🏢 Legal Entities

Explorations of the corporate structures, trusts, and organizational forms that the law treats as persons — and the profound consequences of that fiction.

The Inside Counsel Revolution

by Benjamin W. Heineman Jr. • 2016

The general counsel's impossible job: help the business win, then tell it when it can't.

3.77

🏢 In-House Legal Practice ⚖️ Corporate Ethics 🛡️ Compliance Programs ⚠️ Risk Management 🏛️ Corporate Governance

The Inside Counsel Revolution 90%

The general counsel's impossible job: help the business win, then tell it when it can't.

by Benjamin W. Heineman Jr. 2016

3.77

43 ratings

🏢 In-House Legal Practice ⚖️ Corporate Ethics 🛡️ Compliance Programs ⚠️ Risk Management 🏛️ Corporate Governance

Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business

by Fred S. Steingold Attorney • 2021

The legal traps that sink small businesses, and the plain-English map for protecting your assets.

4.17

⚖️ Small Business Law 🏢 Business Formation 🛡️ Liability Protection 👥 Employment Law 🧾 Small Business Taxes

Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business Summary

Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business 89%

The legal traps that sink small businesses, and the plain-English map for protecting your assets.

by Fred S. Steingold Attorney 2021

4.17

23 ratings

⚖️ Small Business Law 🏢 Business Formation 🛡️ Liability Protection 👥 Employment Law 🧾 Small Business Taxes

Own Your Own Corporation Why (Oeb) the Rich Own Their Own Companies and Everyone.......

by Garrett Sutton • 2001

Rich people own corporations, not jobs. The entity guide to asset protection and lower taxes.

4.18

7k+

🏢 Business Entity Selection 📊 Tax Strategy 🛡️ Asset Protection 📋 Startup Legal Guides 🏛️ Corporate Governance

Own Your Own Corporation Why (Oeb) the Rich Own Their Own Companies and Everyone....... Summary

Own Your Own Corporation Why (Oeb) the Rich Own Their Own Companies and Everyone....... 89%

Rich people own corporations, not jobs. The entity guide to asset protection and lower taxes.

by Garrett Sutton 2001

4.18

7k+ ratings

🏢 Business Entity Selection 📊 Tax Strategy 🛡️ Asset Protection 📋 Startup Legal Guides 🏛️ Corporate Governance

LLC

by John Knight • 2016

The liability shield every LLC promises disappears with one wrong step. Here's what preserves it.

4.00

📋 Business Formation 🛡️ Limited Liability 💰 Small Business Taxes ⚖️ Startup Legal Basics 🧾 Business Accounting

LLC 89%

The liability shield every LLC promises disappears with one wrong step. Here's what preserves it.

by John Knight 2016

4.00

4 ratings

📋 Business Formation 🛡️ Limited Liability 💰 Small Business Taxes ⚖️ Startup Legal Basics 🧾 Business Accounting

Tomorrow's Lawyers

by Richard Susskind • 2013

More legal help for less money: the demand that is finally breaking law firms apart.

3.90

1k+

⚖️ Legal Industry 💻 Legal Technology 🔄 Disruptive Innovation 🤖 Automation Of Work 🚪 Access To Justice

Tomorrow's Lawyers 89%

More legal help for less money: the demand that is finally breaking law firms apart.

by Richard Susskind 2013

3.90

1k+ ratings

⚖️ Legal Industry 💻 Legal Technology 🔄 Disruptive Innovation 🤖 Automation Of Work 🚪 Access To Justice

The People's Business

by Lee Drutman • 2004

Corporations are not people, yet they won human rights and bought the democracy that created them.

4.33

🏛️ Corporate Accountability ⚖️ Corporate Personhood 💰 Money In Politics 🕴️ Shareholder Primacy 🐙 Regulatory Capture

The People's Business 89%

Corporations are not people, yet they won human rights and bought the democracy that created them.

by Lee Drutman 2004

4.33

12 ratings

🏛️ Corporate Accountability ⚖️ Corporate Personhood 💰 Money In Politics 🕴️ Shareholder Primacy 🐙 Regulatory Capture

LLC Beginner's Guide, Updated Edition

by Steven Carlson • 2022

Protect your house with an LLC, and the tax election that saves thousands.

