[blindlaw] Looking for a bunch of books

[Elizabeth Akinola]

You're welcome.

You  sound like a very smart person and I'm sure you'll do very well; I 
guess I just throw  out  my thoughts because of my past experience.

Thanks  and good luck with everything!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tai Schmittroth" <tai at canetravel.com>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List'" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 8:24 AM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Looking for a bunch of books


> Elizabeth,
>
> Thanks so much for your advice. I am not planning to read these books 
> during
> law school. I hope to read some of them during the summer before law 
> school.
> I know I will not have time for extracurricular reading while in law 
> school.
> Tai
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Elizabeth Akinola
> Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 6:38 AM
> To: NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Looking for a bunch of books
>
> I do not have, and neither do  I know anyone who has any of these titles. 
> I
> am however going to give you unsolicited advice which you could take or
> discard.
>
> Except for a couple of titles on your list, I'm not sure you'll have the
> time to read anything other than the textbooks  recommended for your law
> school classes.
>
> My advice, therefore, is that you read whatever you think will help you
> understand the law as much as possible before the semester begins, and
> ocncentrate on your studies the rest of the time.
>
> I'm telling you this because in my first semester of law school, I read as
> much unrecommended books as I could with the thinking that they'd help me
> understand better what the professors were saying in class.  I had a 
> couple
> of textbooks--not a whole lot, but I paid very little attention to them.
> Needless to say, I did very poorly after my first sememster and only 
> picked
> up when I read my  textbooks and outlines during the second semester.
>
> Some of the books you're looking for are indeed good reads but again, this
> is unsolicited advice and you should feel free to do with it whatever you
> deem fit.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tai Schmittroth" <tai at canetravel.com>
> To: "'NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List'" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 8:20 PM
> Subject: [blindlaw] Looking for a bunch of books
>
>
>>I am searching for the following books. Some are directly law-related
>>and  others were recommended as good reads by law professors. If you
>>have or  know  where I can obtain accessible copies of any of these
>>books, please let me  know. I have also posted this request on the list
>>for blind 1ls entering  school this fall. Any help is greatly
>>appreciated. Here is the list:
>>
>> Law School Confidential
>> Law School 101
>> Kazuo Ishiguro, Remains of the Day
>> Herbert Packer, The Limits of the Criminal Sanction Evan Thomas, The
>> Man to See Edward Begley, About Schmidt Ronald Dworkin, Law's Empire
>> Stephen Pinker, The Blank Slate Peter Singer, Animal Liberation
>> Barbara Ehrenreich, Nickel and Dimed Bill McDonough and Michael
>> Braungart, Cradle to Cradle Matthew Scully, Dominion Bjorn Lomborg,
>> The Skeptical Environmentalist Patrick Michaels and Robert Balling,
>> The Satanic Gases Martha Fineman, The Neutered Mother Paul Weiler,
>> Governing the Workplace James Atleson, Values and Assumptions in
>> American Labor Law Lawrence Meir Friedman, American Law: An
>> Introduction Ellen Greenberg, The Supreme Court Explained Robert A.
>> Katzmann, Courts and Congress Forrest McDonald, Novus Ordos Seculorum
>> Edward Levi, Introduction to Legal Reasoning Robert Berring and
>> Elizabeth Edinger, The Legal Research Survival Manual Bryan A. Garner,
>> The Red Book Mellisa Fay Greene, Praying for Sheetrock: A Work of
>> Nonfiction Paula Sharp, Crows Over a Wheatfield Barry Werth, Damages:
>> One Family's Legal STruggles in the World of Medicine Gerald M. Stern,
>> The Buffalo Creek Disaster Kai Erickson, Everything in Its Path
>> Anthony Lewis, Make No Law: The Sullivan Case and the First Amendment
>> Peter Schuck, Agent Orange on Trial David Lebedoff, Cleaning Up: The
>> Story Behind the Biggest Legal Bonanza of Our Time Richard Kluger,
>> Simple Justice: The History of Brown v. Board of Education and Black
>> America's Struggle for Equality Michael D. Davis and Hunter R. Clark,
>> Thurgood Marshall: Warrior at the Bar, Rebel on the Bench Patricia
>> Williams, The Alchemy of Race and Rights Ed Cray, Chief Justice: A
>> Biography of Earl Warren Grant Gilmore, Ages of American Law Robin
>> West, Caring for Justice Richard Delgado, et al., eds., Critical Race
>> Theory: The Cutting Edge D. Kelly Weisberg, ed., Feminist Legal
>> Theory: Foundations Daniel A. Farber and Suzanna Sherry, Beyond All
>> Reason: The Radical Assault on Truth in American Law Henry Louis
>> Gates, et al., Speaking of Race, Speaking of Sex: Hate Speech, Civil
>> Rights and Civil Liberties Lani Guinier, Michelle Fine, and Jane
>> Balin, Becoming Gentleman: Women, Law Schools and Institutional Change
>> Steven J. Frank, Learning the Law: Success in Law School and
>> BeyondStephen Gillers, Looking at Law School: A student Guide from the
>> Society of American Law School Teachers
>>
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