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Don't Buy
The book has no color at all, everything is in black and white; also the case files found in the book are briefed and are poor reflections from the orginal public documents.I had to buy this book for a college class, it was cheaper here than in the school book store but I feel the book is only worth $20.

Review of Law, Business, and Society
McAdams, et. al. provide an interesting mix of economics, law, business, and ethics in this textbook aimed at upper level undergraduates.This interdiscplinary approach is especially appropriate for business courseswhich should examine these issues from multiple perspectives.My onlyreservation is that perhaps too much emphasis is placed on the legaldimension within the text. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Business & Financial    3. Business enterprises    4. Business ethics    5. Law    6. Law and legislation    7. Legal Reference / Law Profession    8. Trade regulation    9. United States    10. Business law    11. Law / Business    12. USA   

Subjects:  1. Business & Financial    2. Law    3. Legal Reference / Law Profession    4. Private Law    5. Public    6. Public Law    7. Torts    8. Business & Economics / General    9. Laws of Other Jurisdictions & General Law    10. Personal property law    11. Social law    12. Torts / delicts   

Subjects:  1. Law    2. Lawyers    3. Legal Profession    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Practical Guides    6. Practice Of Law    7. United States    8. Law / General    9. Legal skills & practice   

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Absolutely the best
Fisher provides the absolute, hands-down best text out there for basic crime scene work.This is the one that is in everyone's bookshelf - we even keep all our old editions!When I began working in crime scene investigations, this was my 'go-to' reference, and several years later, I still read through it every once in a while to keep fresh.I teach part time, and this was the book my co-instructor and I suggested that we use for our basic and advanced crime scene classes - thank goodness it's our new text!I can't wait to share Fisher with our students.Invaluable book.

classroom textbook
it is a good book and it helps me keep up in class.I like looking at the pictures.I also like how real crimes are described to give examples.

For Forensics Buffs
This is a great book for ne body interested in knowing more about forensic science, it has a great overview of many different aspects of this varied area and the case studies make for some interesting reading, its set out in away thats easy and clear to understand, I left my copy lying around at home, and was amazed at the how many people picked it up to flick through and then couldn't put it down (including my brother and he hates to read!) Its money well spent! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Crime scene searches    2. Criminal Procedure    3. Criminal investigation    4. Forensic Science    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Life Sciences - General    7. Science    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Criminal investigation & detection    10. Law / Forensic Science   

Subjects:  1. Accounting - General    2. Business & Economics    3. Business / Economics / Finance    4. Business/Economics    5. Taxation    6. Taxation - Corporate    7. Taxation - General    8. Business & Economics / General    9. Corporate finance   

Subjects:  1. Building Codes    2. Construction    3. Construction - General    4. Construction - Plumbing    5. Mensuration    6. Plumbing Technology    7. Science/Mathematics    8. Technology    9. Technology & Industrial Arts    10. Technology / Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades   

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Great Book No serial number for online part
I bought this book from Amazon recently, they have been great about getting it resolved but from what we can tell after having replaced twice the serial number that they mention on the book is not included in any of the books Amazon has in stock.

A digest of rules too broad for serious instructional use.
The 5th Edition of "Business Law Today, The Essentials" is a slightly pared down, paper-bound version of the authors' hard back college text "Business Law Today, - Text and Summarized Cases, Legal, Ethical,Regulatory and International Environment."Read more

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Perfect for Commuters
The two hour plus commute I endure every day to get to school has forced me to get ultra-creative in my study methods. Sum and Substance CDs in general have been a godsend. The Civil Procedure set in particular is easy to understand, meticulous,entertaining enough to keep one's interest, and follows right along with the classic two semester first year civil procedure class. Now instead of fuming silently over wasted time, I can anchor my knowledge while I ride.

A must have for any First Year Civil Procedure Student
Don't make the mistake I made and wait until second semester to buy these Arthur Miller cds.Spend the money up front and between these cds (and the Glannon books) you will be set and you'll find it was well worth it right from the get go.The cds got me through all the tough topics and made Civ Pro one of my favorite subjects. Miller trudges through all the big items in an easy, sensible way with very clear hypos, and a sense of humor that totally grows on you.His teachings stood out in my mind so many times during my final and honestly think I would have been in a terrible position without these cds.

