Books by "Harry L. Munsinger"
4 books found
Experts estimate that eighty percent of household wealth is inherited, and the average American who died in 2015 left approximately $177,000 to his or her family. Harry L. Munsinger, a lawyer practicing in Texas, explores the history of inheritance law in this fascinating book. Topics include: • English laws of succession, which evolved to favor wealthy families by passing real estate and family titles to the eldest surviving son. In contrast, the American colonies developed a democratic system of inheritance where land was divided equally among all the sons. • Goals of early inheritance laws, which were to keep ancestral lands in the family and to determine who would take the land when a father died. • Ways American laws of succession followed English common law during the colonial period and then developed variations more suited to America’s social and economic needs after the colonies won their independence from Britain. The author also highlights how any interested party can allege a defect in the execution of a will, how trusts were developed by courts of equity to avoid the rigid rules of English common law governing legal title and use of real property, and how families can safely and effectively transfer wealth.
History of Medical Miracles and the Lives Behind Them
by Harry L. Munsinger J.D. Ph.D.
2022 · Archway Publishing
The History of Medical Miracles and The Lives Behind Them uses biographies of physicians and scientists to explain the evolution of medical practice from its primitive beginnings to modern scientific medicine. It explores ancient Greek and Roman medicine, human anatomy, blood circulation, microbiology, vaccination, anesthetics, antiseptic surgery, germ theory, X-rays, insulin, penicillin, the structure of DNA, the Human Genome Project, and gene editing through the biographies of medical and scientific pioneers.
Marriage rituals and divorce procedures have varied widely over time and across cultures. The History of Marriage and Divorce explores the evolution of these two institutions, from our early hunter-gatherer ancestors through antiquity and the middle ages up to modern times. In this book, collaborative attorney and former psychology professor Harry L. Munsinger explains the legal, economic, religious, evolutionary, and psychological issues involved in mating and divorcing. This book will give readers insight into why humans marry, divorce, and remarry with such irrational abandon. The reader will discover that the tendency to marry and divorce are partly inherited and the personal and genetic appeal of serial monogamy.
The Greek philosopher Socrates believed an unexamined life is not worth living and recommended we think about life to make living meaningful. I am writing this book to examine my life and share my experiences, hoping it will be useful to others. I grew up on a small farm in California during the Great Depression. My parents didn't finish elementary school because they had to work after their parents died, my father lost his farm in Nebraska during the Great Depression and moved to California looking for opportunities. I grew up in poverty and my mother verbally abused me because my biological father abandoned her, and I was an unwanted child. However, I achieved the American Dream through hard work, perseverance, and educational opportunities to become a college professor, successful attorney, and published author. In my memoir, I trace my life from its beginning on a small farm, through my education, work history, marriages, divorces, world travels, and retirement.