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Book Review: ‘Broken: The Suspicious Death of Alydar and the End of Horse Racing’s Golden Age’ by Fred M. Kray, Esq. By Jane McBride Animal Law, June 2023 A summary of the book Broken, The Suspicious Death of Alydar and the End of Horse Racing’s Golden Age.
Book Review: ‘Mediation Ethics: A Practitioner’s Guide’ By Brigitte Bell Alternative Dispute Resolution, October 2021 A summary and review of the book "Mediation Ethics: A Practitioner's Guide."
Book Review: ‘Discussions in Dispute Resolutions: The Foundational Articles’ By Brigitte Bell Alternative Dispute Resolution, August 2021 A summary and review of "Discussions in Dispute Resolutions: The Foundational Articles."
Book review: Testimony By Gary T. Rafool Senior Lawyers, February 2018 Unlike most of the Scott Turow's novels, Testimony does not take place so much in the court room, but it develops around an investigation during 2015 into the disappearance of some 400 gypsy refugees in Bosnia in 2004.
Book review: Inside The Kingdom (my life in Saudi Arabia) By Gary T. Rafool Senior Lawyers, October 2017 This book, published in 2004, gives an up-close look into everyday life in Saudi Arabia, particularly for women.
Hannibal’s Niece: A book review By Leonard F. Amari Senior Lawyers, October 2017 For any lover of fictional mysteries, history or interest in Italiana, Hannibal’s Niece: A Tale of Love, Murder and Deceit in Ancient Rome is a must-read.
Book review: Getting Started as a Real Estate Attorney, by Joseph R. Fortunato By Leonard F. Amari Senior Lawyers, June 2017 This 130-page volume contains “everything-one-could-possibly-want-to-know” about practicing in the real estate transaction field, written by a recognized authority.
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Book review: Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews By Gary T. Rafool Senior Lawyers, June 2017 Author Jason Matthews was a CIA field operative for 33 years before retiring, and he appears to be using much of his CIA experiences as material for this book.
Book review of The Anxious Lawyer By Hon. Edward J. Schoenbaum Senior Lawyers, February 2017 Reviewer Ed Schoenbaum highly recommends this book, written by two attorneys who have first-hand knowledge of the problems facing us and the fantastic possible rewards of mindfulness practice.
Book review of The Anxious Lawyer By Hon. Edward J. Schoenbaum Law Related Education for the Public, February 2017 Reviewer Ed Schoenbaum highly recommends this book, written by two attorneys who have first-hand knowledge of the problems facing us and the fantastic possible rewards of mindfulness practice.
Book review: Lights Out By Gary T. Rafool Senior Lawyers, February 2017 A review of Ted Koppel's 2015 book.
Book review of The Anxious Lawyer: An 8-Week Guide to a Joyful and Satisfying Law Practice Through Mindfulness and Meditation, by Jeena Cho and Karen Gifford By Hon. Edward J. Schoenbaum, Jr. (Ret). Employee Benefits, December 2016 Reviewer Ed Schoenbaum highly recommends this book, written by two attorneys who have first-hand knowledge of the problems facing us and the fantastic possible rewards of mindfulness practice.
Book review of The Anxious Lawyer: An 8-Week Guide to a Joyful and Satisfying Law Practice Through Mindfulness and Meditation, by Jeena Cho and Karen Gifford By Hon. Edward J. Schoenbaum, Jr. (Ret). Administrative Law, November 2016 Reviewer Ed Schoenbaum highly recommends this book, written by two attorneys who have first-hand knowledge of the problems facing us and the fantastic possible rewards of mindfulness practice.
Book review of The Anxious Lawyer: An 8-Week Guide to a Joyful and Satisfying Law Practice Through Mindfulness and Meditation by Jeena Cho and Karen Gifford By Hon. Edward J. Schoenbaum, Jr. (Ret). Bench and Bar, October 2016 This is an excellent book by two attorneys who have first-hand knowledge of the problems facing us and the fantastic possible rewards of mindfulness practice.
Book review: Those Angry Days By Gary T. Rafool Senior Lawyers, October 2016 This reluctance of our country to enter World War II is described in the book titled Those Angry Days by Lynne Olson. It was published in 2013, and it is available in hard cover (461 pages), paperback and electronically.
Book review: Breaking Through Bias is a great how-to manual for women to get ahead By Bethany Whittles Harris Diversity Leadership Council, June 2016 Reviewer Bethany Whittles Harris explains why this book is an essential tool for women lawyers and professionals.
Book review: Operation Greylord By John W. Damisch Senior Lawyers, June 2016 This book is the story of rampant bribery and fixing of cases in the Cook County court system during the 1980s and '90s
Book review—Schwerpunkt: From D-Day to the Fall of the Third Reich By Gary T. Rafool Senior Lawyers, June 2016 A review of the book written by ISBA member and World War II historian Susan Gunty.
Book review—Super Storm: Nine Days Inside Hurricane Sandy By Gary T. Rafool Senior Lawyers, February 2016 The book covers the tracking of this storm from Sunday, October 21, 2012, until it made landfall just south of Atlantic City, New Jersey on Monday, October 29, 2012. It caused an estimated $36.8 billion in damages to the State of New Jersey, including the destruction of the boardwalks in Seaside Heights.
Book review: The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism by Doris Kearns Goodwin By Gary T. Rafool Alternative Dispute Resolution, November 2015 The Bully Pulpit is a story of personality, presidency, and the power of the press in bringing about reform.
Book review: The Forgotten 500 By Gary T. Rafool Senior Lawyers, June 2015 This book tells the story of the nearly impossible rescue of more than 500 Allied airmen behind German lines in Yugoslavia in 1944.
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd By Cindy G. Buys Women and the Law, April 2015 Committee member Cindy Buys reviews Sue Monk Kidd's most recent novel.
BOOK REVIEW: The Littlest Wetback: From Undocumented Child to United States Federal Judge by Manuel Barbosa (State Street Press, Elgin, IL, 2014) By Susan M. Brazas International and Immigration Law, January 2015 The title of this newly published book may have caught your attention. The author expected that it would.
BOOK REVIEW: The Littlest Wetback: From Undocumented Child to United States Federal Judge by Manuel Barbosa (State Street Press, Elgin, IL, 2014) By Susan M. Brazas Bench and Bar, January 2015 The title of this newly published book may have caught your attention. The author expected that it would.
Book review By Gary T. Rafool Senior Lawyers, November 2014 A review of The Truth About The Harry Quebert Affair by Joel Decker.
Gary A. Rosen, Unfair to Genius: The Strange and Litigious Career of Ira B. Arnstein, Oxford University Press, 2012, 307+xv pages By Daniel Kegan Intellectual Property, September 2014 Gary Rosen’s biography of copyright and perennial plaintiff Ira B Arnstein presents the perspectives of panel judges Leonard Hand, Jerome Frank, and Charles Clark as they wrestled with the right to summary judgment for a poor plaintiff’s case.
Book review By Gary T. Rafool Senior Lawyers, June 2014 A review of In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larsen.
I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb By Sandra Blake Diversity Leadership Council, June 2014 Reviewer Sandra Blake shares her thoughts on this must-read book.
Book review: Careers in IP law: Avenues and Opportunities By Sophie Yanling Jiang Intellectual Property, February 2014 The first of two reviews of the ABA's Careers in IP Law: Avenues and Opportunities, April 2013, from the perspectives of a new attorney and an experienced supervising attorney.
I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb By Sandra Blake Women and the Law, February 2014 Committee member Sandra Blake reviews this recent release.

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