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The Abuse Excuse: And Other Cop-Outs, Sob Stories and Evasions of Responsibilityby Alan M. DershowitzISBN 0316181021 (0-316-18102-1)
Softcover, Little Brown & Co
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Chutzpahby Alan M. DershowitzISBN 0316181374 (0-316-18137-4)
Hardcover, Little Brown & Company
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Chutzpah'Book summary:Lawyer and columnist Dershowitz, author of "Reversal of Fortune" looks back over his life experiences, specific cases, and historic causes to reflect on his generation of Jews in the US - the changes they've seen, the changes they've created and the changes that must still take place. [via]
Criminal Law: Theory and Processby Joseph Goldstein, Alan M. Dershowitz , Richard D. Schwartz, Richard C. DonnellyISBN 0029123100 (0-02-912310-0)
Hardcover, Macmillan Pub Co
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Fair and Certain Punishment: Report of the Twentieth Century Fund Task Force on Criminal Sentencingby Alan M. Dershowitz , Twentieth Century FundISBN 0070656231 (0-07-065623-1)
Hardcover, McGraw-Hill
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Is There a Right to Remain Silent?: Coercive Interrogation and the Fifth Amendment After 9/11by Alan M. DershowitzISBN 0195307798 (0-19-530779-8)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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Israel on Trial (working Title)by Alan M. DershowitzISBN 0230605346 (0-230-60534-6)
Hardcover, Palgrave Macmillan Limited
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Preemption: A Knife that Cuts Both Waysby Alan M. DershowitzISBN 0393329348 (0-393-32934-8)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Every so often, a startling book emerges that gives voice to a new or previously unexamined trend that is transforming society. Alan M. Dershowitz's provocative new work, Preemption, is just such a book, chronicling a paradigm shift in our approach to controlling destructive conduct. As he reveals, we are movingwhether in society's manner of fighting crime or in our response to terrorismtoward more preventive and proactive approaches and away from primary reliance on deterrent and reactive responses. Although the events of 9/11 have accelerated this revolutionary shift, Dershowitz compellingly documents that the seeds were planted much earlier. In this thought-provoking account, Dershowitz explores the historical origins of the change as well as its troubling implication for civil liberties, human rights, criminal justice, national security, and foreign policy.
About the series: Issues of Our Time"Aware of the competition for the attention of readers, W. W. Norton & Company and I have created the "Issues of Our Time" as a lucid series of highly readable books through which some of today's most thoughtful intellectuals seek to challenge the general reader to reexamine received truths and grapple with powerful trends that are shaping the world in which we live. The series launches with Anthony Appiah, Alan Dershowitz, and Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen as the first of an illustrious group who will tackle some of the most plangent and central issues defining our society today through books that deal with such issues as sexual and racial identities, the economics of the developing world, and the concept of citizenship in a truly globalized twenty-first-century world culture. Above all else, these books are designed to be read and enjoyed." -- Henry Louis Gates Jr., W. E. B. DuBois Professor of the Humanities, Harvard University
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Shouting Fire: Civil Liberties in a Turbulent Ageby Alan M. DershowitzISBN 0316181412 (0-316-18141-2)
Hardcover, Little Brown & Co
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The Story of My Lifeby Clarence Darrow, Alan M. DershowitzISBN 0306807386 (0-306-80738-6)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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Supplement to Criminal Law: Theory and Processby Clarence Darrow, Alan M. DershowitzISBN 0029123208 (0-02-912320-8)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Supreme Injustice: How the High Court Hijacked Election 2000by Alan M. DershowitzISBN 0195158075 (0-19-515807-5)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr on Demand
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Supreme Injustice: How the High Court Hijacked Election 2000'Book summary:Millions of Americans were baffled and outraged by the U.S. Supreme Court's role in deciding the presidential election of 2000 with its controversial ruling in Bush v. Gore. The Court had held a unique place in our system of checks and balances, seen as the embodiment of fairness and principle precisely because it was perceived to be above the political fray. How could it now issue a decision that reeked of partisan politics, and send to the White House a candidate who may have actually lost the election?
In Supreme Injustice, best-selling author and legal expert Alan M. Dershowitz addresses these questions head-on, at last demystifying Bush v. Gore for those who are still angered by the court's decision but unclear about its meaning. Dershowitz--himself a former Supreme Court clerk--argues that in this case for the first time, the court's majority let its desire for a particular partisan outcome have priority over legal principles. As in his other bestselling books, Dershowitz clarifies complex legal issues, explaining concepts such as "equal protection" and "irreparable harm." Digging deeply into their earlier writings and rulings, Dershowitz proves beyond a reasonable doubt that the justices who gave George W. Bush the presidency contradicted their previous positions to do so.
The most egregious ruling since the Dred Scott Decision, Bush v. Gore has shattered the image of the Supreme Court as a fair and impartial arbiter of important national issues. The resulting loss of the American people's respect, Dershowitz concludes, has severely compromised the Court's role in national affairs. And yet Dershowitz sees some benefit emerging from this constitutional crisis--if we understand its lessons and take action to prevent it from happening again. [via]More editions of Supreme Injustice: How the High Court Hijacked Election 2000:
The Vanishing American Jew: In Search of Jewish Identity for the Next Centuryby Alan M. DershowitzISBN 0316181331 (0-316-18133-1)
Hardcover, Little Brown & Co
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Why Terrorism Works: Understanding the Threat Responding to the Challengeby Alan M. DershowitzISBN 0300101538 (0-300-10153-8)
Softcover, Yale Univ Pr
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