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The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court

Jeffrey Toobin

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Bestselling author Jeffrey Toobin takes you into the chambers of the most important—and secret—legal body in our country, the Supreme Court, and reveals the complex dynamic among the nine people who decide the law of the land.

Just in time for the 2008 presidential election—where the future of the Court will be at stake—Toobin reveals an institution at a moment of transition, when decades of conservative disgust with the Court have finally produced a conservative majority, with major changes in store on such issues as abortion, civil rights, presidential power, and church-state relations.

Based on exclusive interviews with justices themselves, The Nine tells the story of the Court through personalities—from Anthony Kennedy's overwhelming sense of self-importance to Clarence Thomas's well-tended grievances against his critics to David Souter's odd nineteenth-century lifestyle. There is also, for the first time, the full behind-the-scenes story of Bush v. Gore—and Sandra Day O'Connor's fateful breach with George W. Bush, the president she helped place in office.

The Nine is the book bestselling author Jeffrey Toobin was born to write. A CNN senior legal analyst and New Yorker staff writer, no one is more superbly qualified to profile the nine justices.

Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History

Ted Sorensen

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In this gripping memoir, John F. Kennedy's closest advisor recounts in full for the first time his experience counseling Kennedy through the most dramatic moments in American history.

Sorensen returns to January 1953, when he and the freshman senator from Massachusetts began their extraordinary professional and personal relationship. Rising from legislative assistant to speechwriter and advisor, the young lawyer from Nebraska worked closely with JFK on his most important speeches, as well as his book Profiles in Courage. Sorensen encouraged the junior senator's political ambitions—from a failed bid for the vice presidential nomination in 1956 to the successful presidential campaign in 1960, after which he was named Special Counsel to the President.

Sorensen describes in thrilling detail his experience advising JFK during some of the most crucial days of his presidency, from the decision to go to the moon to the Cuban Missile Crisis, when JFK requested that the thirty-four-year-old Sorensen draft the key letter to Khrushchev at the most critical point of the world's first nuclear confrontation. After Kennedy was assassinated, Sorensen stayed with President Johnson for a few months before leaving to write a biography of JFK. In 1968 he returned to Washington to help run Robert Kennedy's presidential campaign. Through it all, Sorensen never lost sight of the ideals that brought him to Washington and to the White House, working tirelessly to promote and defend free, peaceful societies.

Illuminating, revelatory, and utterly compelling, Counselor is the brilliant, long-awaited memoir from the remarkable man who shaped the presidency and the legacy of one of the greatest leaders America has ever known.

Getting To Maybe: How to Excel on Law School Exams

Richard Michael Fischl, Jeremy Paul

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Professors Fischl and Paul explain law school exams in ways no one has before, all with an eye toward improving the reader's performance. The book begins by describing the difference between educational cultures that praise students for "right answers," and the law school culture that rewards nuanced analysis of ambiguous situations in which more than one approach may be correct. Enormous care is devoted to explaining precisely how and why legal analysis frequently produces such perplexing situations.

But the authors don't stop with mere description. Instead, Getting to Maybe teaches how to excel on law school exams by showing the reader how legal analysis can be brought to bear on examination problems. The book contains hints on studying and preparation that go well beyond conventional advice. The authors also illustrate how to argue both sides of a legal issue without appearing wishy-washy or indecisive. Above all, the book explains why exam questions may generate feelings of uncertainty or doubt about correct legal outcomes and how the student can turn these feelings to his or her advantage.

In sum, although the authors believe that no exam guide can substitute for a firm grasp of substantive material, readers who devote the necessary time to learning the law will find this book an invaluable guide to translating learning into better exam performance.

The Official LSAT SuperPrep

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Outstanding official prep materials from LSAT 5 out of 5 stars.
7 of 7 people found this review helpful.

The LSAT is sufficiently idiosyncratic in both the form and substance of its content that studying with anything other than the official, exams released by the LSAT board (LSAC) runs the risk of doing more harm than good. The problem with such advice until recently is that before the release of this book a couple of years ago, none of the official materials provided anything more than an answer key, which could leave you scratching your head about why you got something wrong or how you were supposed to get to the correct answer to begin with. By supplying complete and generally pretty decent explanations for all the questions in the three exams included in this book, as well as providing a useful prefatory section giving specific test taking tips for each section, this book is extremely valuable and I might add long overdue. To be fully prepared, you will probably want to use this book and perhaps one or more of the LSAC's "10 Actual, Official LSAT Prep Tests." If you need extra help on the "games" section (and most people do), you may also wish to purchase the Powerscore LSAT Logic Games Bible, which alone among the non-official LSAT prep books uses actual LSAT questions obtained under license from the LSAC. It should be noted, however, that the LSAT Superprep book also includes strategy tips as well is very good explanations for the LSAT games section, making the once mandatory purchase of the Powerscore Bible optional for some test takers.

Quicken Willmaker Plus 2008 Edition: Estate Planning Essentials (Book with CD-ROM)

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America's No. 1 estate planning book with interactive CD-ROM software helps you create a will, living trust, living will -- and much more .

