Evidence

Evidence: Examples & Explanations, Eighth Edition

The No. 1 selling study aid in the field, Evidence: Examples and Explanations is the most clear, effective and concise text available for students today. Beautifully organized, with compelling examples and questions, this ancillary delivers exactly the right level of detail for a student's first introduction to evidence law.

The Eighth Edition has been updated to reflect the newly effective restyled Federal Rules of Evidence and includes the latest U.S. Supreme Court cases. Also included is an analysis of Confrontation Clause jurisprudence. Finally, a new Appendix covers the text of the rules, with concise highlights and references to treatment of the rules in the text.

Hallmark features of Evidence: Examples and Explanations:

No. 1 selling ancillary in Evidence.

Manageable length encourages student use.

Clear, well-organized presentation of material.

Plain-language version of the Federal Rules of Evidence.

Probing questions follow each chapter and compel students to read thoroughly.

Key concepts presented in tables and charts.

Thoroughly updated, the revised Eighth Edition:

Reflects language of newly effective and restyled Federal Rules of Evidence and amendments throughout.

Analyzes the ebb and flow of Confrontation Clause jurisprudence.

Includes latest U.S. Supreme Court cases.

Adds Appendix with text of rules, concise highlights of rules, and references to treatment of each rule in the text.

Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain

If the conscious mind--the part you consider to be you--is just the tip of the iceberg, what is the rest doing?
 
In this sparkling and provocative book, renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman navigates the depths of the subconscious brain to illuminate its surprising mysteries. Why can your foot move halfway to the brake pedal before you become consciously aware of danger ahead? Is there a true Mel Gibson? How is your brain like a conflicted democracy engaged in civil war? What do Odysseus and the subprime mortgage meltdown have in common? Why are people whose names begin with J more like to marry other people whose names begin with J? And why is it so difficult to keep a secret?
 
Taking in brain damage, plane spotting, dating, drugs, beauty, infidelity, synesthesia, criminal law, artificial intelligence, and visual illusions, Incognito is a thrilling subsurface exploration of the mind and all its contradictions.