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Best Federal Jurisdiction Law

Aspen Student Treatise for Federal Jurisdiction (Aspen Student Treatise Series)
In Federal Jurisdiction, Seventh Edition, luminary author Erwin Chemerinsky unpacks the black letter law and underlying policy issues of his subject with the clarity and penetrating insight for which he is renowned. A graduate of Harvard Law School, Erwin Chemerinsky is the founding dean and distinguished professor of law and the Raymond Pryke Professor of First Amendment Law at the University of California, Irvine School of Law, with a joint appointment in political science.
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"I used this student treatise to help with the recommended reading for the class and it helps you to understand the history behind the rules created, lays out the holding of the Court and goes in dept with the subjects covered."
"a very good book."
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TOP CASES of The FBI - Volume 2 (Notorious FBI Cases)
Some of the more notorious investigations detailed in the book include; Black Dahlia, Hurricane Katrina Fraud, American Traitor Robert Hanssen, Undercover FBI Agent Joseph Pistone, the KKK, and the Anthrax Attacks post 9/11. -- John Douglas (Retired FBI Agent - Behavioral Science) VOLUME 1 Book Description... "Top Cases of the FBI is a must for true crime fans and readers interested in details of famous villains and infamous events all in one place. These cases include: John Dillinger and his Gang of Bank Robbers Mobster John Gotti Bonnie and Clyde Mobster Al Capone The Jonestown Massacre Oklahoma City Bombing The Unabomber The 1986 FBI Miami Shootout (In the line of fire) Ruby Ridge Waco Patty Hearst The D.C. Beltway Snipers.
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"Volume 2 of Top Cases of the FBI does not disappoint."
"This fascinating book contains many cases of various topics about famous groups such as the KKK, natural disaster fraud, gangsters, bombings and so much more."
"Volume 2 of Top Cases of the FBI includes such fascinating stories such as the Black Dahlia, undercover FBI Agent Joseph Pistone, The KKK, Enron Scandal, Hurricane Katrina Fraud cases plus many many more excellent stories - I can not wait for Volume 3!!!!"
"I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in FBI cases & true crime."
"I love reading RJ Parker's books."
"dont miss this book."
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Scalia's Court: A Legacy of Landmark Opinions and Dissents
In Scalia’s Court: A Legacy of Landmark Opinions and Dissents , Ring collects Scalia’s most memorable opinions on free speech, separation of powers, race, religious freedom, the rights of the accused, abortion, and more; and intersperses Scalia's own words with an analysis of his legal reasoning and his lasting impact on American jurisprudence. In Scalia’s Court , Kevin Ring has assembled the great jurist’s best and most powerful opinions, showcasing the quotable justice’s take on issues of enduring importance, including contentious constitutional debates that continue today. Same-Sex Marriage "To allow the policy question of same-sex marriage to be considered and resolved by a select, patrician, highly unrepresentative panel of nine is to violate a principle even more fundamental than no taxation without representation: no social transformation without representation." Abortion "It thus appears the mansion of constitutionalized abortion law, constructed overnight in Roe v. Wade , must be disassembled doorjamb by doorjamb ".
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"As America considers replacing this judicial giant, Ring's book comes at the perfect time and is a welcome reminder of what big shoes the next justice will have to fill."
"recurring purchase - I love Scalia and makes great gift!"
"Scalia's legacy and impact will be debated beyond our lifetimes."
"ordered before He passed away and so glad I did."
"Excellent book about a great supreme court judge."
"​While it my be a bit thick for beach reading, lawyers and non-lawyers alike will appreciate the well-organized collection of some of the best, and most famous Scalia opinions from his noted career, along with Ring's concise commentary to help set the stage for the each opinion."
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Best Medical Biotechnology

