BEST BOOKS FOR LAW STUDENTS (64 books)

BEST BOOKS FOR LAW STUDENTS

books pre-law and law students should read

1	The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 77,261 ratings score: 864, and 9 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	One L: The Turbulent True Story of a First Year at Harvard Law School by Scott Turow 3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 3,314 ratings score: 738, and 8 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court by Jeffrey Toobin 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 8,242 ratings score: 486, and 5 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J. Ellis 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 15,252 ratings score: 460, and 5 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Law by Frédéric Bastiat 4.43 of 5 stars 4.43 avg rating — 3,047 ratings score: 389, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Story of Philosophy by Will Durant 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 4,215 ratings score: 368, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 21,191 ratings score: 367, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Social Contract by Jean-Jacques Rousseau 3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 12,849 ratings score: 361, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Meditations by Marcus Aurelius 4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 13,133 ratings score: 360, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Declaration of Independence, Constitution of the United States of America, Bill of Rights and Constitutional Amendments (Including Images of Original by Thomas Jefferson 4.45 of 5 stars 4.45 avg rating — 1,265 ratings score: 359, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	An Essay Concerning Human Understanding by John Locke 3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 5,244 ratings score: 357, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Historical and Theological Foundations of Law: Classical and Medieval by John Eidsmoe 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 298, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Rule of Law by Tom Bingham 4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 164 ratings score: 296, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Metaphysics by Aristotle 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 4,526 ratings score: 267, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Discourse on the Origin of Inequality by Jean-Jacques Rousseau 3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 3,327 ratings score: 266, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes 3.55 of 5 stars 3.55 avg rating — 12,367 ratings score: 265, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Politics by Aristotle 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 10,173 ratings score: 264, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Trial and Death of Socrates by Plato 3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 12,295 ratings score: 263, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	On Liberty by John Stuart Mill 3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 9,535 ratings score: 262, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Age of Reason by Thomas Paine 4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 2,784 ratings score: 260, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Complete Essays by Michel de Montaigne 4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 4,469 ratings score: 259, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Historical and Theological Foundations of Law: Ancient Wisdom by John Eidsmoe 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 200, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Historical and Theological Foundations of Law: Reformation and Colonial by John Eidsmoe 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 196, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Brutus: Vindiciae, Contra Tyrannos: Or, Concerning the Legitimate Power of a Prince Over the People, and of the People Over a Prince by Hubert Languet 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Anti-Federalist Papers by Founding Fathers 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 37 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 14,081 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu 4.32 of 5 stars 4.32 avg rating — 38,692 ratings score: 168, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche 4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 33,896 ratings score: 168, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Bhagavad Gita by Anonymous 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 23,034 ratings score: 168, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Symposium by Plato 3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 12,733 ratings score: 168, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy by René Descartes 3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 10,947 ratings score: 168, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Analects by Confucius 3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 5,046 ratings score: 168, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 5,466 ratings score: 168, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	A Treatise Of Human Nature by David Hume 3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 3,830 ratings score: 168, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Becoming Justice Blackmun: Harry Blackmun's Supreme Court Journey by Linda Greenhouse 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 477 ratings score: 168, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Assault on Reason by Al Gore 3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 4,250 ratings score: 165, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Don't Pee on My Leg and Tell Me It's Raining: America's Toughest Family Court Judge Speaks Out by Judy Sheindlin 3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 258 ratings score: 165, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	God's Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It by Jim Wallis 3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 2,217 ratings score: 161, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power by Jeff Sharlet (Goodreads Author) 3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 1,505 ratings score: 158, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	How to Argue & Win Every Time: At Home, At Work, In Court, Everywhere, Everyday by Gerry Spence 3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 432 ratings score: 154, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Angel of Death Row: My Life as a Death Penalty Defense Lawyer by Andrea D. Lyon 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 296 ratings score: 150, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Opening Arguments: A Young Lawyer's First Case: United States v. Oliver North by Jeffrey Toobin 3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Intellectual Property Law: A Practical Guide to Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks and Trade Secrets by Victor D. Lopez (Goodreads Author) 3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Case of the Pope by Geoffrey Robertson 4.29 of 5 stars 4.29 avg rating — 133 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	A Civil Action by Jonathan Harr 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 6,894 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Do Good Well: Your Guide to Leadership, Action, and Social Innovation by Nina Vasan (Goodreads Author) 3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Theseus by Grayson J. Stevens (Goodreads Author) 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	The Run of His Life: The People Vs. O. J. Simpson by Jeffrey Toobin 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 208 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Freedom, The Individual And The Law by Geoffrey Robertson 3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Too Close to Call: The Thirty-Six-Day Battle to Decide the 2000 Election by Jeffrey Toobin 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 169 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	The Tyrannicide Brief: The Story of the Man Who Sent Charles I to the Scaffold by Geoffrey Robertson 4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 114 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	The Justice Game by Geoffrey Robertson 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 110 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Conduct Unbecoming: Gays And Lesbians In The Us Military by Randy Shilts 4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 268 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court by Bob Woodward 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 1,943 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Testimony by Anita Shreve 3.48 of 5 stars 3.48 avg rating — 14,599 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	The Torah: The Five Books of Moses by Anonymous 4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 449 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	The Essential Federalist and Anti-Federalist Papers by David Wootton (Editor) 4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 106 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 526,009 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	The Supreme Court: The Personalities and Rivalries That Defined America by Jeffrey Rosen 3.45 of 5 stars 3.45 avg rating — 282 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	The Majesty of the Law: Reflections of a Supreme Court Justice by Sandra Day O'Connor 3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 253 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Indefensible: One Lawyer's Journey Into the Inferno of American Justice by David Feige 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 146 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	C Street: The Fundamentalist Threat to American Democracy by Jeff Sharlet (Goodreads Author) 3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 237 ratings score: 60, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	International Law by Valerie Epps 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 58, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges by Antonin Scalia 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 265 ratings score: 57, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars