Looking for resources on navigating and succeeding in law school? Academic success tips? Inspiration about life in the law? Want to be transported into a fictional legal world?
Make use of Student Academic Affairs’ library.
Check out our book inventory below. Stop by WCC 3025 (in Clinical Wing) to borrow a book. We’re old school; just sign your name on the checkout card in the back of the book.
| Category | Title | Author |
| Law School Experience | 1L of a Ride: A Well-Traveled Professor's Roadmap to Success in the First Year of Law School | McClurg, Andrew |
| Non-Fiction | A Civil Action | Harr, Johnathan |
| Non-Fiction | A Republic, If You Can Keep It | Gorsuch, Justice Neil |
| Law School Experience | A Short & Happy Guide to Being a Law Stuident | Franzese, Paula |
| Fiction | Anatomy of a Murder | Traver, Robert |
| Academic Success | Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones | Clear, James |
| Academic Success | Basic Black: The Essential Guide for Getting Ahead at Work (and in Life) | Black, Cathie |
| Fiction | Between Black and White | Bailey, Robert |
| Non-Fiction | Bramble Bush: On Our Law and Its Study | Llewellyn, K.N. |
| Academic Success | Brave, Not Perfect: Fear Less, Fail More, and Live Bolder | Saujani, Reshma |
| Non-Fiction | Buffalo Creek Disaster | Stern, Gerald |
| Non-Fiction | Compassion in the Court: Life-Changing Stores from America's Nicest Judge | Caprio, Judge Frank |
| Academic Success | Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High | Patterson, Kerry et al. |
| Fiction | Defending Jacob | Landay, William |
| Law School Experience | Demystifying the First Year of Law School: A Guide to the 1L Experience | Moore, Albert & Binder, David |
| Non-Fiction | Disorder in the Court: Great Fractured Moments in Courtroom History | Sevilla, Charles M. |
| Non-Fiction | Documents of American Consitutional & Legal History | Urofsky, Mevlin & Finkelman, Paul |
| Academic Success | Driven: Understanding and Harnessing the Genetic Gifts Shared by Entrepreneurs, Navy SEALs, Pro Athletes, and Maybe YOU | Brackmann, Douglass & Kelly, Randy |
| Academic Success | Expert Learning for Law Students | Schwartz, Michael |
| Non-Fiction | Fair Labor Lawyer: The Remarkable Life of New Deal Attorney and Supreme Court Advocate Bessie Margolin | Trestman, Marline |
| Law School Experience | Finding Your Voice in Law School: Mastering Classroom Cold Calls, Job Interviews, and Other Verbal Challenges | Shadel, Molly |
| Law School Experience | First Year, No Fear: Law School Made Easy | Landreth, C.D. |
| Academic Success | Getting to Maybe: How to Excel on Law School Exams | Fischl, Richard & Paul, Jeremy |
| Law School Experience | Happy Lawyer: Making a Good Life in the Law | Levit, Nancy & Linder, Douglas O. |
| Academic Success | Hard-Nosed Advice from a Cranky Law Professor: How to Succeed in Law School | Knolton, Cristina et al. |
| Fiction | Hercule Poirot Novels | Christie, Agatha |
| Law School Experience | How to Be Sort of Happy in Law School | Young, Kathryne |
| Law School Experience | How to Show Up and Shine in Law School with Gratitude, Grit, and Grace | Iman Glimp, Cherelle |
| Academic Success | How to Win Friends & Influence People | Carnegie, Cale |
| Academic Success | How We Lean: The Suprprising Truth About When, Where, and Why It Happens | Carey, Benedict |
| Academic Success | Humor, Seriously: Why Humor Is a Secret Weapon in Business and Life (and How Anyone Can Harness It. Even You.) | Aaker, Jennifer & Bagdonas, Namoi |
| Law School Experience | I Thought It Was Just Me (But It Isn't): Making the Journey from What Will People Think? to I Am Enough | Brown, Brené |
| Academic Success | Just Listen: Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone | Coulston, Mark |
| Non-Fiction | Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption | Stevenson, Bryan |
| Non-Fiction | Kansas Charlie: The Sthor of a 19th Century Boy Murderer | Brumberg, Joan Jacobs |
| Non-Fiction | Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury | Lief, Michael et al. |
| Law School Experience | Law School Confidential: A Complete Guide to the Law School Experience: By Students, for Students | Miller, Robert H. |
| Law School Experience | Law School Done Right: Proven Tips for Success from Recent Grads Who Killed It | Savage, Brian & Seringhaus, Michael |
| Law School Experience | Law School Success: Advice from a Law Professor | Baez, H. Beau |
| Non-Fiction | Lazy B: Growing Up on a Cattle Ranch in the American Southwest | O'Connor, Justice Sandra Day |
| Law School Experience | Legally Briefed: The Aspring Attorney's Essential Guide to Life After Law School | Baker, A.E. |
