Let the Students Speak!: A History of the Fight For Free Expression in American Schools
(Beacon, 2011)

Let the Students Speak! details the rich history and growth of the First Amendment in public schools, from the early nineteenth-century's failed student free-expression claims to the development of protection for students by the U.S. Supreme Court.

The book discusses the raging free-speech controversies in public schools today, including dress codes and uniforms, cyberbullying, and the regulation of any violent-themed expression in a post-Columbine and Virginia Tech environment. This book should be required reading for students, teachers, and school administrators alike.

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The Handy Presidents Answer Book
Second Edition
(Visible Ink Press, 2011)

Offering an engaging overview of the U.S. presidency and all past presidents, this valuable tome asks a variety of questions, from the trivial to the topical, that further expands one's understanding of America's highest office. With an intriguing range of questions about religious affiliations, unusual backgrounds, and tidbits of odd trivia — from "Which president killed a man in a duel?" to "Who was the first Baptist to become president?" — this reference also covers former presidential candidates, first ladies, key appointments, and election results. Revealing important answers to foreign policy questions and decisions made during times of war, as well as presidential actions in times of economic boom and bust, isolationism and expansion, and economic policies and unusual anecdotes, this fun and absorbing anthology provides a thorough overview of more than 200 years of U.S. presidents.

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Horse Racing's Most Wanted™: The Top 10 Book of Derby Delights, Frenetic Finishes, and Backstretch Banter
(Potomac Books, 2011)

Known as "the sport of kings," horse racing has been around the track, so to speak. Out of the gates as early as ancient Greece’s Olympic Games, racing would truly find its footing centuries later when Arabian horses were brought to England during the Crusades. Soon nobles with deep pockets were striking friendly wagers, and by Queen Anne’s reign, races with big purses were off and running — and making their way across the pond.

In the United States, horse racing has given the world of professional sports — even baseball — a run for its money. In Horse Racing’s Most Wanted™, readers will have the inside track on the sport that draws more than a million viewers every spring with the Triple Crown.

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Mixed Martial Arts' Most Wanted™: The Top 10 Book of Crazy Combat, Great Grappling, and Sick Submissions
(Potomac Books, 2011)

Mixed martial arts hasn’t been dubbed the world’s fastest growing sport for nothing. It’s noticeably rocked the sporting world since the creation of the Ultimate Fighting Championship nearly two decades ago — and has even shaken up the pop culture scene. A combo of grappling, punching, kneeing, and kicking, this sport looks like it will be grounding and pounding, sprawling and brawling, for some time to come.

Mixed Martial Arts’ Most Wanted™ steps into the cage and brings you round after round of fighting deeds and details worthy of a sport known for bloody battles and ingenious tactics. Authors Adam T. Heath and David L. Hudson Jr. have knocked out sixty top-ten lists detailing the low blows, grappling greats, human anomalies, and fighting females that make up the compelling world of mixed martial arts.

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Encyclopedia of the First Amendment
(CQ Press, 2008)

This critically acclaimed two-volume set gives readers a comprehensive overview of the First Amendment from leading U.S. Supreme Court cases to applicable concepts to attorneys who made an impact in free-speech law. This work received excellent reviews from Booklist, Library Journal, Choice and American Reference Books. It would be ideal for any university or city library, any attorney who practices First Amendment law or anyone who has a burning passion for freedom of speech or religion. You can order this award-winning book here.

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Combat Sports: An Encyclopedia of Wrestling, Fighting and Mixed Martial Arts
(Greenwood, 2009)

If you are a serious fan of boxing or mixed martial arts, you will love this book. It has about 600 entries, mainly consisting of leading fighters in history. It provides a brief overview of the fighter, their record, their world titles and their most famous fights. It also contains a "further reading" section for each entry that gives titles of books, magazine articles or online sources about your favorite combatants.

Fightnews.com writer David Finger writes in his review that Combat Sports is "informative and engrossing." Booklist said this book "is the first and only mainstream reference work" to encompass all fighting sports.