3.82

139

📝 Llc Formation 🏗️ Business Formation ⚖️ Legal Structures 🧾 Tax Strategy 🛡️ Asset Protection

LLC Beginner's Guide, Updated Edition Summary

LLC Beginner's Guide, Updated Edition 89%

Protect your house with an LLC, and the tax election that saves thousands.

by Steven Carlson 2022

3.82

139 ratings

📝 Llc Formation 🏗️ Business Formation ⚖️ Legal Structures 🧾 Tax Strategy 🛡️ Asset Protection

Project Management in Electronic Discovery

by Michael I. Quartararo • 2016

E-discovery becomes a defensible process, not a fragmented liability, through project management.

3.67

🖥️ E-Discovery 📋 Legal Project Management 🗂️ Information Governance 🛡️ Litigation Readiness 🔍 Document Review

Project Management in Electronic Discovery Summary

Project Management in Electronic Discovery 89%

E-discovery becomes a defensible process, not a fragmented liability, through project management.

by Michael I. Quartararo 2016

3.67

12 ratings

🖥️ E-Discovery 📋 Legal Project Management 🗂️ Information Governance 🛡️ Litigation Readiness 🔍 Document Review

Corporate Governance

by Bob Tricker • 2009

Governance is not management: the global guide to oversight, risk, and real boardroom power.

4.06

🔍 Board Oversight ⚖️ Fiduciary Duties 🌐 Comparative Governance ⚠️ Risk Oversight 🏛️ Corporate Ethics

Corporate Governance 88%

Governance is not management: the global guide to oversight, risk, and real boardroom power.

by Bob Tricker 2009

4.06

77 ratings

🔍 Board Oversight ⚖️ Fiduciary Duties 🌐 Comparative Governance ⚠️ Risk Oversight 🏛️ Corporate Ethics

Start Your Own Corporation

by Garrett Sutton • 2012

The legal tools the wealthy use to shield assets and cut taxes, step by step.

4.15

847

🛡️ Asset Protection 🧱 Entity Formation 📊 Tax Reduction 🧾 Business Deductions ⚖️ Small Business Law

Start Your Own Corporation 88%

The legal tools the wealthy use to shield assets and cut taxes, step by step.

by Garrett Sutton 2012

4.15

847 ratings

🛡️ Asset Protection 🧱 Entity Formation 📊 Tax Reduction 🧾 Business Deductions ⚖️ Small Business Law

The Tax and Legal Playbook

by Mark J. Kohler • 2015

Your side hustle is the best tax shelter: the deductions and protections most owners overlook.

4.31

389

🧾 Small Business Tax 🛡️ Asset Protection 💼 Side Hustles 🏢 Business Entities 🏖️ Retirement Planning

The Tax and Legal Playbook 88%

Your side hustle is the best tax shelter: the deductions and protections most owners overlook.

by Mark J. Kohler 2015

4.31

389 ratings

🧾 Small Business Tax 🛡️ Asset Protection 💼 Side Hustles 🏢 Business Entities 🏖️ Retirement Planning

New Law Practice

by D Carr • 2017

Launch a solo law practice on a budget: attract clients and build a sustainable firm.

3.00

⚖️ Solo Law Practice 📢 Legal Marketing 💰 Bootstrapping 🤝 Client Acquisition 🗂️ Practice Management

New Law Practice 88%

Launch a solo law practice on a budget: attract clients and build a sustainable firm.

by D Carr 2017

3.00

2 ratings

⚖️ Solo Law Practice 📢 Legal Marketing 💰 Bootstrapping 🤝 Client Acquisition 🗂️ Practice Management

Life Without Lawyers

by Philip K. Howard • 2009

America didn't add too many laws. Law itself became the mindset, and common sense lost.