Preserving the Promise: Improving the Culture of Biotech Investment
Explains why translation of biotech discovery into medicine succeeds so infrequently that it’s been dubbed the Valley of Death Uncovers specific decision-making strategies that more effectively align incentives, improving clinical and financial outcomes for investors, inventor/entrepreneurs, and patients Examines the critical, early stages of commercialization, where technology transfer offices and Angels act as gatekeepers to development, and where tension between short-term financial and long-term clinical aspirations sinks important technologies Deconstructs the forces driving biotech, recasts them in a proven conceptual framework, and offers practical guidance for making the system better. He is currently an associate professor at Lankenau Institute for Medical Research (LIMR) in Pennsylvania and an attending physician at the Lankenau Medical Center, where he specializes in medical oncology, runs an immunology research laboratory, and teaches in the Hematology/Oncology fellowship program. He co-created and serves as program executive for the Commercialization Acceleration Program (CAP) at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, a consultancy focused on the development and funding of technology-based start-up companies. Fishman holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and The University of Texas, teaches in the MBA program at Philadelphia University, and is an in-demand speaker at biotechnology development events around the United States, including recent engagements at Yale’s Healthcare Colloquium, Harvard’s i-lab, and the National Science Foundation.
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"Ordered for faculty at the University of Pennsylvania, no complaints."
"It is the only book that clearly explains the pitfalls that are unique to biotech investment: high technical complexity, high risk, a long timeline to return on investment (ROI), the extreme technical complexity and how to overcome them. It then explains how each of these Gaps works against biotech investors and gives examples of how some biotech innovators are making changes for the better."
"Dessain and Fishman have written a much needed and honest account of the challenges early stage biotechnology companies face when seeking funding. Preserving the Promise is written by two experienced professionals - one is a doctor, professor, and biotech company founder, and the other is a successful businessman who is an early stage angel investor. Funding for early companies is extremely small, compared to potential for success, especially for the ground-breaking science the is required to create high potential drugs for large populations."
"Dessain’s and Fisherman’s “Preserving the Promise – Improving the Culture of Biotech Investment” is easy to read and understand and ideally suited for anyone considering to participate in this game as well as those that are involved already. Compared to other industries there often are no well-defined objective criteria to judge a proposed product and this is further blurred by unknowns and high attrition rates lurking in the clinical development program. Preserving the Promise also looks at the roles of the Public Sector (Technology Transfer Offices) and Scientists (Inventors) and provide helpful insight into the different mechanisms, forces and sometimes lunacies at play."
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Best Utilitarianism Philosophy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: 7 Ways to Freedom from Anxiety, Depression, and Intrusive Thoughts (Happiness is a trainable, attainable skill! Book 1)
Inspired by compassion, this book is a gift to fellow casualties of negative thought patterns, destructive behaviors, self-loathers, and those wishing freedom from persistent demons. Challenge Unhelpful, Intrusive Thoughts Build a Better Relationship with Yourself Break Bad Habits and Enjoy Life! Tags: Training, Techniques, Course, Self-Help, Online, Books, Anxiety, Depression, Cure, Insomnia, OCD, pure O, Phobias, Intrusive Thoughts, CBT, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Your Stress-Free Life. "A beautifully presented and balanced approach to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: A beautifully presented and balanced approach to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, rich in recommended resources for further study or inquiry. Whether teacher, student, parent, child, sibling, friend or health professional, these 'evidence-based' approaches to sifting out the nonsense that accumulates in our thinking are an invaluable tool for living a calm and fulfilled life, no matter what your own circumstances might be. -- Athea Howard "Look inward, find strength: As Marcus Aurelius said, 'You have power over your mind, not outside events.
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"For people who suffer these conditions, it is hard to find ways to cope. It is about time to have a book that truly understands and explains the importance of careful and mindful thinking. I was not familiar with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) until I read this book."
"I'm not usually into these kinds of books, but there were a lot of interesting points made."
"Good advice for everyone, not just those who feel they need help."
"This book is actually very good."
"I really like this book and the comparison it made between the brain and the car engine, which with the right mental practice (the right “cog”), put into action at the right time (changing mental states, or “gears”), your machine (the brain) can function with more ease, efficiency, and contentment."
"I like this book.The suggestions that are given in this book are simple and easy to follow.This book stands out for its easily readable explanation of what cognitive behavioral therapy is and the practical advice it gives.It deals on how we manage our behavior and to avoid and beat anxiety.Worth recommended book."
"This stuff is a must to read for graduate students and practicing therapists who are interested in learning the essentials of CBT."
"It has helped me on many occasions to put things back into perspective, when I "feel" like I'm losing control of what's going on in my life."
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Best Emigration & Immigration Law

A Nation of Immigrants
This modern edition of his posthumously published, timeless work—with a new introduction by Senator Edward M. Kennedy and a foreword by Abraham H. Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League—offers the late president's inspiring suggestions for immigration policy and presents a chronology of the main events in the history of immigration in America.
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"I found myself reading and smiling with disbelief with how relevant this whole book is and how beautifully entwined he mixes history with compassion and historical backing."
"I consider this book a must read for anyone confronted with conflict about immigration."
"A valuable reminder of our history with immigration, especially relevant in the current state of affairs."
"Nice concise summary of the history of immigration to America and the current (early 1960's) state of immigration law and policies."
"History soothes the savage instincts we all have within!"
"Loved the information & the price, copy could have been cleaned up as the pictures added value but not well placed in book."
"Anyone voting in this year's election should read this book."
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Best Land Use Law

