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A Farrago of Foolishness
There is not a chapter in this book - indeed, if you omit the index, it would hard to find a five-page stretch - that does not swarm with errors and absurdities.And what is notable is that the errors cannot be classed among those that even the well-informed are liable to make from time to time.They are not mere slips of the pen, they are not minor or superficial, nor of the kind that can simply be skipped over because they play little role in the argument that is being developed.No, they are everywhere manifestations of confusion and ignorance.Posner's merry obliviousness to even the simplest facts about literary interpretation and history is in itself remarkable enough, but what is truly extraordinary is the recklessness with which he parades his ignorance for all to see. tiresome and ignorant
The problem is simply that Posner knows very little about literature andliterary history.Thus he is given to fatuous efforts such as hisspeculations on why Shakespeare did not publish his collected plays whenthe fact is that in the early 17th century, playwrights made very littlefrom publishing their writings, and hardly anyone bothered to publish theircollected works.(When Ben Jonson did in 1616, he was widely ridiculed.) Posner's book is riddled with egregious misstatements of this sort, whichwould be comcial to anyone with the most basic education in literaryhistory.In attempting to draw legal conclusions based on faultyinformation of this sort, he only creates further confusion.

No deconstructionist twaddle- Rather, illuminating insights
Justice Posner is one of the more wondrous polymaths of his generation.Law and Literature, although not the greater of his achievements, is a thoughtful opus, full of illuminating insights.I read his book 6 or 7years ago but I remember how impressed I was by the sharpness of hisanalysis of the legal implications of Kafka's Trial and Melville's BillyBudd.I have been roused to giving my opinion because all the othercommentators are so uniformly negative about the book.Clearly, eitherthey are missing something, or I am wide off the mark.I proposeit's theformer, and recommend "Law and Literature" to anyone who wants toknow how one of the heights of contemporary legal thought tackles many ofthe issues that have occupied anyone who knows the law and enjoysliterature.The fact that Posner doesn't indulge in deconstructionisttwaddle is no reason to abstain. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Civil Law    2. General    3. History and criticism    4. Law and literature    5. Law in literature    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Legal stories    8. Literary Criticism    9. Reference    10. Jurisprudence & General Issues    11. Literary studies: general   

Subjects:  1. Christianity - Episcopalianism    2. History    3. History - General History    4. History - U.S.    5. History: American    6. Law    7. Legal History    8. Legal System    9. Religion    10. United States    11. United States - General    12. History, American    13. Jurisprudence & General Issues    14. Law / Legal History    15. Laws of Other Jurisdictions & General Law    16. USA   

Subjects:  1. Civil Procedure    2. Court interpreting and transla    3. Court interpreting and translating    4. General    5. Law    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. United States    8. Courts & procedure    9. Jurisprudence & General Issues    10. Law / Civil Procedure    11. USA   

Subjects:  1. Composition & Creative Writing - General    2. General    3. Language    4. Language Arts & Disciplines    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Legal Writing    7. Legal composition    8. Legal opinions    9. Problems, exercises, etc    10. United States    11. Creative writing guides    12. Jurisprudence & General Issues    13. Language Arts & Disciplines / Composition & Creative Writing    14. Legal skills & practice    15. Writing & editing guides   

Subjects:  1. Capital punishment    2. Criminal Law    3. Criminal Law - General    4. Jurisprudence    5. Law    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Penology    8. United States    9. American History    10. Jurisprudence & philosophy of law    11. Law / Jurisprudence    12. Political Science and International Relations    13. Sociology    14. USA   

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Anabsorbing, informative and important book
Sundby's book takes the reader beyond abstractions about how capital punishment decisions are made, and provides a rare and consistently fascinating account of how two actual juries reach their decisions. The book is filled with insights about the legal and emotional dynamics of the jury room and the courtroom in death penalty cases. It pulls off a couple of very difficult feats. It treats all the jurors interviewed with respect and understanding, and should be equally informative for those with strong feelings for or against the death penalty and for those who are undecided. In addition, it manages to convey quite a bit of valuable information about the death penalty and the criminal justice system in a way that should be accessible and interesting for those with or without a background in the law. In short, a must-read for anyone who wants a better understanding of the American system of capital punishment, or of jury decision-making in general.

a bit dull
i think i learned as much by watching 12 angry men; its hard to make decisions, but this didn't take me any further.