Help protect your family and your assets, and save on legal fees! Quicken WillMaker Plus Estate Planning Essential 2008 Edition provides the legal forms you need. So comprehensive, the CD-ROM assembles your forms from among 40,000 document possibilities -- but so easy to use, you'll have them finished in minutes.

Quicken WillMaker Plus Estate Planning Essential 2008 Edition includes a full "health care power of attorney." Dictate the health care you wish to receive if you can't speak for yourself, and be assured that your loved ones won't have to second-guess themselves!

Create your own:

  • Will
  • Living Trusts, including an AB Trust

  • Health Care Directive:
    Living Will
    Health Care Power of Attorney

  • Financial Powers of Attorney
  • Final arrangements document
  • Important documents for executors

    The CD-ROM also provides forms you can use every day, such as authorizations and agreements, child and elder care forms, promissory notes and documents to help you repair your credit.

    For each document, Quicken WillMaker Plus Estate Planning Essentials 2008 Edition takes you through a step-by-step interview. Your documents will automatically reflect the laws of your state. If you have any questions, simply check out the comprehensive onscreen legal manual. Expert tech support is also available.

    Need to know more? Here are in-depth details about what you can do with Quicken WillMaker Plus Estate Planning Essentials 2008 Edition:

    Your Will

    Provide for family, friends and charities. Name a personal guardian to care for young children. Specify the executor (or "personal representative") of your estate. Select a trusted person to manage property left to young people. Revise and update your will whenever you like.

    Your Living Trust

    Make a basic trust, whether you're married or single. If married, you can create a AB trust (or bypass trust) and spare your heirs from potentially heavy estate taxes. Create subtrusts for minor children and young adults. Name custodians for property left to children. Change or revoke your trust at any time.

    Your Health Care Directive lets people who care for you make important decisions about your life and health when you can't. Create a:

    Health Care Power of Attorney Permit a loved one to make important medical decisions for you if you are unable to do so yourself.

    Living Will

    Specify whether you want your life prolonged through artificial means. Appoint someone to make sure your wishes are carried out.

    Your Financial Power of Attorney

    Name someone to make your financial decisions, in case you are medically incapacitated. Don't worry, you can grant as much authority as you wish.

    Your Final Arrangements

    Plan a funeral or other ceremony. Clarify whether you want a cremation or burial. Select someone to oversee your final arrangements -- and more!

    Documents for Your Executor

    Make sure your executor ("personal representative" in some states) has all the forms and instructions he or she needs to do the job: Checklists, letters, notices, claim forms -- and more.

    Personal Finance Documents

    Over a dozen forms that let you handle financial situations you might face on any given day, such as disputing a credit card charge, lending or borrowing money to friends or family, creating bills of sale -- and more!

    Home & Family Documents

    Whether you need to authorize someone to travel with your child to another country, want to lend your car to a friend, or create an agreement with a trusted person to take care of your elderly parent, Quicken WillMaker Plus can handle all these family situations -- and many more!

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  • 10 More Actual, Official LSAT PrepTests (Lsat Series) (Lsat Series)

    Law School Admission Council

    10 More Actual, Official LSAT PrepTests (Lsat Series) (Lsat Series) Law School Admission Council Amazon Price: $30.00
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    good prep book for LSAT's 4 out of 5 stars.
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

    This book gives you old LSAT tests to practice on, but not much else. So defiantly recommended, but get other books to read to prep your self before trying the practice test. Books such as "Logic Games Bible" and "Logic Reasoning Bible" should be read before taking on the practice tests.

    Helpful, but older LSATS 3 out of 5 stars.
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    Good book, and a good resource for extra practice. However, the tests are ten years old and a newer version of this book may be helpful as well.

    Lsat Tests 4 out of 5 stars.
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    For all the people out there that look forward to taking the LSAT (note sarcasm). This is the official test in all its glory. While I have yet to take the Lsat I am ready and waiting to take it in October. I think these tests have helped me get a better understanding of the beast. A must purchase to understand the Lsat's. Best way to take them. Timed. Good luck.

    good practice 3 out of 5 stars.
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    if you are going to take the lsat, you need lots of practice and that is just what this book will give you. the answer sheet is identical to the real thing, and all of the answers and scoring are included so you will know just how you did on any test.

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    Contains actual, previously administered LSAT's. For pure practice at an unbelievable price, you can't beat 10 PrepTests. Each test includes an answer key, writing sample, and score conversion table.