| Non-Fiction | Life, Law & Liberty: A Memoir | Kennedy, Justice Anthony M. |
| Non-Fiction | Lovely One: A Memoir | Brown Jackson, Ketanji |
| Academic Success | Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day | Zeratsky, Joh & Knapp, Jake |
| Law School Experience | Mastering Legal Success: Proven Strategies for Aspiring Lawyers: Unlocking the Secrets to Thriving in Law School and Beyond | Richardson, Dale |
| Law School Experience | Mindfulness for Law Students: Using the Power of Mindfulness to Achieve Balance and Success in Law School | Rogers M. S. & Scott L. |
| Academic Success | Mindset: The New Psychology of Success | Dweck, Carol |
| Academic Success | Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything | Foer, Joshua |
| Non-Fiction | My Beloved World | Sotomayor, Justice Sonia |
| Non-Fiction | My Own Words | Bader Ginsberg, Justice Ruth |
| Academic Success | Nine Steps to Law School Success: A Scientifically Proven Study Process for Success in Law School | Blasser, Lisa |
| Non-Fiction | Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Carmon, Irin & Knizhnik, Shana |
| Law School Experience | Now You're In Law School: What to Expect and How to Make the Most of It | Stevens, Brittany |
| Law School Experience | One L: The Turbulent True Story of a First Year at Harvard Law School | Turow, Scott |
| Non-Fiction | Out of Order: Stories from the History of the Supreme Court | O'Connor, Justice Sandra Day |
| Non-Fiction | Peace with Justice: War Crimes and Accountability in the Former Yugoslavia | Williams, Paul & Scharf, Michael |
| Fiction | Price of Life | Singleton, Danielle |
| Fiction | Resurrection Walk | Connelly, Michael |
| Academic Success | Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everytone to Take Action | Sinek, Simon |
| Fiction | State of the Union | Thor, Brad |
| Academic Success | Status Anxiety | de Botton, Alain |
| Fiction | Supreme Courtship | Buckley, Christopher |
| Non-Fiction | Supreme Power: Franklin Roosevelt vs. the Supreme Court | Shesol, Jeff |
| Law School Experience | Surthriving Law School (and beyond...): An essential guide to surviving and thriving on your legal (and life) journey | Hunt, W. Adam |
| Academic Success | Talk Like Ted: The 9 Public-Speak Secrets of the World's Top Minds | Gallo, Carmine |
| Law School Experience | The ABCs of Law School: Diary of a First Year Student | Power, Teresa |
| Fiction | The Appeal | Grisham, John |
| Fiction | The Brass Verdict | Connelly, Michael |
| Non-Fiction | The Bretheren: Inside the Supreme Court | Woodward, Bob & Armstrong Scott |
| Law School Experience | The Curmudgeon's Guide to Practicing Law | Herrman, Mark |
| Fiction | The Fifth Witness | Connelly, Michael |
| Fiction | The Final Reckoning | Bailey, Robert |
| Fiction | The First Gentleman | Clinton, Bill & Patterson, James |
| Fiction | The Gods of Guilt | Connelly, Michael |
| Fiction | The Innocent Man | Grisham, John |
| Academic Success | The Introverted Lawyer: A Seven-Step Journey Toward Authentically Empowered Advocacy | Brown, Heidi |
| Fiction | The Just and the Unjust | Cozzens, James Gould |
| Fiction | The Last Second | Coulter, Catherine & Ellison, J.T. |
| Fiction | The Last Trial | Bailey, Robert |
| Fiction | The Law of Innocence | Connelly, Michael |
| Law School Experience | The Law of Law School: The Essential Guide for First-Year Law Students | Ferguson, Andrew |
| Law School Experience | The Law School Labyrinth: A Guide to Making the Most of Your Legal Education | Sedberry, Steven |
| Fiction | The Lincoln Lawyer | Connelly, Michael |
| Law School Experience | The Mindful Law Student: A Mindfulness in Law Practice Guide | Rogers, Scott |
| Non-Fiction | The Nine | Toobin, Jeffrey |
| Academic Success | The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play | Fiore, Neil |
| Academic Success | The Obstacle is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials Into Triumph | Holiday, Ryan |
| Academic Success | The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Busienss | Duhigg, Charles |
| Fiction | The Professor | Bailey, Robert |
| Fiction | The Reversal | Connelly, Michael |
| Fiction | The Simple Truth | Baldacci, David |
| Non-Fiction | The Supreme Court: A new edition of the Chief Justice's classic history | Rehnquist, Chief Justice William H. |
| Law School Experience | The Zen of Law School Success | Noreuli, Chad |
| Academic Success | Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot | Abrahams, Matt |
| Academic Success | Thinking, Fast and Slow | Kahneman, Daniel |
| Law School Experience | Tomorrow's Lawyers: An Introduction to Your Future | Susskind, Richard |
| Academic Success | Women in Law: Discovering the True Meaning of Success | Han, Angela |