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Estate Planning Basics
Published in Paperback by NOLO (2001-09)
Author: Denis Clifford
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AWESOME
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Review Date: 2008-08-27
This book is very easy to read and understand. I am an estate planner and it gave me new ideas to help my clients.

A Great Place to Start...
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2008-08-31
This book is a very good introduction to intelligent estate planning. It served the exact purpose that prompted me to buy it...reading it gave me a good working knowledge of the estate planning process, some red flags, some suggested courses of action, and some tax considerations. Having 2 parents over 80, I feel I can now discuss estate planning with them and a professional planner......and understand what he/she is saying.

The right place to start
Helpful Votes: 13 out of 13 total.
Review Date: 2007-02-06
This was not the first estate planning book I bought, but it was the best. Without dumbing the issues down, the author carves out manageable modules to make each chapter as clear and understandable as possible. The book features anecdotal paragraph case studies based on real-life examples to flesh out the major points. In contrast to more encylopedic approaches, and as part of the NOLO series, this book is for non-lawyers. It makes clear that estate planning is about how to avoid probate and how to arrange for the conveyance of your assets to your heirs. That is, estate planning not about tax sheltering per se. Obvious, perhaps, to a lawyer, but not to most people. Another strong point is the clear and cogent explanation of trusts. A trust is a written agreement that defines the relationship among the grantor, the trustee, and beneficiaries. Here as well, the book delivers big-time by rendering legal abstractions accessible to the general reader. What a great service!

A wonderful primer to estate planning that tells you what it's going to tell you and then tells you!
Helpful Votes: 19 out of 19 total.
Review Date: 2007-09-28

I loved this book. It was simply wonderful to read. The title matches up perfectly with the content. And the content is very well presented. I would have liked the book better if it had included a Glossary, but the fact that one was not included doesn't kill my high opinion of this book.

Estate planning can be a VERY complicated endeavor. However, it need not be for most people. And this book is aimed at presenting the basics regarding estate planning for the average Tom, Dick, or Mary. It covers wills, will substititutes, and trusts. It covers retirement planning (a little) and some on planning for incapacity.

Of course, what would an estate planning book be without a little discussion on Federal Estate Taxes and techniques to reduce the bite of those taxes if you have a little larger than normal net worth. Lastly, there is some talk about lawyers that practice estate planning, and how to consider hiring one if you might have a need to do so.

Nolo is noted for its self-help mentality, and this book is geared to help Nolo's target audience. If you think your net worth is significant and you will require the services of a competent estate tax planning attorney, then this book is probably not one you will want to read. However, this book does cover the basics and might be helpful to ease you into the subject. 5 stars!

Easy Read
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2008-07-10
My wife and I are starting our estate planning because we have minor children. We also have a stepfamily dynamic which made things a little more complicated. After reading this book, we have a much better understanding of how to accomplish our goals, and I'll probably check out Nolo to find out how to do it ourselves. This was by no means a comprehensive "how to" book but certainly let us know what options are out there simply by providing the basics.

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Ethical Wills, Second Edition
Published in Paperback by Da Capo Press (2006-04-03)
Author: Barry K. Baines
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Reading Ethical Wills will touch you and stay with you
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Review Date: 2008-04-29
Whether you want to write your own ethical will or help others write about their values and what they want to leave behind - this book will help you. Dr Barry Baines is caring, honest and has in-depth experience which he shares with us in this book. I found myself coming back to it for a second and third time. Even when I see it just sitting there on my book shelf, it triggers more thoughts about my own life and what I will leave behind. This book gives you something to think about and to work with. It will touch you.

Excellent resource
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Review Date: 2007-04-22
Easy to read and understand. Found this book very useful in discovering more information about ethical wills. Several written examples also provided.

A gift from you to all your future generations
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Review Date: 2007-04-21
If you are searching for a venue to create a legacy for your family that will continue for generations to come, purchase Bary Baines Ethical Wills, Second Edition to assist you in preparing this written legacy. The intriguing concept of sharing ones' values and ethics is a priceless investment not only to the writer but to everyone who will ever read the document. Baines also includes information and insight into another important document that everyone needs to write: The Living Will. This book is a valuable investment that is worth more that you will ever pay. It is well written, inspiring and when you complete it you will have a legacy to leave your heirs.

