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Books and Crime: John Waters on Libraries and Librarians
“We need to make books cool again,” he said. “I had a plumber come into my house, and he said, ‘Did you read all these books? I hate reading:…
Legal Research Tip: Oregon Initiative and Referendum
Excerpt from the Oregon Blue Book: “In 1902, the Oregon electorate overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure that created the initiative and referendum, a system of direct legislation by the…
Bestseller List of Stolen Books
This is a wonderful article from The Stranger in Seattle: Flying Off the Shelves: The Pleasures and Perils of Chasing Book Thieves,” by Paul Constant Excerpt: “…I know a…
MetaCrap and …
I happen to be reading Everything is Miscellaneous in spare moments (which is a not-inappropriate way to read such a book). Today I came upon this at Nicole…
Misery Loves Company: Baker’s Law and Misery Lit
…What is Baker’s Law? question: “I am assuming that the question is “Looking for Information about Baker’s Law.” As Paul Dickson reports in his book, “Official Rules” (NY, Delacorte Press,…
Jimmy Wales (Mr. Wikipedia) Does Portland
…surprised to hear that these titans, including Phil Knight, are bibliophiles, but we are! And it is beyond charming to hear that some of them think of reading and book…
Jurisprurience & Bibliophilia: A Match Made in Heaven?
Vote for the Oddest Law Book Title. Other odd book titles here and here. * Jurisprurient: first appearance of the word in 98 Harvard Law Rev. 1109, 1210 (1985)?…
“Magical Moments” in Contract Law
“Libraries Must Follow Rules of Secrecy to Get New ‘Potter’ Book” (Foxnews story here and excerpts below, linked to from Library Link of the Day, April 6th). “The publisher…
Good Calories, Bad Calories, and Twinkie Defenses
…Murmur) There will be other reasons for the defendants to request dismissal of this lawsuit, but if it proceeds, a book I’ve been reading provides a glimmer of another defense….
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