The U.S. Supreme Court is a public policy battleground in which organized interests attempt to etch their economic, legal, and political preferences into law through the filing of amicus curiae ("friend of the court") briefs. In Friends of the Supreme Court: Interest Groups and Judicial Decision Making, Paul M. Collins, Jr. explores how organized interests influence the justices' decision making, including how the justices vote and whether they choose to author concurrences and dissents. Collins presents theories of judicial choice derived from disciplines as diverse as law, marketing, political science, and social psychology. This theoretically rich and empirically rigorous treatment of decision-making on the nation's highest court, which represents the most comprehensive examination ever undertaken of the influence of U.S. Supreme Court amicus briefs, provides clear evidence that interest groups play a significant role in shaping the justices' choices.

Since time immemorial, yogis, sages, and mystics have forsaken the pleasures of the ordinary world and gone to secluded places to meditate, eager to attain even a momentary vision of Sri Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Fifty centuries ago that same Krishna descended from the transcendental world to reveal on earth His eternal spiritual pastimes, and the great sage Vyasa carefully recorded them in the Bhagavata Purana. This book is a summary study of the Tenth Canto of that Purana, written by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the foremost teacher of bhakti-yoga in the modern age. The accounts in this book will fascinate you with their descriptions of spiritual adventure and romance. And they will reveal to you the secret of how to embark on a journey to a transcendental realm beyond space and time.

Believe in the Supreme Creator is a book about hope, trust, and belief in God. It follows the life of Dinah and her relationship with Kalson. They are faced with disappointments, betrayal, and challenges. They learn to submit to God and walk with Him in faith. Dr. Nchege weaves a story about God and religion using biblical references and African idioms to demonstrate the power of belief and faith. This is an inspiring and enjoyable book by my old friend from my Nigeria days, Dr. Kalu Nchege. I am amazed and thrilled by the way he has been able to show that in all circumstances there is a Scriptural admonition or promise, if when trusted in, brings answers and blessings and a resolution to the situation. Here is hope, encouragement, and instruction for any reader who really wants to know the Supreme Creator who is revealed in the Holy Scriptures Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Rev. Z. D. Reece Through this narrative, Dr. Nchege is able to depict the need for each of us to believe in the Supreme Creator. Only one who has gotten to know how gracious and merciful God is could have delivered a piece of literature like this. Such a remarkable way to let the world know regardless of nationality, ethnic origin, or religious denomination style of worshipping, God loves each of us unconditionally and we must love Him back and be born of the Spirit of God. Wilber and Delores Parker