Book Recommendations
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Below is a list of both text books and books used by recent interns. You may consider this a list of pre-approved books. The list is not exhaustive by any means. Contact me (ccavalli@ngcsu.edu) if you wish to use a book that is not on this list.
Law

Delsohn, Gary. (2004). The Prosecutors: A Year in the Life of a District Attorney's Office. New York: Plume.

Feige, David. (2006). Indefensible: One Lawyer's Journey in the Inferno of American Justice. Little, Brown & Company.

Harrington, Mona. (1995). Women Lawyers: Rewriting the Rules. Penguin Group (USA).

Hickok, Eugene W., and Gary L. McDowell. (2002). Justice vs. Law, Courts and Politics in American Society. New York: Free Press.

Kunen, James S. (1985). How Can You Defend Those People? The Making of a Criminal Lawyer. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Maschke, Karen J. (Ed.). (1997). The Legal Response to Violence Against Women. New York: Garland Publishing.

Newton, Jim. (2006). Justice for All: Earl Warren and the Nation He Made. Penguin Group (USA).

Papantonio, Mike. (1996). In Search of Atticus Finch, A Motivational Book for Lawyers. Pensacola, FL: Seville.

Porto, Brian. L. (2001). May It Please the Court. New York: Addison-Wesley.

Robinson, Paul H, and Michael T. Cahill. (2006). Law Without Justice: Why Criminal Law Doesn't Give People What They Deserve. New York: Oxford.

Saperstein, Guy T. (2003). Civil Warrior: Memoirs of a Civil Rights Attorney. Berkeley Hills Books.

Politics & Government

Black, Amy E. (2007). From Inspiration to Legislation: How an Idea Becomes a Bill. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.

Cole, Donald E. (2003). Grassroots: Leading Others to Accomplish the Impossible. Boca Raton, FL: Publish to Go Publications, LLC.

Craig, Stephen C. (Ed.). (2006). The Electoral Challenge: Theory Meets Practice. Washington DC: CQ Press.

Dwyre, Diana, and Victoria A. Farrar-Myers. (2001). Legislative Labyrinth: Congress and Campaign Finance Reform. Washington DC: CQ Press.

Fenno, Richard E., Jr. (2003). Home Style: House Members in Their Districts. New York: Longman Classics.

Friedman, Thomas L. (2005). The World Is Flat. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Neustadt, Richard E. (1990). Presidential Power and the Modern Presidents. New York: Free Press.

Reid, T.R. (1980). Congressional Odyssey: The Saga of a Senate Bill. New York: W.H. Freeman and Company. [out of print]

Royko, Mike. (1971). Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago. New York: E.P. Dutton & Co.

Sidlow, Edward I. (2004). Challenging the Incumbent: An Underdog's Undertaking. Washington DC: CQ Press.

Sundquist, James L. (1981). The Decline and Resurgence of Congress. Washington DC: Brookings.

International
Please consult Drs. Armstrong-Williams or Harris or one of the international politics faculty.
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