3.65

176

⚖️ Legal Reform 📋 Tort Reform 🏛️ Bureaucratic Dysfunction 🛡️ Liability Culture 🗽 Classical Liberalism

Life Without Lawyers 88%

America didn't add too many laws. Law itself became the mindset, and common sense lost.

by Philip K. Howard 2009

3.65

176 ratings

⚖️ Legal Reform 📋 Tort Reform 🏛️ Bureaucratic Dysfunction 🛡️ Liability Culture 🗽 Classical Liberalism

Rebooting Justice

by Benjamin H. Barton • 2017

Justice is too expensive for most Americans. The surprising cure: fewer lawyers and smarter systems.

3.90

🏛️ Access To Justice ⚖️ Legal System Reform 🔗 Criminal Justice Reform 💻 Technology And Law 📜 Occupational Licensing

Rebooting Justice 88%

Justice is too expensive for most Americans. The surprising cure: fewer lawyers and smarter systems.

by Benjamin H. Barton 2017

3.90

29 ratings

🏛️ Access To Justice ⚖️ Legal System Reform 🔗 Criminal Justice Reform 💻 Technology And Law 📜 Occupational Licensing

LLC QuickStart Guide - The Simplified Beginner's Guide to Limited Liability Companies

by ClydeBank Business • 2015

Form the right LLC, pick the best state, and write the operating agreement that prevents disaster.

4.02

113

🏢 Business Formation 💼 Llc Formation 🛡️ Liability Protection 📜 Operating Agreements 💰 Pass-Through Taxation

LLC QuickStart Guide - The Simplified Beginner's Guide to Limited Liability Companies Summary

LLC QuickStart Guide - The Simplified Beginner's Guide to Limited Liability Companies 88%

Form the right LLC, pick the best state, and write the operating agreement that prevents disaster.

by ClydeBank Business 2015

4.02

113 ratings

🏢 Business Formation 💼 Llc Formation 🛡️ Liability Protection 📜 Operating Agreements 💰 Pass-Through Taxation

The Rights Revolution

by Charles R. Epp • 1998

Judges didn't expand civil liberties. Organized plaintiffs, their lawyers, and their funders did.

3.79

⚖️ Judicial Politics 📜 Constitutional Rights 🏛️ Legal Mobilization 🔍 Comparative Politics 📚 Law And Society

The Rights Revolution 88%

Judges didn't expand civil liberties. Organized plaintiffs, their lawyers, and their funders did.

by Charles R. Epp 1998

3.79

42 ratings

⚖️ Judicial Politics 📜 Constitutional Rights 🏛️ Legal Mobilization 🔍 Comparative Politics 📚 Law And Society

The Rule of Law

by Tom Bingham • 2010

Eight standards for the rule of law. Cross them, and a lawful state becomes tyranny.

4.09

3k+

🏛️ Rule Of Law 🧠 Legal Philosophy 📜 Constitutional Law ✊ Human Rights Law 🚪 Access To Justice

The Rule of Law 88%

Eight standards for the rule of law. Cross them, and a lawful state becomes tyranny.

by Tom Bingham 2010

4.09

3k+ ratings

🏛️ Rule Of Law 🧠 Legal Philosophy 📜 Constitutional Law ✊ Human Rights Law 🚪 Access To Justice

Legal Research And Writing for Paralegals

by Deborah E. Bouchoux • 1994

Legal research that won't get your attorney sued: find it, check it, write it up.

3.80

110

📚 Legal Research ✍️ Legal Writing 📑 Legal Citation 🏛️ American Legal System 🔍 Legal Analysis

Legal Research And Writing for Paralegals Summary

Legal Research And Writing for Paralegals 88%

Legal research that won't get your attorney sued: find it, check it, write it up.

by Deborah E. Bouchoux 1994

3.80

110 ratings

📚 Legal Research ✍️ Legal Writing 📑 Legal Citation 🏛️ American Legal System 🔍 Legal Analysis

Fake Law

by The Secret Barrister • 2020

The legal myths Britain believes aren't random. They were built to weaken your access to justice.

