* Book Reviews Etc.

For the record. Get it? Record? It’s funny because ‘record’ has two meanings. Also, explaining jokes always makes them funnier.

Erik J. Heels

In 2003, I started blogging. At some point, I decided to add pre-2003 content to my blog, including articles and columns I wrote for the ABA (1994-2008), articles from law school (1992-1994), and even (gulp) some from MIT (1984-1988).

I’ve written about a lot of topics in the broad “technology, law, baseball, and rock ‘n’ roll” category, including reviews of books, movies, music, and more.

Today, 01/31/17, in an attempt to cure some linkrot (thanks to Amazon Associates ever-changing link and iframe formats) and put all of my reviewed stuff in one place, I created this page. To be clear, I make a pittance from the Amazon Associates program (which I joined in 2001), so this page is primarily for me. (And my folks. Thanks, Mom and Dad!)

I’ve excluded my popular “Rolling Stone Magazine 5-star reviews” links from this page. Linkrot won there.

Links come first, then come links to the articles that contain the context of said links.

Books, Movies, and Music Reviewed by Erik J. Heels

  1. “Zen the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance” by Robert M. Pirsig.

  2. “The Origin of Species by” by Charles Darwin.

  3. “Social Statics: Abridged and Revised and The Man versus The State” by Herbert Spencer.

  4. “Evolution and Ethics and Science and Morals” by Thomas H. Huxley.

  5. “The Legal List 5.0” by Erik J. Heels.

  6. “‘What Do You Care What Other People Think?’: Further Adventures of a Curious Character” by Richard P. Feynman.

  7. “Chaos: Making a New Science” by James Gleick.

  8. “Law in a Digital World” by M. Ethan Katsh.

  9. “Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences” by by John Allen Paulos.

  10. “Law, Law, Law on the Internet: The Best Legal Web Sites and More” by Erik J. Heels and Richard P. Klau.

  11. “A Guidebook to Learning: For a Lifelong Pursuit of Wisdom” by Mortimer J. Adler.

  12. “What Do You Care What Other People Think: Further Adventures of a Curious Character” by Richard Phillips Feynman.

  13. “The Court TV Cradle-To-Grave Legal Survival Guide: A Complete Resource for Any Question You Might Have About the Law” by Court TV.

  14. “The Meaning Of It All: Thoughts Of A Citizen Scientist” by Richard P. Feynman

  15. “Taxes for Dummies 1999” by Eric Tyson and David J. Silverman.

  16. “Quicken 99 For Windows For Dummies” by Stephen L. Nelson.

  17. “Microsoft Money 99 For Dummies” by Peter Weverka.

  18. “QuickBooks 99 For Dummies” by Stephen L. Nelson.

  19. “Law For Dummies” by John Ventura.

  20. “RedStreet’s Best Legal Websites 2000” by Erik J. Heels and Richard P. Klau.

  21. “The Cluetrain Manifesto” by David Weinberger, Rick Levine, and Christopher Locke.

  22. “How to Study for the Bar Exam in Three Days” by Erik J. Heels.

  23. “How to Sell Your Home in 5 Days” by Bill G. Effros.

  24. “The Legal List, Law-Related Resources on the Internet & Elsewhere: Version 5.1” by Erik J. Heels.

  25. “Law, Law, Law on the Internet: The Best Legal Web Sites and More” by Erik J. Heels and Richard P. Klau.

  26. “Covering the Bases” by Bronson Arroyo.

  27. “Half These Songs Are About You” by Nizlopi.

  28. “The MP3 and Internet Audio Handbook: Your Guide to the Digital Music Revolution: by Bruce Fries and Marty Fries.

  29. “Live at the BBC” by The Beatles.

  30. “Boston” by Boston.

  31. “The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding” by Al Ries and Laura Ries.

  32. “Selling the Invisible: A Field Guide to Modern Marketing” by Harry Beckwith.

  33. “Office Space” by Mike Judge (Director, Producer, Writer).

  34. “The Philosophy of Baseball: How to Play the Game of Life” by Raymond A. Belliotti.

  35. “Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything” by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner.

  36. “The Dilbert Principle: A Cubicle’s-Eye View of Bosses, Meetings, Management Fads & Other Workplace Afflictions” by Scott Adams.

  37. “Rites of Passage at $100,000 to $1 Million+: Your Insider’s Lifetime Guide to Executive Job-Changing and Faster Career Progress in the 21st Century” by John Lucht.

  38. “Nineteen Eighty-Four” by George Orwell.

  39. “Economics in One Lesson: The Shortest and Surest Way to Understand Basic Economics” by Henry Hazlitt.

  40. “Gideon’s Trumpet: How One Man, a Poor Prisoner, Took His Case to the Supreme Court-and Changed the Law of the United States” by Anthony Lewis.

