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Good book for uneducated teachers with regards to law
With all the horror stories we hear about teachers being fired and sued over decesions they made about punishment and what to teach and how to teach, this book is a gold mine. It provides information on just about any topic a teach may encounter. Not only does it have great information, it is also written with few "legal trade" words. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Administration - General    2. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    3. Educational    4. Law    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Legal status, laws, etc    7. Legal status, laws, etc.    8. School Laws And Legislation    9. Students    10. Teachers    11. United States    12. Educational administration    13. Law / Educational Law & Legislation   

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Excellent resource, but guidance was helpful
Teachers and the Law (6th Edition) was the primary text used for my National-Louis University (Wheeling, IL) School Law course. Although the text implies that only information regarding teachers will be discussed, Fischer actually covers legal issues that deal with many levels of educational law including student cases, administrator cases, and even cases that don't involve teachers at all, but loosely relate to educational law in general.
Teachers and the Law
I received the book in good shape.The cover looked next to new and there were very little marks or highlights in the text.

A Must Read for Teachers
Case law, unless done perhaps by the likes of John Grissam, is not page turning material.However, the authors have done an incredible job of putting very pressing and often complex areas into an accessible and engaging book.Written in an easy to use question and answer format, the updated book touches on education legal issues ranging from free speech, to students with disabilities, to internet issues.While of great use for educator (or educators to be), the book could also easily be adapted for classroom use, either as a debate or research starter.Worth every penny of its price. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Education    2. Educational    3. Legal Reference / Law Profession    4. Legal status, laws, etc.    5. School Laws And Legislation    6. Students    7. Teachers    8. Teaching    9. Teaching Methods & Materials - General    10. United States    11. Law / Educational Law & Legislation    12. Law as it applies to other professions   

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5-star service
Great service from this seller. My item was sent to me immediately with a follow-up email to confirm delivery.

A"Make Sense" Guide For All Educators
The author wrote this book in such a manner that a high school government student could understand the majority of the legal discussion and implications for school leaders.Read more

Subjects:  1. Administration - General    2. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    3. Educational    4. Educational Administration    5. Educational law and legislatio    6. Educational law and legislation    7. Law    8. Law and legislation    9. Legal Reference / Law Profession    10. School Laws And Legislation    11. School management and organiza    12. School management and organization    13. United States    14. Law / Educational Law & Legislation    15. Social law    16. USA   

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What a cleaverly crafted book
I'll tell you I never had so much fun reading a book. It nearly brought me to hysterics of laughter. I was laughing so loud it made me cry. Superb mix of prose and gentle words of comfort. I tell you, if you don't go out and purchase this book right now you're going to loose out. I heard that the price is going to jump here real soon. Dr Gesell really knows how to put in plain English the complex world of Airport security. It just makes me sick to think it took this long to discover his writing. My friends in Fargo can't stop talking about this. I'm going to have to look for all of his books, now. Thank you, Dr Gesell. And thank you CAP. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Air & Space    2. Law   

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Good book
I enjoy fishing and eating fish and I enjoyed Hooked.It made me appreciate the scarcity of certain resources.

The Wyland of Toothfish
Mr. Knecht will hopefully bring awareness to the plight of the Patagonian Toothfish like Wyland did for whales.This book is well written and keeps the reader interested throughout ... He traces the journey of the "fishing pirates" and also blends the story of commercialization of this soon-to-be extinct fish.Let's save these fish!
Combines culinary history with a world-wide chase to document the fading Chilean Sea Bass
HOOKED: PIRATES POACHING AND THE PERFECT FISH promises much for a wide audience, from those interested in fishing to others researching modern-day pirating and the politics of the sea. The explosive world-wide demand for popular fish has all but fostered over-fishing and all but condoned seafood piracy: HOOKED combines culinary history with a world-wide chase to document the fading Chilean Sea Bass, a prehistoric-looking fish with the richness of tuna and the texture of butter. It's hard to place this rich text: part culinary history, part social inquiry, largely environmental exploration - it also fits under 'True Adventure'. Many will find it compelling.
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Subjects:  1. Antarctic Ocean    2. Case studies    3. Corrupt practices    4. Fish    5. Fisheries & Aquaculture    6. Forensic Science    7. Law    8. Law enforcement    9. Maritime    10. Nature    11. Patagonian toothfish industry    12. Poaching   