4.18

5k+

🇬🇧 Uk Legal System ⚖️ Access To Justice 🛡️ Human Rights Law 🔍 Criminal Justice 📰 Media And Law

Fake Law 88%

The legal myths Britain believes aren't random. They were built to weaken your access to justice.

by The Secret Barrister 2020

4.18

5k+ ratings

🇬🇧 Uk Legal System ⚖️ Access To Justice 🛡️ Human Rights Law 🔍 Criminal Justice 📰 Media And Law

On Confidence

by The School of Life • 2017

Sixteen words, two centuries: how the Commerce Clause built the American state and still divides it.

3.91

4k+

⚖️ Constitutional Law 🏛️ Supreme Court Cases 📜 American Legal History 🌐 Federalism 📦 Commerce Clause

On Confidence 88%

Sixteen words, two centuries: how the Commerce Clause built the American state and still divides it.

by The School of Life 2017

3.91

4k+ ratings

⚖️ Constitutional Law 🏛️ Supreme Court Cases 📜 American Legal History 🌐 Federalism 📦 Commerce Clause

The Generalist Counsel

by Prashant Dubey • 2013

From legal advisor to CEO contender: what top general counsel say the role now demands.

3.62

🏢 In-House Counsel ⚖️ Legal Leadership 🔄 Career Transitions 📊 Business Fluency 🏛️ Corporate Governance

The Generalist Counsel 88%

From legal advisor to CEO contender: what top general counsel say the role now demands.

by Prashant Dubey 2013

3.62

34 ratings

🏢 In-House Counsel ⚖️ Legal Leadership 🔄 Career Transitions 📊 Business Fluency 🏛️ Corporate Governance

The Caesars Palace Coup

by Max Frumes • 2021

One casino, $24 billion in debt, and the holdout creditors who forced Apollo to pay.

4.05

4k+

🏢 Private Equity 💰 Leveraged Buyouts 📋 Corporate Governance 🕵️ Financial Investigations 🏚️ Corporate Collapses

The Caesars Palace Coup 87%

One casino, $24 billion in debt, and the holdout creditors who forced Apollo to pay.

by Max Frumes 2021

4.05

4k+ ratings

🏢 Private Equity 💰 Leveraged Buyouts 📋 Corporate Governance 🕵️ Financial Investigations 🏚️ Corporate Collapses

Loopholes of Real Estate

by Garrett Sutton • 2013

Why real estate investors pay less tax than W-2 earners and entity structures that make it legal.

4.27

668

🏠 Real Estate Investing 📊 Tax Planning 🛡️ Asset Protection 🔍 Due Diligence ⏳ Tax Deferral

Loopholes of Real Estate 87%

Why real estate investors pay less tax than W-2 earners and entity structures that make it legal.

by Garrett Sutton 2013

4.27

668 ratings

🏠 Real Estate Investing 📊 Tax Planning 🛡️ Asset Protection 🔍 Due Diligence ⏳ Tax Deferral

Building a Better Law Practice

by Jeremy W. Richter • 2019

The lawyer's micro-habit playbook: tiny daily fixes for writing, client trust, and trial craft.

3.73

🏛️ Law Practice Management ✍️ Legal Writing ⚖️ Trial Advocacy 🤝 Client Relationships 📈 Business Development

Building a Better Law Practice 87%

The lawyer's micro-habit playbook: tiny daily fixes for writing, client trust, and trial craft.

by Jeremy W. Richter 2019

3.73

11 ratings

🏛️ Law Practice Management ✍️ Legal Writing ⚖️ Trial Advocacy 🤝 Client Relationships 📈 Business Development

How Judges Think

by Richard A. Posner • 2008

Judges aren't umpires. They're workers with incentives and ideology who make law, not just find it.