  41. “Make No Law: The Sullivan Case and the First Amendment” by Anthony Lewis.

  42. “Minnesota Rag: Corruption, Yellow Journalism, and the Case That Saved Freedom of the Press” by Fred W. Friendly.

  43. “How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading” by Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van Doren.

  44. “How to Start & Build a Law Practice” by Jay G. Foonberg.

  45. “Patent It Yourself: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Filing at the U.S. Patent Office” by David Pressman.

  46. “Electronic and Software Patents: Law and Practice” by by Steven W. Lundberg (Editor), Stephen C. Durant (Editor), and Ann M. McCrackin (Editor).

  47. “Patent Prosecution: Practice & Procedure Before the U.S. Patent Office” by Irah H. Donner.

  48. “Landis on Mechanics of Patent Claim Drafting” by Robert C. Faber (Author), John L. Landis (Author), and Practising Law Institute (Corporate Author).

  49. “How to Write a Patent Application by Jeffrey G. Sheldon.

Articles Giving Context to Said Links

  1. * On ZAMM (1987-03-03)
    Thoughts on the book Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance.
  2. * Darwin – Who Loves Ya’ Baby! (1988-04-21)
    Darwin predicted that his views about evolution would be misrepresented but that history would defend him.
  3. * Book Review: The Legal List 5.0: 1994-08-17: By Erik J. Heels (1994-08-17)
    ’The Legal List, Law-Related Resources on the Internet and Elsewhere,’ by Erik J. Heels v5.0, 17 Aug 94.
  4. * A Couple Of Navigators Scout The Infobahn For You (1994-09-01)
    An understanding of technology’s newest issues can net students valuable information.
  5. * Clearing Up Internet Misconceptions (1995-10-01)
    Much to our reviewer’s chagrin, a new book joins the popular press in perpetuating misconceptions about the Internet.
  6. * Book Review: Law In A Digital World (1995-10-01)
    This book joins the popular press in perpetuating misconceptions about the Internet.
  7. * The Truth About Stats And Dogs (Or Why Most Surveys Are Wrong) (1997-05-01)
    All statistics are hearsay, but some are reliable hearsay.
  8. * Book Review: Innumeracy (1997-05-01)
    All statistics are hearsay, but some are reliable hearsay.
  9. * Book Review: Law Law Law on the Internet: The Best Legal Web Sites and More: By Erik J. Heels and Richard P. Klau (1998-03-26)
    ’Law Law Law’ book debuts at the ABA’s TechShow in Chicago.
  10. * Book Review: A Guidebook To Learning: For The Lifelong Pursuit Of Wisdom, By Mortimer J. Adler (1998-06-15)
    For people who are serious about taxonomy (the science of classification), ‘A Guidebook to Learning’ is must reading.
  11. * Book Review: What Do You Care What Other People Think, By Richard P. Feynman (1998-07-13)
    Richard P. Feynman was one of the twentieth century’s most brilliant scientists and educators. ‘What Do You Care What Other People Think’ is one of several books by and about this fascinating man.
  12. * Book Review: The CourtTV Cradle-To-Grave Legal Survival Guide (1998-08-10)
    ’The CourtTV Cradle-to-Grave Legal Survival Guide’ is an excellent all-in-one reference for lawyers and consumers who want to know the basics about how the law affects us from birth to death.
  13. * Book Review: The Meaning Of It All: Thoughts Of A Citizen-Scientist, By Richard Feynman (1999-01-24)
    This book is a transcript of three lectures given by Feynman in 1963 at the University of Washington.
  14. * Book Review: Taxes For Dummies 1999 (1999-03-14)
    Books such as IDG’s ‘Dummies’ series are making all sorts of previously hard-to-find information, including legal information, easily and inexpensively available to consumers.
  15. * Book Review: RedStreet’s Best Legal Websites 2000: By Erik J. Heels and Richard P. Klau (2000-01-18)
    RedStreet’s Best Legal Websites 2000, by Erik J. Heels and Richard P. Klau, ISBN 0-9678607-0-9, $2500.00.
  16. * Business Is A Conversation (Or Clueful Lawyers) (2000-10-01)
    The business of law is a conversation. Are you conversing?
  17. * Book Review: The Cluetrain Manifesto (2000-10-01)
    The central startling simple revelation in the book is that business is (or should be) a conversation.
  18. * Book Review: How To Study For The Bar Exam In Three Days: By Erik J. Heels (2001-05-01)
    How To Study For The Bar Exam In Three Days, by Erik J. Heels, ISBN 0-9678607-1-7, $49.95.