Great idea for a family tradition
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Review Date: 2007-04-20
This is a great introduction to ethical wills. They sound really mysterious but it's a great concept -- writing a letter to the future -- that's a really valuable gift for a family. And it's a really useful process for the writer. It can give you a whole different perspective on how valuable your experiences are.

On Being Remembered
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2006-12-11
Ethical Wills by Barry Baines, MD breaks new ground in the ethical will movement within the US. Written for easy comprehension, this book covers the topic in excellent fashion, while providing the inspiration so essential to completing the task of putting our values in print for those we leave behind. I highly recommend this book, not only for the informational content, but for the encouragement it brings for completing the process. The section on living wills and advance directives is also very informative and useful. For those looking for a single source of information on this subject, Ethical Wills by Barry Baines is an outstanding resource.

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Final Decree (Corie Mckenna Mystery, 1)
Published in Paperback by Top Publications (2003-05)
Author: Kay Finch
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Exciting read
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Review Date: 2003-05-31
Great mystery from beginning to end. Can't wait to read more about Corie McKenna

Great book
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2003-12-18
Smooth reading, realistic characters (at least in Texas their realistic!)and enough twists, turns and surprises to keep you going. Story ends great - because it not only raps up all your questions it also leaves you ready for more. Watch out Sue Grafton !

Great Suspense
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2003-08-05
Author has a delightful style that has you engrossed from beginning to end. Can't wait to read more about Corie McKenna !!!!

Exciting read
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2003-05-31
Great mystery from beginning to end. Can't wait to read more about Corie McKenna

Totally Intriguing
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2003-05-20
I was totally surprised at the ending. Final Decree has a very complex plot, woven very well. The characters are very real and I'm sure Corie and I will become good friends. I highly recommend this book.

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The Future Does Not Compute: Transcending the Machines in Our Midst
Published in Hardcover by O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. (1995-05)
Author: Steve Talbott
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Necessary Reading for anyone with a child or a computer
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 17 total.
Review Date: 2002-04-17
email me, I'll let you know...

Cool
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 8 total.
Review Date: 1999-05-18
It's okay, I had to read it for a class. He raises some good questions but he's long winded. A lot of us have already thought about these questions. Talbott feeds you some good food for thought though.

The book of the one who has soul
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 8 total.
Review Date: 1999-01-14
Once being an engineer, a scientist, a professor of Electrical Engineering, etc., etc, now I'm watching this world amazed by its reality and its beauty. My soul is awaken. The wonderful book by Stephen Talbott tells us who we are and to where we do belong

Excellent introduction to key technology issues.
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 1998-08-12
This book is well written, provocative and covers a lot of ground in a very short space of time. The author presents a well-reasoned argument for reversing the usual cause and effect critique of the evil computer, and his suggestion that the problem is in the way we think about technology is right on.

A must read for anyone living with technology
Helpful Votes: 5 out of 7 total.
Review Date: 2000-08-08
This book should be read by all those who live with the Internet and technology. While not exactly a Luddite (Talbott uses computers and the Internet a great deal), the author presents many reasons why we should not just accept the promises of a technological paradise without reflecting on its consequences.

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The Gallup 14
Published in Hardcover by University of New Mexico Press (2000-02-01)
Author: Gary L. Stuart
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Personal book review
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2000-06-10
A must read for anyone interested in the social and cultural evolution of the southwest in the 1930's. A fresh writing style from this first time author. Five star kudos and a big thumbs up.

History Comes Alive
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2000-09-26
Excellent read! Combines a fascinating event (riot, murder, union vs. management, communism, immigration) with a fresh and very readable style. The characters, some real and some fictitious, are brought to life very well (the best being Bobcat)and the turmoil of the times comes across quite strongly. Is justice served in the end? That will be up to the individual reader to decide, and that decision will wait until the novel is finished. If you are into the culture and history of the southwest, you won't want to miss this one.

The Gallup 14 soars above
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2000-04-05
This is a well-written, fascinating novel, with an amazing control of the complex facts surrounding the events in Gallup, New Mexico in the 1930s. I enjoyed the use of actual courtroom testimony, real names and places, but with the added excitement of a fictional young lawyer and his girlfriend to discuss the case and make it entertaining. The lawyers' opening and closing statements are so real, and powerful, that they seem part of the courtroom history, till one realizes that they are part of the fictional side of the book, penned by the author to capture the true intensity of the court case. This book was enjoyable, thought-provoking, and definitely worth recommending.

