Category: Books
50 volume Classics of Liberty Collection
Titles 1 through 22 are quarter leather editions. Titles 23 through 50 are full leather bound editions. Raised bands on spine with gilt lettering. Gilt page edges and cover design. Ribbon page marker. Marble design endpapers. Some titles may vary depending on availability at the time of order. Alexander; A Brief Narrative of The Case […]
September 19, 2017
Review: The Presidents and the Constitution: A Living History, by Ken Gormley, New York University Press, 2016
Donald Trump is not the first President to be involved in thorny constitutional issues. However, his Presidency may very well stem the tide or even reverse the trend toward the imperial presidency that began in the 19th Century and accelerated during the progressive era and later. Since the Presidency of George Washington, it has been […]
September 5, 2017
The Complete List of The Easton Press Library of the Presidents
The Easton Press Library of the Presidents is a set of 82 volumes, including biographies on 43 U.S. Presidents, from George Washington to George W. Bush. Each collector’s edition is elegantly leather bound, decorated in gilt, with silk end papers and placement ribbons. The Easton Press Library of the Presidents A Day of Dedication; 1965 […]
August 25, 2017
“Short and Happy Guide” Series Should be on Every Law Student’s Reading List
As law students prepare for their first day of law school, the Short and Happy Guide series should be on everyone’s book shopping list. The series of easy to read books provides concise summaries of law in each major area. The books are great for law students and practitioners looking for a quick and easy […]
August 14, 2017
Complete List of Books In the Gryphon Legal Classics Library
Gryphon Editions publishes nicely bound library editions of important legal classics. The publisher offers a subscription that entitles the buyer to obtain one volume a month. Some of the titles in the series are books that every lawyer must read. Unfortunately, finding a complete list of every volume that has been published requires a bit […]
August 8, 2017
Richard Posner Biography Chronicles Life of Leading Legal Mind
Richard Posner might well be one of the most important legal minds of our time even though his Theories of judicial interpretation have not been embrassed as widely as other theories like originalism. Jude Posner is a member of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Senior Lecturer at the Law School […]
July 24, 2017
“Five Chiefs” by Justice John Paul Stevens Offers Unique Perspective
Five Chiefs: A Supreme Court Memoir by John Paul Stevens John Paul Stevens is one of the longest serving justices of the U.S. Supreme Court. His book, Five Chiefs: A Supreme Court Memoir, provides a broad sweep of the history of the country’s highest court from the unique perspective of one of its members. Justice Stevens […]
February 21, 2017
How the Progressive Movement Changed America
“Review: Theodore and Woodrow: How Two American Presidents Destroyed Constitutional Freedom by Andrew Napolitano, Thomas Nelson 2012″ Some people do not see history as isolated moments, but as a stream flowing in constant motion. Andrew Napolitano is one of those great minds whose grasp of American history, law and philosophy give him a perspective on […]
January 23, 2017
1849: The Philadelphia Mint Strikes Gold
“1849: The Philadelphia Mint Strikes Gold” won the 2016 Numismatic Literary Guild Award. Michael Moran and Jeff Garrett teamed up to write a book that chronicles how the discovery of gold in California impacted the U.S. Mint and the nation. “The arrival of Colonel Mason’s oyster can full of gold in Washington would change everything […]
November 21, 2016
Medallic Art of the ANS, 1865–2014 Now Available as Free E-Book
The American Numismatic Society is leading the way for numismatic ebooks. While the ebook has captured the commercial market for fiction and non-fiction books, numismatic booksellers like Whitman and Krause Publications have not been so quick to produce electronic versions of their reference books. The Medallic Art of the American Numismatic Society, 1865–2014 is now […]
October 24, 2016