William Baude Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
William Baude on X
Harry Kalven Jr. Professor @UChicagoLaw; teaches con law, fed courts, conflicts; director @UChicagoConLaw; blogger @VolokhC; podcaster @DividedArgument; dad x2.

Thrawn: Alliances (Star Wars)
Timothy Zahn
@PJSobkowski @VolokhC The Thrawn trilogy by Timothy Zahn.
Paperback, Mass Market, 2019
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Almanac
Austin Smith
Story by Sabine Miller | The Writer's Almanac with Garrison Keillor https://t.co/TxTmysCyaG
Paperback, 2013
$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Tale of Two Lawyers
Barry Jay Freeman
I just now got around to reading David Luban, Complicity and Lesser Evils: A Tale of Two Lawyers, https://t.co/X8JRoArN27 interesting throughout and unexpected in various ways.
Paperback, 2015
$14.95$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Abuse of Language, Abuse of Power
Josef Pieper
Have I missed any commentary on Justice Thomas's intriguing citation to Josef Pieper, Abuse of Language - Abuse of Power?
Paperback, 1992
$11.95$5.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic
Stephen Vladeck
Steve and Dan and I have it out about Steve’s new book, The Shadow Docket. A great discussion. https://t.co/LUTMWe0FHV
Out of stock

The Family Firm: A Data-Driven Guide to Better Decision Making in the Early School Years
Emily Oster
This weekend I read and really enjoyed @ProfEmilyOster's The Family Firm. https://www.amazon.com/Family-Firm-Data-Driven-Decision-ParentData/dp/1984881752 It isn't as data-rich as her previous books but it's very good even if you (like me) preferred the data-rich parts of her previous books.
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book