{"id":50454,"date":"2016-09-30T11:27:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-30T16:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-legal\/supreme\/legal-commentary\/book-reviews-by-title-6.html"},"modified":"2016-09-30T11:27:00","modified_gmt":"2016-09-30T16:27:00","slug":"book-reviews-by-title-6","status":"publish","type":"supreme","link":"https:\/\/supreme.findlaw.com\/legal-commentary\/book-reviews-by-title-6.html","title":{"rendered":"Book Reviews By Title"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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ELAINE CASSEL<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A LEGAL BOOK THAT TOUCHES ON POLITICS, ECONOMICS, AND SOCIAL POLICY AS WELL:
A REVIEW OF LAWRENCE FRIEDMAN’S AMERICAN LAW IN THE 20TH CENTURY<\/u><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n \nFindLaw book reviewer, attorney and author Elaine Cassel assesses Stanford Law Professor Lawrence Friedman’s look at Twentieth Century American law in its cultural, political, and social context. Cassel finds the book impressively broad in scope, and explains both its outlook on legal history, and why it was prescient even as to developments (such as the war on terrorism and the Enron scandal) that followed its writing.\n\n<\/span>
\n\nFriday, Jul. 12, 2002<\/span>
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LAURA HODES<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MONEY TO BURN:
A JUDGE’S NOVEL ABOUT A FICTIONAL JUDGE WHO TURNS CRIMINAL<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n \nFindLaw guest columnist, attorney and writer Laura Hodes weighs in on federal district judge James Zagel’s first novel — a legal thriller about a judge gone bad who decides to rob the Federal Reserve. In addition to assessing Zagel’s skill as a writer, Hodes dissects both the main character’s jaded view of judging, and his motivations for turning from imposing sentences on others to committing a momentous crime himself.\n\n<\/span>
\n\nFriday, Jul. 05, 2002<\/span>
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DAVID LUNDSGAARD<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT AND THE CULTURE WARS:
A REVIEW OF THE DEATH PENALTY: AN AMERICAN HISTORY<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n \nFindLaw book reviewer and attorney David Lundsgaard evaluates Stuart Banner’s \nrecently published history of the death penalty. Lundsgaard finds Banner \nextremely fair, and the book highly relevant, especially due to two recent, \ncrucial Supreme Court death penalty decisions. Yet he also notes one area \nwhere Banner’s passion shows through, and takes issue with Banner’s \nprediction as to what will be the historical development that will finally \nsettle the death penalty debate.\n\n<\/span>
\n\nFriday, Jun. 28, 2002<\/span>
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ANTHONY DWORKIN<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
HOW MUCH OF THE WORLD IS FOR SALE?:
A REVIEW OF THE RECENT ESSAY COLLECTION MANY \nGLOBALIZATIONS<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n \nFindLaw bookreview and crimesofwar.org editor Anthony Dworkin discusses the \nnew essay collection on globalization edited by Peter L. Berger and Samuel P. \nHuntington. Among the questions Dworkin, and the collection, take on are: Is \nsocial science methodology the best way to assess the effects of \nglobalization? Is American culture truly taking over the world? What part \ndo religious movements play in globalization? And what about the influence \nof non-American globalizing movements?\n<\/span>
\n\nFriday, Jun. 21, 2002<\/span>
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MATT HERRINGTON<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WHY SMART BOOKS CAN BE SO STUPID:
THE VIRTUES AND FOIBLES OF THE RECENT COLLECTION WHY SMART PEOPLE CAN BE SO STUPID<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n \nFindLaw book reviewer and attorney Matt Herrington weighs in on a collection \n\nof essays that presents itself as “the first serious study of stupidity.” \n\nHerrington discusses both the book’s limits and its valuable insights as to \n\ndifferent ways in which our “stupid” thinking patterns can trip us up. He \n\nalso explains why these insights may often be applicable to lawyers in \n\nparticular.\n<\/span>