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The Handy Law Answer Book
(Visible Ink Press, 2010)

Ever want an overview of the legal system? This book fits the bill quite nicely, as it examines the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the federal and state court systems, personal injury law, family law and much more. Written in a user-friendly manner, the book works for individual interested readers and the classroom setting. The primary advantage of this book is that it breaks things down and explains a variety of legal concepts and areas with overviews and examples.

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The Handy Supreme Court Answer Book
(Visible Ink Press, 2007)

This book details the history of the U.S. Supreme Court in an accessible question and answer format. We need to know about our Court, as it interprets our United States Constitution.

If you care about issues such as the death penalty, abortion, affirmative action, race in society and even the outcome of presidential elections, you will find something to whet your appetite in this book. You?ll learn about the 112 individuals (128 men and 2 women) who have served on the Court, the leading cases argued before the Court and some fascinating trivia.

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Basketball Championships Most Wanted:
The Top 12 Book of March Mayhem, Playoff Performances and Tournament Oddities
(Potomac Books, 2007)

This book will delight the fancies of basketball junkies. What were the greatest NCAA upsets by #15 seeded teams, the greatest quarters in NBA playoff history and the most improbably upsets in basketball championship history. You may disagree with some of my selections (which is good) but you?ll find much interesting info to debate with your basketball buds.

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Boxing's Most Wanted: The Top 12 Book of Champs, Chumps and Punch-Drunk Palookas
(Potomac Books, 2004)

There is nothing more exciting than a championship boxing fight. As a boxing writer, licensed boxing judge and member of the Tennessee Boxing Advisory Board, I live and breathe the sport known as the Sweet Science. With my co-author Mike Fitzgerald - a real boxing historian - Boxing's Most Wanted provides details on the greatest ring upsets, tragedies, colorful journeyman, heavyweight tomato cans and much more. Many boxing media - including Ring Magazine - gave this book solid reviews.

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The Bill of Rights: The First Ten Amendments
of the Constitution
(Enslow, 2002)

The favorite part of my job as an attorney at the First Amendment Center is to speak to high school students about the importance of the First Amendment and the rest of the Bill of Rights. The provisions of the Bill of Rights represent a blueprint to personal freedom and define the essence of our great nation. Students and teachers will enjoy this book.

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The Fourteenth Amendment: Equal Protection Under the Law
(Enslow, 2002)

The Fourteenth Amendment represented a second Bill of Rights, as it extended the protections in the U.S. Constitution to the states. It is vital to understand the Fourteenth Amendment to understand the meaning of "due process" and "equal protection" - two of the most important concepts in our legal system.

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Basketball?s Most Wanted II: The Top 10 Book of More Hotshot Hoopsters, Double Dribbles, and Roundball Oddities
(Potomac Books, 2005)

Here is another book for basketball fans. You?ll learn a wide range of basketball trivia, including tantalizing topics such as ?Married to Stars,? ?Court Thieves,? ?High School 100 Point Scorers? and ?Playground Legends.?

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Women in Golf: The Players, the History
and the Future of the Sport
(Greenwood, 2007)

If you?ve ever tried to hit the little white ball, you?ll like this book. Many books have been written about men?s golf, but there remains a void in coverage of the women?s game. This book helps fill that void by detailing the history of the game with much information about early greats and modern-day phenoms.

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The Rehnquist Court: Understanding
Its Impact and Legacy
(Praeger, 2006)

This book is for those serious about learning more about the U.S. Supreme Court of modern times. It analyzes the Court through an examination of former Associate Justice and Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist who served on the High Court from 1972-2005.

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The Silencing of Student Voices: Preserving
Free Speech in America?s Schools
(First Amendment Center, 2003)

Want to know more about student dress codes, Internet expression, and other hot-button free-expression issues in our public schools? If so, check out this book that I wrote for the First Amendment Center.

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