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Buy This | | Asin | 0735545111 | | ProductName | Civil Procedure (Casebook Series) | | Catalog | Book | | Artist | | | Author | Stephen C. Yeazell | | ReleaseDate | 01 April, 2004 | | Manufacturer | Aspen Publishers | | Availability | Usually ships in 2 to 3 weeks | | ListPrice | $100.00 | | OurPrice | $100.00 | | UsedPrice | $60.00 | | ProductDescription | | | Comment | | | AvgCustomerRating | |
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Buy This | | Asin | 1401301800 | | ProductName | Objection! : How High-Priced Defense Attorneys, Celebrity Defendants, and a 24/7 Media Have Hijacked Our Criminal Justice System | | Catalog | Book | | Artist | | | Author | Diane Clehane
Nancy Grace | | ReleaseDate | 08 June, 2005 | | Manufacturer | Hyperion | | Availability | Usually ships in 24 hours | | ListPrice | $24.95 | | OurPrice | $16.47 | | UsedPrice | $13.94 | | ProductDescription | | | Comment | Nancy
Grace's theme in this book is to bewail the tricks and successes of
defense lawyers. She cites some cases where this directly led to tragic
crimes committed by a defendent getting off for a prior crime.
While I sympathize with her point of view, I don't know what can be
done about it. On the other side is the problem of people being
unjustly sentenced for crimes they did not commit - fortunately new DNA
evidence has exonerated a number of them. However, the reality is that
tightening the system to release fewer guilty people will more than
likely also lead to more innocent people being sentenced to life in
prison, or even death. (See Bill Kurtis' "Death Penalty on Trial.")
I was very disappointed in reading this book, in which,
I couldn't wait to read.The writing is sloppy, all over the board, with
the same cases being mentioned over and over again.The style does not
work, its all mishmashed together.The Co-Author, a supposed writer,
should have put the book together by chapters, one case in each.Then,
follow the protocol of style, about what is wrong with the case, why
the result turned out as it did, etc.Hence needed badly, an
OUTLINE!This is of course up to the main author.This would have helped
in organizing the facts of Nancy's beliefs and battles she takes
on.Miss Grace is lucky she went into becoming a prosecutor instead of
an English Teacher, which she wanted to do at another stage in her
life.
There were some interesting points in the book and a deeper sense
of who Miss Grace truly is (a good hard-working woman)You get what you
see, tell the truth, do the best you can.You can really see the good in
her deep down, fighting to the last breath, for victims and their
families "voices" to be heard.All those cases as a prosecutor aka
public servent, not making the big bucks, has made her one tough
cookie.She really has a chip on her shoulder about that one.She has a
softer side too; she is donating a portion of her proceeds to the
center for missing and exploited children.(She did not profit off the
Laci Peterson murder as Amber Frey-Gloria Allred_executive produced the
tv movie,so not really "pro bono" work." book/movie deal
(caching!),Anne Byrd, and worse yet,ex-judge and fellow court tv
person,Catherine Crier.-none of them donated any money from their books
to Laci's charity or another organization)That's all blood money, equal
to ambulance chasing lawyers, and lack of class and respect for the
dead.
Lastly, I do believe she has some good ideas about court
reform.On page 281 a mandatory Civil Commitment Review and a proponent
for the three strikes law looks promising.But someone needs to hit the
gavel down, and stop the revolving door of repeat offenders,being
released early, only to harm another innocent victim.Are laws are on
the books, but not correctly executed into real life.A translation of
law legalese language to the public is needed.Then people on jury duty
will have a better hold on how to preside over their case."Reasonable
Doubt," needs to be removed from lawbooks.It is allowing hardened
criminals another chance to get out of jail free.Free to harm the
public once more.
The middle class is also being decimated, and there will soon be no
"we the people" ash she mentions in her book.It is me, me,and greed and
money at all costs.Society is in ruins.We still have homeless problems
here at home yet we go overseas to help other nations before we fix our
own.So in order for Miss Grace to take action, she needs to provide, we
the public, a right on how to help her and others, in keeping criminals
behind bars,making killing a pregnant woman a mandatory life sentence,
and keeping our children safe from predators.