Gallup story well told
Helpful Votes: 4 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2000-04-19
Having lived in Gallup for 20 years, and working with Gary through the State Bar of Arizona where he is a frequent speaker and writer, this book held a dual interest for me. What a page turner! The courtroom scenes are especially well told. He captures the historical incident with amazing detail and clarity, and feeling that only someone close to the legal profession and Gallup, New Mexico could obtain.

A Must Read
Helpful Votes: 4 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2000-04-16
The Gallup 14 is a gripping page turner set in a small town in New Mexico during the 1930's. The charachters are compelling and colorful beginning with Bobcat.

The reader finds himself questioning how such an event could occur in a small town where everyone knows everyone. The reader then discovers that a small town is the best place to keep secrets.

The author does a wonderful job of detailing the court room saga. The reader waits anxiously for justice to prevail. Are we disappointed or rewarded? This book has made me a fan of historical fiction. The details of real life interwoven with fiction make for more than an enjoyable read.

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Gender on Trial: Sexual Stereotypes and Work/Life Balance in the Legal Workplace
Published in Paperback by ALM Publishing/ALM Inc. (2003-06-01)
Author: Holly English
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A Fascinating Look at Sociological Change in the Workplace
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Review Date: 2004-06-06
This book contains invaluable information for women entering the law profession, but it is also recommended for anyone interested in learning more about sociological changes that have (and perhaps more importantly those that haven't) occurred in the workplace.

Ms. English has collected an impressive array of candid and insightful quotes from a multitude of male and female attorneys representing every region of the country. Well researched and written in a highly engaging style, GENDER ON TRIAL provides a window into the world of law regarding the dynamics of the gender differences, attitudes, and interactions that lie therein.

I suspected that I would learn a great deal from reading this book, but I didn't expect to enjoy it so much!

This book is a must!
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2003-11-17
This book is a must read for all people who are interested in work-life balance! If you have children and are a working mother, you will keenly identify with this book. If you are considering having children, get some insight on what to expect. If you are in a leadership capacity in your workplace, read this book and think about how you can best adapt your environment to the changing world. Our subtle daily actions can impact others in a variety of ways and this book points them out.

A Trial for Gender on Trial: No Hung Jury on this Gem
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2003-10-24
It is a stunningly thorough and insightful treatment of the topic. English offers us fine read for us non-lawyers who recognize the realities of gender as a part of the modern work place. Little of this is unique to the legal profession, though some of the extremities, arising out of the "live by the billable hour" business model, are perhaps particular to the legal and perhaps the consulting industries. English strikes a balanced tone and searches for realistic answers to the persistent questions of coping with gender in the work place. It all rings very true, including the extremely balanced approach and acknowledgement of the impossibility of eliminating, rather than managing, issues relating to gender in the work place. Her research is exhaustive, balanced and compelling. It is a must read for professionals in all fields, both men and women.

There's light at the end of the tunnel!
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2003-09-30
This book is a highly entertaining road map to a not-too-distant future in which "work/life balance in the legal workplace" will be a given for both sexes, a world in which a well-balanced, well-lived life becomes the rule rather than the exception.

As a practicing attorney (male) of thirty years (and an all-too-frequent casualty of the dreaded fourteen hour days), I found this book to be informative, eye-opening, and most of all, encouraging.

Ms. English makes a compelling case for accepting and embracing change. Her book should be required reading at every law firm in America.

Not Just for Lawyers
Helpful Votes: 5 out of 6 total.
Review Date: 2003-09-23
Gender on Trial is a very readable and thoughtful analysis of how cultural stereotypes about gender influence men and women's behavior at legal workplaces across the country. The author organizes hundreds of quotes form interviews with lawyers and presents them so well that her argument leaps off the page without any turgid or redundant narrative. Her colorful metaphors bring humor and depth to the story via catchy chapter headings and sub-headings, for example, in Chapter 3, she refers to law firms as "cauldrons of lust", a funny image for the legal profession. I never realized there was so much sexual activity going on behind closed(or not so closed) office doors!

As a female non-lawyer, many of the anecdotes rang true to me as I looked back on my own awkward experiences navigating the corporate world twenty years ago. Generally, I think professional workplace behavior is gradually becoming more sensitive to gender differences, but there is a long way to go. Gender on Trial should be mandatory reading for Human Resource professionals and both men and women in all managerial positions, not just lawyers.

