John Marshall: The Man Who Made the Supreme Court (Brookhiser Richard)(Pevná vazba)

John Marshall: The Man Who Made the Supreme Court (Brookhiser Richard)(Pevná vazba)

The life of John Marshall, Founding Father and America's premier chief justice. In 1801, a genial and brilliant Revolutionary War veteran and politician became the fourth chief justice of the United States. He would hold the post for 34 years (still a record), expounding the Constitution he loved

Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections on and Off the Court (Wooden John)(Pevná vazba)

NATIONAL BESTSELLER 'I am just a common man who is true to his beliefs.'--John Wooden Evoking days gone by when coaches were respected as much for their off-court performances as for their success on the court, Wooden presents the timeless wisdom of legendary basketball coach John Wooden. In

Equal to Everything - Judge Brenda and the Supreme Court (Hirsch Afua)(Pevná vazba)

Give Me Liberty: A History of America's Exceptional Idea (Brookhiser Richard)(Pevná vazba)

An award-winning historian recounts the history of American liberty through the stories of thirteen essential documentsNationalism is inevitable: It supplies feelings of belonging, identity, and recognition. It binds us to our neighbors and tells us who we are. But increasingly -- from the United

American Justice 2018: The Shifting Supreme Court (Ruger Todd)(Pevná vazba)

After a restrained 2017 term in which the Supreme Court muddled through most of its work with just eight justices, the court roared back to life with a momentous term in 2018. With Donald Trump's first appointment to the bench, conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch, finding his footing and swing-vote

Orlando (Woolf Virginia)(Pevná vazba)

Orlando is the extraordinary tale of a young man who finds wealth and favour in the court of Elizabeth I of England, but who never grows old. After experiencing love and adventure, a long sleep turns him into a woman, who in her turn faces discrimination and eventually love as the centuries unfold

The Great Dissenter: The Story of John Marshall Harlan, America's Judicial Hero (Canellos Peter S.)(Pevná vazba)

The definitive, sweeping biography of an American hero who stood against all the forces of Gilded Age America to fight for civil rights and economic freedom: Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan. They say that history is written by the victors. But not in the case of the most famous dissenter

Supreme Ambition - Brett Kavanaugh and the Conservative Takeover (Marcus Ruth)(Pevná vazba)

The Republicans began plotting their takeover of the Supreme Court thirty years ago. Brett Kavanaugh set his sights on the court right out of law school. Washington Post journalist and legal expert Ruth Marcus goes behind the scenes to document the inside story of how their supreme ambition

John Dixon - The Man Who Could Have Built the Forth Bridge (Pearce Ian)(Pevná vazba)

A colour review of John Dixon's contribution to railway, mining and maritime

John Adams's Republic: The One, the Few, and the Many (Ryerson Richard Alan)(Pevná vazba)

Scholars have examined John Adams's writings and beliefs for generations, but no one has brought such impressive credentials to the task as Richard Alan Ryerson in John Adams's Republic. The editor-in-chief of the Massachusetts Historical Society's Adams Papers project for nearly two decades,

Capital Gains: Business and Politics in Twentieth-Century America (John Richard R.)(Paperback)

Recent events--the Citizens United Supreme Court decision, the Occupy Wall Street movement, and efforts to increase the minimum wage, among others--have driven a tremendous surge of interest in the political power of business. Capital Gains collects some of the most innovative new work in the

Park Life: The Memoirs of a Royal Parks Gamekeeper (Bartram John)(Pevná vazba)

'Retire? You can't retire!', Sir David Attenborough told John Bartram, when the man who has been gamekeeper and senior wildlife officer for Richmond Park for the past thirty years announced his intention to step away from the role, bidding farewell to the iconic park which has been his home, the

The Boy Who Sprouted Antlers (Yeoman John)(Pevná vazba)

Aston Martin - Made in Britain (Collins Ben)(Pevná vazba)

An extraordinary story of spies, speed and hard-driving genius, by the man who was The

Special Duties Pilot: The Man Who Flew the Real 'Inglorious Bastards' Behind Enemy Lines (Billings John M.)(Pevná vazba)

If there was ever a man who was born to fly, it is John M. Billings. He took his first plane ride in 1926, began taking piloting lessons in 1938, and joined the US Army Air Force in July 1942. After training he was assigned to fly Consolidated B-24 Liberator long-range bombers. He joined the 825th

Hazards Analysis: Reducing the Impact of Disasters (Pine John C.)(Pevná vazba)

The impacts of natural and man-made disasters have increased exponentially over the past few decades. Moreover, with our global interconnectedness and the growing scale of disasters, today's catastrophic disasters can have regional, national, and even global economic consequences. Following in the

The Judge's List - John Grisham

From the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author, a new legal thriller about a man who might be the most criminal sitting judge in American history.As an investigator for the Florida Board on Judicial Conduct, Lacy Stoltz sees plenty of corruption among the men and women elected to the

I Am Sonia Sotomayor (Meltzer Brad)(Pevná vazba)

Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina Supreme Court Justice, is the subject of the sixteenth picture book in the New York Times bestselling series of biographies about heroes. (Cover may vary) This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great--the traits that kids

My Beloved World (Sotomayor Sonia)(Pevná vazba)

The first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor has become an instant American icon. Now, with a candor and intimacy never undertaken by a sitting Justice, she recounts her life from a Bronx housing project to the federal bench, a journey that offers

The Women Who Made New York (Scelfo Julie)(Pevná vazba)

An illuminating, elegant history of New York City, told through the stories of the women who made it the most exciting and influential metropolis in the world Read any history of New York City and you will read about men. You will read about men who were political leaders and men who were activists

Stay the Course: The Story of Vanguard and the Index Revolution (Bogle John C.)(Pevná vazba)

A journey through the Index Revolution from the man who started it allStay the Course is the story the Vanguard Group as told by its founder, legendary investor John C. Bogle. This engrossing book traces the history of Vanguard--the largest mutual fund organization on earth.Offering the world's

Richard Nixon: The Life (Farrell John A.)(Paperback)

From a prize-winning biographer comes the defining portrait of a man who led America in a time of turmoil and left us a darker age. We live today, John A. Farrell shows, in a world Richard Nixon made. At the end of WWII, navy lieutenant 'Nick' Nixon returned from the Pacific and set his cap at

Critical Care Emergency Medicine (Marshall John)(Pevná vazba)

The groundbreaking text on critical care emergency medicine - updated with the latest evidence and recommendationsA Doody's Core Title for 2022! Critical Care Emergency Medicine has become the standard reference for all clinicians who wish to understand the overlap between emergency medicine and

The World Needs Who You Were Made to Be (Gaines Joanna)(Pevná vazba)

In the #1 New York Times bestseller, The World Needs Who You Were Made to Be, Joanna Gaines celebrates how creativity and acceptance can come together to make for a bright and beautiful adventure. The book, illustrated by Julianna Swaney, follows a group of children as they each build their very