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A law professor at Tulane, with a Ph.D. from Berkeley and a law degree from Harvard, Steven Alan Childress is also the publisher of Quid Pro Books -- a quality academic press on law, history and the social sciences.

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The Right to Privacy by , , &
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 19,350. Language: English. Published: December 25, 2010 by Quid Pro, LLC. Categories: Nonfiction » Law » Privacy, Nonfiction » History » American
Modern presentation of a classic work of legal thought, one of the most influential law works of all time, and important U.S. history. Samuel Warren and Louis Brandeis created the notion of legal protection for a special interest in privacy with their 1890 article. Later Brandeis became a legend on the Supreme Court. Edited and introduced by professor Steven Alan Childress, with telling backstory.
The Holding Company by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 118,360. Language: English. Published: December 17, 2010 by Quid Pro, LLC. Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » General
What could've driven billionaire Warburton Powers to shoot himself, his wife, and his son? Robert Herrick, Houston lawyer and friend of the Powers family, explores the tragedy against his better judgment and finds himself dragged deeper and deeper into the mass of tentacles of the holding company. Opposing lawyer Jimmy Coleman is a ruthless courtroom adversary. Accurate law in a legal thriller.
Conflict of Interest by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 121,310. Language: English. Published: December 16, 2010 by Quid Pro, LLC. Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » General
A propane truck falls from an overpass, killing dozens on the freeway below. When Robert Herrick, a respected trial lawyer, agrees to represent the families of the dead, a bizarre chain of events goes into motion to threaten his career, family--even his life. Facing the ruthless lawyer Jimmy Coleman, and stalked by a psychopath, Herrick can't win even if he wins. Realistic law drama, Texas size.
Law in a New Key: Essays on Law and Society by
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 83,160. Language: English. Published: December 6, 2010 by Quid Pro, LLC. Categories: Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » Social policy, Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » Civil & human rights
For thoughtful readers--and not particularly lawyers or scholars--engaged in the issues of the day who want something other than "easy" answers from right or left. Renowned sociologist Etzioni addresses key issues of terrorism, drone wars, TSA scanners, DNA banks, surveillance, privacy, norms of social disapproval and forgiveness, human rights, and respecting cultures; 15 trenchant essays in all.
Lawyers in Corporate Decision-Making by
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 86,480. Language: English. Published: November 18, 2010 by Quid Pro, LLC. Categories: Nonfiction » Social Science » Sociology, Nonfiction » Law » Business & commercial law
The recognized social-policy study of the disparate roles corporate lawyers play in representing and advising their institutional clients. Long passed around and cited by scholars and lawyers as an unpublished manuscript, the book explores the choices lawyers and executives make about how they are involved in corporate decisions. It is accessible to a wide audience and includes inside interviews.
Slow Fire: Jewish Notes from Berlin by
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 96,820. Language: English. Published: August 22, 2010 by Quid Pro, LLC. Categories: Nonfiction » History » Holocaust, Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs
Berlin--East and West, day and night--in the 80s before the Wall fell. Through the eyes of a U.S. philosophy student. And Jewish, which makes for moments awkward, poignant, crass, funny, and always lurking. A city was divided, America the occupier, and the cigarettes not named Salem because it sounds too Jewish. The debut memoirs from the author of Moral Clarity, a N.Y. Times "2008 Notable Book."
Grandfather J. B.: Letters to My Grandson by
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 66,560. Language: English. Published: August 19, 2010 by Quid Pro, LLC. Categories: Nonfiction » Social Science » Immigration & Emigration, Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs
Memoirs through poignant, witty letters by a self-taught immigrant to his professor grandson from 1959-66, first published by Little Brown and now in quality digital. Both sweet and acerbic, with plenty of subtext and wistfulness of dreams of philosophy or just college, the book compels attention for its strong characters deftly revealed by short letters--and always the correction of the grandson.
Rabbis and Lawyers: The Journey from Torah to Constitution by
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 115,380. Language: English. Published: August 17, 2010 by Quid Pro, LLC. Categories: Nonfiction » History » Holocaust, Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Judaism
A renowned historian examines the special contributions of rabbis and lawyers to American Jewish acculturation. Based on extensive research in U.S. and Israeli archives, his analysis of how lawyers displaced rabbis as community leaders in the 20th century illuminates a decisive moment in U.S Jewish history, and shows how law became deified, to the point of slighting the Holocaust and Zionism.
The Nature of the Judicial Process by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 39,890. Language: English. Published: August 2, 2010 by Quid Pro, LLC. Categories: Nonfiction » Law » Legal theory, Nonfiction » Law » Biography
Modern compilation and Foreword by Harvard law professor Andrew L. Kaufman, for a new generation to understand Justice Benjamin Cardozo's important and historic analysis of the way judges think and decide cases. Cardozo's frank discussion of the influences on judges, and Kaufman's expert take on Cardozo and his work, combine for an interesting study of judicial decision-making, still useful today.
Patterns of American Legal Thought by
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 133,850. Language: English. Published: July 22, 2010 by Quid Pro, LLC. Categories: Nonfiction » Law » Legal theory, Nonfiction » History » American
A renowned legal historian's collection of astute and timeless essays on such subjects as the process, method and debates of legal history; the truth about Holmes and Brandeis; legal realism & its critics; the origins of tort law; appellate opinions as research sources; Brown v. Board and the role of Earl Warren; and the development of gay rights in U.S. constitutional law. Quality digital format.
