BEST BOOKS FOR LAW STUDENTS

1.
The Prince
The Prince 3.84 avg rating — 371,440 ratings
2.
One L: The Turbulent True Story of a First Year at Harvard Law School
One L: The Turbulent True Story of a First Year at Harvard Law School 3.72 avg rating — 9,168 ratings
3.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,689,836 ratings
4.
On Liberty
On Liberty 3.96 avg rating — 41,829 ratings
5.
Meditations
Meditations 4.28 avg rating — 320,823 ratings
6.
Declaration of Independence, Constitution of the United States of America, Bill of Rights and Constitutional Amendments (Including Images of Original
Declaration of Independence, Constitution of the United States of America, Bill of Rights and Constitutional Amendments (Including Images of Original 4.44 avg rating — 26,984 ratings
7.
Animal Farm
Animal Farm 4.01 avg rating — 4,357,261 ratings
8.
Can You Stiff Your Divorce Lawyer? Tales of How Cunning Clients Can Get Free Legal Work, as Told by an Experienced Divorce Attorney
Can You Stiff Your Divorce Lawyer? Tales of How Cunning Clients Can Get Free Legal Work, as Told by an Experienced Divorce Attorney 4.49 avg rating — 53 ratings
9.
The Trial
The Trial 3.94 avg rating — 377,404 ratings
10.
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment 4.28 avg rating — 1,024,840 ratings
11.
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating — 2,719,440 ratings
12.
The Firm
The Firm 4.06 avg rating — 634,770 ratings
13.
The Rule of Law
The Rule of Law 4.10 avg rating — 3,182 ratings
14.
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding 3.86 avg rating — 17,029 ratings
15.
The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers
The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers 4.15 avg rating — 17,693 ratings
16.
The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov 4.38 avg rating — 369,596 ratings
17.
The Social Contract
The Social Contract 3.78 avg rating — 55,707 ratings
18.
The Age of Reason
The Age of Reason 4.12 avg rating — 9,301 ratings
19.
The Trial and Death of Socrates
The Trial and Death of Socrates
by: Plato
4.12 avg rating — 44,777 ratings
20.
The Pelican Brief
The Pelican Brief 4.06 avg rating — 442,663 ratings
21.
The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court
The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court 4.09 avg rating — 18,285 ratings
22.
A Time to Kill (Jake Brigance, #1)
A Time to Kill (Jake Brigance, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 820,192 ratings
23.
Leviathan
Leviathan 3.70 avg rating — 51,359 ratings
24.
The Federalist Papers
The Federalist Papers 4.10 avg rating — 41,559 ratings
25.
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
The Complete Sherlock Holmes 4.51 avg rating — 214,398 ratings
26.
The Concept of the Political
The Concept of the Political 3.96 avg rating — 3,501 ratings
27.
Elements of the Philosophy of Right
Elements of the Philosophy of Right 3.88 avg rating — 3,741 ratings
28.
The Law
The Law 4.34 avg rating — 13,593 ratings
29.
Discourse on the Origin of Inequality
Discourse on the Origin of Inequality 3.79 avg rating — 18,361 ratings
30.
Politics
Politics
by: Aristotle
3.98 avg rating — 41,885 ratings
31.
Beyond Good and Evil
Beyond Good and Evil 4.03 avg rating — 109,337 ratings
32.
Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media
Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media 4.24 avg rating — 23,241 ratings
33.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Thus Spoke Zarathustra 4.07 avg rating — 169,551 ratings
34.
Tao Te Ching
Tao Te Ching
by: Lao Tzu
4.29 avg rating — 176,957 ratings
35.
The Runaway Jury
The Runaway Jury 4.03 avg rating — 312,194 ratings
36.
Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do? 4.30 avg rating — 26,886 ratings
37.
A Theory of Justice
A Theory of Justice 3.95 avg rating — 13,399 ratings
38.
The United States of Elfin: Imagining a More Elven Style of Government
The United States of Elfin: Imagining a More Elven Style of Government it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 ratings
39.
A Civil Action
A Civil Action 3.99 avg rating — 16,815 ratings
40.
