LLRX.com - Book Reviews

LLRX Book Review by Heather A. Phillips - Just and Unjust Warriors: the moral and legal status of soldiers

Tue, 05 May 2009 17:57:19 -0700

Heather A. Phillips describes how though a series of eleven well-written and closely reasoned original essays this book question the treatments of many of the foundations of classical just war theory, such as a non-volunteer army, the use of private contractors as soldiers, the harmlessness of those not actively engaged in combat, the symmetry of combatants, proportionality and extreme emergency.

After Hours: Literary Lunch

Sun, 18 Jun 2006 16:02:15 -0700

Kathy Biehl's food writing has received awards from the Association of Food Journalists and the Houston Press Club. She writes philosophical essays (heavy on cellular memories and old-fashioned candy) for My Table, has covered food for Diversion magazine and Family PC, and spent almost nine years as the anonymous dining critic for the Houston Business Journal. She has reviewed restaurants as well for the Houston Press, Time Out New York, My Table and the TONY Guide Eating & Drinking 2000. She is also the author of the LLRX.com Research RoundUp and Web Critic columns, co-author of The Lawyer's Guide to Internet Research, and an attorney admitted to practice in Texas and New Jersey.

After Hours

After Hours - June Swoons: New Organic Lines; The Secret Life of ... Betty Crocker?; Cake Mix Goes Gourmet

Thu, 23 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0700

Kathy Biehl is the food writer for Diversion magazine and the former longtime dining critic for the Houston Business Journal. She has reviewed restaurants as well for the Houston Press, Time Out New York, My Table and the TONY Guide Eating & Drinking 2000. Her food writing has received awards from the Association of Food Journalists and the Houston Press Club. She is also the author of the LLRX.com Research RoundUp and Web Critic columns, co-author of The Lawyer's Guide to Internet Research, and an attorney admitted to practice in Texas and New Jersey.

Features - Review of Annotated Refugee Convention: Fifty Years of North American Jurisprudence

Thu, 23 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0700

Review of Annotated Refugee Convention: Fifty Years of North American Jurisprudence

By Elisa Mason

Extras - Book Review: Toward A Cyberlegal Culture

Thu, 01 Nov 2001 01:00:00 -0700

Sabrina I. Pacifici is the Editor, Publisher, Web Manager of LLRX.com.

Extras - Book Review: Guide to China Copyright Law Studies by Robert Haibin Hu

Mon, 15 Oct 2001 00:00:00 -0700

Joan Liu is the Head of Acquisitions & Serials and Research Liaison on Chinese Law, New York University Law School Library, New York.

Extras - A Welcome Guide Through the Legal Technology Landscape

Mon, 02 Jul 2001 00:00:00 -0700

Dennis Kennedy practices in the Intellectual Property and Information Technology Department at Thompson Coburn LLP in St. Louis, Missouri. He speaks and writes frequently the use of technology and the Internet in the practice of law. He was named the 2001 "TechnoLawyer of the Year" by the TechnoLawyer Community for his role in the use of technology in the practice of law. His articles are collected in the form of an "online book" at this site.

Guide on the Side - Richard Saul Wurman: Information Architect Pioneer

Fri, 01 Jun 2001 00:00:00 -0700

Marie Wallace has enjoyed a fulfilling career as a librarian, beginning in 1951 in academia with the University of California and transitioning in 1971 into the private law library world until her 1995 retirement from O'Melveny & Myers. She is the 1997 recipient of the American Association of Law Libraries' highest honor, the Marian Gould Gallagher Distinguished Service Award. Throughout her professional life, Marie has been a guiding force in the Southern California Association of Law Libraries, Practising Law Institute's programs for law librarians and Teaching Legal Research in Private Law Libraries (TRIPLL).

Extras - Book Review: Law of the Super Searchers: The Online Secrets of Top Legal Researchers by T.R. Halvorson

Wed, 01 Dec 1999 01:00:00 -0700

Book Review:

Law of the Super Searchers: The Online Secrets of Top Legal Researchers by T.R. Halvorson

By Michelle Ayers

Michelle Ayers is the Head of Research Services at Jenkins Law Library in Philadelphia, PA.

Extras - Book Review: The Complete Internet Handbook for Lawyers by Jerry Lawson

Mon, 19 Apr 1999 00:00:00 -0700

Book Review:

The Complete Internet Handbook for Lawyers by Jerry Lawson

By Dennis M. Kennedy

Dennis Kennedy is Director of Legal Technology at NetTech, Inc., a St. Louis-based technology consulting company that specializes in law firms and legal technology. Dennis writes the legal technology column for Lawyers Weekly USA and writes and speaks frequently on legal technology and Internet topics. He also edits and publishes "Legal Technology Strategies," a free monthly legal technology e-mail newsletter.

Extras - Book Review: Search Engines for the World Wide Web

Wed, 01 Apr 1998 01:00:00 -0700

Book Review: Search Engines for the World Wide Web
by Alfred & Emily Glossbrenner

By Michael Crestohl

(Posted April 1, 1998; Archived May 1, 1998)

Through the Labyrinth: Real Answers on How Women Become Leaders

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:25:47 -0700

With considerable detail and insight, Diana Philip reviews a recent book that explores the concept of whether the “glass ceiling” still accurately describes the challenges women face to realize leadership aspirations. The book's authors examine leadership theories developed by multiple disciplines to explain what is holding women back from becoming leaders. They provide data from various studies on employment trends as well as insight gathered from interviews with women leaders to assess how true or false these theories apply to contemporary female workers.

After Hours: Recommended Reading

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:58:14 -0700

Kathy Biehl discusses a free advocacy group sponsored healthletter that examines and often challenges acknowleged nutritional and health claims. She also highlights a new book of photographs of and interviews with women that demonstrates their respective diverse and unique slants on power outfits.

Rule the Web

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:21:55 -0700

Web marketing expert Julia Wotipka reviews a new book on creative, productive and engaging ways to leverage all aspects of web publishing, authored by the co-founder of one of the five most visited blogs on the Web, Boing Boing.