"Whatever you do, try to keep your case out of divorce court." These key words set the stage for A Judge's Guide to Divorce, which exposes a system in which everyone loses -- especially the kids.
Fortunately, there's hope: A Judge's Guide to Divorce shows you how to reach your own agreements outside the courtroom, in the most civil manner possible. But if court is unavoidable, this book will help you at every step. Find out about:
getting on with your life
Plus, the book comes with a CD-ROM that features an interview with Judge Duncan and audio scenarios that can help you get through divorce without court.
A Judge's Guide to Divorce delivers straight talk from someone who has witnessed the war zone of divorce court firsthand. Find out how to avoid it -- and what to do if you can't.
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Although he is a product of Islamic culture, Mohammed Arkoun nonetheless disagrees with the Islamic establishment and militant Islamist groups. A student of twentieth-century social science in the West and an admirer of liberalism, he self-consciously distances himself from Western Orientalists and Western conceptions of liberalism. This book-the first of Arkoun's works to be widely available in English-presents his answers to twenty-four deceptively simple questions about Islam. Taken together, the author's responses provide an introduction to one of the world's great religions and offers a biting, radical critique of Islamology as it has been practiced in both East and West.
Customer Reviews:
A post-modern interpretation of Islam.......2003-06-12
In the context of a new reassertion and emergence of anti-intellectual fundamentalist groups within the fringes of Islamic thought who detest archival research and historical interpretation of Islam, Mouhammed Arkoun's contribution in seeking a new interpretation of Islam is a great achievement. Western orientalists and media-establishments have projected a badly tarnished image of Islam, essentially for their own objectives of demeaning and subjugating underdeveloped societies of the Islamic world. Powerful western governments have created a dangerous "other" in the form of Islam, which would destroy such universalist western values as democracy, liberalism and individualism. In fact, Islam is not a monolithic religion; rather it is a remarkable mosaic of diverse interpretations. Islamic societies do not comprise a unified system to pose a military, economic, political or even ideological threat to the west. So the need of the hour is to understand Islam in its totality both by the West and the Muslims themselves to seek a solution thata is not based on a zero-sum outcome. Arkoun's ideas precisely fill this need. Muslims need a rethinking of their faith, based on rationality and reason not on dogma, in order to create a progressive, modern Islamic world.
Simple yet academic.......2000-02-22
I believe this book is an excellent resource for anyone either familiar or unfamiliar with the discourse of Islam and its basic tenets. What makes it special is the 'fresh' and 'scientific' approach that Arkoun seeks to encourage for the study of Islam. As the book prgresses not only does the reader learn about Islam but is also forced to rethink their existing notions. Arkoun however suggests no solutions to the ills that he finds in Islamic thought. The best he can do is suggest his methodology and express full confidence that if followed, his suggested 'scientific' approach will lead to great conclusions from Muslim thinkers. In this sense the reader is left hanging. However, most modern dilemmas often cannot be solved in one big swoop and it would be somewhat unfair for us to expect that Arkoun should in one book, not only explain Islam, identify contentious issues and provide new methodologies but on top of that present new solutions as well. I think Arkoun still deserves credit for all that he still accomplishes within this book.
We have to re-thingking the concept of the religion.......1999-06-14
The Religion as the social concept and Transendental one, is probably discussed in the future. The Discussion is prefer use many disciplines and methodes, becaouse by this one, the re-thingking of the religion, especially Islam in this case, is merely quite right. Arkoun, although He was not the first man who preparing this concept of re-discus of religion, but He Was Gave the New paradigm of methodology.
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Although most history books cite Brown v Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas as the litigation that ended school segregation, a little-known case from Clarendon County, South Carolina actually spearheaded the civil rights movement.
In 1954, Briggs v Elliott had little immediate impact on daily life in public schools for African Americans. But in its symbolic, unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court put segregationists on the defensive. The law was finally on the side of those who wanted to make the guarantee of equal treatment in the Fourteenth Amendment a reality.
Now - on the 50th anniversary of the case - join us to revisit the Briggs v Elliott decision by exploring the uncommon courage of the residents of Clarendon County who sacrificed so much. In this stunning pictorial history, we will visit with the people who brought this case to life and changed history.
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- So Who Is This Rumpole Person, Anyway?
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Uncommon Law
A. P. Herbert
Manufacturer: Dorset Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
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| Humor
| Entertainment
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Lawyers & Criminals
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ASIN: 0880297565 |
Customer Reviews:
So Who Is This Rumpole Person, Anyway?.......2004-12-15
I remember these being done as wonderful 30 minute plays by the BBC, starring Roy Dotrice as Albert Whitlock, and Alistair Sim as the Stipendary Magistrate Mr Swallow. Apart from a lovely byplay between these two, the humour that laced each case had me laughing so much my ribs were aching!
I immediately sought out the stories themselves, and although they were somewhat shorter, loved each and every volume of those as well. It's been a long, long time since then - over a quarter of a century - and so I was delighted to find these "Misleading Cases" available again in a two volume collected set.
Although some of the laws of England brought to light in these cases are likely to have changed, the wit and humour is something I look forward to renewing my acquaintence with.
