L Collins: 113 books
Uptown Lawyer
A Study of Criminal Law in the Real World
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2018
Uptown Lawyer
By: Richard L. Collins
High-powered defense attorney Robert B. Collins recounts his pulse-pounding cases in this new book, Uptown Lawyer. Collins’ clients are as famous and flamboyant as he himself: pop music superstar Michael Johnson, Scott Garrison accused of murdering his...
Mania
The Story of the Outraged and Outrageous Lives That Launched a Cultural Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
By the time Lucien Carr stabbed David Kammerer to death on the banks of the Hudson River in August 1944, it was clear that the hard-partying teenage companion to Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Neal Cassady, and William S. Burroughs might need to reevaluate his life. A two-year stint in a reformatory...
Threads
Gender, Labor, and Power in the Global Apparel Industry
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2009
Americans have been shocked by media reports of the dismal working conditions in factories that make clothing for U.S. companies. But while well intentioned, many of these reports about child labor and sweatshop practices rely on stereotypes of how Third World factories operate, ignoring the complex...
A Crooked River
Rustlers, Rangers, and Regulars on the Lower Rio Grande, 1861–1877
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2018
During the turbulent years of the Civil War and Reconstruction, a squall of violence and lawlessness swept through the Nueces Strip and the Rio Grande Valley in southern Texas. Cattle rustlers, regular troops, and Texas Rangers, as well as Civil War deserters and other characters of questionable reputation,...
The Judge
26 Machiavellian Lessons
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
There is no book of political strategy more canonical than Niccolò Machiavelli's The Prince, but few ethicists would advise policymakers to treat it as a bible. The lofty ideals of the law, especially, seem distant from the values that the word "Machiavellian" connotes, and judges are supposed to...
We Must Not Be Afraid to Be Free
Stories of Free Expression in America
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2011
In a stinging dissent to a 1961 Supreme Court decision that allowed the Illinois state bar to deny admission to prospective lawyers if they refused to answer political questions, Justice Hugo Black closed with the memorable line, "We must not be afraid to be free." Black saw the First Amendment...
The Politics of Value
Three Movements to Change How We Think about the Economy
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2017
The Great Recession not only shook Americans’ economic faith but also prompted powerful critiques of economic institutions. This timely book explores three movements that gathered force after 2008: the rise of the benefit corporation, which requires social responsibility and eschews share price...
Robotica
Speech Rights and Artificial Intelligence
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2018
In every era of communications technology - whether print, radio, television, or Internet - some form of government censorship follows to regulate the medium and its messages. Today we are seeing the phenomenon of 'machine speech' enhanced by the development of sophisticated artificial intelligence....
by Donald L. Collins
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2013
A well-researched Civil War historical novel based on and containing letters of Pvt. Charles Leaman, USMC, guard and orderly to Admiral John Dahlgren, Commander, South Atlantic Blockading Squadron 1863-1865. Covers his Involvement with submarines, ironclads, Marine actions, Lincoln, Welles, Ulric Dahlgren, NYC Draft Riots, Savannah, Charleston and his daily contact with the admiral.
Messengers of Music
The Legacy of Julia E. Crane
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Music teachers around the world have positively influenced the lives of children. From Susan Udell who reaches out to over 3,000 students in Madison Wisconsin through her Handchimes program, to Deidre Roberts who shares the love of music to children in poverty stricken areas of Pakistan, Ecuador and...
by A.L. Collins
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2018
Belle Song and her family are aliens on a new world.The Songs came to Mars to seek a new life, but living on the red planet isn't easy. The land is rough. The people are strange. The weather is unpredictable, and water is always in short supply. However, adventure is never far away. Belle adapts to...
When Money Speaks
The McCutcheon Decision, Campaign Finance Laws, and the First Amendment
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2014
“A brilliant discussion of campaign finance in America…a must for all who care about the American political system.” —Erwin Chemerinsky
“Thorough, dispassionate, and immensely readable.” —Floyd Abrams
On April 2, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down aggregate limits...
Flying IFR
The Practical Information You Need to Fly Actual IFR Flights
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2015
This is the eBook (epub) edition of this title.
In this 5th Edition of his classic book on IFR flight, author Richard Collins shares his experience in this guide to the real world of instrument flying, detailing the IFR system, equipment, and exploring the risks and rewards of instrument flying....
The Trials of Lenny Bruce
The Fall and Rise of an American Icon
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
"The book is indispensable." —Booklist
"Detailed, objective, and valuable." —Kirkus Reviews
“I thought I knew his story pretty well, but I learned a great deal from this book. It is a major contribution…" —George Carlin
10th Anniversary Edition—Includes...