Quid Pro Books publishes, in ebook and paperback formats, editions of Oliver W. Holmes, Jr., The Common Law. All editions and formats embed the original pagination for citation and classroom assignments. All have the hyperaccurate proofreading usually lacking in other republications, especially the ebooks. Our editions come in three forms. 1. The book without explanation or introduction, in its most basic and affordable form. 2. The book introduced with explanation and brief biography by Steven Alan Childress, law professor at Tulane. 3. The Annotated Common Law, a new edition with some 200 notes embedded to explain, translate, and decode the book as needed; now the book can be assigned to…

Woodrow Wilson's 1908 classic is a well-written argument for looking at the Constitution as enabling reforms and progressive changes to how people govern themselves rather than as a civic straightjacket. It is timely today as judges and politicians debate the Framers' original intent versus the promise and problems of a Living Constitution. It was timely then as it foreshadowed his own strong presidency and progressive reforms.

New to the Legal Legends Series is Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., "The Path of the Law," from his famous and influential Harvard Law Review article. Includes 2011 Foreword and bio summary. Available digitally from Barnes & Noble for Nook and Amazon for Kindle. Also in paperback and on Apple iTunes.