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Law Makers, Law Breakers and Uncommon Trials
Robert Aitken
Manufacturer: American Bar Association
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 1590318803 |
Book Description
From the divine right of Charles I to the civil rights struggle of Rosa Parks, 25 non-fiction stories provide a panorama of people whose actions helped form our legal system and our world. Constitution makers, Civil War enemies, Irish rebels, World War II Nazis, murder and passion, art and prejudice appear in a page-turner that reads like a mystery novel. Did Dr. Samuel Mudd participate in the Lincoln assassination? Was Captain Charles McVay III responsible for the sinking of the USS Indianapolis? Did Levi Weeks kill pretty Elma Sands? Read about unknown founder James Wilson and Hitler's lawyer, Hans Frank. Discover the back stories of landmark cases and enjoy the cross examination and trial skills of lawyers in top form.
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Uncommon Law
A. P. Herbert
Manufacturer: Doubleday, Doran & Co
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OMS7RW |
Book Description
Providing readers with an insight into how music makes magic, this straightforward, accessible volume provides explanations of how music works, why it has such a special power and provides an overview of the history of Western music from the Middle Ages to the present day by focusing on great masterpieces of music from all periods. The volume outlines the art of listening and combines straightforward explanations of technical matters with graduated listening guides of a single attractive piece of music.
The author examines the elements of music, music around the world, from the Middle Ages: 400-1400, the Renaissance: 1400-1600, and the Baroque Era: 1600-1750, to the Classic Era: 1750-1800, Beethoven, the Nineteenth century and the classical and jazz scenes of the Twentieth Century. For those interested in music appreciation.
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CD-ROM COMIC BOOK works on Windows & Macintosh computer systems.
WINDOWS CD-ROM Requirements: Windows 3.1 or Windows 95, IBM or 100% compatible, 486/33 MHz or higher processor, 8 MB RAM required, 2x CD-ROM drive, MS/PC DOS 5.0 or higher, Super VGA display (640 x 480) 256 colors or more, MPC compliant sound card, Mouse.
MAC CD-ROM Requirements: Mac II or higher recommended, 8 MB RAM required, 2x CD-ROM drive, System 7.0 or higher, MAC 14" monitor with 256 colors or more (thousands recommended), Quicktime 2.1, Mouse.
LOUIE COMES TO LIFE ON CD-ROM. The family vacation to Lake Winnibigoshish is the same every year. Dad fishes for the infamous Huskie Muskie. Mom gossips poolside. And Louie hides from annoying Kelly Basset while trying to befriend the popular Lanza triplets. This year it seems like Louie is destined for success. With his spectacular Mom-drenching cannonball into the pool, Louie wins the friendship of the Lanzas. However, Louie learns that popularity has its price. When the Lanzas goad Louie into teasing Kelly, Louie is forced to choose between old friends and new.
Multimedia Action in Every Panel!
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- Intresting and Entertaining
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People Entertainment Almanac, 2000
People Magazine , and
People Magazine
Manufacturer: Times Business
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
Popular Culture
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ASIN: 188301350X |
Book Description
Looking for the scoop on all the hottest new celebrities, from Matt Damon and Puff Daddy to Sarah Michelle Gellar and Calista Flockheart? Need the details on the latest love matches, like Sharon Stone's surprise nuptials and Will Smith and Jada Pinkett's walk down the aisle? Want to contact Leonardo DiCaprio or Barbra Streisand? Or check out reviews of all of the year's best (and worst) new movies, albums, and books? You will find all this and much more in the fabulous sixth edition of the People Entertainment Almanac, with over 40% fresh and completely updated information on all the stars and all of their stories.
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Intresting and Entertaining.......2000-07-22
This is a great book.I provides imformation on every celebrity in the world,Where they were born,when,occupation,and unusual facts.It could be read for hours at a time and still be intresting by the time you are finished.It also goves contact imformation if you want to write a celebrity.
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Why, in the recent campaigns for universal health care, did organized labor maintain its support of employer-mandated insurance? Did labor's weakened condition prevent it from endorsing national health insurance? Marie Gottschalk demonstrates here that the unions' surprising stance was a consequence of the peculiarly private nature of social policy in the United States. Her book combines a much-needed account of labor's important role in determining health care policy with a bold and incisive analysis of the American welfare state.
Gottschalk stresses that, in the United States, the social welfare system is anchored in the private sector but backed by government policy. As a result, the private sector is a key political battlefield where business, labor, the state, and employees hotly contest matters such as health care. She maintains that the shadow welfare state of job-based benefits shaped the manner in which labor defined its policy interests and strategies. As evidence, Gottschalk examines the influence of the Taft-Hartley health and welfare funds, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (E.R.I.S.A.), and experience-rated health insurance, showing how they constrained labor from supporting universal health care.
Labor, Gottschalk asserts, missed an important opportunity to develop a broader progressive agenda. She challenges the movement to establish a position on health care that addresses the growing ranks of Americans without insurance, the restructuring of the U.S. economy, and the political travails of the unions themselves.
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This digital document is an article from Policy Studies Journal, published by Policy Studies Organization on December 22, 2000. The length of the article is 670 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: The Shadow Welfare State: Labor, Business, and the Politics of Health Care in the United States.(Review) (book review)
Author: William B. Perkins
Publication:
Policy Studies Journal (Refereed)
Date: December 22, 2000
Publisher: Policy Studies Organization
Volume: 28
Issue: 4
Page: 878
Article Type: Book Review
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This digital document is an article from Relations Industrielles/Industrial Relations, published by Relations Industrielles on January 1, 2001. The length of the article is 963 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: The Shadow Welfare State: Labor, Business, and the Politics of Health Care in the United States.(Review)
Author: David Jacobs
Publication:
Relations Industrielles/Industrial Relations (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 2001
Publisher: Relations Industrielles
Volume: 56
Issue: 1
Page: 205
Article Type: Book Review
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