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Disability    3. Education    4. Education / Teaching    5. Educational    6. Law and legislation    7. Legal Reference / Law Profession    8. Special Education - General    9. Special education    10. United States    11. Education / Special Education / General    12. Industrial or vocational training    13. Teaching of children / adults with specific learning difficulties    14. Teaching of those with special educational needs   

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Great Quality
The book arrived ina timely fashion and I would definitely buy my textbooks through Amazon again

Almost Painless Public School Law
This Sixth Edition of American Public School Law is a comprehensive treatment of noteworthy public school case law that also serves to outline the history of our country. It's user friendly, while not lowering the bar for comprehension. Legal lingo is left intact, but translations are offered for those of us who are reading it for School Law classes, as opposed to Law School classes. There's a useful glossary, and a handy index for locating specific topics, and the cases that illustrate them. This is a book you'll want to keep.

Public School Court Cases
I ordered the book for my graduate class. It contains landmark court cases and rulings dealing with public school issues in all U.S. states. It is a great source for public school administrators and basically an easy read for those who have never had a law class.
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Subjects:  1. Educational    2. Educational law and legislatio    3. Educational law and legislation    4. General    5. Law    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Public    8. United States    9. Education    10. Education / General    11. Social law   

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The IBC more than just another building code
The IBC is the long-time-coming consolidation of the three major building codes in the US and there is nothing "international" about it.Back in the 70's the 3 code organizations formed BOCA and put out a 1 & 2 family dwelling code. The 3 members them gradually made changes to the individual building codes that brought them into similar formats, then they combined them into one code in 2000, the IBC, and modified the dwelling code to be the IRC (Int. Residential Code)and changed the organization's name to the ICC, the Int. Code Council. There little to review about the content since it is either the law in your area or it is not.For comparisons to previous codes and other information try the ICC's website http://www.iccsafe.org/

A Strucural Engineer's Necessity
It is pretty difficult to review a specification that you must have.

49 states are now adopting this Code
Better learn this code.Local codes are being swept away by one standard.Here is Colorado each town had its own test, amendments and licensing system.California is the only state, having revamped its code 2 years ago, to keep its system.Read more

Subjects:  1. Building laws    2. Construction - General    3. Directories    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Military    6. Reference    7. Technical & Manufacturing Trades    8. Technology / Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades   

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Good solid book for both lawyers and educators.
This book is a must-have for educators. Since the push for inclusion means many students with disabilities are entering regular schools and classrooms with their peers, it is of great worth that the regular teacher as well as the special education teachers know the background of the laws that pertainto these students with diverse needs. It would be beneficial to bothstudents, teachers, and parents to know and understand how the laws areapplied in court, what an IEP is, what is expected of the teachers, andwhat can be expected of the students. I have the other major law books ondisability laws, but this one is more geared toward other participants inthe process besides lawyers. It is very readable and very understandablewithout having to go to law school to get a background in law first. Isuggest this or rather recommend this to my friends and students who areinterested in working with those with disabilities in regular schoolsettings. Karen Sadler Science Education, University of Pittsburgh,klsst23@pitt.edu ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Children with disabilities    3. Education    4. Education / Teaching    5. Education Of Exceptional Children    6. Educational    7. Law and legislation    8. School Laws And Legislation    9. Special Education - General    10. Special education    11. United States    12. Education / Special Education / General    13. Industrial or vocational training    14. Teaching of children / adults with specific learning difficulties    15. Teaching of those with special educational needs   

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Easy
This was my second online purchase and everything went well.The book was in perfect condition and arrived when expected. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Educational    2. Law    3. Legal Reference / Law Profession    4. Public   

Subjects:  1. Administration - General    2. Administration - School Plant Management    3. Education    4. Education / Teaching    5. Education And The State    6. Education and state    7. Educational    8. Educational Policy & Reform    9. Educational change    10. United States    11. Educational administration    12. Law / Educational Law & Legislation   

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I think there are better books to use
This book is not for the person just getting an intiation into school law.It is too condense and only gives blurbs of the verdicts in each case by quoting the appellate and US supreme court judges which are oft times convoluted, the author leaves out an indepth explanation of the nuts and bolts.I refer to this book as the Reader's Digest version of school law.Also, the print is microscopic which is really hard on the eyes.