eBay: Find All You Need To Sell on eBay and Build a Profitable Business From Scratch, Step-By-Step (eBay, eBay Selling, eBay Business, Dropshipping, eBay Buying, Selling on eBay Book 1)
It will provide you with the knowledge, direction and tools you require to build a successful online business on one of the World’s largest platforms: eBay. How the entire process works and what are the first steps you need to take to get started How to know which products are most profitable and where to source them inexpensively How to Brand & Promote your store effectively for more exposure and higher revenues How to create a high-ranking, eye-catching and lucrative listing How to take your income to the next level with automation and outsourcing And much more! Felix is an Online Marketer and Entrepreneur that through this guide will share not only practical steps, but also ideas, experiences and the mindset you need to get started with eBay on the right foot.
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"After reading this book, I learned how to not only do that on eBay, but to get different items through sourcing and selling them for a profit!"
"You can find it out on YouTube."
"This is such a great book about eBay."
"Easy to understand guide that gives step-by-step directions for setting up an eBay business."
"Practical, step-by-step tips for getting started selling on ebay."
"But I digressed, this book is a good starter to get your brain flowing in the right direction of becoming your own boss (if that is what you want)."
"This book is direct and to the point."
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Best Public Utilities Law

NLP: Frame Control: Using The Mindset Of Power To Get What You Want In Relationships, Business & Life (NLP, Social Influence, Self Mastery, Confidence, Success, Self Help)
✔ The core principle behind Frame Control, and the key to social authority. ✔ The brain science behind how this phenomenon is constantly influencing all of your interactions. ✔ The four characteristics of people with strong Frame Control. ✔ The habits that you need to develop to stop being influenced, and start influencing others. ✔ How to turn any situation to your advantage. ✔ Techniques to make your Frame stronger than everyone else's. ✔ Powerful language patterns to get people to look to you as an authority - automatically. ✔ How to use advanced Frame Control techniques such as humor to get what you want. ✔ How to look at the world in a whole new way that will allow you to get the most out of life. Through modern science and psychological research, we are now closer than ever to truly understanding how we can access and rewrite this programming, to create the reality we desire.
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"This can help in a big way to change one's way of thinking and bring about quality change in one's attitude, one's behavior, outlook, way of tackling people and even improve probability of achieving success. An eighth grader can understand and implement it right away.The language is smooth."
"There are many publications on NLP that seem to focus on the 'mechanics' of NLP - how to do this exercise or that activity and how to change your world in one small reframe."
"The book is short and easy to read and is designed to get people excited about how NLP can help transform their mind and their habits."
"This can help me have a stronger frame control."
"I found this useful as a way to build self esteem and confidence after an abusive relationship."
"It made me reflect on my own attitudes and outlook towards life, money, and relationships."
"This book explain in short a powerful and easy tool as is the frame."
"The author did great job at explaining the power of Frame of mind and how to reframe negative experiences into powerful beliefs."
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Best Public Contract Law

NEW NAME - A FRESH START IN LIFE WITH A NEW IDENTITY - VALID IN 50 STATES - EASY, LEGAL, CHEAP & NO ATTORNEY - 2016 EDITION (Name Change, Disappear, Privacy) ... (HOW TO BOOK AND GUIDE TO AVOID DISASTER 3)
Reclaim Privacy. Author, actor, or performer. Personal life separate from your professional life. Alternate identity precaution against future disaster. Escape from abusive person, insane person, criminal, scam artist, rapist, stalker, or other terrible person. Protect children. Start over after Identity Theft. Avoid abusive creditors or any form of harassment. New credit. Public figure, famous, or wealthy person. Sidestep bankruptcy or foreclosure. Economic crisis. Medical bills buried you. Deficiency judgment or other judgment. Frivolous lawsuit you can’t afford to fight. Press is stalking you. Regardless of your reasons for wanting a New Name, New Identity, and even a New Business, this book can help you do it legally and legitimately. Tags: natural law, civil law, civil rights and liberties, human rights, civil rights, privacy and security, starting a business, disaster relief, how to disappear, how to be invisible, how to be invisible online, disappear without a trace, big brother is watching, invisible prepper, how to vanish, NSA books, new name, name change, change your name, divorce, bankruptcy, foreclosure, incognito toolkit, hidden assets, survival kit, how to survive natural disaster, survival book, survival guide, prepper, prepping, prepper survival, prepper guide, prepper book, prepping for survival, prepping For SHTF, survival tactics, civil rights and liberties, firearms and weapons, banks and banking, civil rights, terrorism, ISIS, political freedom, disaster relief, consumer guides, small business, startups, intelligence and espionage, motivation and self improvement, self help, J J Luna, SHTF, 9/11, anonymous, incognito, disappear, invisible, vanish, identity theft, protect assets, life, family, home, victim, stalker, stalking, hide, hiding, take back your life, legal protection, violence, abuse, abusive.
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"The book is simple yet direct and informative; it will open your eyes as to how one can easily live a more private life."
"The book was bought on a whim but once I started reading, I discovered many really good insights and ideas."
"I get the sense that David is a wise man that is not letting on everything he knows."
"What a pleasure it is to complement "Mr AUTHOR" upon this inspiring and informative guide to leaving life's baggage behind and composing a new life adventure."
"Very useful information, thank you!"
"I must say after reading this ebook I am going really think about doing this for a writing career."
"Great information!!!"
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Best Public Law