Simply the Best!
Prof. Miller is widely acknowledged not only as tops in the field, but as an extremely effective teacher of the subject. Prof. Miller has perfected his teaching of this course over many years, and these recordings provide a condensed version of the course he has taught at Harvard Law School for many years.
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Subjects:  1. Audio Adult: Other    2. Civil Procedure    3. Unabridged Audio - Misc.Nonfiction   

Subjects:  1. Criminal Law - General    2. Criminal Procedure    3. Criminology    4. Evidence, Criminal    5. Law    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. United States    8. Courts & procedure    9. Criminal law    10. Law / Criminal Procedure   

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A Great Reference Book for Small/Home Based Business Owners
It is rare to find a great tax book like this - easy to read, understand and implement, with all authorities referenced. The information in this book is literally worth a ton if taken to heart and implemented - especially for small and home based business owners. A dollar saved by reducing taxes is worth much more of income generated. Pay the price of learning and implementing the concepts laid out in this book - I am confident you will be glad you did. Highly Recommended.
slides over important (and expensive) points
I have 2 small businesses. I own rental property and work freelance. I'm also a professor, so I receive a pay check.
EXCELLENT! THIS IS NOW MY "TAX-BIBLE"!
THIS BOOK IS LIKE HAVING A PRIVATE CONSULTATION WITH THE IRS REGARDING HOW TO LEGALLY AVOID PAYING MOST INCOME TAXES! SANDY TEACHES YOU ALL THE TRICKS OF HIS FORMER TRADE AS A TOP IRS ATTORNEY!
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Subjects:  1. Accounting - General    2. Business & Economics    3. Business/Economics    4. Consumer Finance    5. Income tax    6. Law and legislation    7. Personal Finance - General    8. Personal Finance - Taxation    9. Popular works    10. Tax planning    11. Taxation    12. United States    13. Business & Economics / Personal Finance / Taxation    14. Personal finance    15. USA   

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It is an excellent book for international lawyers
This book contains a concise explanationof every day problems regardingforeign transactions, together with an explanation ofthe Common lawsystem specially in United States, this book concentrates pertinent casesfor each of the subjects explained in it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business    2. Business & Economics    3. Business & Financial    4. Business/Economics    5. Commercial law    6. Economics - Comparative    7. Export sales contracts    8. Foreign trade regulation    9. International    10. International business enterpr    11. International business enterprises    12. Law and legislation    13. Legal Reference / Law Profession    14. Business & Economics / Economics / Comparative    15. Economics    16. Economics, Finance, Business and Industry   

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Deep content, but terrible style
First, I should note that The Wealth Of Networks is terribly edited. Given that Benkler thanked his editor for his Herculean work at the beginning of the book, I can only imagine the state it started in; as it is, it ended with glaring grammatical errors, including using "effect" when he meant "affect" and "wave" when he meant "waive". (I'll provide specific examples sometime tomorrow.) Editing, apparently, is a craft that is only noticed in its absence. I didn't realize this until I read The Wealth of Networks. By the time I was done with the book, I was copyediting every page.
Manifesto for the 21st Century of Informed Prosperous Democracy

Web 2.0 rationale
I have worked with some of the new web 2.0 products and felt unease at explaining how they fiteed into the 'selfish' model that we associate with economics. Benkler explains this without sounding hippyish or Marxist. A good read. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business/Economics    3. Computer networks    4. Computers - General Information    5. Economics - General    6. Information Technology    7. Information networks    8. Information society    9. Social Aspects - General    10. Social aspects    11. Impact of science & technology on society    12. Industry & Industrial Studies    13. International economics    14. Law / General   

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Great book!
The class was great and the book was great. Give you real life cases so you understand material. Gives you information on how the US compares to other nations. Also has funny facts and snippits of funny cases. Highly recommend, can learn a lot!

