Best Law School Faculty - April 2024

Teach Like a PIRATE: Increase Student Engagement, Boost Your Creativity, and Transform Your Life as an Educator

Based on Dave Burgess's popular "Teach Like a PIRATE" seminars, this book offers inspiration, practical techniques, and innovative ideas that will help you to increase student engagement, boost your creativity, and transform your life as an educator. You'll learn how to: Tap into and dramatically increase your passion as a teacher Develop outrageously engaging lessons that draw students in like a magnet  Establish rapport and a sense of camaraderie in your classroom Transform your class into a life-changing experience for your students This groundbreaking inspirational manifesto contain... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0988217600
• UPC: 884831623016
• ASIN: 0988217600
• ISBN: 0988217600
• Brand: Dave Burgess Consulting Inc
• Manufacturer: Dave Burgess Consulting, Incorporated

Animal Farm and 1984

• ASIN: B003ZX868W
• ASIN: B003ZX868W
• Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures by Dallas Seminary Faculty [New Testament Edition]

HELP FROM EXPERT SCHOLARS IN UNDERSTANDING THE SCRIPTURES • What does That verse mean? • How should I interpret this passage? • What is the significance of this word or phrase in Hebrew or Aramaic? • How do Bible-time customs help me understand the meaning of this passage? • How does the information on the author, historical background, and features of a Bible book help interpret that book? The Bible Knowledge Commentary answers these and other questions about the Scriptures, discussing all the Bible verse by verse and often phrase by phrase. In addition, maps, charts, and diagrams ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0882078127
• UPC: 612608078123
• ASIN: 0882078127
• ISBN: 9780882078120
• Brand: David C Cook
• Manufacturer: Victor Books

The Price of Admission: How America's Ruling Class Buys Its Way into Elite Colleges--and Who Gets Left Outside the Gates

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “A disturbing exposé of the influence that wealth and power still exert on admission to the nation’s most prestigious universities.”—The Washington Post Book World   “A fire-breathing, righteous attack on the culture of superprivilege.”—Michael Wolff, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Fire and Fury, in the New York Times Book Review   In this explosive book, based on more than two years of investigative reporting, Pulitzer Prize winner Daniel Golden shatters the myth of an American meritocracy, disclosing what elite colleges won’t tell yo... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1400097975
• ASIN: 1400097975
• ISBN: 1400097975
• Brand: Brand: Crown
• Manufacturer: Broadway Books

Corrections in America: An Introduction (14th Edition)

For the Introduction to Corrections course An easy-to-use, easy-to-teach, comprehensive overview of the field of correctionsBased on its established tradition of comprehensive, student-friendly coverage with extensive supplemental material, Corrections in America has been the best-selling text in the field for over 40 years. It covers virtually all aspects of corrections, including its history, prisons in the present, correctional ideologies, sentencing and legal issues, alternatives to imprisonment, institutional corrections, and correctional clients. This new edition includes expanded c... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0133591212
• ASIN: 0133591212
• ISBN: 0133591212
• Manufacturer: Pearson

PTCB Exam Study Guide: Test Prep Book & Practice Test Questions for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Examination (PTCE)

Test Prep Book's PTCB Exam Study Guide: Test Prep Book & Practice Test Questions for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Examination (PTCE)Developed by Test Prep Books for test takers trying to achieve a passing score on the PTCB exam, this comprehensive study guide includes:•Quick Overview•Test-Taking Strategies•Introduction•Pharmacology for Technicians•Pharmacy Law and Regulations•Sterile & Non-Sterile Compounding•Medication Safety•Pharmacy Quality Assurance•Medication Order Entry and Fill Process•Pharmacy Inventory Management•Pharmacy Billing and Reimbursement•Info... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1628454423
• ASIN: 1628454423
• ISBN: 1628454423
• Manufacturer: Test Prep Books