Adversarialism and Consensus? The Professions’ Construction of Solicitor and Family Mediator Identity and Role by
Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 103,860. Language: English. Published: July 20, 2010 by Quid Pro, LLC. Categories: Nonfiction » Social Science » Sociology, Nonfiction » Relationships & Family » Divorce
Penetrating study of divergent messages that the Law Society (England & Wales) vs. UK College of Family Mediators transmit to their members about the professional approach to adopt in divorce and custody disputes. Webley uses grounded theory methods to analyse training, accreditation, best practice statements, & codes of conduct contrasting the two professions--and their divergent self-identities.
Jacob’s Voices: Reflections of a Wandering American Jew by
Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 61,120. Language: English. Published: July 14, 2010 by Quid Pro, LLC. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Judaism
An acclaimed U.S. professor of history finds his roots in a personal journey through Israel--and through assimilated America, academia, baseball, and family--headlong into deep tensions about country, culture, identity and religion. Worried about the commitment of Jews to their heritage, Auerbach (renowned author of Unequal Justice) shares his story and musings with insight, irony, and intensity.
Law and the Search for Community by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 63,790. Language: English. Published: July 13, 2010 by Quid Pro, LLC. Categories: Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » Social policy, Nonfiction » Law » Constitutional law
This enduring study of law and organizations that change the community--the core relations of citizen and state--takes aim at real problems that resonate today and the limits of bureaucracy: health care, medical consent, pollution, special ed, care for the elderly and poor. A recognized sociolegal classic by a UCLA law prof, first published by Penn Press, now in digital edition with 2010 Foreword.
Inside the State: The Bracero Program, Immigration, and the I.N.S. by
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 99,230. Language: English. Published: July 12, 2010 by Quid Pro, LLC. Categories: Nonfiction » Social Science » Immigration & Emigration, Nonfiction » Law » Civil rights
A socio-political study of the rise and fall of the Bracero worker program and what it means for immigration policy and organizational theory. A classic book with continuing substantive and methodological value. As a new Foreword notes, worries about immigration and labor persist, as does basic dysfunction of the present form of INS. Digging deeper reveals the persistence of a structural catch-22.
The Annotated Common Law: with 2010 Foreword and Explanatory Notes by
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 154,110. Language: English. Published: July 5, 2010 by Quid Pro, LLC. Categories: Nonfiction » Law » Common, Nonfiction » History » Biography
Decoded, demythed rendition of Holmes' classic study of law and judicial development of rules. "The life of the law has not been logic: it has been experience." Includes 2010 Foreword; extensive, clear annotations by a Tulane law professor woven into The Common Law; footnotes with real numbers; and original page cites. Care in detail, proofreading, notes, and formatting, unlike any version made.
The Intersection of Intellectual Property Law and the “Green” Movement: RIPL’s Green Issue 2010 by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 86,340. Language: English. Published: June 22, 2010 by Quid Pro, LLC. Categories: Nonfiction » Law » Environmental law, Nonfiction » Science & Nature » Environment
Special symposium by leading lawyers and scholars on intellectual property law, including patents and trademarks. The Green Issue presents cutting-edge articles on the emerging "green" movement in environmental law and its promotion through IP law. Topics include encouraging biodiversity/HIPPO, green labeling and false marketing, miscalculating long-term costs, and patenting environmental tech.
Justicia e Injusticias en Venezuela: Estudios de Historia Social del Derecho by
Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 99,450. Language: Spanish. Published: June 11, 2010 by Quid Pro, LLC. Categories: Nonfiction » Law » Constitutional law, Nonfiction » History » South American
Analysis of institutions of law, politics, and reform in Venezuela 1780-2000, from the leading voice. El tema principal es la relación entre la justicia y la política. No está explorada usando una hipótesis sencilla, e.g. que la justicia ha estado siempre al servicio de la política. Tal tipo de hipótesis empobrecería el análisis... El aparato de justicia es necessario pero es peligroso.
Discretion to Disobey: A Study of Lawful Departures from Legal Rules by &
Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 88,940. Language: English. Published: June 3, 2010 by Quid Pro, LLC. Categories: Nonfiction » Law » Legal theory, Nonfiction » Law » Civil rights
A recognized study by a philosophy professor and a law professor is a truly interdisciplinary inquiry into the idea of departing from the strict letter of the law in a way that, they argue, actually comports with both law and morality. Part of the basic canon of law and philosophy, and much debated since first published by Stanford Press. Sometimes you have to break the law to make the law.
Hot Topics in the Legal Profession 2010 by
Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 47,420. Language: English. Published: May 23, 2010 by Quid Pro, LLC. Categories: Nonfiction » Law » Courts & trial practice
Current important events in legal ethics, with up-to-the-minute research, are explored by Tulane students and a legal ethics professor in his Foreword. Purchase of this book benefits Tulane PILF, a nonprofit student group which funds public interest and indigent client representations. Topics include social networking and ads; judicial bias and Caperton; ancillary businesses; and negotiations.
The Bank Teller and Other Essays on the Politics of Meaning by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 97,720. Language: English. Published: May 19, 2010 by Quid Pro, LLC. Categories: Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » Social policy
This book presents a unique and powerful analysis of the psychological and spiritual dimension of politics, culture, and society. In a series of strikingly original essays, Gabel sheds new light on a wide range of subjects based on “the longing for mutual recognition,” including the meaning of American politics, alienation, health care, affirmative action, the SAT, adversarialness, and law.
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