Legal environment of business
to the sender of this book: VERY Useful and Clear -- and Excellent
I taught out of this text for several years.It's excellent.The materials are sensibly organized; the writing is clear without being juvenile; and the legal analysis is flawless.Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business Law    4. Business/Economics    5. Commercial law    6. General    7. Industrial laws and legislation    8. Legal Profession    9. United States    10. Business & Economics / General    11. USA   

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Revolutionary
Reasoned and forceful... Offers a sense of drama in a scholarly way. Mr. Bowman exposes corruption at its highest level. Corruption condoned out of hypocrisy, fear and denial. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Bruce F. Bowman    2. Law / General   

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Repetitive and Too Big
This massive back-breaker of a casebook is seriously in need of major editing.The cases were frequently repetitive and exhaustive about minute details.The editor would make a point, the following case would repeat it twice, and then the editor would again repeat it following the case.
Terrible Editing
The whole point of buying casebooks like this is to have handy a collection of the most pertinent points of relevant cases presented in an effective manner that makes sense.That said, Sullivan (who FAILED the CA bar exam) does a horrible job editing, and fails to make a decent casebook.
Why are you reading this review?
More importantly, why am I writing this?If you're considering this book, you'd better be in law school.In that case, you're probably obligated to buy this book for your Con Law class, which begs the question in the title of this review.You're buying it anyway! Stop wasting time on the internet and get back to work (oh, the irony).
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Police Patrol-Operations and Management by Charles Hale
The book is very well organized, covers several aspects of the police patrol division, and community policing issues.It is easy to understand the concepts discussed - as simple words are used. A very good reference bookto have on hand. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Criminology    2. Police Science    3. Police administration    4. Police patrol    5. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    6. Politics / Current Events    7. Social Science    8. Sociology    9. United States    10. Law    11. Political Science / Law Enforcement   

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well organized
i took this class, the cases used and presneted and done so in an informative manner, i learned a lot just by reading the text

Good overview of business law
I realize that many of you buying this book won't have a choice about it--it's probably required for a class you are taking and don't much care how good or bad the book it because you need it regardless. However, for those of you who do have a choice: Current, Thorough, and User-Friendly
In my opinion, this is the finest business law textbook on the market.It contains well-edited cases for discussion, cogent analysis of policy and legal history, and easy-to-read flowcharts that help students go through the legal reasoning steps.Read more

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Business & Financial    3. Business law    4. Commercial law    5. Law    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Trade regulation    8. United States    9. Law / Business   

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Excellent - Best Contracts Supplement Out There
This review is for Emanuel's outline, not Crunch Time (though Crunch Time for Contracts is also excellent). This is the best Contracts supplement out there and probably the best Emanuel's outline as well (rival = Emanuel's on Con Law). VERY thorough (almost like a hornbook in this respect). This is what you need for Contracts. Someone sent me this by accident after I had been using Gilberts for a few months. I thought I didn't want it because I already had Gilberts and some other supplements, so I put it on the backburner for awhile while I used Gilberts. Then I started taking a look at it once every so often when I was still confused after reading Gilberts (and other stuff). I started to realize that this book was much better than Gilberts, so I put Gilberts on the backburner. (Gilberts is good, but this book is much more thorough and just better overall.) One of the most necessary law school supplements.

very solid supplement
I bought this outline and also Gilbert's contracts outline, and this one was better in several important ways.One that sticks out in my mind is UCC provision 2-207, which relates to "battle of the forms," which is one of the most difficult topics to master in Contracts.While the surface-level issues may be apparent to everyone, the more subtle implications are not covered well in Gilbert's or in the official comments in the UCC (despite substantial text).If you don't know 2-207 extremely well going into your final, you should be worried at a minimum.Emanuel's treatment of this and most other topics is quite good, and it is consistently better than Gilbert's for Contracts.

good overview
I like the Emanuel Outline because it spells out the rules for you and what you need to know.I read the cases, then go back and read the section it relates to - its really helpful for class if you get called on, and for preparing an outline.I have tried 2 other types of study guides - I find I like this format the best. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Contracts    2. Legal Reference / Law Profession   