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Guantanamo: What the World Should Know
Published in Paperback by Chelsea Green (2004-06-30)
Authors: Michael Ratner and Ellen Ray
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Explains why the June 2008 Supreme Court decision is in line with the U.S. Constitution
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Review Date: 2007-05-31
Although published in 2004, this book is a timely read. It makes a compelling case why the recent Supreme Court decision (in June 2008) about Guantanamo prisoner's rights is indeed in line with the United State's Constitution, why the treatment of prisoners at Guantanamo has been unconstitutional, and how the denial of their human rights is another example of the Bush administration's war and constitutional crimes.

Anyone who cares about American morals, and the importance of upholding human and Constitutional rights, will appreciate this book.

Must Read
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Review Date: 2007-05-27

With the exception of those on the payroll of the United States Government, Michael Ratner (with staff he directs at the Center for Constitutional Rights and volunteer lawyers he assembled) knows more about Guantánamo than anyone.

The book is a quick read at 93 pages of text.

For those who have grown up believing that the rule of law is central to our democracy, it is a chilling read.

Published in mid-2004 it reviews a broad array of the issues which had arisen as of that time and which continue to inform the realities on the ground at Gitmo today. It provides a careful analysis of the ways in which "rule by executive fiat" deviated from the U.S. Constitution, the entirety of the Anglo-American legal tradition, the Geneva Conventions, and international law.

He discusses how a great percentage of persons were selected to be prisoners at Guantánamo, a great many by bounty hunters capturing persons far from any battlefield, the bounties paid for by U.S. tax dollars. He discusses extraordinary rendition of prisoners rendered to countries known to torture, the "outsourcing" of torture.

He recounts the abuse and torture suffered meted out to those interrogated at Guantánamo and links the methods used there to those later made infamous by the exposé of interrogations at Abu Ghraib.

The more serious reader will appreciate the 66-pages of primary source documents collected in the appendix covering a broad range of topics from the original lease of Guantánamo from the Cuba to relevant parts of Geneva Conventions to a series of memoranda issued by various departments of the executive branch which framed some of the major issues that the detentions at Guantánamo present for our country.

For anyone concerned about the state of our democracy, this is an important book.

The True Story Behind an American Gulag
Helpful Votes: 29 out of 40 total.
Review Date: 2004-08-14
This book provides a really concise, clear and powerful explanation of the American interrogation camp at Guantanamo Bay Cuba. The author who represents some of the detainees and has interviewed them paints a vivid picture of their hideous treamtment. He demonstrates that the camp is not only outside the law, but a threat to the safety of us all. If you want to know why Guantanamo has become iconic in the Muslism world for everything wrong with the US, read this book.

Good account of the USA's concentration camp at Guantanamo
Helpful Votes: 35 out of 42 total.
Review Date: 2004-12-16
This book consists of interviews of Michael Ratner, President of the Center for Constitutional Rights, by writer Ellen Ray, plus relevant UN and other documents. Ratner was co-counsel in Rasul v Bush, which the New York Times called "the most important civil rights case in half a century" because on 28 June 2004 the Supreme Court ruled against President Bush that the US military could not hold what it called `enemy combatants' indefinitely, without charge and without access to legal representation. The Court ruled that the prisoners had the right to challenge their detentions in civilian courts.

The Bush government then set up `combatant status review tribunals', supposedly to decide whether the detainees had been correctly designated as enemy combatants and therefore were being rightfully detained according to the laws of combat. However, the administration breached the Supreme Court's ruling that the prisoners had the right to challenge their detentions in civilian courts, since all the tribunals' members are military officers.

Guantanamo is `an interrogation camp', which is flatly illegal, under US and international law. It harks back to Stuart Britain's offshore penal colonies which were beyond the reach of law, forms of executive imprisonment which the 1679 Habeas Corpus Act made illegal. The US detention centres in Iraq, Afghanistan and Diego Garcia and on board US aircraft carriers are modern Devil's Islands.

The International Committee of the Red Cross has reported that US forces had inflicted on the 550 prisoners illegally held at Guantanamo Bay psychological and physical coercion that was `tantamount to torture'. It said, "the construction of such a system, whose stated purpose is the production of intelligence, cannot be considered other than an intentional system of cruel, unusual and degrading treatment and a form of torture." At least three children, between 11 and 13, were held at Guantanamo; some are still there today.

