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Jonathan Peters Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Media law prof @UGAGrady and @UGASchoolofLaw. Chair, UGA Department of Journalism. Recent credits: Vanity Fair, Esquire, Sports Illustrated, The Atlantic, CJR.

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Book Cover for: Tiger Woods, Jeff Benedict

Tiger Woods

Jeff Benedict
Jonathan PetersJonathan Peters

@MediaLawProf Trying not to repeat what has already been suggested: "Tiger Woods," by Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian, is really well done. So is "The Boys of Winter," by Wayne Coffey.

Paperback, 2019

$20.99$10.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Lady Chatterly's Lover

D. H. Lawrence
Jonathan PetersJonathan Peters

These restrictions continued into the 20th century, under the Comstock Act and its progeny, limiting the circulation of works like Lawrence's Lady Chatterly's Lover and Joyce's Ulysses, the latter of which the gov't claimed was obscene b/c it contained "unparlorlike" language.

Paperback, 2018

$11.99$5.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Boys of Winter: The Untold Story of a Coach, a Dream, and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team, Wayne Coffey

The Boys of Winter: The Untold Story of a Coach, a Dream, and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team

Wayne Coffey
Jonathan PetersJonathan Peters

@MediaLawProf Trying not to repeat what has already been suggested: "Tiger Woods," by Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian, is really well done. So is "The Boys of Winter," by Wayne Coffey.

Paperback, 2005

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Will of the People: How Public Opinion Has Influenced the Supreme Court and Shaped the Meaning of the Constitution, Barry Friedman

The Will of the People: How Public Opinion Has Influenced the Supreme Court and Shaped the Meaning of the Constitution

Barry Friedman
Jonathan PetersJonathan Peters

(1) The justices have, in some cases, been responsive to public opinion; and more broadly, as scholar Barry Friedman put it, “It frequently is the case that when judges rely on the Constitution to invalidate [govt] actions..., they are enforcing the will of the ... people.”

Paperback, 2010

$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court, Bob Woodward

The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court

Bob Woodward
Jonathan PetersJonathan Peters

And then, of course, there are the books: The Brethren, by Bob Woodward and Scott Armstrong; Closed Chambers, by Edward Lazarus; Sorcerers’ Apprentices, by Artemus Ward and David Weiden; Supreme Conflict, by Jan Crawford; The Nine, by Jeffrey Toobin. Etc.

Paperback, 2005

$23.00$11.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court, Jeffrey Toobin

The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court

Jeffrey Toobin
Jonathan PetersJonathan Peters

And then, of course, there are the books: The Brethren, by Bob Woodward and Scott Armstrong; Closed Chambers, by Edward Lazarus; Sorcerers’ Apprentices, by Artemus Ward and David Weiden; Supreme Conflict, by Jan Crawford; The Nine, by Jeffrey Toobin. Etc.

Paperback, 2008

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Book Cover for: Closed Chambers: The Rise, Fall, and Future of the Modern Supreme Court, Edward Lazarus

Closed Chambers: The Rise, Fall, and Future of the Modern Supreme Court

Edward Lazarus
Jonathan PetersJonathan Peters

And then, of course, there are the books: The Brethren, by Bob Woodward and Scott Armstrong; Closed Chambers, by Edward Lazarus; Sorcerers’ Apprentices, by Artemus Ward and David Weiden; Supreme Conflict, by Jan Crawford; The Nine, by Jeffrey Toobin. Etc.

Paperback, 2005

$24.00$12.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Ulysses

J. Joyce
Jonathan PetersJonathan Peters

These restrictions continued into the 20th century, under the Comstock Act and its progeny, limiting the circulation of works like Lawrence's Lady Chatterly's Lover and Joyce's Ulysses, the latter of which the gov't claimed was obscene b/c it contained "unparlorlike" language.

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Book Cover for: Sorcerers' Apprentices: 100 Years of Law Clerks at the United States Supreme Court, Artemus Ward

Sorcerers' Apprentices: 100 Years of Law Clerks at the United States Supreme Court

Artemus Ward
Jonathan PetersJonathan Peters

And then, of course, there are the books: The Brethren, by Bob Woodward and Scott Armstrong; Closed Chambers, by Edward Lazarus; Sorcerers’ Apprentices, by Artemus Ward and David Weiden; Supreme Conflict, by Jan Crawford; The Nine, by Jeffrey Toobin. Etc.

Paperback, 2007

$39.00$19.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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