books about: arbitration

books about: arbitration

books:

Arbitration

Jennifer E. Beer, Eileen Stief

New Society Publishers, 1998

God is in the details, and vice versa
Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) has received lots of attention over the last decade or so, and I'd like it to receive more. Here's a good place to start. As an [ahem] older law student, I recently signed up to participate in a mediation program through a local ...

Beyond Winning: Negotiating to Create Value in Deals and Disputes

Robert H. Mnookin, Scott R. Peppet, ...

Belknap Press, 2004

Must Have
This is a book that should be read by every lawyer. It offers practical, useful advice for an approach to negotiation that moves above and beyond the game playing and posturing that too often characterizes a negotiation. The book also offers a useful discussion of the ...

The Little Book of Circle Processes : A New/Old Approach to Peacemaking (The Little Books of Justice and ...

Kay Pranis

Good Books, 1969

Big subject in a small package
The Little Book of Circle Processes takes on a most importanat strategy for dealing with conflict - whether in the family or in the community. And it does it very well in the limited space of this book.

The Promise of Mediation: The Transformative Approach to Conflict

Robert A. Baruch Bush, Joseph P. Folger

Jossey-Bass, 2004

Valuable New information for Mediators
This newly revised edition of The Promise of Mediation offers a wealth of new information on the priniciples of transformative conflict intervention. Many readers may not be aware that the revised edition actually contains almost entirely new material, reflecting new ...

Basic Skills for the New Mediator, Second Edition

Allan H. Goodman

Solomon Publications, 2004

A MUST READ for anyone involved in any of the ADR processes.
Both of Allan Goodman's books, BASIC SKILLS FOR THE NEW MEDIATOR and BASIC SKILLS FOR THE NEW ARBITRATOR, deserve to be read and re-read by every ADR professional and every advisor to parties in dispute before he or she enters the session. As a practicing mediator, ...

Skull Wars Kennewick Man, Archaeology, And The Battle For Native American Identity

David Hurst Thomas

Basic Books, 2001

Factual, biting and rivetting style
As an author myself, one of the kindest remarks about my work was paid by a detractor. She had written that "Davis' words may be factual, but they are biting, irreverent and at a total disregard for social ideals.." "Skull Wars" puts me in mind of this same quote, ...

Negotiating with Giants

Peter D. Johnston

Negotiation Press. Available through Baker & Taylor, 2008

Insightful & entertaining...a powerful combination!
Each of us, at some point in our lives, will confront our own goliath: a boss, company, government or nation that's dramatically bigger and more powerful than us. While the odds may seem stacked against us, "Negotiating with Giants" provides a golden ray of hope. The ...

Resolving Disputes: Theory, Practice, And Law (Casebook)
Dwight Golann, Lisa A. Kloppenberg, ...

Aspen Publishers, 2005

"Resolving Disputes: Theory, Practice, and Law" is an ideal and up-to-date text for the new generation of practice-oriented dispute resolution courses. This lively new book captures a lawyer's perspective on resolving disputes effectively and prepares your students to represent clients effectively in all forms of alternative dispute resolution. ...

The Art and Science of Negotiation

Howard Raiffa

Belknap Press, 2005

A must read for serious students or practitioners
Howard Raiffa is one of the few authors of negotiation related books who combines expertise in both theory and practice of negotiations. While a bit heavy-reading for the beginner, any serious student or practitioner in the art of negotiation will find this book both ...

Contracts in a Nutshell (In a Nutshell (West Publishing))

Anthony M. Skrocki

Gale Cengage, 2006

A Must Read!
This book is as simple as it gets. Contract law is one of the more complex subjects in law school. Any material that adds complexity to an already challenging subject has little value especially to 1L's and even bar candidates. Understanding the basics of the subject ...

International Business Transactions: Problems, Cases, And Materials (Casebook)
Daniel C. K. Chow, Thomas J. Schoenbaum

Aspen Publishers, 2005

This text addresses the four principal channels of modern international commerce: - trade in goods - trade in services - transfer of technology and knowledge - foreign direct investment The casebook is distinctly realistic and practical, while also covering important policy and ethical issues: - integrates the regulation of international trade ...

Lawyers' Poker: 52 Lessons that Lawyers Can Learn from Card Players

Steven Lubet

Oxford University Press, USA, 2008

Legal insights demonstrated through poker
Inexperienced poker players often mistake poker for a game of chance. In fact, good players recognize that good hands and bad hands even out after many hands. It is the skill with which they play that separates losers from their money. The advocacy system of law in ...

An Introduction to Collective Bargaining And Industrial Relations

Harry Katz, Thomas Kochan, ...

McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2007

Not well suited as an introductory learning text
This book was the required reading for an introductory class to the subject of industrial relations and collective bargaining. Experienced in the business world, I found this text difficult at best to follow, especially in terms of an historical time-line. I found the ...

Problems and Materials on Payment Law, Eighth Edition
Douglas J. Whaley

Aspen Publishers, Inc., 2008

Through clear, concise writing and a problem-based pedagogy, this notably student-friendly Whaley book helps students to understand the statutory language of the Uniform Commercial Code, the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, and the Expedited Funds Availability Act. Problems and Materials on Payment Law , now in its Eighth Edition, features: The ...