The British state is guilty of collaboration and connivance with these illegal US state actions. British courts, like US courts, are using as evidence statements made under duress and torture in these US-run camps, thereby condoning the use of torture.


highly relevant, well written
Helpful Votes: 5 out of 7 total.
Review Date: 2006-06-17
You need to read this book. Since the suicides of last week, the US government has sealed off Gtmo from the world - no lawyers, no press. It is vitally important that we understand what is going on there and close Gtmo down. Michael Ratner and Ellen Ray have collaborated to produce a highly readable "primer" on this disgraceful period in US history. I used this book in my human rights courses.
Susan Gzesh, Director, Human Rights Program, the University of Chicago

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Guilty- Until Proven Innocent: Teachers and Accusations of Abuse
Published in Paperback by New Forums Press (2003-07)
Authors: Mathew D. Olson and Gregory Lawler
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A Must Reading for All Teachers
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Review Date: 2007-05-12
This book should be required reading for ALL teachers and all those preparing to become teachers. I have been falsely accused myself and find this book helpful in dealing with the stigma and the humiliation that comes with the accusation AND the media witch-hunt that follows the accusation--well before evidence has been presented or fully examined, and long before any "verdict" has been reached. These authors have dealt with and represented hundreds of teachers who have been in this situation and offer, through their experience and insight, ways to handle the legal, emotional, and practical aspects of false accusations. Do these things really happen? Of course they do. But there are many more falsely accused than there are actual cases of abuse. And what of the accusers who have ruined a teacher's life and livelihood? They get off with nothing almost 100% of the time. Read the book. You will find some frightening and crippling stories of teachers who have had their lives ruined and their incomes and futures ripped away from them because of the anger and need for revenge of some students.

Teachers, Read this!
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Review Date: 2007-01-29
If you are a teacher then you should read this book. Many of us are naive and think nothing bad will ever happen to us. This book is easy to read and tells the stories of teachers who thought the same way but ended up in legal trouble. This book will help educate teachers on how they may protect themselves against false accusations. A must read for teachers.

People in Education -- Read This Book
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2005-05-15
This is an important book. Sure it is anecdotal. Yea, some of the prose is less than deathless. Ok, the discussion of law is limited to one state. However, administrators and teachers need to read this and then pass it on to a colleague. Your jaw will drop open in astonishment every other page

lots of teachers in my family, not anymore!
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2006-04-26
All my grandmas, aunties, & Mom were teachers. (They were very good Working Mom's--incase you run into people that say working moms are bad. We did better in life than our peers who's mommas didn't work. ) Anyway, our teacher relatives discouraged us kids from going into it.
The odds of having any sort of false accusation made against you is really high...nothing is too low for many of these folks seeking to make money. You are lower than the garbage man, people are more intimidated because the garbage man knows where these folks live. Bartenders & cashiers gets better treatment, because they could spit in your drink, plus all your peers are watching.

Many of the kids won't mind, they aren't prepared for schooling, their parents didn't want to "break their spirit" by teaching appropriate behavior or discipline--unlike any other animal social pack on the planet.
Alot of the kids households are highly unstable, abusing drugs & alcohol, lots of men & women come & going from the homes, so that highly increases the chances of the kids being sexualized, relating to the world through sexuality, desperate for attention, manipulative, YET very angry and punitive.
These kids don't have much chance of learning study skills or even having a stable house to do homework or prepare for school, so not much future prospects. So they & their parents are going to "survive" at all costs even if it's taking advantage of a teacher or the school system. Or they'll take revenge over their failure in parenting, sue the teacher or school.

Here's a sad story:...
"Teacher who died in prison is cleared posthumously of rape

A WEST Yorkshire, UK, teacher who died in prison after being convicted of raping one his pupils has been cleared posthumously.
Timothy Gee was jailed for eight years when he was convicted at Leeds Crown Court in 2001. He fell ill and died from an undiagnosed blood cancer the following year.
Always maintaining his innocence, Mr Gee launched two unsuccessful appeals before his death. He has now been cleared by the Court of Appeal.
Campaigners have described the case as one of the worst miscarriages of justice they have seen.
Gail Saunders, of the campaign group Falsely Accused Carers and Teachers, said: "It is an appalling example of the extraordinary difficulties faced by individuals who are accused of abuse many years after the alleged offence."
Mr Gee's 88-year-old mother Molly has been awarded more than ?62,000 costs by the court after battling to clear her son's name. As part of that bid, she contacted the Criminal Cases Review Commission, which asked a leading psychiatrist to report on the girl - now aged 26 - who had accused Mr Gee of rape.
While the study cast doubt on the girl's mental state, it emerged that she had also made similar accusations against another man, whose conviction was quashed earlier this year.
Mrs Gee said: "It all boiled down to one girl's word against his, and the jury believed her. That's all it took to send my son to prison and it has left me very angry and grief stricken. I don't think anyone should have to work alone with a child - it's just too easy for an allegation like this to be made."
Mr Gee, from Lindley, Huddersfield, taught brass instruments for 25 years in Kirklees and Calderdale before he was accused of raping and indecently assaulting a pupil in a Huddersfield school in 1989.
He died aged 55 in August 2002, a month after his second appeal failed.
Overturning Mr Gee's conviction, Lady Justice Smith said that experts now believed the girl's statements to be "unreliable."
25 April 2006"

