Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor explains the workings of the United States Supreme Court, its history, and her thoughts about the law and the United States Constitution. This is an exceptional book for understanding American law. This book is also available in audio format. http://www.audible.com/adbl/store/welcome.jsp

The famous Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto explains why capitalism has been so successful in the west, but it has failed in the third world. De Soto concludes that law, and property rights in particular, are critical to the success of free markets. This book is a critical idea book for any student of law or economics.

P. J O'Rourke will make you laugh while you learn. He travels to several countries trying to answer Adam Smith's famous question: "Why are some nations rich and others are not?" He is serious about the question, but has fun discovering the answer. He concludes that there are several important factors, but argues that the rule of law is the single most important factor underlying a nations success. This book is also available in audio format. http://www.audible.com/adbl/store/welcome.jsp