Local Authors Past and Present
Work in progress here -- the field is richer than first envisioned. We hope to incorporate past authors (Marianne Moore, Jean Craighead George, Hugh Henry Brackenridge, and so on), present authors/illustrators (Amy Bates, Megan Lloyd-Thompson, Adrienne Su, Kim van Alkemade, Sherry Knowlton, and so on), and books from authors who knew the Valley well and wrote about events here (Lois Lenski, Lois Lowry, Conrad Richter, and so on). We will organize them with category headers for better searching and annotate them with the particulars as we work on this. Keep checking!
True Tales of Trying Times: Legal Fables for Today
True Tales of Trying Times: Legal Fables for Today
A great gift for your favorite attorney or law student.
True Tales of Trying Times is a humorous collection of modern day fables based on actual law cases. It exposes some of the follies of the American court system and those who use and abuse it.
The stories reflect the wide range of predicaments created by humans and other non-rational creatures The book is authored by a law professor but is written with wry humor, free of legal jargon. These tales are for everyone: not just lawyers, but people too! The author concludes each fable with a moral drawn from the case, focusing on the humorous side of the litigation. The moral is set forth in verse. Each fable is illustrated by a pen and ink drawing. These fables and their accompanying morals offer an entertaining view of the modern American legal system. True Tales is an attractively designed hardback book and makes a perfect gift for anyone ready to appreciate an ironic look at the illusive quest for justice.
Our copies are signed by the author and the illustrators!