| On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society
| The good news is that most soldiers are loath to kill. But armies have developed sophisticated ways of overcoming this instinctive aversion. And contemporary civilian society, particularly the media, replicates the army's conditioning techniques, and, according to Lt. Col. Dave Grossman's thesis, is responsible for our rising rate of murder among the young.Upon its initial publication, ON KILLING was hailed as a landmark study of the techniques the military uses to overcome the powerful reluctan...More
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| The Law
| The Law was originally published in French in 1850 by Frederic Bastiat. It was written two years after the third French Revolution of 1848. From Wikipedia: Claude Frédéric Bastiat (29 June 1801 – 24 December 1850) was a French classical liberal theorist, political economist, and member of the French assembly. He was notable for developing the important economic concept of opportunity cost. Bastiat was born in Bayonne, Aquitaine, France. When he was nine years old, he was orphaned and b...More
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| Constitutional Law: Principles and Policies, 4th Edition (Aspen Student Treatise Series)
| Relied on by students, professors, and practitioners, Erwin Chemerinsky's popular treatise, Constitutional Law: Principles and Policies, Fourth Edition, clearly states the law and identifies the underlying policy issues in each area of constitutional law. The characteristics that make this treatise so highly valued include: Thorough coverage of all areas of constitutional law, suitable for both beginning and advanced courses. Issues are presented clearly and with a neutral...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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| Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain
| If the conscious mind—the part you consider to be you—is just the tip of the iceberg, what is the rest doing? In this sparkling and provocative new book, the renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman navigates the depths of the subconscious brain to illuminate surprising mysteries: Why can your foot move halfway to the brake pedal before you become consciously aware of danger ahead? Why do you hear your name being mentioned in a conversation that you didn’t think you were listening to? What...More
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| The PowerScore LSAT Logic Games Bible
| The PowerScore LSAT Logic Games Bible is the most comprehensive book available for the Logic Games section of the LSAT. The intent of this book is to provide you with an advanced system for attacking any game you encounter on the LSAT. This same system is covered in the live classes taught by PowerScore, and all of the methods and techniques discussed in the book have been tested in classroom situations over many years. The book features and explains a detailed methodology for attacking the g...More
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| Guns, Crime, and Freedom
| A definitive manual for taking part in the political debate, and preserving your right to keep and bear arms. --Tom Clancy A New York Times Best Seller.
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| Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three
| "Free the West Memphis Three." Maybe you've heard the phrase. But do you know why their story is so alarming? Do you know the facts? The guilty verdicts handed out to three Arkansas teens in a horrific capital murder case were popular in their home state -- even upheld on appeal. But after two HBO documentaries called attention to the witch-hunt atmosphere at the trials, artists and other supporters raised concerns about the accompanying lack of evidence. Now, award-winning journalist...More
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| Once Upon A Time, A True Story of Memory, Murder and the Law
| Once Upon A Time, A True Story of Memory, Murder and the Law. By Harry N. MacLean In 1989, Eileen Franklin, a young California housewife, claimed to recover a repressed memory of her father killing her playmate 20 earlier. In a landmark trial, the father was charged and convicted of first-degree murder, based solely on his daughter’s testimony. This book chronicles the trial, explores the remarkably dysfunctional Franklin family and delves into the credibility of repressed memories as evidenc...More
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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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| The Federalist Papers [Illustrated]
| The Federalist Papers are a series of 85 articles or essays promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution. Seventy-seven of the essays were published serially in The Independent Journal and The New York Packet between October 1787 and August 1788. A compilation of these and eight others, called The Federalist; or, The New Constitution, was published in two volumes in 1788 by J. and A. McLean. The Federalist remains the major primary source for interpretation of the U.S. Constituti...More
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| A Busy Lawyer's Guide to Writing a Bestseller
| We specialize in helping you make more money.===================================Our fresh new approach is to "write" (more like assemble) a book, make it a bestseller on Amazon.com and position that bestseller to attract more clients... higher quality clients... and clients who use your best and most profitable services.We’ll show you:• Why you should "write" a bestseller• How to "write" a bestseller in as little as a weekend• The secret sauce for getting bestseller status on Amazon.com ...More
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| The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution
| Virtually all human societies were once organized tribally, yet over time most developed new political institutions which included a central state that could keep the peace and uniform laws that applied to all citizens. Some went on to create governments that were accountable to their constituents. We take these institutions for granted, but they are absent or are unable to perform in many of today’s developing countries—with often disastrous consequences for the rest of the world.Francis Fu...More
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| LSAT Logical Reasoning Bible: A Comprehensive System for Attacking the Logical Reasoning Section of the LSAT
| Preparing to take the LSAT in 2011 or 2012? The PowerScore LSAT Logical Reasoning Bible is the most comprehensive book available for the Logic Reasoning section of the LSAT. This book will provide you with an advanced system for attacking any Logical Reasoning question that you may encounter on the LSAT. The concepts presented in the Logical Reasoning Bible are representative of the techniques covered in PowerScore's live courses and have been consistently proven effective preparation for thousa...More
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| Last Statements and Case Files of Executed Death Row Inmates - Dallas County- Texas (Criminal Justice-Death Penalty)
| This Criminal and Law Book contains the Final Last Statements of Death Row Inmates from Dallas County, Texas before they were Executed. This Criminal Justice Book is Part One of Two. This information was researched from the records of the Texas Department of Public Safety. This Book contains 15 case files and Last Statement Records if the inmate made a statement. This non fiction murder and criminal justice book includes information and facts on inmates found guilty and executed for crimes comm...More
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| THE ADVENTURE OF THE RED CIRCLE (non illustrated)
| The book is about Sherlock Holmes. He is a detective in London and he dissolves mysteries with his friend mr Watson.On day, when Sherlock was at ms Warren`s place, ms Warren told him about her mysterious new lodger.First Sherlock didn`t wanted to know anything about it because she hadn`t got facts enough. But when she told some more things, Sherlock changed his mind. Now he thought he had to look at it.The thing ms Warren told were very strange. She told that her lodger never came out of the roo...More
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| The Founding Fathers Guide to the Constitution
| What Does the Constitution Really Mean?Are liberals right when they cite the elastic” clauses of the Constitution to justify big government? Or are conservatives right when they cite the Constitution’s explicit limits on federal power? The answer lies in a more basic question: How did the founding generation intend for us to interpret and apply the Constitution? Professor Brion McClanahan, popular author of The Politically Incorrect Guide™ to the Founding Fathers, finds the...More
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| Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia
| A Saudi Arabian princess describes the inequities for women in her country, discussing arranged marriages for child brides, the murder of female babies, and her own life in the shadow of men. 100,000 first printing. $85,000 ad/promo. Lit Guild Alt. First serial, Cosmopolitan. Tour.
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| Natural Law in the Spiritual World
| This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed work...More
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