Gordon G. Chang
China is hot. The world sees a glorious future for this sleeping giant, three times larger than the United States, predicting it will blossom into the world's biggest economy by 2010. According to Chang, however, a Chinese-American lawyer and ... [... more]
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Lawyers 2008 Desk Calendar
 A little daily humor is always welcomed by those who work in the legal system. The Lawyers: Jokes, Quotes, and Anecdotes 2008 Calendar offers the perfect mix of humorous quotes, outrageous laws, hilarious jokes, and frivolous lawsuits to bring [... more]
Calendar Club CA |
James Weldon Johnson
James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) was a prominent author, lawyer, educator, diplomat, and early civil rights leader. He was also the author of The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, originally published anonymously. In 1900 he wrote the lyrics ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Elizabeth Bowen
Elizabeth Bowen was born in Dublin in 1899, the only child of an Irish lawyer and landowner. Her book Orphaned at a young age, Eva has found a home of sorts in Worcestershire with her former schoolteacher, Iseult Arbles, and Iseult's husband, ... [... more]
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Geoffrey Sainsbury
Dirty, drunk, unloved, and unloving, Hector Loursat has been a bitter recluse for eighteen long years-ever since his wife abandoned him and their newborn child to run off with another man. Once a successful lawyer, Loursat now guzzles burgundy ... [... more]
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Sheldon M. Novick
Sheldon M. Novick was born and grew up in New York City. He has been a writer and lawyer through most of his adult life. His first biography was Sheldon M. Novick portrays Henry James as a man of great emotional depth--powerful, confident, ... [... more]
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Derek Lundy
Derek Lundy is an experienced amateur sailor. A lawyer by training and a writer by profession, he is the author of Scott Turow: Meeting the Enemy. He lives in Toronto. Godforsaken Sea has been published in ten countries and was a bestseller in ... [... more]
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John Shea / AUTHOR CATALOG
Two of the nation's largest corporations stand accused of causing the deaths of children. Representing the bereaved parents, the unlikeliest of heroes emerges: a young, flamboyant Porsche-driving lawyer who hopes to win millions of dollars and ... [... more]
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Michael Beck
Trumble, a minimum security federal prison, is home to the usual assortment of criminals- drug dealers, bank robbers, swindlers, embezzlers, tax evaders, two Wall Street crooks, one doctor, and at least four lawyers. Trumble is also home to three ... [... more]
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Clarence Darrow
The celebrated American lawyer Clarence Darrow was renowned for his spirited, ruthlessly logical defense of populist causes and controversial ideas. Even today, Darrow's words continue to frame public discussion about our civil liberties and our ... [... more]
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Patti Labelle
Patti LaBelle has garnered three Emmy nominations, ten Grammy nominations, and the 1992 Grammy Award for Best R & B Vocal performance. Her award-winning autobiography, Laura B. Randolph is a journalist and lawyer. She coauthored bestseller. ... [... more]
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Donald Cook
Illus. in full color. Abraham Lincoln, one of our greatest presidents, started out in life as an absent-minded frontier lawyer. How did he nudge his memory? He stuck letters, court notes, contracts, and even his checkbook in his trademark top ... [... more]
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