3.83

382

⚖️ Judicial Behavior 📚 Legal Realism 🇺🇸 American Judiciary 🔧 Legal Pragmatism 🧠 Cognitive Biases

How Judges Think 87%

Judges aren't umpires. They're workers with incentives and ideology who make law, not just find it.

by Richard A. Posner 2008

3.83

382 ratings

⚖️ Judicial Behavior 📚 Legal Realism 🇺🇸 American Judiciary 🔧 Legal Pragmatism 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Legal Writing in Plain English

by Bryan A. Garner • 2001

The plain-English playbook for lawyers: how to structure, cut, and clarify every sentence you write.

4.25

783

⚖️ Legal Writing 📝 Legal Drafting 📄 Plain Language ✂️ Concision 👁️ Readability

Legal Writing in Plain English 87%

The plain-English playbook for lawyers: how to structure, cut, and clarify every sentence you write.

by Bryan A. Garner 2001

4.25

783 ratings

⚖️ Legal Writing 📝 Legal Drafting 📄 Plain Language ✂️ Concision 👁️ Readability

The United States Constitution in Film

by Eric Kasper • 2018

How Hollywood has tracked and shaped America's constitutional debates, from presidents to privacy.

⚖️ Constitutional Law 🎬 Film And Law 🇺🇸 American Politics 🏛️ Popular Constitutionalism 🔍 Cultural Analysis

The United States Constitution in Film Summary

The United States Constitution in Film 87%

How Hollywood has tracked and shaped America's constitutional debates, from presidents to privacy.

by Eric Kasper 2018

⚖️ Constitutional Law 🎬 Film And Law 🇺🇸 American Politics 🏛️ Popular Constitutionalism 🔍 Cultural Analysis

The Business Ethics Handbook

by Jack Marks • 2009

Ethics isn't a poster. Audits, hotlines, supplier contracts. One handbook, every template.

🏛️ Corporate Governance ⚖️ Business Ethics 🧭 Ethical Decision Making 🌍 Corporate Social Responsibility 🏢 Organizational Culture

The Business Ethics Handbook 87%

Ethics isn't a poster. Audits, hotlines, supplier contracts. One handbook, every template.

by Jack Marks 2009

🏛️ Corporate Governance ⚖️ Business Ethics 🧭 Ethical Decision Making 🌍 Corporate Social Responsibility 🏢 Organizational Culture

Thinking Like a Lawyer

by Frederick Schauer • 2009

What if legal reasoning means following rules you know are wrong? An anatomy of the lawyer's mind.

3.89

323

⚖️ Jurisprudence 🧑‍⚖️ Judicial Reasoning 📏 Legal Formalism 👁️ Legal Realism ↔️ Precedent And Analogy

Thinking Like a Lawyer 87%

What if legal reasoning means following rules you know are wrong? An anatomy of the lawyer's mind.

by Frederick Schauer 2009

3.89

323 ratings

⚖️ Jurisprudence 🧑‍⚖️ Judicial Reasoning 📏 Legal Formalism 👁️ Legal Realism ↔️ Precedent And Analogy

The Problem of Twelve

by John Coates • 2023

A few institutions now own and control almost everything: an old democratic trap with no clean exit.

3.52

177

🏛️ Corporate Governance ⚖️ Financial Regulation 💪 Concentrated Power 🗳️ Shareholder Activism 💰 Private Equity

The Problem of Twelve 87%

A few institutions now own and control almost everything: an old democratic trap with no clean exit.

by John Coates 2023

3.52

177 ratings

🏛️ Corporate Governance ⚖️ Financial Regulation 💪 Concentrated Power 🗳️ Shareholder Activism 💰 Private Equity

Delay, Deny, Defend

by Jay M. Feinman • 2010

McKinsey taught insurers to see claims not as promises to keep but as costs to cut.

4.03

805

🛡️ Insurance Industry 📢 Consumer Advocacy ⚖️ Corporate Accountability 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 💔 Institutional Betrayal

Delay, Deny, Defend 87%

McKinsey taught insurers to see claims not as promises to keep but as costs to cut.

by Jay M. Feinman 2010

4.03

805 ratings

🛡️ Insurance Industry 📢 Consumer Advocacy ⚖️ Corporate Accountability 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 💔 Institutional Betrayal

Adversarial Legalism

by Robert A. Kagan • 2003

The United States chose lawsuits over bureaucracy. Here is what that decision costs.