Examining the phenomenon of false accusations
Helpful Votes: 4 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2003-12-13
The collaborative effort of journalist Matthew D. Olson and Colorado criminal defense lawyer Gregory Lawler, Guilty... Until Proven Innocent: Teachers And Accusations Of Abuse is a compelling and authoritative look at the human instinct as expressed through the legal system's inclination to protect children at all costs - even at the expense of a constitutionally required presumption of innocence. Examining the phenomenon of false accusations against teachers, (including thirteen of litigator and author Lawler's cases), Guilty... Until Proven Innocent is an exceptional and thought-provoking study, which is highly recommended reading for students and practitioners of the law -- as well as educators and members of the general public with a vested interest in protecting children from abuse and teachers from false accusations, while upholding the highest standards of the American judicial system.

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The Illusion of Freedom: How to Restore the True Constitution and Reclaim Liberty Now
Published in Paperback by Triple Eagle Press (2003-05-08)
Author: Martyn Babitz
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This book should be required reading for all citizens.
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2004-09-27
I highly recommend this book. This book explodes some basic assumptions that most people believe. As an attorney I was astonished by some of the truths in this book which are counter to what I believed. Historians, educators, and average citizens will all find something in this book which will change how you think about our legal and legislative system. This book should be required reading for all high school students and their teachers.

A politically charged manifesto
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Review Date: 2003-08-11
Ably written by Martyn Babitz for a non-specialist general readership, The Illusion Of Freedom: How To Restore The True Constitution And Reclaim Liberty Now is a politically charged manifesto articulately exhorting the importance of reversing gradual encroachments on the Constitutionally reserved sovereignty of America's citizens which have taken place over the past few decades. The importance of standing up to the increasing control government has over private lives, as well as taking personal responsibility for defending, maintaining, and exercising cherished constitutional liberties form the core of this practical, timely, powerfully written call to get involved. The Illusion Of Freedom should be on the Political Science shelves of every community library in the country -- and read by all political activists of the Right or of the Left.

An Unchartered View of the Constitution & Liberty
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2003-06-26
Babitz's ideology immediately got my attention and opened my eyes up to an entire new way of thinking and hoipefully doing in the future. His work distinguishes the "real" laws of the land set forth in the Constitution by our founding fathers from the fraudulent restraints that have been imposed on people in our country by the Federal Government. The amazing part about this book is that it makes us pay attention to what is right there in front of us. Nothing is hidden. The Constitution documents the laws of our land and is available for all at any time, including in the appendix of the book. Babitz's work focuses our attention on what has always been there for us to see, but what the government refuses to see. The work gives us a framework from which we can work together to restore true liberty in our country.
This is a must read for anyone that is American. It is cutting edge, but not extreme. It is new and exciting, yet buttressed at every step of the way by the Constitution.

In a word, 'inspiring'.
Helpful Votes: 27 out of 34 total.
Review Date: 2004-11-16
In a word, `inspiring'. I choose this word because this book will inspire the reader to get more involved in actively protecting their Constitutional freedoms which have been eroded away by our federal government. This type of book is long overdue and I commend Martyn Babitz for mapping out a plan for citizens to take action against the usurpation of our Constitutional rights.