How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading 3.98 avg rating — 27,064 ratings
41.
The Anti-Federalist Papers
The Anti-Federalist Papers 4.14 avg rating — 583 ratings
42.
The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town 3.86 avg rating — 82,855 ratings
43.
The Symposium
The Symposium
by: Plato
4.09 avg rating — 85,863 ratings
44.
Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation
Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 3.95 avg rating — 46,973 ratings
45.
The Complete Essays
The Complete Essays 4.23 avg rating — 21,557 ratings
45.
The Metamorphosis
The Metamorphosis 3.90 avg rating — 1,338,739 ratings
47.
Inherit the Wind: The Powerful Courtroom Drama in which Two Men Wage the Legal War of the Century
Inherit the Wind: The Powerful Courtroom Drama in which Two Men Wage the Legal War of the Century 3.93 avg rating — 23,932 ratings
48.
Bleak House
Bleak House 4.02 avg rating — 112,459 ratings
49.
Never Go With Your Gut: How Pioneering Leaders Make the Best Decisions and Avoid Business Disasters
Never Go With Your Gut: How Pioneering Leaders Make the Best Decisions and Avoid Business Disasters 4.14 avg rating — 252 ratings
50.
Historical and Theological Foundations of Law: Classical and Medieval
Historical and Theological Foundations of Law: Classical and Medieval 4.31 avg rating — 13 ratings
50.
The Function of Equity in International Law
The Function of Equity in International Law it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 11 ratings
52.
McClurg's 1L of a Ride: A Well-Traveled Professor's Roadmap to Success in the First Year of Law School, 2d: A Well-Traveled Professor's Roadmap to Success ... the First Year of Law Schoo
McClurg's 1L of a Ride: A Well-Traveled Professor's Roadmap to Success in the First Year of Law School, 2d: A Well-Traveled Professor's Roadmap to Success ... the First Year of Law Schoo 4.09 avg rating — 773 ratings
53.
Don't Pee on My Leg and Tell Me It's Raining
Don't Pee on My Leg and Tell Me It's Raining 3.81 avg rating — 844 ratings
53.
Getting to Yes with Yourself: And Other Worthy Opponents
Getting to Yes with Yourself: And Other Worthy Opponents 3.96 avg rating — 2,168 ratings
55.
Metaphysics
Metaphysics
by: Aristotle
4.07 avg rating — 17,693 ratings
56.
A Treatise of Human Nature
A Treatise of Human Nature 3.95 avg rating — 12,539 ratings
56.
God's Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It
God's Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It 3.66 avg rating — 3,556 ratings
58.
A Gentle Introduction to Unqualified Reservations
A Gentle Introduction to Unqualified Reservations 3.89 avg rating — 375 ratings
59.
Historical and Theological Foundations of Law: Reformation and Colonial
Historical and Theological Foundations of Law: Reformation and Colonial 3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings
59.
Gideon's Trumpet
Gideon's Trumpet 3.91 avg rating — 3,034 ratings
61.
The Assault on Reason
The Assault on Reason
by: Al Gore
3.78 avg rating — 7,356 ratings
62.
Democracy in America
Democracy in America 4.05 avg rating — 26,629 ratings
63.
A History of American Law
A History of American Law 4.13 avg rating — 538 ratings
64.
The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution
The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution 4.18 avg rating — 10,199 ratings
65.
Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy
Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy 3.77 avg rating — 35,924 ratings
66.
The Bhagavad Gita
The Bhagavad Gita 4.19 avg rating — 78,229 ratings
67.
The Communist Manifesto
The Communist Manifesto
by: Karl Marx
3.67 avg rating — 189,287 ratings
68.
An Introduction to Legal Reasoning
An Introduction to Legal Reasoning 3.59 avg rating — 229 ratings
69.
In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood 4.09 avg rating — 710,434 ratings
69.
The Rainmaker
The Rainmaker 4.01 avg rating — 204,125 ratings
71.
The Odyssey
The Odyssey
by: Homer
3.82 avg rating — 1,156,771 ratings
72.
Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings
Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings 4.14 avg rating — 15,755 ratings
73.