3.72

⚖️ Comparative Law 🏛️ Law And Society 🇺🇸 American Legal System 👨‍⚖️ Judicial Politics 📜 Litigation Culture

Adversarial Legalism 87%

The United States chose lawsuits over bureaucracy. Here is what that decision costs.

by Robert A. Kagan 2003

3.72

72 ratings

⚖️ Comparative Law 🏛️ Law And Society 🇺🇸 American Legal System 👨‍⚖️ Judicial Politics 📜 Litigation Culture

Paralegal Career For Dummies

by Scott A. Hatch • 2006

Research case law, draft pleadings, organize trials: the paralegal skills every law firm relies on.

3.98

166

📋 Paralegal Careers 🏛️ Legal Profession 🇺🇸 American Legal System 🔍 Legal Research ✍️ Legal Writing

Paralegal Career For Dummies 87%

Research case law, draft pleadings, organize trials: the paralegal skills every law firm relies on.

by Scott A. Hatch 2006

3.98

166 ratings

📋 Paralegal Careers 🏛️ Legal Profession 🇺🇸 American Legal System 🔍 Legal Research ✍️ Legal Writing

Rights Talk

by Mary Ann Glendon • 1991

American law won't require you to rescue a drowning stranger. That gap explains our broken politics.

4.06

124

📜 Constitutional Law 🗣️ Political Rhetoric 🔍 Individualism Critique 🏘️ Communitarianism ⚖️ Comparative Law

Rights Talk 87%

American law won't require you to rescue a drowning stranger. That gap explains our broken politics.

by Mary Ann Glendon 1991

4.06

124 ratings

📜 Constitutional Law 🗣️ Political Rhetoric 🔍 Individualism Critique 🏘️ Communitarianism ⚖️ Comparative Law

The Right to Privacy

by Ellen Alderman • 1995

Privacy: the fundamental right the Constitution never names, and the court cases that invented it.

3.96

339

📜 Privacy Law 🏛️ Constitutional Law 🗽 Civil Liberties 📹 Digital Surveillance 🏢 Corporate Surveillance

The Right to Privacy 87%

Privacy: the fundamental right the Constitution never names, and the court cases that invented it.

by Ellen Alderman 1995

3.96

339 ratings

📜 Privacy Law 🏛️ Constitutional Law 🗽 Civil Liberties 📹 Digital Surveillance 🏢 Corporate Surveillance

Justice on the Brink

by Linda Greenhouse • 2021

Ginsburg's death and Barrett's confirmation: the year the Supreme Court broke right.

4.01

725

🏛️ Supreme Court ⚖️ Constitutional Law ⚡ Judicial Politics ⛪ Religious Liberty Law 🗳️ Voting Rights Law

Justice on the Brink 87%

Ginsburg's death and Barrett's confirmation: the year the Supreme Court broke right.

by Linda Greenhouse 2021

4.01

725 ratings

🏛️ Supreme Court ⚖️ Constitutional Law ⚡ Judicial Politics ⛪ Religious Liberty Law 🗳️ Voting Rights Law

The Transformation of Corporate Control

by Neil Fligstein • 1990

Antitrust, not markets, built the modern firm: four legal pivots that remade American business.

4.09

🏢 Corporate History 📊 Economic Sociology ⚖️ Antitrust Law 🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions 🏛️ Corporate Governance

The Transformation of Corporate Control Summary

The Transformation of Corporate Control 87%

Antitrust, not markets, built the modern firm: four legal pivots that remade American business.

by Neil Fligstein 1990

4.09

11 ratings

🏢 Corporate History 📊 Economic Sociology ⚖️ Antitrust Law 🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions 🏛️ Corporate Governance

The Discipline of Law

by Baron Alfred Denning • 1979

The law is not a machine of rules, but a craft of words wielded toward justice.