Mr. Babitz explains it all in plain language, illustrating how the federal government has meticulously, over time, eroded the sovereignty of the individual state republican governments. In the first two chapters, Babitz clearly defines the limitations on the federal government set forth by the Constitution and how the federal government has overstepped those limitations. The unconstitutionality of specific issues are outlined such as how the Supreme Court, with the aid of the unconstitutional Judiciary Act of 1789, has exceeded its jurisdiction, how the Supreme Court and special interest groups unconstitutionally take part in legislative decisions, how the Supreme Court illegally invokes the equal protection clause to strike down actual state laws that apply to all persons in the same way, as well as our unconstitutional tax system, unconstitutional federal banking system and much more. Babitz even breaks down, in the simplest of terms, such fundamental principles as the First Amendment, "Congress shall make no law..." Babitz explains here how state legislatures and municipalities are clearly not Congress and therefore the First Amendment should not apply.

Mr. Babitz then looks at the three methods that have been used in the past to combat unconstitutional federal action; resolution, nullification and secession. Resolution being the only method that has been successful, i.e. the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions against the Alien and Sedition Acts.

The book concludes with a clearly delineated plan of action for state legislatures to take to regain state sovereignty and put an end to federal usurpation of power. An outstanding sample resolution is provided in which the reader may pattern their own resolution to be submitted to their state legislature. The Appendix includes the U.S. Constitution with all Amendments. The Bibliography is sure to include several volumes the reader will want to add to their list.

This is definitely a book which I will add to my list of essential reading for conservative Christian Americans. One of the best books of the year.

Monty Rainey, founder
www.juntosociety.com

The Most Important Book You'll Ever Read!
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2004-01-14
This book should be required reading for every US citizen and anyone interested in the pursuit of freedom and justice. If you have ever wondered why you felt like the Federal government was totally out of control, then you've got to read this book!

Babitz does a great job of laying the case for how our government has totally over-stepped its boundaries and takes advantage of our freedom.

When I finished reading this book, I was angry and motivated to take action. I felt like everyone was lying to me about what the government was supposed to be and do. The biggest surprise to me was how the Federal Government, especially the Supreme Court has systematically eroded our freedom and the contempt that they have for the true Constitution.

If only our history and civics teachers would tell us the truth about the government our Founding Fathers put in place. Babitz exposes some of the most troubling myths about taxes, civil rights and state's rights using an effective mix of history and current events.

Not only does Babitz clearly articulate the problem, but he also prescribes a reasonable and rational remedy for restoring our true constitution. The more people that read this book, the better off our country will be!

This is not the easiest book you'll ever read, but it is definitely the most important! SP

Legal
International Tax
Published in Hardcover by Little Brown and Company (1995-12)
Author: Joseph Isenbergh
List price: $165.00

Average review score:

Must read material for Int'l Tax students
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-07-16
The traditional international tax textbook (by Avi-Yonah, Ring, & Brauner) is god-awful. I'm not sure who the intended audience is but certainly not law students. At the end of the class, I realized I didn't understand the big picture at all. The professor recommended this book as a supplement. I read the entire text two days before the exam and got an A. I honestly could not have done it without this book. It's super easy to understand, lays out the big picture, and covers the most important topics. Do yourself a favor and read this text.

A Good Overview of the Subject
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2008-05-07
This book provides a good overview of the area of International Taxation--but only an overview. It will not help you on detailed, complex issues in International Tax. However, using this book will help you understand the general framework for U.S. International Tax.

I did not give this book 5 stars because it needs more examples. The examples and charts were the best thing about the book, but there were far too few of them.

Given the dearth of comprehensible books in this area, I think this book is a great choice if you are looking for help in a class. Practicioners, however, will need more detail than this book will provide.

Simply a Great Book
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2004-02-12
What a delight it is to read a book that simplifies the areana of international taxation. The author has written a book that is easy to digest and actually makes the topic interesting with practical examples. This book is well worth the purchase price. Well done!

Simply a Great Book
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2004-02-12
What a delight it is to read a book that simplifies the areana of international taxation. The author has written a book that is easy to digest and actually makes the topic interesting with practical examples. This book is well worth the purchase price. Well done!

International taxation made understandable
Helpful Votes: 8 out of 8 total.
Review Date: 2004-10-27
This book makes international taxation easy to understand.
It is a perfect beginner's book as it reveals the ideas behind otherwise incomprehensible laws.
For those who later on get lost in the maze you can always come back to the basics in this book.
I haven't seen any other writer explain the basics so well.
The only thing that I am disappointed with at this moment, October 2004, is that there is not an updated version available.
I would buy it the moment it comes out.
Also, I agree with one of the reviewers of this book that 4 years in the international taxation world is a very long time.
We now need more updated information on tax shelters in this book for one thing.
Mr. Isenbergh please update this book and publish it.


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