How good can it be?
...The book is well-written and contains important informationrelevant to school personnel, but it does not come in a titanium coverwith gold leaf pages.Can a student get a break?END

Well written about case subject
Law book need to be understood by the lay person that is not a lawyer, but those that are in some type of law need to be able to understand the law, an be able understand the common law. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Cases    3. Educational    4. Educational law and legislatio    5. Educational law and legislation    6. Law    7. Legal Reference / Law Profession    8. School Laws And Legislation    9. United States    10. Law / Educational Law & Legislation    11. Social law    12. USA   

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I'm not employed by a tax lawyer
This would probably be a great book for a law student, but not for a lay person. I consider myself to be fairly intelligent, but I had a bit of difficulty wading through this to find the little bit of info that I needed.I'm sure it's also a great book for someone with a tax background.

unable to review
unfortunately, at the time of writing, 9 August 2005, I still have not received the item ordered on 7 July 2005. Therefore, I am not able to give any views on the book.

International Taxation
Doernberg provides a helpful overview of the important topics most relevant in International Taxation. This summary will be a useful guide for students, practitioners and anyone else interested in the U.S. tax issuesrelevant in international business. While short by design, this bookcontains a surprising amount of information. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Corporations, Foreign    2. Foreign income    3. Income tax    4. International    5. Investments, Foreign    6. Law    7. Law and legislation    8. Legal Reference / Law Profession    9. Military    10. Taxation    11. United States   

Subjects:  1. Economic zones (Law of the sea    2. Economic zones (Law of the sea)    3. International    4. Law    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Maritime    7. Territorial waters    8. International law of territories    9. Law of the sea    10. Political geography   

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The Educator's Guide to Texas School Law: Sixth Edition
A must read book, if you're a teacher in Texas or hold an administrator position in Texas.Because, what you don't know can hurt you and your career.

A must-have for Texas educators
Authors Frank Kemerer and Jim Walsh have written one of those "must-haves" that belongs in your professional library. If you are an educator in Texas, you need this book. Readable and thorough, thebook touches all areas of concern, with emphasis on how the law applies inTexas. Kemerer is Regents Professor of Education Law and Administration atUNT and Walsh is senior partner in the Walsh, Anderson, Underwood, Schulze& Alderidge firm which has been heavily involved with districts acrossthe state for some time now. This one is a needful reference, no matterwhat you level you teach. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Educational    3. Educational law and legislatio    4. Educational law and legislation    5. Educators    6. Law    7. Legal Reference / Law Profession    8. Legal status, laws, etc    9. Legal status, laws, etc.    10. Texas    11. Education    12. Law / Educational Law & Legislation    13. Social law   

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A must for every teacher.
This book covers school law in a clear and concise manner.The language is easily understood and should be on the desk of every teacher who is concerned about the welfare of children.

This is a very good book about school law.
I like this book very much because as the book says, it summarizes school law in a nutshell.I have found it very helpful to refer to while taking a school law class.It is any easy read compared to my school law text, and hits the main points of court decisions. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Educational    2. Educational law and legislatio    3. Educational law and legislation    4. Law    5. United States    6. Education    7. Social law   

Subjects:  1. Automotive Fuel Systems    2. Construction - General    3. Engineering - Automotive    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Military    6. Science/Mathematics    7. Technical & Manufacturing Trades    8. Technology    9. Automotive technology    10. Technology / Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades   

Subjects:  1. Administration - General    2. Civil Procedure    3. Education / Teaching    4. Educational    5. Guidance And Counseling    6. Law    7. Law and legislation    8. Legal status, laws, etc    9. Legal status, laws, etc.    10. School Laws And Legislation    11. Social work with children    12. Student counselors    13. Students    14. United States    15. Careers guidance    16. Central government policies    17. Counselling    18. Law / Educational Law & Legislation    19. Organization & management of education   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Consumer Finance    5. Military    6. Personal Finance - Taxation    7. Taxation - General    8. Business & Economics / Taxation / General    9. Taxation   

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This is THE book to read if you are Law School bound
I wasted my money on other books. The biggest waste of money was Law School Confidential. By Law in a Nutshell and don't waste your money on other books. It was terrific! It was even humorous.

Buy It, Borrow It, Just Get It.
The single best book that I have found which really does explain the study and practice of law, hence the title.

Helpful, not a must have
It is worth reading, but I believe that it should be read in addition to a couple of other books to prepare mentally for law school.The two others I went through are; How to succeed in law school (munneke) and The complete Law School Companion (deaver). ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Educational    2. General    3. Law    4. Legal Education    5. Legal Profession    6. Practical Guides    7. Practice of law    8. Reference    9. Study and teaching    10. United States    11. Education    12. Encyclopaedias & Reference Works    13. Social law