From lawmakers to lawbreakers, this eclectic volume offers a look at the oddities, quirks, origins, and stories behind the legal world. Here too are extracts from literature’s most memorable writing on the law, with Charles Dickens and Herman Melville sharing a cell with William Burroughs and Hunter S. Thompson.
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About the Author:
The book is written and compiled by Vincent Powell, a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand, who has edited numerous legal publications on everything from road traffic law to companies and securities law, and from employment law to Wills Probate. He is currently editor of the IP Review, a quarterly magazine on intellectual property. Vince lives in Swiss Cottage, London.
Review:
Ever wonder what happens to the 36,000 tennis balls used at the annual Wimbledon championships? Or what was on the menu at Henry IV’s coronation? Would you like to know how to master the Japanese art of packing a rucksack? Or how to say hello in 20 different languages? These delightfully eclectic, exceedingly collectable volumes are bursting with useful trivia and quirky facts to amuse and amaze. Pleasingly designed, eminently browsable, downright addictive.
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- PublisherAnova Books
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 1861058381
- ISBN 13 9781861058386
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages156
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