The Lincoln Lawyer (The Lincoln Lawyer, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #16)
The Lincoln Lawyer (The Lincoln Lawyer, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #16) 4.22 avg rating — 250,397 ratings
74.
Simple Justice: The History of Brown v. Board of Education and Black America's Struggle for Equality
Simple Justice: The History of Brown v. Board of Education and Black America's Struggle for Equality 4.44 avg rating — 712 ratings
75.
Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison
Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison 4.24 avg rating — 35,776 ratings
76.
The Spirit of the Laws
The Spirit of the Laws 3.98 avg rating — 5,315 ratings
77.
Historical and Theological Foundations of Law: Ancient Wisdom
Historical and Theological Foundations of Law: Ancient Wisdom 3.92 avg rating — 13 ratings
77.
Take Charge: The Skills That Drive Professional Success
Take Charge: The Skills That Drive Professional Success 4.58 avg rating — 43 ratings
77.
A CONSTITUTION FOR A DEMOCRACY: (An excursion in nonfiction)
A CONSTITUTION FOR A DEMOCRACY: (An excursion in nonfiction) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
77.
Get Bail, Leave Jail: America’s Guide to Hiring a Bondsman, Navigating Bail Bonds, and Getting out of Custody before Trial
Get Bail, Leave Jail: America’s Guide to Hiring a Bondsman, Navigating Bail Bonds, and Getting out of Custody before Trial 4.75 avg rating — 16 ratings
81.
Yankee from Olympus: Justice Holmes and His Family
Yankee from Olympus: Justice Holmes and His Family 3.90 avg rating — 102 ratings
82.
Commentaries on the Laws of England
Commentaries on the Laws of England 4.14 avg rating — 57 ratings
82.
Ancient Law: Its Connection with the Early History of Society, and Its Relation to Modern Ideas
Ancient Law: Its Connection with the Early History of Society, and Its Relation to Modern Ideas 4.07 avg rating — 90 ratings
84.
The Case of the Pope: Vatican Accountability for Human Rights Abuse
The Case of the Pope: Vatican Accountability for Human Rights Abuse 4.22 avg rating — 334 ratings
85.
Vindiciae, Contra Tyrannos: Or, Concerning the Legitimate Power of a Prince Over the People, and of the People Over a Prince
Vindiciae, Contra Tyrannos: Or, Concerning the Legitimate Power of a Prince Over the People, and of the People Over a Prince 3.95 avg rating — 20 ratings
85.
Legally Blonde
Legally Blonde 3.65 avg rating — 14,509 ratings
87.
Just Mercy
Just Mercy 4.63 avg rating — 254,531 ratings
88.
Personal Injuries (Kindle County Legal Thriller, #5)
Personal Injuries (Kindle County Legal Thriller, #5) 3.86 avg rating — 7,401 ratings
89.
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding 3.94 avg rating — 21,940 ratings
90.
The Appeal
The Appeal 3.64 avg rating — 61,296 ratings
91.
Angel of Death Row: My Life as a Death Penalty Defense Lawyer
Angel of Death Row: My Life as a Death Penalty Defense Lawyer 4.06 avg rating — 720 ratings
92.
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness 4.52 avg rating — 115,056 ratings
93.
Active Liberty: Interpreting Our Democratic Constitution
Active Liberty: Interpreting Our Democratic Constitution 3.52 avg rating — 865 ratings
94.
The Woman in White
The Woman in White 4.01 avg rating — 162,727 ratings
95.
Law 101: Everything You Need to Know about the American Legal System
Law 101: Everything You Need to Know about the American Legal System 3.96 avg rating — 1,322 ratings
95.
The Common Law
The Common Law 3.79 avg rating — 567 ratings
97.
The Republic
The Republic
by: Plato
3.96 avg rating — 220,226 ratings
98.
Civilization and Its Discontents
Civilization and Its Discontents 3.79 avg rating — 43,516 ratings
99.
Law School Confidential: A Complete Guide to the Law School Experience: By Students, for Students
Law School Confidential: A Complete Guide to the Law School Experience: By Students, for Students 3.75 avg rating — 1,243 ratings
100.
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 3,378,696 ratings
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