\n\nFriday, Jun. 14, 2002<\/span>
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G.J. RUSSELLO<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A COMPREHENSIVE LEGAL REFERENCE WORK THAT TRANSCENDS ITS \n\nLABEL, \n\n COVERING BOTH PROCESS AND SUBSTANCE:
A REVIEW OF THE OXFORD COMPANION TO AMERICAN LAW<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n \nFindLaw book reviewer and attorney G.J. Russello evaluates the recently \n\npublished Oxford Companion to American Law, edited by historian and Utah \n\nState University president Kermit Hall. Russello explains the ways in which \n\nthe Companion goes beyond other legal reference works, explores its virtues \n\nand flaws, and addresses the question of whether it errs in emphasizing \n\nfederal cases at the expense of state cases.\n\n\n<\/span>
\n\nFriday, Jun. 07, 2002<\/span>
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ROGER CLEGG<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
HAIL (AND FAREWELL?) TO THE CHIEF:
A REVIEW OF AN ANTHOLOGY \n\n GIVING AN EARLY RETROSPECTIVE ON THE REHNQUIST COURT<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n \nFindLaw book reviewer and attorney Roger Clegg assesses a recently published \n\nanthology of analyses of the Rehnquist Court. Clegg critiques each essay \n\nbriefly, offering judgments ranging from the laudatory to the harsh to the \n\nhumorous. He also discusses his favorite essay, a piece by Judge J. Harvie \n\nWilkinson III, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth \n\nCircuit, regarding the Court’s jurisprudence relating to race.\n\n\n<\/span>
\n\nFriday, May. 31, 2002<\/span>
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ELAINE CASSEL<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ACTIVIST LAWYER MICHAEL TIGAR LOOKS BACK ON \n\n HIS CONTROVERSIAL LIFE IN THE LAW:
A REVIEW OF HIS NEW MEMOIR, FIGHTING INJUSTICE<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n \nFindLaw guest columnist and attorney Elaine Cassel reviews renowned litigator \n\nMichael Tigar’s new book — a mixture of memoir, “war stories” from past \n\ntrials, and useful tips for litigators and trial lawyers. Tigar is probably \n\nbest known for convincing a jury to spare the life of Oklahoma City bombing \n\nco-conspirator Terry Nichols. As Cassel discusses, his book reflects many \n\nother interesting and important trials and experiences as well — as Tigar \n\nrecounts how he lost his Supreme Court clerkship, and how he wins cases. \n\nCassel also conducted an interview with Tigar about the book and his life, \n\nwhich is available on this site.\n\n\n<\/span>
\n\nFriday, May. 24, 2002<\/span>
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AN INTERVIEW WITH LITIGATOR AND AUTHOR MICHAEL E. TIGAR<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n \nIn Elaine Cassel’s interview with the renowned litigator, Michael Tigar\ntalks not only about his recent memoir Fighting Injustice, but also\nabout some of the issues that have come up for lawyers during the “War on\nTerrorism.” Should you represent a terrorist if asked? What if the\ngovernment asks you to get security clearance before you are allowed to?\nWhat does the government need to prove in a conspiracy case such as the one\nagainst Zacarias Moussaoui? Tigar weighs in on these and other important\nquestions. Meanwhile, Cassel reviews Tigar’s new book elsewhere on this\nsite\n<\/span>
\n\nFriday, May. 24, 2002<\/span>
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SAM WILLIAMSON<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
THE PROBLEM OF THE PERFECT PROTAGONIST:
A REVIEW OF ROBERT B. PARKER’S WIDOW’S WALK: A \n\nSPENSER NOVEL<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n \nFindLaw book reviewer and attorney Sam Williamson discusses Widow’s Walk, the \n\nlatest installment in the much-beloved Spenser series of detective novels. \n\nThe series follows a wisecracking Boston private detective as he solves \n\ndifferent cases. This time, Spenser investigates a murder and the victim is \n\na wealthy Bostonian. Williamson delivers a verdict on both the book itself, \n\nand the direction the series has taken.\n\n\n<\/span>
\n\nFriday, May. 17, 2002<\/span>
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