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Accessible and important development in liberal thought
A Theory of Justice is surprisingly accessible, even to those of us with out extensive training in philosophy.Rawls briefly examines two of the most influential Western liberal philosophers (Locke and Mill), and then proceeds to construct his own Theory which builds on Locke and Mill while solving for some of the deficiences in each.
The Impossible Attempt of Reconciling the Ideal with the Realistic
The amount of praise given to this work does not surprise me given that there is a widespread, yet subtle, socialist movement in America as well as in Europe.Despite this, the book is a failed attempt at reconciling the ideal with reality.Rawls commits one of the many age-old flaws of collectivism, attempting to force morality on immoral beings. Rawls' entire work is fundamentally flawed in that the hypothetical situation from which the entire theory relies, selectively allows certain knowledge, assumptions, etc. while conveniently eliminating others.For instance, empirical evidence that shows capitalism outperforms other economic systems cannot be known in the original position.This is profound when one considers that we live in a hostile world that requires nations to invest in security of which economic power is imperative.Thus, capitalism may be a necessary injustice in order to safeguard liberal democracy.If we compare the human condition prior to capitalism, one can see that perhaps a collectivist system that may contribute to capitalism's downfall is immoral, if it leads us back in this direction.Consequentalism perhaps?Despite this, the people in the original position cannot have this knowledge.Therefore, information that is direly relevant to the construction of a social system in a hostile world cannot be used in determining its structure.Somehow though, the people do understand the important of the right to vote, equality, etc. This is absurd and impractical.Rationale beings need to analyze as much information as is available and pertinent to any decisions they make.Rawls continuously attempts to explain his "tweaks" as rationale but it is obvious that they are all implemented in order to discount human nature and proceed in theoretical terms.On a side note, Rawls' first principle calls for the right to vote, what would his state do if citizens began to vote for a more capitalistic system that defied his "justice"?Iron fist?Nevertheless, it is quite obvious what Rawls is attempting here.In a hypothetical situation where we all have to fear being born without intelligence, strength, status etc. we will take the safe route and ensure ourselves the highest index of goods.This may be true, or it may not (human nature seems to embrace risk taking) however this situation is irrelevant because of its exclusion of relevant information.Hobbes for instance accepted human nature and the potential for a wide array of circumstances in his hypothetical Natural Condition.While Rawls may have some strong arguments in declaring that his two principles are the epitome absolute justice, this does not mean they are practical in a hostile world.Essentially, what Rawls is saying is that none of us deserved to be born intelligent, responsible, hard working, but that we were simply lucky in the natural lottery.Because of this arbitrary distribution, he believes that we all must compensate for those unfortunate souls that were born unintelligent, lazy, and perhaps even immoral!I'd admonish Rawls not to attempt applying his insane reasoning to the criminal justice system (Poor, unfortunate murderer).If Rawls believes that the laziest, dumbest, and most immoral person still deserves a living wage despite not working, he has contradicted himself in that this justifies slavery, forcing individuals to work for other individuals without compensation.This simply cannot be justice as "fairness".Nevertheless, I'd recommend it to all free market advocates simply to strengthen their positions.As a warning however, be prepared for a work that lacks brevity, organization, coherence, and most importantly, reality.

Comic reviews
I suppose one of the great attributes of the internet is that it allows the juxtaposition of the good, the bad and the ugly. Where else could one find reviews of one of the twentieth century's towering works that variously describe it as a recipe for a police state, an incitement to theft, or as written by someone with no understanding of philosophy (my personal favourite - thanks Adrian!) ... Read more

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Wonderful Resource
Great Resource for anyone interested in Legal work....full of information for all kinds of work from Legal Assistant to Paralegal to Legal Secretary. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business/Economics    3. General    4. Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy    5. Legal Profession    6. Legal Writing    7. Legal composition    8. Legal documents    9. Pleading    10. United States    11. Business & Economics / General    12. Economics, Finance, Business and Industry    13. Legal skills & practice    14. Writing & editing guides