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Languages : en
Pages : 22
Book Description
Walker V. Lincoln
Author: Walker V. State of Indiana
Author: The Lincoln Highway
Author: Amor TowlesPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0735222371
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 593
Book Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER More than ONE MILLION copies sold A TODAY Show Read with Jenna Book Club Pick A New York Times Notable Book, and Chosen by Oprah Daily, Time, NPR, The Washington Post, Bill Gates and Barack Obama as a Best Book of the Year “Wise and wildly entertaining . . . permeated with light, wit, youth.” —The New York Times Book Review “A classic that we will read for years to come.” —Jenna Bush Hager, Read with Jenna book club “Fantastic. Set in 1954, Towles uses the story of two brothers to show that our personal journeys are never as linear or predictable as we might hope.” —Bill Gates “A real joyride . . . elegantly constructed and compulsively readable.” —NPR The bestselling author of A Gentleman in Moscow and Rules of Civility and master of absorbing, sophisticated fiction returns with a stylish and propulsive novel set in 1950s America In June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the juvenile work farm where he has just served fifteen months for involuntary manslaughter. His mother long gone, his father recently deceased, and the family farm foreclosed upon by the bank, Emmett's intention is to pick up his eight-year-old brother, Billy, and head to California where they can start their lives anew. But when the warden drives away, Emmett discovers that two friends from the work farm have hidden themselves in the trunk of the warden's car. Together, they have hatched an altogether different plan for Emmett's future, one that will take them all on a fateful journey in the opposite direction—to the City of New York. Spanning just ten days and told from multiple points of view, Towles's third novel will satisfy fans of his multi-layered literary styling while providing them an array of new and richly imagined settings, characters, and themes. “Once again, I was wowed by Towles’s writing—especially because The Lincoln Highway is so different from A Gentleman in Moscow in terms of setting, plot, and themes. Towles is not a one-trick pony. Like all the best storytellers, he has range. He takes inspiration from famous hero’s journeys, including The Iliad, The Odyssey, Hamlet, Huckleberry Finn, and Of Mice and Men. He seems to be saying that our personal journeys are never as linear or predictable as an interstate highway. But, he suggests, when something (or someone) tries to steer us off course, it is possible to take the wheel.” – Bill Gates
The American Decisions
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Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 2082
Book Description
Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Judicial Court of the State of Maine
Author: Maine. Supreme Judicial CourtPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 668
Book Description
A Treatise on Contracts, Torts, Damages, Evidence, and Practice and Procedure in Civil Cases in Justice and Other Courts, and on the Powers and Duties of Justices of the Peace and Constables, in the State of Illinois
Author: Ira M. MoorePublisher:
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Category : Constables
Languages : en
Pages : 998
Book Description
Historic U.S. Court Cases
Author: John W. JohnsonPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9780415937566
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
This collection of essays looks at over 200 major court cases, at both state and federal levels, from the colonial period to the present. Organized thematically, the articles range from 1,000 to 5,000 words and include recent topics such as the Microsoft antitrust case, the O.J. Simpson trials, and the Clinton impeachment. This new edition includes 43 new essays as well as updates throughout, with end-of-essay bibliographies and indexes by case and subject/name.
A Practical and Elementary Abridgment of the Cases Argued and Determined in the Courts of King's Bench
Author: Charles PetersdorffPublisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description
A Practical and Elementary Abridgement of the Cases Argued and Determined in the Courts of King's Bench, Common Pleas, Exchequer, and at Nisi Prius and of the Rules of Court
Author: Charles PetersdorffPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
Lincoln's Constitution
Author: Daniel A. FarberPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226237958
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
In Lincoln's Constitution Daniel Farber leads the reader to understand exactly how Abraham Lincoln faced the inevitable constitutional issues brought on by the Civil War. Examining what arguments Lincoln made in defense of his actions and how his words and deeds fit into the context of the times, Farber illuminates Lincoln's actions by placing them squarely within their historical moment. The answers here are crucial not only for a better understanding of the Civil War but also for shedding light on issues-state sovereignty, presidential power, and limitations on civil liberties in the name of national security-that continue to test the limits of constitutional law even today.