Category: Books
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall: Two Great Reads
John Marshall: The Chief Justice Who Saved the Nation, by Harlow Giles Unger; DaCapo Press (2014) John Marshall: Definer of a Nation, By Jean Edward Smith; Henry Holt & Co (1996) John Marshall, who served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1801 to 1835, is credited with elevating the […]
December 7, 2015
“Making Sense of the Constitution ” Makes Sense for General Readers
“Making Sense of the Constitution: A Primer on the Supreme Court and its Struggle to Apply Our Fundamental Law,” Southern Illinois University Press, 2012 There are dozens of books written for the general public that summarize the things people need to know about the United States Constitution and the Supreme Court. Some of them are […]
November 2, 2015
Charles Slack and “Liberty’s First Crisis”
Liberty’s First Crisis, by Charles Slack, Atlantic Monthly Press, 2015 “The greatest enemy of liberty is fear…When [people] feel threatened, their tolerance shrinks.” Liberty and freedom in America have been threatened many times since the United States Constitution was drafted in 1787. People around the world who acknowledge themselves as free people always seem to […]
October 19, 2015
“The Great Dissent”: How Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Shaped the First Amendment
The Great Dissent: How Oliver Wendell Holmes Changed His Mind—and Changed the History of Free Speech in America by Thomas Healy, published by Picador (September 9, 2014). Every so often you find a book that you never suspect will be one that you just can’t stop reading. Thomas Healy’s The Great Dissent is one of […]
September 14, 2015
Colonial Coin Book For The Holidays: New Jersey State Coppers: History, Description, Collecting
The Numismatic Literary Guild “Book of the Year” honor was recently awarded to a book about New Jersey colonial coins. New Jersey State Coppers: History, Description, Collecting by Roger S. Siboni, John L. Howes and A. Buell Ish won the guild’s top honor for specialized books. The book details the fascinating history of the New […]
December 8, 2014
Lisa Gornick Penetrates “Tinderbox”
Lisa Gornick’s skills as an author and a psychoanalyst come together in her latest novel, Tinderbox. The gripping and often disturbing novel explores the inner-workings of a New York family dealing with more than one skeleton in the closet. Myra Mendelson, a psychotherapist living in the upper west side of Manhattan, has her life in […]
September 15, 2014
Jim Dwyer’s latest book False Conviction, Offers Gripping Insight into the Criminal Justice System
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Jim Dwyer’s latest book, False Conviction, provides a disturbing yet necessary look at the flaws of the U.S. criminal justice system. His book is a technological as well as a journalistic masterpiece and is only available as an iBook. False Conviction takes complete advantage of the multimedia platform that internet books […]
June 30, 2014
E.L. Doctorow is back with, Andrew’s Brain
E.L. Doctorow’s latest novel, Andrew’s Brain, hit bookstores on January 14. The best-selling author’s latest work is already generating buzz as a thought-provoking and powerful look into the mind of a man who, more than once in his life, has been the inadvertent agent of disaster. In doing so, the novel offers a compelling commentary […]
January 20, 2014
Burn Your Books and Buy an Ipad
The book publishing industry as we once knew it is dead. E-books and on line information is more readily available, offers more variety, can present information in a multimedia format and is generally less expensive and requires no bookshelf space. For a glimpse at the future, (if you decide to buy an Ipad) take a […]
December 30, 2013
The Roberts Court: The Struggle for the Constitution Examines How Divided Court Reached Key Decisions
Marcia Coyle’s new book, The Roberts Court: The Struggle for the Constitution, offers a unique look into the landmark decisions that have shaped the U.S. Supreme Court during the eight-year tenure of Chief Justice John Roberts. From controversial rulings on the healthcare law to campaign financing, the Supreme Court has not been short on drama […]
August 5, 2013