The Current System Of The Death Penalty In Most States
This current system as practiced in many states is inherently evil. The system screens out all potential jurors who have the wisdom to understand the fact that the death penalty should never be an option because it is evil and exploits our animal instinct for revenge and vengence. The government that murders one of its own people in revenge for a crime that may have been committed is a government unwilling to set a good example for its own citizens. It is a government that does not understand that this act of killing breeds disrespct for all of the potential goodness, wisdom and compassion that a proper government can bring to add to the quality of life for its citizens. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. California    2. Case studies    3. Criminal Procedure    4. Decision making    5. Jurisprudence    6. Jury    7. Law    8. Legal Reference / Law Profession    9. Legal System    10. Politics / Current Events    11. Trials (Murder)    12. United States    13. Law / Jury   

Reviews (64)

Great for first year law students
Bought it for a friend who was a first year and it has helped him immensely in school.

Redundant for law school, possibly useful later
I considered buying this when I started law school.However, my school provides law students with free subscriptions to both Westlaw and Lexis online, and the entire school is set up with wireless internet.Therefore, the full version of Black's is easily available to me online any time I'm on campus.A laptop with wireless LAN is probably more important for college students these days than most paper references.
For what it's worth:
Don't take this book the wrong way. At the time of this review, it cost 29 dollars, a reasonable price when it comes to 1L book costs. It fits into a purse or backpack, if not a pocket. It will serve you well enough in Civpro or Torts in a pinch, until you can get to the Law Library and read a full size Blacks. Do NOT take this book to be an end all be all, it was never meant to be and people who gave this terrible reviews due to its lack of completeness are missing the point. This is a book for when you don't HAVE a full size Black's in front of you, which every 1L should. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Dictionaries    2. Dictionaries & Terminology    3. Dictionaries - General    4. Law    5. Law (General)    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Reference    8. United States    9. Jurisprudence & General Issues   

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Great product
The book is fabulous. Very informative and easy to read and comprehend. Definately a great author! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. General    2. Jurisprudence    3. Law    4. Law Enforcement    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Police    7. Police Science    8. United States    9. Law / Jurisprudence    10. Police & security services    11. USA   

Subjects:  1. Ethics & Moral Philosophy    2. Ethics & Professional Responsibility    3. Law    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Legal assistants    6. Legal ethics    7. Paralegal Services    8. Paralegals & Paralegalism    9. Philosophy    10. Professional Ethics    11. United States    12. Business & Economics / General    13. Jurisprudence & General Issues    14. Practical & applied ethics   

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Lowering the Bar: Lawyer Jokes and Legal culture
Very funny lawyer jokes. I am enjoying them.

The Mark Twain of lawyer jokes
There are plenty of lawyer-bashing books, but this is not one of them.Rather, like a modern Mark Twain, Marc Galanter uses lawyer jokes to reflect trends in American society.Through thousands of jokes and cartoons that mock lawyers and legalization, he shows on how the legal system is influencing and being influenced by changing relationships between individuals, between citizens and government, and between consumers and corporations.Lawyer jokes are popular because lawyers still fight and win for the little guy. A good read for your favorite lawyer or lawyer-to-be.

Lawyer jokes for smart people
I thought about starting this review with one of the hundreds of lawyer jokes that are "told" and given life in this excellent book, but I wouldn't want to spoil the punch lines.
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Subjects:  1. Legal Profession    2. Legal Reference / Law Profession    3. Popular Culture - General    4. Social Science    5. Sociology    6. Topic - Business and Professional    7. Humour    8. Jurisprudence & General Issues    9. Social Science / Popular Culture   

Subjects:  1. Civil Procedure    2. Jury    3. Jury selection    4. Law    5. Law (Specific Aspects)    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. United States    8. Jurisprudence & General Issues   

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Great working with you.
Your book was in great conditions, I'll do business with you again.

EXCELLENT INTRODUCTION
Relatively up to date (September 11 and law enforcement reactions, USA PATRIOT Act, etc.), and very informative, this textbook provides an excellent survey of the Criminal Justice System.The prose is streamlined, clear, and somewhat non-biased.Minor corrections may need to be made (e.g. the textbook states that the majority of female sexual assault victims do not know their attacker. . .), but these flaws are minor for a textbook of this scope.The book is extensively source documented, making it perfect for anyone interested in expanding their knowledge of the Criminal Justice System.The CD-ROM and online tools are comprehensive, and give the reader/student a more intimate view of the author's vision.

