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Legal History & Biography

Benjamin Franklin: An American Life

Walter Isaacson

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Alexander Hamilton

Ron Chernow

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Lincoln the Lawyer

Brian R. Dirck

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The Constitution of the United States of America: The Declaration of Independence, The Bill of Rights

Founding Fathers

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Legal Reference

Black's Law Dictionary, 12th Edition

Bryan A. Garner

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Bar Exam Prep

Strategies & Tactics for the Finz Multistate Method (Bar Review)

Steven Finz, Alex Ruskell

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Examples & Explanations for The Law of Torts

Joseph W. Glannon

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Examples & Explanations for Criminal Law

Shima Baradaran Baughman

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Examples & Explanations for Family Law

Robert E. Oliphant, Nancy Ver Steegh, Stephanie L. Tang

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Examples & Explanations for Legislation, Statutory Interpretation, and Election Law

Richard L. Hasen

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Examples & Explanations for Legal Writing

Terrill Pollman, Judith M. Stinson

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Examples & Explanations for International Law

Valerie Epps, Lorie Graham, Daniel Rietiker, Amy B. Van Zyl-Chavarro

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Examples & Explanations for Dispute Resolution

Michael L. Moffitt

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Examples & Explanations for Evidence

Arthur Best

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Examples & Explanations for Copyright Law

McJohn M. Stephen

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LSAT & GRE Prep

The PowerScore LSAT Bible Practice Pack 2026-2027

David M. Killoran, Jon M. Denning

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The PowerScore LSAT Workbook Pack 2026-2027

David M. Killoran, Jon M. Denning

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PowerScore GRE Verbal Reasoning Bible

Victoria Wood, Terry Bray (Editor)

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The PowerScore GRE Quantitative Reasoning Bible

Victoria Wood

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Kindle Unlimited Membership: 24-month plan

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