter of this compelling book covers a significant trial in his career, and...
by Mark W. Friedberg, Peggy G. Chen, Kristin R. Van Busum
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2013
The American Medical Association asked RAND Health to characterize the factors that affect physician professional satisfaction. RAND researchers sought to identify high-priority determinants of professional satisfaction by gathering data from 30 physician practices in six states, using a combination...
Waking up Dry
A Guide to Help Children Overcome Bedwetting
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
This positive, interactive plan for overcoming bedwetting is geared to parents of kids ages 6-13. Author Dr. Howard Bennett is both a pediatrician and a parent, and he encourages parents to read the book together with their children and develop a plan that includes behavior management techniques, calendars, contracts, and bedwetting alarms.
Dreams of Love and Fateful Encounters
The Power of Romantic Passion
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2007
This groundbreaking study has been widely hailed for its focus on a human emotion generally considered impervious to rational analysis: romantic, passionate love. Ethel Person views romantic love as a powerful agent of change, arguing that it is as central to human culture as it is to human existence....
Life is More Beautiful than Paradise
A Jihadists Own Story
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
In 1986, when this autobiography opens, the author is a typical fourteen-year-old boy in Asyut in Upper Egypt. Attracted at first by the image of a radical Islamist group as "strong Muslims," his involvement develops until he finds himself deeply committed to its beliefs and implicated in...
The Literary Life of Cairo
One Hundred Years in the Heart of the City
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
Readings from literary works that re-construct a century of Cairo's changing social life. Unlike The Literary Atlas of Cairo, which focuses on the literary geopolitics of the cityscape, this companion volume immerses the reader in the complex network of socioeconomic and cultural lives in the city....