Kindle readers who read for enjoyment and to increase their breath of knowledge may want to explore this varied selection of good reads for armchair legal eagles:
Anatomy of a Trial: A Primer for Young Lawyers, by Paul Mark Sandler. MICPEL, 2008. Print Length: 409 p. Amazon customer rating: 5 stars (2 reviews). Kindle edition $9.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.
"Centered on the real world criminal trial of a political fundraiser, the book takes readers from voir dire to verdict, offering candid, no-nonsense pointers on how to try fiercely contested cases. Arising from a star-studded fundraiser in Los Angeles, the case in question highlighted the intersection of Washington politics, campaign finance, and Hollywood celebrity. In Sandler’s hands, the trial serves as a laboratory in which to discover essential lessons about litigation. With examples from the transcript, he illustrates timeless strategies for opening statements, witness examinations, and closing arguments. Complimenting his commentary are observations and critiques by distinguished jurists, who offer invaluable insights about persuasion and technique...Paul Mark Sandler is a trial lawyer with a national reputation for successfully representing many notable clients in trial and appellate courts." - Amazon.
Answering 911, by Caroline Burau. Borealis Books, 2009. Print Length: 216 p. Amazon customer rating: 4 1/2 stars (26 reviews). Kindle edition $3.99; Paperback $11.20. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.
"You answer a call from a fourteen-year-old boy asking for someone to arrest his mother, who is smoking crack in their bathroom. You talk with him until the cops arrive, making sure there are no weapons around and learning that his favorite subject in school is lunch. Five minutes later, you have to deal with someone complaining about his neighbor's clarinet practice.What is it like to be on the receiving end of desperate calls for help . . . every day? Caroline Burau, a former newspaper reporter and nursing student who couldn't stand the sight of blood, takes a job as an emergency dispatcher because she likes helping people. But on-the-job training at the comm center proves to be more than she bargained for..." - Amazon.
24 Hours with 24 Lawyers: Profiles of Traditional and Non-Traditional Careers , by Jasper Kim. Thomson Reuters/West Publishing, 2011. Print Length: 376 p. Amazon customer rating: 5 stars (9 reviews). Kindle edition $9.99; Paperback $19.95. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.
"Whether you want to be a full-time corporate lawyer, work as a legal consultant while pursuing your music career, or anything in between, this book gives you a unique 'all-access pass' into the real-world, real-time personal and professional lives of twenty-four law school graduates. You will read actual twenty-four hour accounts from the perspective of a venture capitalist, Wall Street lawyer, lobbyist, entertainment lawyer, IP attorney, sports broadcaster, JAG officer, prosecutor, criminal defense lawyer, mediator, and politician, just to name a few. From the time they wake up in the morning to the time they go to bed, each professional illustrates what their position entails on a day-to-day basis and will give you invaluable, informative, and honest insight..." - Amazon.
True Blue: Police Stories by Those Who Have Lived Them, by Sgt. Randy Sutton. Edited by Cassie Wells. St. Martin's Press, 2005. Print Length: 320 p. Amazon customer rating: 5 stars (28 reviews). Kindle edition $6.99; Paperback $6.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.
"After September 11, 2001 Las Vegas Police Sergeant Randy Sutton began soliciting writing from law enforcement officers - his goal being to bridge the gap between the police and those they serve, with a book that offers a broad and thoughtful look at the many facets of police life. Hundreds of active and former officers responded from all over the United States: men and women from big cities and small towns, some who had written professionally, but most for the first time. Sutton culled the selections into five categories: The Beat, Line of Duty, War Stories, Officer Down, and Ground Zero. The result is True Blue, a collection of funny, charming, exciting, haunting stories about murder investigations, missing children, bungling burglars, car chases, lonely and desperate shut-ins, routine traffic stops, officers killed in the line of duty, and the life-changing events of September 11." - Amazon.
Everything Private Investigation Book, by Sheila L. Stephens. Adams Media, 2010. Print Length: 304 p. Amazon customer rating: 4 1/2 stars (7 reviews). Kindle edition $8.99; Paperback $10.17. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.
"...shows you the basic research techniques and tricks the pros use. You'll learn how to get background information using a wide range of sources, including newspapers, court records, military files, and even the DMV...Whether you're a journalist, an amateur genealogist, a business owner, a landlord, or just curious, you'll find essential information in this guide... Even 'armchair detectives' will enjoy reading about famous real-life and fictional PIs and the little-known secrets professionals use to crack the case." - Amazon.
Ultimate Punishment: A Lawyer's Reflections on Dealing with the Death Penalty, by Scott Turow. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010. Print Length: 176 p. Amazon customer rating: 4 1/2 stars (25 reviews). Kindle edition $7.99; Paperback $7.71. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.
"Scott Turow is known to millions as the author of peerless novels about the troubling regions of experience where law and reality intersect. In 'real life,' as a respected criminal lawyer, he has been involved with the death penalty for more than a decade, including successfully representing two different men convicted in death-penalty prosecutions. In this vivid account of how his views on the death penalty have evolved, Turow describes his own experiences with capital punishment from his days as an impassioned young prosecutor to his recent service on the Illinois commission which investigated the administration of the death penalty and influenced Governor George Ryan's unprecedented commutation of the sentences of 164 death row inmates on his last day in office. Along the way, he provides a brief history of America's ambivalent relationship with the ultimate punishment..." - Amazon.
Nolo's Encyclopedia of Everyday Law: Answers to Your Most Frequently Asked Legal Questions, by Shae Irving and the editors of Nolo. NOLO, 2008. Print Length: 464 p. Amazon customer rating: 4 1/2 stars (21 reviews). Kindle edition $16.49; Paperback $23.09. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.
"Everything you wanted to know about the law, but couldn't afford to ask. How do I get a collection agency to stop harassing me? If I work 50 hours a week shouldn't I be getting overtime? My new car is a lemon - what can I do? Written by Nolo's expert team of attorneys, the book provides concise, plain-English answers to hundreds of the most frequently asked legal questions about issues you face every day, including: credit and debt, workplace rights, wills, divorce, bankruptcy, social security, landlord-tenant laws, child custody and visitation, adoption and much more." - Amazon.
Off the Record: Sidebars from a Trial Lawyer's Life, by Kurt Melchior. Courthouse Steps Publishing, 2010. Print Length: 184 p. Amazon customer rating: 5 stars (3 reviews). Kindle edition $9.99; Paperback $16.95. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.
"...San Francisco attorney Kurt Melchior takes you on a colorful guided tour of the off-the-record side of a seasoned trial lawyer's courtroom life. With almost sixty years of practice, Kurt has seen it all, and his experiences have yielded an instructive - as well as hugely entertaining - book. Each of the one-hundred-plus, wide-ranging anecdotes is true. From dealing with the client who baldly lies to get a lawyer to take his case, to how to handle a star witness who's so nervous she's shaking, to the fine points of jury selection..." - Amazon.
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