    The PowerScore LSAT Logical Reasoning Bible: A Comprehensive System for Attacking the Logical Reasoning Section of the LSAT

    David M. Killoran

    The PowerScore LSAT Logical Reasoning Bible: A Comprehensive System for Attacking the Logical Reasoning Section of the LSAT David M. Killoran Amazon Price: $64.99
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    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 for thousands of our students. The book features and explains a detailed methodology for attacking all aspects of Logic Reasoning problems, including recognizing question types, identifying common reasoning elements and determining their validity, the methods for efficiently and accurately making inferences, and techniques for quickly eliminating answer choices as you solve the questions. Entire chapters are devoted to every currently-tested question type, to section strategy and time management, and to even the most challenging reasoning concepts presented, such Formal Logic, Conditional Reasoning, and Causality. In addition, the Logical Reasoning Bibl features over 100 real LSAT Logical Reasoning questions that are used to illustrate and reinforce our techniques. The two Logical Reasoning sections on the LSAT represent approximately 50% of your final score and are frequently considered to be the most challenging aspect of the test. However, once you understand how to efficiently approach each question type and deconstruct the reasoning presented, the solution to each question can be quickly discovered. Through step-by-step analysis of every reasoning idea that you will encounter, detailed explanations for every answer choice, and extensive drills to enforce every major concept, this book with teach you how to correctly solve even the most complicated Logical Reasoning problems. The Logical Reasoning Bibl is also supplemented by a unique website that provides additional materials to complement the book and answer frequently aske

    Torture Team: Rumsfeld's Memo and the Betrayal of American Values

    Philippe Sands

    Torture Team: Rumsfeld's Memo and the Betrayal of American Values Philippe Sands Amazon Price: $17.79
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    On December 2, 2002 the U.S. Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, signed his name at the bottom of a document that listed eighteen techniques of interrogation--techniques that defied international definitions of torture. The Rumsfeld Memo authorized the controversial interrogation practices that later migrated to Guantanamo, Afghanistan, Abu Ghraib and elsewhere, as part of the policy of extraordinary rendition. From a behind-the-scenes vantage point, Phillipe Sands investigates how the Rumsfeld Memo set the stage for a divergence from the Geneva Convention and the Torture Convention and holds the individual gatekeepers in the Bush administration accountable for their failure to safeguard international law.

    The Torture Team delves deep into the Bush administration to reveal:
    · How the policy of abuse originated with Donald Rumsfeld, Dick Cheney and George W. Bush, and was promoted by their most senior lawyers
    · Personal accounts, through interview, of those most closely involved in the decisions
    · How the Joint Chiefs and normal military decision-making processes were circumvented
    · How Fox TV’s 24 contributed to torture planning
    · How interrogation techniques were approved for use
    · How the new techniques were used on Mohammed Al Qahtani, alleged to be “the 20th highjacker”
    · How the senior lawyers who crafted the policy of abuse exposed themselves to the risk of war crimes charges

    Black's Law Dictionary, Eighth Edition (Black's Law Dictionary (Standard Edition))

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    Edited by Bryan A. Garner, the world's leading legal lexicographer, Black's Law Dictionary, 8th Edition is now better than ever! The new 8th Edition has more than 43,000 definitions, plus almost 3,000 quotations. Alternative spellings or equivalent terms and expressions are provided for more than 5,300 terms and senses, serving a thesaurus-like function. The extensive appendix on legal abbreviations is a major addition. It's the first time such a comprehensive guide has been included in a modern law dictionary, and is an invaluable aid to the legal researcher.
    -17,000 more definitions than the 7th Edition
    -Newly enhanced with West Key Numbers for research reference
    -Includes changes made since the creation of the department of Homeland Security
    -Almost 3,000 quotations from authorities drawn from sources over at least five centuries
    -More than 1,000 law-related abbreviations and acronyms are defined
    -Extensive appendix on legal abbreviations
    -Faculty recommended

    Law School Confidential (Revised Edition): A Complete Guide to the Law School Experience: By Students, for Students

    Robert H. Miller

    Law School Confidential (Revised Edition): A Complete Guide to the Law School Experience: By Students, for Students Robert H. Miller Amazon Price: $12.89
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    Great Overview for Prospective Students, but don't get too absorbed in his ideas and panic.. 4 out of 5 stars.
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    I just finished this book about a month ago and am a week away from taking my LSATs. So, I have no experience going to law school.
    My warning for readers is that this is a great book to get a good overview of what to expect and really ground yourself in what it takes to finish law school and do well. It reminds people that this is REAL money you are spending and real time you are studying, it isnt law and order. Law school =/= glamour!
    But.... I can tell you already that reading this entire book and trying to put all of it's processes to heart will fill you with anxiety and overpreparation! You will finish and already have your heart pumping about recruiting in the second year and how you're going to deal with law review and even what to wear on your first day of real work. Read the book and get the overview, but accept that real life comes a day at a time, and cross each bridge when you come to it. We don't NEED any more freakily obsessive and anxious attorneys!! Good luck. : )

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    Law School Confidential is written for students about to embark on this three-year odyssey by students who have successfully survived. It demystifies the life-altering thrill ride that defines an American legal education by providing a comprehensive, blow-by-blow, chronological account of what to expect. It arms students with a thorough overview of the contemporary law school experience. This isn't the advice of graying professors or battle-scarred practitioners decades removed from law school. Miller has assembled a panel of recent graduates to act as "mentors", all of whom are perfectly positioned to shed light on what law school is like today. From taking the LSAT, to securing financial aid, to navigating the notorious first semester, to taking exams, to applying for summer internships, to getting on the law review, to tackling the bar and beyond...this book explains it all.

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