Principals Teaching the Law: 10 Legal Lessons Your Teachers Must Know

Ensure your staff understands the most important principles of school law! Research shows that most teachers are uninformed or misinformed about the rights of students and teachers and expect their principals to advise them. This book equips school leaders with a professional development curriculum for training teachers on legal topics that affect their everyday work. Organized into 10 ready-made lessons, this resource includes: One-hour sessions on critical topics such as student discipline, special education, and freedom of expression Warm-up activities, objectives, a summary of legal princ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 141297223X
• ASIN: 141297223X
• ISBN: 141297223X
• Brand: Corwin
• Manufacturer: Corwin

The New Science of Learning: How to Learn in Harmony With Your Brain

Learning to learn is the key skill for tomorrow. This breakthrough book builds the foundation every student needs, from freshman orientation to graduate schoolRecent advances in brain science show that most students’ learning strategies are highly inefficient, ineffective or just plain wrong. While all learning requires effort, better learning does not require more effort, but rather effectively aligning how the brain naturally learns with the demands of your studies. This book shows you what is involved in learning new material, how the human brain processes new information, and what it tak... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1620360098
• ASIN: 1620360098
• ISBN: 1620360098
• Brand: Stylus Publishing
• Manufacturer: Stylus Publishing

Law Librarianship in Academic Libraries: Best Practices

In the last two decades, advancement in technology has transformed every aspect of librarianship. Law Librarianship in Academic Law Libraries discusses issues and model practices in academic law libraries. This text will help librarians and library school students understand the operation, resources and facilities that are available in the academic law library. It explains the practices and trends that are widely practiced in different parts of the world. This book describes the expectations of an aspiring professional with an interest in specializing in law librarianship; revealing facts pert... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0081001444
• ASIN: 0081001444
• ISBN: 9780081001448
• Manufacturer: Chandos Publishing

The Good Government Man: Albert Coates and the Early Years of the Institute of Government (Coates University Leadership Series)

The Good Government Man captures the life of Albert Coates (1896-1989), the founder and first director of the Institute of Government at the University of North Carolina, and an exciting, transformative era in the history of UNC. Inspired by visionary President Edward Kidder Graham--whose death during the influenza pandemic of 1918 devastated the campus--Coates adopted as his life mission his hero's dream of the university in service to the state. With raw determination, stubborn independence, and sheer audacity, Coates created the Institute of Government, now School of Government, to prepare ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 080783453X
• ASIN: 080783453X
• ISBN: 080783453X
• Manufacturer: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library

An Introduction to American Policing

An Introduction to American Policing continues to engage students with a balanced yet critical investigation of police history and theory. This comprehensive text connects the US criminal justice system, criminology, and law enforcement knowledge to the progress of the police community. Updated case studies and narratives from violators along with current research help students understand the central theories and practical realities of American law enforcement. This leading-edge textbook will satisfy both scholars, who lean toward theoretical perspectives, and practitioners, who favor practica... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1284110117
• ASIN: 1284110117
• ISBN: 9781284110111
• Manufacturer: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Justice Perverted: How The Innocence Project at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism Sent an Innocent Man to Prison

“Should be on the reading list of every journalism school and law school in this country.” —Rick Kogan, Chicago TribuneIn 1983, Anthony Porter was convicted of the brutal double murder of Marilyn Green and Jerry Hillard. While sitting in the bleachers near Chicago’s Washington Park swimming pool, the victims were shot multiple times at point-blank range. Porter was sentenced to death.In 1998, within fifty hours of Porter’s scheduled execution, the Illinois Supreme Court granted a stay, pending a hearing on Porter’s mental competency. At this point, journalism professor David Protes... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00ZAKB6IA
• ASIN: B00ZAKB6IA
• Manufacturer: Amika Press

The Chicago Guide to Your Career in Science: A Toolkit for Students and Postdocs (Chicago Guides to Academic Life)

Embarking upon research as a graduate student or postdoc can be exciting and enriching—the start of a rewarding career. But the world of scientific research is also a competitive one, with grants and good jobs increasingly hard to find. The Chicago Guide to Your Career in Science is intended to help scientists not just cope but excel at this critical phase in their careers.Victor A. Bloomfield and Esam E. El-Fakahany, both well-known scientists with extensive experience as teachers, mentors, and administrators, have combined their knowledge to create a guidebook that addresses all of the cha... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0226060640
• ASIN: 0226060640
• ISBN: 0226060640
• Manufacturer: University of Chicago Press