The Law
The explanations and arguments then advanced against socialism by Mr. Bastiat are -- word for word -- equally valid today.
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"This long pamphlet or short book is easily digestible to any reader and will equip the reader with a sound knowledge base from which to analyze economic and political decisions."
"One of the best books by one of the best authors on earth."
"Arrived on time and love it."
"Amazing work by one of the greatest minds of all time."
"This book should be required reading for our grade schools today."
"Reading this years ago changed my entire way of thinking about government and politics."
"However this review is about the book itself and NOT the word that are printed onto."
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Best Civil Law

Just Mercy: a story of justice and redemption
He was a young lawyer when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending those most desperate and in need: the poor, the wrongly condemned, and women and children trapped in the farthest reaches of the US’s criminal justice system. ‘Unfairness in the justice system is a major theme of our age … This book brings new life to the story by placing it in two affecting contexts: Stevenson's life work and the deep strain of racial injustice in American life … You don't have to read too long to start cheering for this man. Just Mercy will make you upset and it will make you hopeful … Bryan Stevenson has been angry about [the criminal justice system] for years, and we are all the better for it.’ The New York Times. When Stevenson was a 23-year-old Harvard law student, he started an internship in Georgia where his first assignment was to deliver a message to a man living on death row. This is a title for the many young adults who have a parent or loved one in the prison system and the many others who are interested in social justice, the law, and the death penalty. [It] demonstrates, as powerfully as any book on criminal justice that I’ve ever read, the extent to which brutality, unfairness, and racial bias continue to infect criminal law in the United States. But at the same time that [Bryan] Stevenson tells an utterly damning story of deep-seated and widespread injustice, he also recounts instances of human compassion, understanding, mercy, and justice that offer hope. Just Mercy is a remarkable amalgam, at once a searing indictment of American criminal justice and a stirring testament to the salvation that fighting for the vulnerable sometimes yields.” —David Cole, The New York Review of Books “A searing, moving and infuriating memoir . This book brings new life to the story by placing it in two affecting contexts: [Bryan] Stevenson’s life work and the deep strain of racial injustice in American life. Against tremendous odds, Stevenson has worked to free scores of people from wrongful or excessive punishment, arguing five times before the Supreme Court. Stevenson has been angry about [the criminal justice system] for years, and we are all the better for it.” —Ted Conover, The New York Times Book Review “Inspiring . “As deeply moving, poignant and powerful a book as has been, and maybe ever can be, written about the death penalty.” —The Financial Times “Brilliant.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer. Bryan Stevenson, however, is very much alive and doing God’s work fighting for the poor, the oppressed, the voiceless, the vulnerable, the outcast, and those with no hope. Just Mercy is his inspiring and powerful story.” —John Grisham “Bryan Stevenson is one of my personal heroes, perhaps the most inspiring and influential crusader for justice alive today, and Just Mercy is extraordinary. Bryan Stevenson is a real-life, modern-day Atticus Finch who, through his work in redeeming innocent people condemned to death, has sought to redeem the country itself. It is inspiring and suspenseful—a revelation.” —Isabel Wilkerson, author of The Warmth of Other Suns “Words such as important and compelling may have lost their force through overuse, but reading this book will restore their meaning, along with one’s hopes for humanity.” —Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Mountains Beyond Mountains “Bryan Stevenson is America’s young Nelson Mandela, a brilliant lawyer fighting with courage and conviction to guarantee justice for all. Just Mercy should be read by people of conscience in every civilized country in the world to discover what happens when revenge and retribution replace justice and mercy.
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"My tendency is to put things into "liberal" and "conservative" buckets and this one seemingly fit into the liberal bucket and I am a professed conservative."
"I have a new hero . Bryan Stevenson. This is a great book."
"This is a system that condemns children to life imprisonment without parole, that makes petty theft a crime as serious as murder, and that has declared war on hundreds of thousands of people with substance abuse problems by imprisoning them and denying them help. JUST MERCY explores a number of devastating cases, including children as young as fourteen facing life imprisonment, and scores of people on death row - mostly poor, and mostly black - who have been unfairly convicted. But the central focus is on Walter McMillan, a black man sentenced to death for the murder of a prominent young white woman. Ours is no longer a country that sees compassion as a virtue; instead, we write harsher and harsher laws that demand longer and longer sentences for those we consider undesirables. It's rare these days to meet someone who truly dedicates himself to those least able to help themselves, especially someone who isn't after media attention or self-promotion."
"Corruption and prejudice in the 1950's led to sending many innocent blacks and poor people to prison."
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Best Housing & Urban Development Law

