Summer Reading List

Members of the Law School faculty have provided recommendations to update a summer reading list for students interested in the legal profession. The list, which is arranged in alphabetical order by author, also provides information regarding the availability of the title at the McKusick Law Library and the I.D. Weeks Library. Some of the titles that are not currently available at the McKusick Law Library have been ordered.

Several of the titles on the list have been collected by the staff and are available on display on the main floor of the Law Library. If there is a title on display that you would like to read, please don't hesitate to pick it up. The library staff will be glad to remove the book from the display and check it out to you.

1.Abraham, Henry. The Judicial Process (K 2100.A725 1968) (Also at I.D.Weeks Library)

2.Bugliosi, Vincent, & Bruce B. Henderson. And the Sea Will Tell (PS3552. U393A82 1991) (Also at I.D. Weeks Library)

3.Cardozo, Benjamin. The Nature of the Judicial Process - "Provides an accessible look at the role of the courts." (KF 380.C3x N3) (Also at I.D. Weeks Library)

4.Cecil, Henry. The English Judge (On order)

5.Connelly, Michael. The Lincoln Lawyer (On order) (Also at I.D. Weeks Library)

6.Haar, Jonathan. A Civil Action (KF 228.A7 H37 1995)

7.Hegland, Kenney. Introduction to the Study & Practice of Law in a Nutshell. -"It is a wonderful intro to law school and Kenney's humor is throughout...he makes what can be a dry read into an enjoyable and entertaining one." (KF 273.H4 2008)

8.Herbert, Sir Alan. Misleading Cases (On order)

9.Herbert, Sir Alan. More Misleading Cases (On order)

10.Higgins, George V. Defending Billy Ryan (On order)

11.Higgins, George V. Kennedy for the Defense (On order)

12.Higgins, George V. Penance for Jerry Kennedy (On order)

13.Higgins, George V. Sandra Nichols Found Dead (On order)

14.Hofstadter, Richard. The American Political Tradition and the Men Who Made It (On order) (Also at I.D. Weeks Library)

15.Kelly, John. A Short History of Western Legal Theory. (K 215.E53K45 1992) (Also at I.D. Weeks Library)

16.Kluger, Richard. Simple Justice. - “The history of Brown v. Board of Education and Black America’s struggle for equality.” (KF 4155.K55 1976) (Also at I.D. Weeks Library)

17.Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird (On order) (Also at I.D. Weeks Library)

18. Levi, Edward. The Nature of the Judicial Process (On order)

19. Lewellyn, Karl. The Bramble Bush. - "Discusses both the law and the law school experience. Although it is over 60 years old, it is still relevant to today's student experience. It has the advantage of being relatively short." (KF 272.L538 1960)

20. Lewis, Anthony. Gideon's Trumpet (KF 9646.G53x L49) (Also at I.D.Weeks Library)

21.Melville, Herman. Billy Budd - "Provides an examination of the meaning of justice." (On order) (Also at I.D.Weeks Library)

22.Ralston, John. Voltaire's Bastards: The Dictatorship of Reason in the West (On order)

23.Rembar, Charles. The Law of the Land (KF 352.R45) (Also at I.D.Weeks Library)

24. Rice, Charles. 50 Questions on the Natural Law: What It Is & Why We Need It. (On order)

25.Shapo. Law School Without Fear: Strategies for Success (On order)

26.Solomon, Robert. A Passion for Justice: Emotions and the Origins of the Social Contract (HM216. S585 1995)

27.Sowell, Thomas. A Conflict of Visions; Ideological Origins of Political Struggles (HM216. S68 1987)

28. Tarnas, Richard. The Passion of the Western Mind: Understanding the Ideas That Have Shaped Our World View

29. Tinder, Glenn. Political Thinking: The Perennial Questions (On order) (Also at I.D.Weeks Library)

30. Train, Arthur. By Advice of Counsel: Being Adventures of the Celebrated Firm of Tutt & Tutt. Full text available via Google Books

31. Traver, Robert. Anatomy of a Murder (On order)

32. Traver, Robert. Hornstien's Boy (nom de plume of John Voelker, Justice of Michigan Supreme Court). (On order)

33. Traver, Robert. Laughing Whitefish - "About legal research, Indian law, and estates." (On order)

34. Turow, Scott. One L - "Previews the law school experience." (On order)

35. White, E.B. The Elements of Style (PE1408 .S772 2007) (Also at I.D.Weeks Library)

36. Wilson, James Q. The Moral Sense (BJ1012. W5375 1993)

37. Wood, Gordon. The Radicalism of the American Revolution - "Superbly written and gives the reader a fine sense of constitutional values at the time the country was formed." (On order) (Also at I.D.Weeks Library)

 (This entry was originally written and posted by Darla Jackson)