A very easy book
to read and understand, especially the way Nancy Grace brings this down
to layman's understanding. Her passion about the legal system and
injustice is right-on. I couldn't put the book down. Makes me wish I
was an attorney so I could fight right along side of her. | | AvgCustomerRating | 3.0 |
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Buy This | | Asin | 0071375252 | | ProductName | Land Development Handbook (Handbook) | | Catalog | Book | | Artist | | | Author | The Dewberry Companies | | ReleaseDate | 29 March, 2002 | | Manufacturer | McGraw-Hill Professional | | Availability | Usually ships in 24 hours | | ListPrice | $150.00 | | OurPrice | $150.00 | | UsedPrice | $85.00 | | ProductDescription | | | Comment | I
primarily work as a structural-architectural engineer and am becoming
more and more involved in civil-site work. This handbook is exactly
what I was looking for in terms of something that would quickly get me
"up to speed" in the fundamentals of civil-site design.
Of course,
no single book could (or should) be thought of as a substitute for the
experience and mentoring received from seasoned professionals in a
design office, but this one has enough technical explanation and
details to get you going with confidence.
I choose this one over
the Colley book (reviewed both before making purchase) as Land
Development Handbook has more of the technical info that engineers
would seek.
I am in a class at Community College of Baltimore
County and we are using this book at this time. Our whole class along
with the Professor find this book to be very difficult to follow. The
book constantly repeats itself making it extremely boring to read and
is not fluent at all. They have examples that reference charts that are
3-5 pages apart from the problem being discussed the formulas you
almost have to figure out for yourself how they are used and there are
alot of typos.
I recomend burning this book!!!!!!!
Ever
since I purchased this publication I can't stop using it. Every civil
engineer should have this as part of their reference library,
regardless of your area of specialty. It provides macro to micro scale
explanations of general processes, design applications, etc in a very
readable format. More times than I can remember I have looked to this
book for an answer or at least for some guidance and was throuroughly
satisfied. No it is not a definitive reference for civil engineers but
its' breadth and usability overshadows any technical shortcomings. If I
had to have just one reference book for my area of practice (general
civil), this would be it. Yeah, yeah, the "Standard Handbook for Civil
Engineers" is a more definitive reference, but I usually find out what
I need in this pub.ps - Almost everyone of my fellow employees that
has used the book has purchased their own, find someone you know who
has a copy and check it out for yourself. | | AvgCustomerRating | 4.0 |
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Buy This | | Asin | 0072558210 | | ProductName | Employment Law for Business | | Catalog | Book | | Artist | | | Author | Dawn Bennett-Alexander
Laura Hartman | | ReleaseDate | 04 April, 2003 | | Manufacturer | Irwin/McGraw-Hill | | Availability | Special Order | | ListPrice | $126.75 | | OurPrice | $120.41 | | UsedPrice | $84.79 | | ProductDescription | | | Comment | I
would have preferred a text that merely reported employers' compliance
obligations in an objective manner, rather than portraying employers as
the enemy. I generally found the text to be highly politicized and, to
some extent, anti-management. This book does little to bridge the gap
between the business community and academia.
As an attorney,
manager, and teacher of human resources professionals, I recommend this
book. I found that thie information was thoroughly researched. I also
appreciated that the legal information was presented in a business
context so that managers who are not lawyers could understand the
information and readily appy it to real life workplace problems.
This is an interesting,informative and useful book. I used it for school and it will be one book that I keep. Great case studies. | | AvgCustomerRating | 2.5 |
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Buy This | | Asin | 0131844938 | | ProductName | Criminal Justice Today : An Introductory Text for the 21st Century (8th Edition) | | Catalog | Book | | Artist | | | Author | Frank Schmalleger | | ReleaseDate | 23 February, 2004 | | Manufacturer | Prentice Hall | | Availability | This item is currently not available. | | ListPrice | $90.67 | | OurPrice | | | UsedPrice | $55.00 | | ProductDescription | | | Comment | 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.
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. | | AvgCustomerRating | 4.0 |
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