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The Common Law

By: Oliver Wendell Holmes
Narrated by: Robert Morris
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This is one of the true classics in world legal literature. Written by a master of law and language, it is a primary source book for anyone interested either in legal theory or political science. For the layman, it serves to clarify the very essence of the common law, the cornerstone of our present legal system.

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"A landmark in intellectual history." (Mark DeWolfe Howe)
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After reading this you'll have an immediately usable, practical yeoman's grasp of the common law system and its mechanisms and reasoning. Very useful and empowering.

Great introductory history of the common law

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