4.17

126

🏛️ English Common Law ⚖️ Judicial Reasoning 📚 Legal Philosophy ✒️ Judicial Activism 🔧 Rule Of Law

The Discipline of Law 87%

The law is not a machine of rules, but a craft of words wielded toward justice.

by Baron Alfred Denning 1979

4.17

126 ratings

🏛️ English Common Law ⚖️ Judicial Reasoning 📚 Legal Philosophy ✒️ Judicial Activism 🔧 Rule Of Law

Perfectly Legal

by David Cay Johnston • 2003

America's tax code was quietly rebuilt so the middle class subsidizes billionaires. The paper trail.

4.12

796

🏛️ Political Economy 🔎 Investigative Journalism 💰 Wealth Inequality 🏢 Corporate Malfeasance 🕳️ Tax Loopholes

Perfectly Legal 87%

America's tax code was quietly rebuilt so the middle class subsidizes billionaires. The paper trail.

by David Cay Johnston 2003

4.12

796 ratings

🏛️ Political Economy 🔎 Investigative Journalism 💰 Wealth Inequality 🏢 Corporate Malfeasance 🕳️ Tax Loopholes

Treasure Islands

by Nicholas Shaxson • 2011

For every dollar in foreign aid, ten flee into tax havens. London's hidden City runs the system.

4.18

2k+

🏝️ Offshore Finance ⚖️ Global Inequality 🏢 Corporate Crime 🏦 Financial Regulation 📜 Economic History

Treasure Islands 87%

For every dollar in foreign aid, ten flee into tax havens. London's hidden City runs the system.

by Nicholas Shaxson 2011

4.18

2k+ ratings

🏝️ Offshore Finance ⚖️ Global Inequality 🏢 Corporate Crime 🏦 Financial Regulation 📜 Economic History

Civil Procedure

by Joseph W. Glannon • 1992

Where can you sue? A step-by-step framework cuts through the fog of personal jurisdiction and venue.

3.78

339

🧑‍⚖️ Civil Procedure 🏛️ Federal Courts ⚖️ Litigation Basics 📚 Law School Study Aids 🎓 1L Curriculum

Civil Procedure 87%

Where can you sue? A step-by-step framework cuts through the fog of personal jurisdiction and venue.

by Joseph W. Glannon 1992

3.78

339 ratings

🧑‍⚖️ Civil Procedure 🏛️ Federal Courts ⚖️ Litigation Basics 📚 Law School Study Aids 🎓 1L Curriculum

Conspiracy

by Ryan Holiday • 2018

How a billionaire secretly plotted for ten years to kill a media company, and won.

3.96

7k+

🎙️ Media Power ⚖️ Legal Warfare 📰 Media Ethics 🕵️ Secret Operations 🔒 Privacy Rights

Conspiracy 87%

How a billionaire secretly plotted for ten years to kill a media company, and won.

by Ryan Holiday 2018

3.96

7k+ ratings

🎙️ Media Power ⚖️ Legal Warfare 📰 Media Ethics 🕵️ Secret Operations 🔒 Privacy Rights

Lights Out

by Thomas Gryta • 2020

GE spent decades building the world's most admired numbers. The company behind them was a mirage.

3.92

5k+

⚖️ Corporate Governance 🏢 Organizational Culture 📉 Corporate Decline 🧮 Earnings Manipulation 💰 Financial Engineering

Lights Out 87%

GE spent decades building the world's most admired numbers. The company behind them was a mirage.

by Thomas Gryta 2020

3.92

5k+ ratings

⚖️ Corporate Governance 🏢 Organizational Culture 📉 Corporate Decline 🧮 Earnings Manipulation 💰 Financial Engineering

The Fish Rots from the Head

by Bob Garratt • 1997

Failure starts in the boardroom. How directors create organizations that learn and last.

