Best Full Court Press - April 2024

Full Court Press

When the owner of the worst pro basketball team in the world decides to sign Dee Gerard, the first woman ever to play in the NBA, chaos ensues as Dee tries to play the best game there is while spoiled young millionaires, personal and professional relationships, and the press wreak havoc on her life, in a rollicking and hilarious new novel by the author of Bump and Run. 125,000 first printing.

• ASIN: 0399147896
• ASIN: 0399147896
• ISBN: 9780399147890
• Manufacturer: Putnam Adult

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

Once in a great while a book comes along that changes the way we see the world and helps to fuel a nationwide social movement. The New Jim Crow is such a book. Praised by Harvard Law professor Lani Guinier as "brave and bold," this book directly challenges the notion that the election of Barack Obama signals a new era of colorblindness. With dazzling candor, legal scholar Michelle Alexander argues that "we have not ended racial caste in America; we have merely redesigned it." By targeting black men through the War on Drugs and decimating communities of color, the U.S. criminal justice system f... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1595586431
• UPC: 634109382776
• ASIN: 1595586431
• ISBN: 1595586431
• Brand: Baker and Taylor
• Manufacturer: The New Press

Monster

Sometimes I feel like I have walked into the middle of a movie. Maybe I can make my own movie. The film will be the story of my life. No, not my life, but of this experience. I'll call it what the lady who is the prosecutor called me. MONSTER.FADE IN: INTERIOR COURT. A guard sits at a desk behind Steve. Kathy O'Brien, Steve's lawyer, is all business as she talks to Steve.O'BRIENLet me make sure you understand what's going on. Both you and this king character are on trial for felony murder. Felony Murder is as serious as it gets. . . . When you're in court, you sit there and pay attetion. You l... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0064407314
• ASIN: 0064407314
• ISBN: 9780064407311
• Brand: Amistad Press
• Manufacturer: Amistad

The Winning Brief: 100 Tips for Persuasive Briefing in Trial and Appellate Courts

In its first two editions, The Winning Brief explained the art of effective writing in 100 concise, practical, and easy-to-use tips, proving that the key to writing well is to understand the judicial readership. This third edition of Bryan A. Garner's modern classic delivers the same invaluable guidelines with even more supporting evidence. Covering everything from the rules for planning and organizing a brief to openers that can capture a judge's attention from the first few words, these tips add up to the most compelling, orderly, and visually appealing brief that an advocate can present.In ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0199378355
• ASIN: 0199378355
• ISBN: 9780199378357
• Manufacturer: Oxford University Press

New Oxford American Dictionary 3rd Edition

As Oxford's flagship American dictionary, the New Oxford American Dictionary sets the standard of excellence for lexicography in this country. With more than 350,000 words, phrases, and senses, hundreds of explanatory notes, and more than a thousand illustrations, this dictionary provides the most comprehensive and accurate coverage of American English available.The dictionary draws on the two-billion-word Oxford English Corpus and the unrivaled citation files of the world-renowned Oxford English Dictionary to provide the most accurate and richly descriptive picture of American English ever of... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0195392884
• ASIN: 0195392884
• ISBN: 0195392884
• Manufacturer: Oxford University Press

Milkman: A Novel

• ASIN: B07JH1DPXP
• ASIN: B07JH1DPXP
• Manufacturer: Graywolf Press

Midnight Guest Book (Artisan Series)

Perfect for special occasions, guest houses, clubs, home parties, and more!Attractive guest book features deep blue leather-like imported cover material.The word ''Guests'' is embossed on the front cover.Plenty of space for guests' names and addresses or comments.Lightly lined pages take pen beautifully.Matching dark blue ribbon bookmark keeps your place.Acid-free archival paper helps preserve memories.Bookbound-style hardcover.Deep blue endpapers.Binding lies flat for ease of use.Polybagged.96 pages.Guest book measures 9 inches wide by 6 inches high.

• ASIN: 1593592779
• ASIN: 1593592779
• ISBN: 1593592779
• Brand: Peter Pauper Press (COR)
• Manufacturer: Peter Pauper Press

The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row (Oprah's Book Club Summer 2018 Selection)

OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB SUMMER 2018 SELECTIONA powerful, revealing story of hope, love, justice, and the power of reading by a man who spent thirty years on death row for a crime he didn't commit. “An amazing and heartwarming story, it restores our faith in the inherent goodness of humanity.” - Archbishop Desmond Tutu In 1985, Anthony Ray Hinton was arrested and charged with two counts of capital murder in Alabama. Stunned, confused, and only twenty-nine years old, Hinton knew that it was a case of mistaken identity and believed that the truth would prove his innocence and ultimately set him f... [Read More]

• ASIN: B075DDDYHG
• ASIN: B075DDDYHG
• Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press

Prisoners' Self-Help Litigation Manual

Prisoners' Self-Help Litigation Manual, in its much-anticipated fourth edition, is an indispensable guide for prisoners and prisoner advocates seeking to understand the rights guaranteed to prisoners by law and how to protect those rights. Clear, comprehensive, practical advice provides prisoners with everything they need to know on conditions of confinement, civil liberties in prison, procedural due process, the legal system, how to litigate, conducting effective legal research, and writing legal documents. Written by two legal and penitentiary experts with intimate knowledge of prisoner's ri... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0195374401
• ASIN: 0195374401
• ISBN: 0195374401
• Manufacturer: Oxford University Press

Much Ado About Nothing (Folger Shakespeare Library)

