"The Lawyers...is a reporter's effort to take a straight look at the legal profession, from the grubby precincts of the criminal courts &amp; the bluff~&amp;~bluster of negotiations in automobile accident cases to subtle arguments over national economic policy at the federal regulatory agencies &amp; profound debates about the meaning of the Constitution in the grandiose surroundings of the Supreme Court."

The Lawyers

MAYER, Martin

Rules & Procedures

Harper&Row

book is in very good condition.  jacket has some chipping at edges, ships next day

About television

Trigger points

Our courts, the third branch of the government, are central in the administration of our democracy. But their operations are shrouded in a mythology with its ritual incantations of "rule of law," "equal justice" and "presumption of innocence"--one that this book pierces. We have 30,000 judges. Many are hard-working and distinguished jurists; most are simply lawyers who knew a politician. It does not help that the job pays poorly. We have no judicial profession: we do not train judges before or after they mount the bench.There is no national court system. Fifty sovereign states, a federal government, counties and municipalities and state and federal agencies all have their own courts, their own rules and not infrequently their own laws and are deluged with cases filed by a million lawyers. Today, less than 3% of criminal charges and 4% of civil disputes are resolved by court trials.The noted author argues that a specialized world demands specialized courts and judges expert in the subjects they must consider. Following the leadership of Chief Judge Judith Kaye of New York's highest court, the Conference of Chief Justices from all fifty states has endorsed her use of "problem-solving courts" to take the judiciary into the twenty-first century. The Judges is Martin Mayer's most important book from many successful titles dating from the 1950s. It opens up a debate that will occupy scholars, justices, many of the one million lawyers in our country, and law school professors and students for years to come.

The Judges: A Penetrating Exploration of American Courts and of the New Decisions--Hard Decisions--They Must Make for a New Millennium

Legal Theory & Systems

Truman Talley Books

Surveys the current state of the American advertising industry, describes its role in international trade, and explains how it must adapt to the changing business environment

Whatever Happened to Madison Avenue: Advertising in the '90s

Business & Money

Marketing & Sales

Little,Brown & Co

The Bankers

Ballantine Books

Very good condition. no writings or underlining, Pages are yellowish

New edition of Mayer's 1987 book on journalism's role in making news, what is made of it (often entertainment), and the too ready acceptance of the establishment's interpretation of events. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Making News

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

DOUBLEDAY

Markets tells financiers, and households become the elements of economics--prices, production, growth, stagnation. Major tour.

Markets: Who Plays, Who Risks, Who Gains, Who Loses

Economics

W.W. Norton & Co., Inc.

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The Lawyers

About television

Trigger points

The Judges: A Penetrating Exploration of American Courts and of the New Decisions--Hard Decisions--They Must Make for a New Millennium

Whatever Happened to Madison Avenue: Advertising in the '90s

The Bankers

The Bankers

The Bankers

Making News

Markets: Who Plays, Who Risks, Who Gains, Who Loses