The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
In this groundbreaking history of the modern American metropolis, Richard Rothstein, a leading authority on housing policy, explodes the myth that America’s cities came to be racially divided through de facto segregation—that is, through individual prejudices, income differences, or the actions of private institutions like banks and real estate agencies. Through extraordinary revelations and extensive research that Ta-Nehisi Coates has lauded as "brilliant" ( The Atlantic ), Rothstein comes to chronicle nothing less than an untold story that begins in the 1920s, showing how this process of de jure segregation began with explicit racial zoning, as millions of African Americans moved in a great historical migration from the south to the north. Based on careful analyses of multiple historical documents, Rothstein has presented what I consider to be the most forceful argument ever published on how federal, state, and local governments gave rise to and reinforced neighborhood segregation.--Wiliam Julius Wilson, author of The Truly Disadvantaged. Through meticulous research and powerful human stories, Rothstein reveals a history of racism hiding in plain sight and compels us to confront the consequences of the intentional, decades-long governmental policies that created a segregated America.--Sherrilyn A. Ifill, president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Masterful...The Rothstein book gathers meticulous research showing how governments at all levels long employed racially discriminatory policies to deny blacks the opportunity to live in neighborhoods with jobs, good schools and upward mobility.--Jared Bernstein.
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"When William Julius Wilson writes that a book is "the most forceful argument ever published on how federal, state, and local governments gave rise to and reinforced neighborhood segregation," it grabs your attention. Rothstein's book is exactly that--a seminal work on the history of housing discrimination that is required reading for anyone who cares about the effect of residential segregation on cities and schools in our country. Stegner and friends formed a cooperative to purchase a 260-acre ranch in Palo Alto in which they planned to build 400 affordable homes for low-paid professors and other working-class families. Because the Veterans' Administration also relied on FHA rules for underwriting, black servicemen were similarly barred from receiving the same VA loans for housing that white vets enjoyed."
"Rothstein modestly suggests a number of "remedies" to compensate for the financial losses and missed educational opportunities their kids suffered because they were deliberately forced by discriminatory federal government housing and lending policies and local laws to live in segregated low-income city neighborhoods. His book's great value comes from showing readers that it was deliberate government policies, not private choices or voluntary social forces, that created, enforced and perpetuated racial segregation in the North for nearly a hundred years. I wish I had been able to read this book last year when I was writing 30 Days a Black Man: The Forgotten Story That Exposed the Jim Crow South,' which only touches lightly on how Northern cities like Pittsburgh, Portland and Washington, D.C., kept their neighborhoods rigidly segregated."
"I am currently working in the credit analysis area and it was an eye opining for me that the US Government was in-fact institutionalizing discrimination by not insuring (such as the FHA) or not guaranteeing (such as the Veteran's Administration (VA) ) mortgage loans if the builder or the lender was selling to African-Americans (AA)."
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Best Urban, State & Local Government Law

Police Oral Board Secrets: Tips on How to Become a Police Officer
Discussed are specific things you should be doing prior to going before the police oral board.
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"For a very specific topic like oral boards this is a very good book (don't try to compare it to a best seller)."
"I can 100 percent guarantee that I would fail the oral board if I would have not bought this book, I might still fail it, but my chances of passing are a lot greater than they would've been if I didn't read this book."
"I am in the application process with a number of agencies for appointment as a reserve police (deputy Sheriff) officer and have already gone through two oral board interviews."
"Although the examples of questions asked at an oral board isn't numerous, the author give the reader a pretty good idea of the type of questions to expect and how best to answer them."
"It's not a long read, but it could save you a lot of time if it allows you to be properly prepared and get the job the first time."
"Having been through a few oral boards at this point id say it jibes with my experiences."
"This book provides great tips for the process of being hired as a police officer."
"For example, the author provides several questions oral boards might present designed to reveal how the candidate thinks and reasons."
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