4.33

🏛️ Corporate Governance 🔄 Organizational Learning 🎯 Strategic Oversight 🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism 📊 Corporate Accountability

The Fish Rots from the Head 87%

Failure starts in the boardroom. How directors create organizations that learn and last.

by Bob Garratt 1997

4.33

6 ratings

🏛️ Corporate Governance 🔄 Organizational Learning 🎯 Strategic Oversight 🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism 📊 Corporate Accountability

Law and the Shaping of the American Labor Movement

by William E. Forbath • 1989

American labor's early radicalism was crushed by a judge-made weapon, not conservative workers.

3.93

🏛️ Legal History ⚖️ American Labor Law 🎩 Gilded Age America 💼 Business Unionism 📝 Liberty Of Contract

Law and the Shaping of the American Labor Movement Summary

Law and the Shaping of the American Labor Movement 87%

American labor's early radicalism was crushed by a judge-made weapon, not conservative workers.

by William E. Forbath 1989

3.93

46 ratings

🏛️ Legal History ⚖️ American Labor Law 🎩 Gilded Age America 💼 Business Unionism 📝 Liberty Of Contract

Making Your Case

by Bryan A. Garner • 2007

A judge's yes begins before the gavel: the logic, clarity, and professional habits that win cases.

4.10

2k+

⚖️ Legal Persuasion 🏛️ Appellate Advocacy 🗣️ Oral Argument ✍️ Legal Writing 🗒️ Plain Language

Making Your Case 87%

A judge's yes begins before the gavel: the logic, clarity, and professional habits that win cases.

by Bryan A. Garner 2007

4.10

2k+ ratings

⚖️ Legal Persuasion 🏛️ Appellate Advocacy 🗣️ Oral Argument ✍️ Legal Writing 🗒️ Plain Language

The Network State

by Balaji S. Srinivasan • 2022

Startup companies become unicorns. What if startup communities become countries?

3.92

1k+

🚀 Startup Societies 🌐 Digital Sovereignty ⚖️ Moral Innovation 🔗 Network Society 🔐 Crypto Anarchism

The Network State 87%

Startup companies become unicorns. What if startup communities become countries?

by Balaji S. Srinivasan 2022

3.92

1k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Societies 🌐 Digital Sovereignty ⚖️ Moral Innovation 🔗 Network Society 🔐 Crypto Anarchism

The Firm

by Duff McDonald • 2013

The consulting firm that shaped American business from the inside, and what that secrecy bought.

3.75

3k+

🏢 Management Consulting 📜 Corporate History 🏛️ Organizational Culture ⚡ Corporate Influence 🕸️ Professional Networks

The Firm 87%

The consulting firm that shaped American business from the inside, and what that secrecy bought.

by Duff McDonald 2013

3.75

3k+ ratings

🏢 Management Consulting 📜 Corporate History 🏛️ Organizational Culture ⚡ Corporate Influence 🕸️ Professional Networks

Bring Back the Bureaucrats

by John DiIulio • 2014

Government grew. Bureaucracy didn't. The case for hiring federal workers to make it smaller.

3.22

🏛️ Public Administration 🔧 Government Reform 📄 Outsourcing Critique 🎯 Accountability 📜 Constitutional Governance

Bring Back the Bureaucrats 87%

Government grew. Bureaucracy didn't. The case for hiring federal workers to make it smaller.

by John DiIulio 2014

3.22

32 ratings

🏛️ Public Administration 🔧 Government Reform 📄 Outsourcing Critique 🎯 Accountability 📜 Constitutional Governance

The Secret Barrister

by The Secret Barrister • 2018

A barrister reveals how criminal courts became an assembly line, and who pays the price.

3.88

23k+

🏛️ Criminal Justice 💔 Systemic Failure 💷 Austerity Politics 🕵️ Insider Expose 🚪 Access To Justice

The Secret Barrister 87%

A barrister reveals how criminal courts became an assembly line, and who pays the price.

by The Secret Barrister 2018

3.88

23k+ ratings

🏛️ Criminal Justice 💔 Systemic Failure 💷 Austerity Politics 🕵️ Insider Expose 🚪 Access To Justice

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