New England School of Law (Campus History: Massachusetts)

In December 1908, 12 years before the 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote, Arthur Winfield MacLean, an entrepreneurial Boston attorney, resolved to train women to be lawyers. What began with just two students grew each year until 1918, when he incorporated his enterprise as Portia School of Law, the only law school in the country founded exclusively for women. By 1927, the law school had 436 students and regularly provided the majority of female admittees to the Massachusetts bar. Guided by Dean MacLean and his successors, Portia began admitting men in 1938 and in 1969 achieved nationa... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0738556769
• ASIN: 0738556769
• ISBN: 0738556769
• Brand: Brand: Arcadia Publishing
• Manufacturer: Arcadia Publishing

Proof of Angels: The Definitive Book on the Reality of Angels and the Surprising Role They Play in Each of Our Lives

From the collaborator of the blockbuster bestseller Proof of Heaven comes the definitive book proving angels are real, all around us, and interacting in our lives every day.In March 2015, millions worldwide were captivated by news reports of the dramatic rescue of an eighteen month old girl, Lily Groesbeck, who’d somehow survived fourteen hours in an overturned car partially submerged in an icy-cold Utah river after her mother apparently lost control of the vehicle. A voice the four responding officers assumed was the child’s mother still trapped inside spurred them on: “Help me, help me... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1501129228
• ASIN: 1501129228
• ISBN: 1501129228
• Brand: Simon & Schuster
• Manufacturer: Howard Books

Medical School Interview: Winning Strategies from Admissions Faculty

The medical school interview is the most important factor in the admissions process. Our detailed advice, based on evidence from research in the field and the perspectives of admissions faculty, will provide you with the

• UPC: 24743754

What the Best Law Teachers Do

This pioneering book is the first to identify the methods, strategies, and personal traits of law professors whose students achieve exceptional learning. Modeling good behavior through clear, exacting standards and meticulous preparation, these instructors know

• UPC: 24244327
• Rating: 2.0

Report and Resolutions of the Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow : Respecting the Bill for the Better Regulating the Courts of Justice in Scotland and the Administration of Justice Therein, and for Establishing Trial by Jury in Certain Civil Causes.

Report and Resolutions of the Faculty of Procurators in

• UPC: 517095596

The Spirit and Poetry of Law : An Address, Delivered Originally in Aid of the Soldier's Relief Society of Beaver, Pa.: Revised and Delivered Before the Students and Faculty of Mt. Union College, Ohio, October 1st, 1865.

The Making of the Modern Law: Legal Treatises, 1800-1926 includes over 20,000 analytical, theoretical and practical works on American and British Law. It includes the writings of major legal theorists, including Sir Edward Coke, Sir

• UPC: 675149418

Immigration and Family Law: An Attorney's Toolbox of Best Practices - eBook

As an immigrant herself, Florida family immigration attorney Connie Kaplan takes what she has learned both as an immigrant and as a key immigration lawyer and shares with Family Law Attorneys critical tools to help

• UPC: 884716486

Exercises in Honor of Francis Miles Finch : Dean of the Faculty of Law, Upon the Occasion of His Seventy-Fifth Birthday, June 9, 1902

Exercises in Honor of Francis Miles

• UPC: 590393356

Four Thirteenth Century Law Tracts : A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Yale University in Candidacy for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy

Four Thirteenth Century Law Tracts: A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Yale University in Candidacy for the Degree of

• UPC: 801941361

Employers and the Law: 2013–14 Anthology of Best Articles - eBook

The law touches almost every aspect of the relationship between employers and their employees. Hundreds of articles are written every year about legal developments that impact this relationship. This book is a compilation of the

• UPC: 699791793

Report of a Committee of the Faculty of the Cornell University College of Law on a Proposal to Lengthen the Law Course to Four Years

Report of a Committee of the Faculty of the Cornell University College of Law on a Proposal to Lengthen the Law Course to Four

• UPC: 273155329

The Year Books : Lectures Delivered in the University of London at the Request of the Faculty of Laws

The Year Books: Lectures Delivered in the University of London at the Request of the Faculty of

• UPC: 627377572