Criminal Justice.
This is the best book I have read on Criminal Justice. It is fun to read and easy to enjoy. I advise anybody that is interested on the field of criminal justice to begin with this book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Criminal Law    2. Criminal Law - General    3. Criminal justice, Administrati    4. Criminal justice, Administration of    5. Criminology    6. Criminology (General)    7. Jurisprudence    8. Law    9. Social Science    10. Sociology    11. United States    12. Crime & criminology    13. Social Science / Criminology   

Subjects:  1. Civil Procedure    2. Costs (Law)    3. Discipline    4. Frivolous suits (Civil procedu    5. Frivolous suits (Civil procedure)    6. Law    7. Lawyers    8. Legal Reference / Law Profession    9. Reference    10. United States    11. Jurisprudence & General Issues    12. Law / Reference    13. Reference works   

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I give a 5 star everything
The condition of the book was excellent and the service more than excellent. Received the book; Criminalistics An Intorduction to Forensic Science in time for my son to use it the next week in class. Thank you for the speed of the delivery. I would buy a used book again and hopefully it would be with the bookdude. Sorry this review was late.

Excellent Service And Condition
The book was in Excellent condition (New) and the service was great. The book arrived right on time.

correct your listing please
You're listing as a paperback version of Saferstein's "Criminalistics: an intro to forensic science," the associated lab manual by Meloan, Saferstein and another.Sort of confusing until you figure it out. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Chemistry, Forensic    2. Criminal Investigation    3. Criminal Law    4. Criminology    5. Forensic Medicine    6. Forensic Science    7. Forensic ballistics    8. Jurisprudence    9. Legal Reference / Law Profession    10. Medical jurisprudence    11. Social Science    12. Sociology    13. Criminal investigation & detection   

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Important Work
This book gathers together and puts a philosophical/political thoery frame on a range of findings in social science about conformity, information gathering, groupthink, fanaticism, and dissent.The lesson is that a free society needs to encourage, and maybe reward, dissent.If you're familiar with other books the author has published recently (Republic.com, Designing Democracy), the philosophical story and institutional proposals will be familiar.But the survey of the social scientific findings is worth the price of the book.

Must-read for anyone who works in groups
I really enjoyed this book.It was very readable and well written.I appreciated how the viewpoints and examples used were neutral and usable regardless of the reader's perspective on any issue. Important and timely
A breathtaking piece of scholarship, Sunstein's book is readable, riveting and convincing.The arguments are sober and well-reasoned, providing ample citation and the address of multiple hypotheses at each stage of each argument.What emerges in the end is a powerful and compelling case for dissent not as something to be merely tolerated but as an essential high value, vital to the success of organizations and nations.At a time when this value goes largely unrecognized, Sunstein's contribution is inestimable.Never in my life have I bought multiple copies of a book to help spread a message --- until now. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Civics & Citizenship    2. Political Science    3. Politics / Current Events    4. Politics/International Relations    5. Sociology    6. Sociology - Social Theory    7. Jurisprudence & General Issues    8. Political Science / Civics    9. Political activism   

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Ecclesiastes 2:1
In addition to having read this book, I have had the priviledge of being one of Dr. Abadinski's students.Read more

Subjects:  1. Criminal Law - General    2. Jurisprudence    3. Justice, Administration of    4. Law    5. Legal System    6. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    7. Political Science    8. Politics / Current Events    9. Politics/International Relations    10. United States    11. Crime & criminology    12. Political Science / Law Enforcement   

Subjects:  1. Law    2. Legal Reference / Law Profession    3. Practical Guides    4. Reference    5. Jurisprudence & General Issues    6. Law / Practical Guides   

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Basic Criminal Procedures
This book is useful for law students, novice criminal lawyers and those interested in how the criminal justice system works.Case references are provided for further research and assistance in understanding this area of law. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Careers - General    2. Criminal Law    3. Criminal Law - General    4. Criminal Procedure    5. Jurisprudence    6. Law    7. Legal Reference / Law Profession    8. United States    9. Crime & criminology    10. Political Science / Law Enforcement   

Subjects:  1. Environmental    2. General    3. Law    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Jurisprudence & General Issues   

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Comprehensive and Authoritative Work on Community Policing
The Police and the Community is the most comprehensive book on the market looking at community policing and its wide-ranging impact.It goes beyond a simple description of what community policing is.Rather, it provides acomprehensive view with reference to a wide range of social concerns andthe police role and response.Interesting topics are included ranging fromracism to police brutality to international perspectives. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Criminal justice, Administrati    2. Criminology    3. Jurisprudence    4. Police    5. Police psychology    6. Police-community relations    7. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    8. Politics / Current Events    9. Social Science    10. Sociology    11. United States    12. Crime & criminology    13. Political Science / Law Enforcement