Directories Books

"The author has compiled a list of doctoral dissertations written since 1972 to assist Ph.D. students and their faculty supervisors in locating relevant prior research. Each dissertation is listed alphabetically by author along with the school where it was written, date completed, methodology, and topical area. There is a list of authors, one by topic and one by methodology. The directory is particularly useful for doctoral students approaching the dissertation stage." -- Journal of Accountancy

A Review of Professor Randal Abate's Directory of Environmental Law Education Opportunities at American Law Schools. An ambitious and successful effort!

Law schools are atypical graduate schools. They neither require a thesis or an application to a particular program or professor, which is unavoidable in the social science, humanities or the hard science. Because they offer only a generalist program for the Juris Doctor or LL.B. degree a student who seeks to study a specific area of law - post the first year of mandatory courses - is left with few options. That is, until most recently.

Students who are interested in the field of environmental law now have a resource that provides a wealth of information about every American law school's environmental program. The information compiled by Professor Randy Abate of Florida Coastal Law School, who will be visiting the Florida State Law School for the 2008-2009 academic year, is both comprehensive and wide-ranging. The book, entitled the Directory of Environmental Law Education Opportunities at American Law Schools, is in its second edition and has a new publisher Carolina Academic Press of Durham, N.C. (the first edition was published in 1997 by the Graduate Group).

The book is soft cover and has a slick white and green design. Substantively, Professor Abate has included a section of new features for his new edition and a section denominated "How to Use This Book". In addition, the book is divided into two parts, Parts I and II. The first is a topical listing of the various environmental law programs opportunities offered at American Law Schools. This component provides lists of Environmental Law curricular programs, which includes degree programs in environmental and natural resources law, Joint programs and environmental law certificate programs or concentrations.

Part I also lists environmental law centers and clinical programs. Moreover, in this section - part II.B - Professor Abate also lists environmental justice clinics as well as other environmental law-related centers and clinics. Part II.C. provides an alphabetical listing of environmentally related law reviews and journals. Finally Par I.D. lists environmental law moot courts and negotiation competitions, which include such diverse subjects as the Animal Law Moot Court competition, the International Environmental Law Moot Court competition, the National Environmental Law Moot Court competition, and the Robert R. Merhige, Jr. National Environmental Law Negotiations competition.

In turn, Professor Abate uses Part II in order to list school-by-school opportunities. This listing is compiled alphabetically by state, beginning with the law schools that offer environmental courses in Alabama (three law school: University of Alabama, Faulkner University and Samford University) through Wyoming (one law school, the University of Wyoming).

All in all this book is an ambitious effort by Professor Abate that certainly fills a gap and will be of assistance to anyone who is considering attending law school and majoring/ or concentrating in environmental law.

This is an excellent reference book. It is complete with the types of agencies, kind of positions they fill, and the proper contacts. It provides not only the address and telephone numbers but fax and email addresses, as well a contact name in many cases. It also lists all locations if the agency has several offices. I found this to be extremely helpful in my executive job search and found that 80% of the time I received some type of response after I submitted my resume. Ultimately it successfully helped me find the position for which I was searching. Everyone should refer to this book first when seeking a new position it is well worth the investment. Additionally, you can write it off on your taxes as part as your job search expenses.

Now in an updated and expanded fourth edition, Directory Of Family Associations is a complete and reliable research resource for amateur and professional genealogists alike. Contact, website, and other basic information on approximately 6,000 family associations across the United States (ranging from the Archibald Clan Clearinghouse to the Zwigart Association of America), make the Directory Of Family Associations an excellent first step for consultation references when searching for the history behind a family name.

This four volume edition includes breif outlines of over 16,000 (out of 80,000) available federally sponsored training materials. Each outline also includes directions on how to order them. Without a doubt, one of the more useful resource directories, particularly for anyone trying to pull together a training program without recreating the wheel. Unfortunately, the publisher hasn't put out a new version in a very long time - hopefully someone will get the message and do an update.

I received this book in the mail, and had been looking for it for quite some time. Since it is the new edition, it is going to cost more, but it's definitely worth it, because it gives you access to scholarships, fellowships, loans and grants, and is specifically designed for women who are in college and or graduate school, so it's very good. I have found a lot of great scholarships that I plan to apply to, and you can too if you just take the time to look. Libraries generally have this book, but if you want to write in it, highlight, makes notes, you know, kind of personalize your own copy, it's best to buy it, as I did. And you'll definitely find that it's worth the money. I gave this book a 5, because it was exactly what I was looking for.

Unfortunate that this is out of print. It is an excellent book about all defenses. It lists odd and even defenses and the strengths and weaknesses of each. Particularly valuable is a position by position list, and their basic alignments and keys. I've used it for high school, but you can see application to just good teaching at all levels. I "loaned" mine out and can't get it back. Well worth the time to look for it.

This book is amazing. It is a MUST for any reference library! Everything and anything one could possible have a question for silver during this time period is here.
If can't find this in the store then look at your library. I can't speak highly enough about this book. I have used it for years and never saw one better!

This is going to be a great help with my school search!

"James Dillehay has written another winner. The Directory of Grants for Crafts shows how the grant application process works and how to match a grant project with a foundation's giving criteria." ~ The Crafts Fair Guide