Bernard J Schwartz

Swann's Way: The School Busing Case and the Supreme Court

Never has what goes on behind the red velour curtain--the give-and-take between the Supreme Court Justices in an important case--been described in such detail. Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education was the first case to decree extensive busing as part of a school desegregation plan; it ...

The Great Rights of Mankind: A History of the American Bill of Rights

"The American Bill of Rights is . . . a magic mirror," writes Bernard Schwartz, "wherein we see reflected not only our lives, but the whole pageant of Anglo-American constitutional development and all that those struggles have meant in the history of freedom."Perhaps the finest short history of the ...

Another Time Another Place

The Brownsville/East New York neighborhood of the 1930's, 40's and 50's is now but an almost faded memory, a "time warp" as it were. Today it is a neighborhood that has been eviscerated and exists only as a geographic locale. Through the collective memories of the famous and the not-so-famous, Jerry...

A History of the Supreme Court

When the first Supreme Court convened in 1790, it was so ill-esteemed that its justices frequently resigned in favor of other pursuits. John Rutledge stepped down as Associate Justice to become a state judge in South Carolina; John Jay resigned as Chief Justice to run for Governor of New York; and ...

The Midwestern Native Garden: Native Alternatives to Nonnative Flowers and Plants, an Illustrated Guide

Winner of the 2012 Helen Hull Award, presented by the National Garden Clubs. Midwestern gardeners and landscapers are becoming increasingly attracted to noninvasive regional native wildflowers and plants over popular nonnative species. The Midwestern Native Garden offers viable alternat...

How to Fail as a Therapist: 50+ Ways to Lose or Damage Your Patients (Practical Therapist)

From the Foreword, by Arnold Lazarus, PhD, ABPP:“I shudder when I think... when I, as a newly minted PhD in clinical psychology, was certified as competent and qualified... it is not farfetched to say I knew next to nothing...”“Newly minted” therapists aren't alone in making mistakes, of course; eve...

Just Say Yes: What I've learned About Life, Luck, and the Pursuit of Opportunity

Whether he's leading a company or leading the call for a better nation, storied New York businessman and philanthropist Bernard Schwartz believes in the power of optimism. Bernard Schwartz has dined with world leaders, cut a multi billion-dollar deal on the back of a napkin, and led a Fortune 200 co...

Inside the Warren Court, 1953-69

Doubleday, 1983, Very good., Clean, tight, in dust jacket. Minor wear. 299 pages. [Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Earl Warren, American Law] Out-of-print and antiquarian booksellers since 1933. We pack and ship with care.

Another Time Another Place: A Neighborhood Remembered

Constitutional Law: A Textbook

The Great Rights of Mankind: A History of the American Bill of Rights

The Unpublished Opinions of the Warren Court

Swann's Way: The School Busing Case and the Supreme Court

The Unpublished Opinions of the Burger Court

A History of the Supreme Court

The Unpublished Opinions of the Rehnquist Court

What Is... Cliff Clavin?

…score; otherwise, the wager subtracts the score, leaving a contestant with whatever remains in the bank. For example, a clue from this episode is "Archibald Leach, Bernard Schwartz and Lucille LeSueur"; the correct response is "What were the real names of Cary Grant, Tony Curtis and Joan Cra...

Bernard L. Schwartz

Bernard Leon Schwartz (born December 13, 1925, Brooklyn, New York) was the Chairman of the Board and CEO of Loral Space & Communications for 34 years...