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Freedom for the Thought That We Hate: A Biography of the First Amendment
Anthony Lewis
Basic Books, 2008
Great perspective: Understanding how tenuous the right can be makes us more likely to protect it
One of my favorite things about reading history is getting a perspective on how new some ideas are even when they feel like they've been around forever. This book absolutely has that effect... and it's a really healthy thing.
Lewis does a nice job of laying out the ...
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Play Time (Sign About)
Child's Play International, 2006
Great book!
I'm a deaf myself and use sign language to communicate. The sign illustrations are fantastic. Very accurate.
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THE THIRD REVOLUTION
Anthony F. Lewis
Booklocker.com, Inc., 2004
a hopeful future - part 1
with the slippery slope of social/fascism upon us in present-day america, anthony lewis has penned a story about how it could all reverse itself and what is out there in "americans" that could be ignited to do just that. It is worth reading, as will be the sequel that ...
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Gideon's Trumpet
Anthony Lewis
Vintage, 1989
Peer into the Nine
This book gives a great account of how a simple criminal case made its way to the Supreme Court, but also explains a lot about the court's reasoning when it comes to criminal cases and stare decisis. Also helps show how a brilliant legal minds works, and highlights the ...
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The Torture Papers: The Road to Abu Ghraib
Cambridge University Press, 2005
The Torture Papers:Road to Abu Ghraib
This is an excellent resource for any serious scholar or researcher dealing with the laws of war, the Iraq War or torture issues. It is a broad compilation of original source material, mostly post 9/11; with its depth (over 1200 pages), it may be too much for the ...
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Going Out (Sign About)
Child's Play International, 2006
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Meal Time (Sign About)
Child's Play International, 2006
Play Time (Sign About)
This book is awesome! My two year old is hearing impaired and I ordered most of the books in this series. I am impressed with the the way the author and illustrators have put this book together. It is the easiest book I have found to teach not only myself and my ...
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Feeding and Care of the Horse
Lon D. Lewis, Anthony Knight, ...
Wiley-Blackwell, 1996
Good Book!
This truly tells what to and not to let a horse eat.
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Make No Law: The Sullivan Case and the First Amendment
Anthony Lewis
Vintage, 1992
An important book for media, civil rights, and legal history
As with Gideon's Trumpet, Anthony Lewis (long time New York times columnist who went to Harvard Law so that he could better report on the Supreme Court) manages to explain a complex legal decision, set the decision against its historical background, explain the legal ...
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Strangers in the House: Coming of Age in Occupied Palestine
Raja Shehadeh
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2003
It is a privilege and an honour to read this
I was at first taken aback by the way Palestinian lawyer and writer Raja Shehadeh chose to begin this book, his memoir. Knowing that he is a very important figure in Palestine, I expected (even half-dreaded) a right-on plunge in the middle of Israeli/Middle-Eastern ...
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The Kingfisher Treasury of Pony Stories (The Kingfisher Treasury of Stories)
Anthony Lewis, Linda Jennings
Kingfisher, 2003
A wonderful book!!!
this book is very good for horse lovers of all ages it is my favorite book!!!!!
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Getting Ready (Sign About)
Child's Play International, 2006
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The Kingfisher First Dinosaur Picture Atlas (Kingfisher First Reference)
David Burnie, Anthony Lewis
Kingfisher, 2008
Follow the Tyrannosaurus rex on an exciting journey around the globe. Eight maps and twelve stunning feature spreads invite readers to explore the prehistoric world. Each map is illustrated with colorful pictorial icons showing the different dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures that lived on each continent. Feature spreads provide additional ...
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In Time of War: Hitler's Terrorist Attack on America
Pierce O'Donnell
New Press, 2005
Hitler's Attack
This book gives a fascinating account of a critical event in WW II history. You can't read this book without changing your view of FDR and J. Edgar Hoover. Colonel Major becomes my hero.
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Gotham Diaries
Tonya Lewis Lee, Crystal Mccrary Anthony
Hyperion, 2006
Page Turning Heaven!
This book was GREAT! I really don't know where to start. The plot was well thought out and it was simply well written. They definitely did not disappoint on this one.
Finally someone gives a left coaster a realistic understanding of the totally different world in ...
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