  19. * How To Create A Dual-Boot Linux/Windows Laptop For Under $700 (2004-04-25)
    Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 3 and Windows 2000 Professional on a Dell Latitude C600 laptop.
  20. * Book Review: How To Sell Your Home In 5 Days (2005-05-24)
    By Bill G. Effros.
  21. * Rolling Stone Five-Star Rated (Mostly Rock) Albums: The 1950s, 1940s, 1930s, 1920s (2005-07-04)
    All of the five-star rated albums (as reviewed by a certain music magazine that gathers no moss).
  22. * Rolling Stone Five-Star Rated (Mostly Rock) Albums: The 1960s (2005-07-04)
    All of the five-star rated albums (as reviewed by a certain music magazine that gathers no moss).
  23. * Rolling Stone Five-Star Rated (Mostly Rock) Albums: The 1970s (2005-07-04)
    All of the five-star rated albums (as reviewed by a certain music magazine that gathers no moss).
  24. * Rolling Stone Five-Star Rated (Mostly Rock) Albums: The 1980s (2005-07-04)
    All of the five-star rated albums (as reviewed by a certain music magazine that gathers no moss).
  25. * Rolling Stone Five-Star Rated (Mostly Rock) Albums: The 1990s (2005-07-04)
    All of the five-star rated albums (as reviewed by a certain music magazine that gathers no moss).
  26. * Rolling Stone Five-Star Rated (Mostly Rock) Albums: The 2000s (2005-07-04)
    All of the five-star rated albums (as reviewed by a certain music magazine that gathers no moss).
  27. * Free Historic Legal Internet Books (2005-09-09)
    While supplies last, I am giving away old copies of books that I’ve written, including ‘The Legal List,’ which documents early legal Internet pioneers.
  28. * Red Sox Sign Arroyo To Three-Year Deal (2006-01-19)
    Sox will field 25 pitchers on opening day.
  29. * LawLawLaw.com Morphs Into erikjheels.com: Get To Know Me! (2006-03-23)
    The only thing that’s constant is change. Get used to it.
  30. * Virgin Radio: Best Radio Station Ever (2006-03-29)
    Virgin Radio in the UK rocks. In more than one way.
  31. * It’s The Metadata, Stupid (2006-09-19)
    For the music that I have purchased, I want all of the metadata: the MP3s, the album art, the BPM data, the liner notes, the lyrics, the tablatures, the recording dates, the release dates, the artist’s history, etc. Today, I can’t get all of the metadata from a single source.
  32. * Batman Lawyer Meets Boston Band Founder (2006-10-31)
    Holy rock star, Batman!
  33. * Trademarks and Brands (2006-11-27)
    All brands are trademarks but not all trademarks are brands.
  34. * Book Review: The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding (2006-11-27)
    By Al Ries and Laura Ries.
  35. * Don’t Fear The Technology (2007-01-02)
    Use a read-fire-aim approach to technology.
  36. * My Last PowerPoint (2007-04-17)
    And other things I don’t miss.
  37. * Nine Principles Of Baseball And Life (2007-05-02)
    Philosophy of Baseball: How to Play the Game of Life.
  38. * Freakonomics, Cleavage, and Fair Use (2007-07-13)
    A call for Freakonomics to clean up its act.
  39. * Legal Dilbert Reprints (2007-07-27)
    Plus how to detect hotlinked images.
  40. * Funniest Movies Of The 1970s (2007-07-29)
    Funny movie clips from the 1970s.
  41. * Funniest Movies Of The 1980s (2007-07-29)
    Funny movie clips from the 1980s.
  42. * Funniest Movies Of The 1990s (2007-07-29)
    Funny movie clips from the 1990s.
  43. * Funniest Movies Of The 2000s (2007-07-29)
    Funny movie clips from the 2000s.
  44. * LinkedIn Recruiters (2007-08-01)
    The downside of LinkedIn.
  45. * Book Review: Nineteen Eighty-Four (2007-08-01)
    By George Orwell.
  46. * FreakonomicsSucks.com (2007-08-09)
    In which Erik Heels demonstrates that domain names – not diamonds – are forever.
  47. * LawLawLaw 2008-08-17 (2008-08-17)
    Technology, Law, Baseball, Rock ‘n’ Roll, Etc.
  48. * Amazon Commits Feed Malpractice (2008-10-16)
    More reasons to proofread your feed.
  49. * Book Review: Economics In One Lesson (2008-11-13)
    By Henry Hazlitt.
  50. * Book Review: Selling the Invisible: A Field Guide to Modern Marketing (2008-11-18)
    By Harry Beckwith.
  51. * Books To Read Before Law School (2011-01-26)
    Four classics that will help you think.
  52. * How To Start A Boston Patent Law Practice (2011-11-08)
    Advice for new Boston patent lawyers.


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