| The Federalist Papers
| This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
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| The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
| "Jarvious Cotton's great-great-grandfather could not vote as a slave. His great-grandfather was beaten to death by the Klu Klux Klan for attempting to vote. His grandfather was prevented from voting by Klan intimidation; his father was barred by poll taxes and literacy tests. Today, Cotton cannot vote because he, like many black men in the United States, has been labeled a felon and is currently on parole."As the United States celebrates the nation's "triumph over race" with the election of...More
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| Leaves Of Grass (1884)
| This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.
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| The Memorable Thoughts of Socrates (Kaplan Classics of Law)
| Logic is a lawyer's best weapon. To this day, Socrates is the master of rhetoric. The ancient Greek historian Xenophon recorded the great philosopher's dialogues, which are read to this day as a guide for finding weakness in arguments and uncovering hidden truths. Law students have been reading Socrates as long as there have been lawyers. Like an attorney in a courtroom, Socrates used questions of his followers to teach them to think and reason. In The Memorable Thoughts of Socrates, ...More
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| The Laws (Penguin Classics)
| In the Laws, Plato describes in fascinating detail a comprehensive system of legislation in a small agricultural utopia he named Magnesia. His laws not only govern crime and punishment, but also form a code of conduct for all aspects of life in his ideal state - from education, sport and religion to sexual behaviour, marriage and drinking parties. Plato sets out a plan for the day-to-day rule of Magnesia, administered by citizens and elected officials, with supreme power held by a Council. Altho...More
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| On Liberty
| The Origin of Liberalism. Influenced by the Utilitarian philosopher Jeremy Bentham, Mill adopted a modified laissez-faire position, believing in the efficiency of free enterprise, but aware of the frequent failure of the market to maximize utility. Later refining this stance, he argued that the promotion of happiness is a moral duty (though he made a clear distinction between desirable and undesirable forms of pleasure). These ideas had a decisive influence on Mill's classic 1859 essay, perhaps ...More
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| THE RUSTLERS OF PECOS COUNTY (non illustrated)
| Although they were outnumbered a thousand to one, the Rangers fought a holding action against the complete breakdown of law and order, often paying for peace with their lives. But one county held out against attack after attack, a place so mean a saint would have turned bad. Into this valley of death rode Ranger Vaughn Steele, hungering for revenge and determined to wipe out....the Rustlers of Pecos County! (non illustrated)
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| The Law
| The Law is a book written by Frederick Bastiat. It is widely considered to be one of the top 100 greatest books of all time. This great book will surely attract a whole new generation of readers. For many, The Law is required reading for various courses and curriculums. And for others who simply enjoy reading timeless pieces of classic literature, this gem by Frederick Bastiat is highly recommended. Exquisitely published and beautifully produced, The Law would make an ideal gift and it should be...More
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| The Mill on the Floss (Cambridge Literature)
| Cambridge Literature is a series of literary texts edited for study by students aged 14-18 in English-speaking classrooms. It will include novels, poetry, plays, short stories, essays, travel-writing and other non-fiction. The series will be extensive and open-ended, and will provide school students with a range of edited texts taken from a wide geographical spread. It will include writing in English from various genres and differing times. The Mill on the Floss by Helen Edmundson is edited by ...More
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| True Stories of Crime From the District Attorney's Office
| Eleven cases of 'men and women who lived and schemed, laughed, sinned and suffered, and paid the price when the time came'
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| Judicial Tyranny: The New Kings of America?
| This revised book by Mark I. Sutherland provides a ground-up education of the ongoing tyranny of judges in our nation. "Judicial Tyranny: The New Kings Of America", which is a cooperative effort by those who are daily involved in this issue, is designed to provide regular Americans with the simple truth about our limited system of government and how those limits are being violated, to the detriment of us all, and what can be done to restore our liberties, our rights and our freedoms.Featured in ...More
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| My Knitting Book (1843)
| This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.
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| 10 New Actual, Official LSAT PrepTests
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| The Economics of Freedom: What Your Professors Won't Tell You, Selected Works of Frederic Bastiat (Students For Liberty Library)
| For as long as the debate over liberty has been waged, opponents of freedom have used unsound arguments to try to justify greater government involvement in our economic affairs. We encounter these fallacies expressed by students, professors, administrators, and many others along the way. Some claim that acts of destruction can result in economic growth. Others assert that professional licensing is good for consumers. Still more argue that restrictions on trade lead to a higher standard of living...More
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| Criminal Sociology
| This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of ...More
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| Two Treatises of Government
| The Two Treatises of Government (or "Two Treatises of Government: In the Former, The False Principles and Foundation of Sir Robert Filmer, And His Followers, are Detected and Overthrown. The Latter is an Essay concerning The True Original, Extent, and End of Civil-Government") is a work of political philosophy published anonymously in 1689 by John Locke. The First Treatise attacks patriarchalism in the form of sentence-by-sentence refutation of Robert Filmer's Patriarcha and the Second Treatise ...More
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| Crucial Confrontations: Tools for Resolving Broken Promises, Violated Expectations, and Bad Behavior
| Whether it's reprimanding a teenager for breaking a curfew or asking the boss about a promised raise, readers will learn the hands-on skill to resolve the touchiest issues.
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| One Wonderful Night: A Romance Of New York (1912)
| This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.
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| Understanding Criminal Law
| This comprehensive and clearly written Understanding treatise is frequently cited by scholars and courts in their analysis of substantive criminal law. Understanding Criminal Law is designed to be taught in conjunction with any casebook. The topics covered are those most often raised in criminal law casebooks, and coverage of these subjects is meant to complement professors' classroom discussions. The text focuses on the basic elements of, and defenses to, specific crimes such as homicide...More
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| I Know Who You Are and I Saw What You Did: Social Networks and the Death of Privacy
| Social networks are the defining cultural movement of our time, empowering us in constantly evolving ways. We can all now be reporters, alerting the world to breaking news of a natural disaster; we can participate in crowd-sourced scientific research; and we can become investigators, helping the police solve crimes. Social networks have even helped to bring down governments. But they have also greatly accelerated the erosion of our personal privacy rights, and any one of us could become the vict...More
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