Much Ado About Nothing includes two quite different stories of romantic love. Hero and Claudio fall in love almost at first sight, but an outsider, Don John, strikes out at their happiness. Beatrice and Benedick are kept apart by pride and mutual antagonism until others decide to play Cupid. The authoritative edition of Much Ado About Nothing from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers, includes: -Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play -Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages f... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0743482751
• ASIN: 0743482751
• ISBN: 0743482751
• Brand: Simon & Schuster
• Manufacturer: Washington Square Press

Federal Courts and the Law of Federal-State Relations (University Casebook Series)

This casebook provides detailed coverage of federal courts and the law of federal-state relations. The authors have completely reorganized the chapter on the law of habeas corpus (Chapter VII) to take account of recent developments in the field and to provide more manageable coverage of this difficult subject. Additionally, important new decisions are noted throughout. The 9th edition is up-to-date through December 2017.

• ASIN: 1683280067
• ASIN: 1683280067
• ISBN: 1683280067
• Manufacturer: Foundation Press

Strength to Love

"If there is one book Martin Luther King, Jr. has written that people consistently tell me has changed their lives, it is Strength to Love." So wrote Coretta Scott King. She continued: "I believe it is because this book best explains the central element of Martin Luther King, Jr.' s philosophy of nonviolence: His belief in a divine, loving presence that binds all life. That insight, luminously conveyed in this classic text, here presented in a new and attractive edition, hints at the personal transformation at the root of social justice: " By reaching into and beyond ourselves and tapping the ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0800697405
• ASIN: 0800697405
• ISBN: 0800697405
• Brand: Fortress Press
• Manufacturer: Fortress Press

Point Made: How to Write Like the Nation's Top Advocates

With Point Made, legal writing expert, Ross Guberman, throws a life preserver to attorneys, who are under more pressure than ever to produce compelling prose. What is the strongest opening for a motion or brief? How to draft winning headings? How to tell a persuasive story when the record is dry and dense? The answers are "more science than art," says Guberman, who has analyzed stellar arguments by distinguished attorneys to develop step-by-step instructions for achieving the results you want. The author takes an empirical approach, drawing heavily on the writings of the nation's 50 most influ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0199943850
• ASIN: 0199943850
• ISBN: 0199943850
• Brand: Oxford University Press USA
• Manufacturer: Oxford University Press

Defending Jacob: A Novel

• ASIN: B0050DIWFC
• ASIN: B0050DIWFC
• Manufacturer: Delacorte Press

Point Taken: How to Write Like the World's Best Judges

In Point Taken, Ross Guberman delves into the work of the best judicial opinion-writers and offers a step-by-step method based on practical and provocative examples. Featuring numerous cases and opinions from 34 esteemed judges - from Learned Hand to Antonin Scalia - Point Taken, explores what it takes to turn "great judicial writing" into "great writing". Guberman provides a system for crafting effective and efficient openings to set the stage, covering the pros and cons of whether to resolve legal issues up front and whether to sacrifice taut syllogistic openings in the name of richness and ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0190268581
• ASIN: 0190268581
• ISBN: 0190268581
• Brand: Oxford Univ Pr
• Manufacturer: Oxford University Press

Mary Ellen's Best Press Refill 1 gallon Lavender Scent

This is a clear starch alternative with soil guard and wrinkle

• UPC: 24576160
• Model: 600G-37
• Color: Clear
• Size: Lavender Fields
• Rating: 4.952

Full Court Dreams

Last year, Annie didn't make the basketball team. But this year there's a new coach, and Annie's been practicing her heart out. Annie is determined to make the team this year, and she isn't going

• UPC: 8053028

Full Court Press : Mississippi State University, the Press, and the Battle to Integrate College Basketball

How basketball loosened the grip of segregation and its proponents in the

• UPC: 52485674

Full Court Press : How Pat Summitt, A High School Basketball Player, and a Legal Team Changed the Game

Full Court Press: How Pat Summitt, a High School Basketball Player, and a Legal Team Changed the

• UPC: 486214433

The Hoops Whisperer: On the Court and Inside the Heads of Basketball's Best Players

"Basketball's most unlikely-and most sought-after-training guru offers an inside look at his career, his methods, and the all-star playrs whose games he's helped

• UPC: 31129126

Pick-Up Game : A Full Day of Full Court

An all-star team of YA authors scores spectacularly with an action-packed anthology about street basketball. Includes stories by Walter Dean Myers, Rita Williams-Garcia, Adam Rapp, Joseph Bruchac, and Sharon

• UPC: 20688945
• Rating: 4.5

Pick-Up Game : A Full Day of Full Court

An all-star team of YA authors--including Joseph Bruchac, Sharon Flake, Walter Dean Myers, and Adam Rapp--scores spectacularly with an action-packed anthology about street

• UPC: 15059328
• Rating: 4.5

Full Court Pressure

When Graysen Viola moves across the country to coach a college basketball team, she thought the hardest part of her job would be establishing a winning record. Being wrong has never been so challenging. A

• UPC: 19609574
• Rating: 4.0

Full Court Press - eBook

Despite his own self-doubt and the ache that still lingers in his heart, eighth-grader Cody Martin survives the cut to become the eleventh man on the basketball team. Because Cody is unwilling to be on

• UPC: 376483625

Full Court Press - eBook

When basketball hotshot, James Courtney, knocks Elise off her feet she soon learns that he has skills on and off the court. As things heat up between them, will she put down her defenses? Will

• UPC: 407092386