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Show of Evil
by William DiehlThis is a sequel to Primal Fear. Murders are occurring that bear an eerie similarity to those for which Aaron had been found innocent.
The Burden of Proof
by Scott TurowLegal thriller following some of the personal problems of Sandy Stern, the defense lawyer from Turow's first novel. Family drama and financial intrigue.
International Law Frameworks
by David J. BedermanInternational law can mean many different things. This volume develops a framework for understanding international law: what it means today.
Reasonable Doubts: The O.J. Simpson Case and the Criminal Justice System
by Alan M. DershowitzAnalysis of the trial by a defense attorney.
The Outlaw Sea: A World of Freedom, Chaos, and Crime
by William LangewiescheThis is a journlist's examination of what life is like at sea in today's global economy. Langewiesche tells stories and paints vivid pictures of pirates, sailors, and venture capitalists that inhabit this uniquely lawless and watery landscape.
Beyond This Place
by A. J. CroninThis is the story of a son and his father, a crime of passion and a crime of injustice.
Tulia: Race, Cocaine, and Corruption in a Small Texas Town
by Nate BlakesleeJustice comes in strange guises.
The Legal Mind in America: From Independence to the Civil War
by Perry MillerSelected writings and speeches from the period.
Gone in the Night: The Dowaliby Family's Encounter with Murder and the Law
by Rob Warden David PortessA true story of prosecutorial and judicial misconduct
The Case of the One-Eyed Witness
by Erle Stanley GardnerFrom the back of the book: Perry Mason is dining peacefully at the Golden Goose cafe when he receives a mysterious phone call. The frantic woman on the other end of the line is desperate to retain Mason's services, but suddenly vanishes during their cryptic phone conversation. The only clues: a newspaper clipping about a blackmail case, and the combination to a safe scrawled on a scrap of paper. The case: a tangled web indeed, strung between an eccentric widower with something to hide, a sexy cigarette girl with plenty to cry about, a real-estate broker with his own home on the selling block, a wife, a lover, and too many loose ends. The common denominator: murder, of course...
Lanterns: A Memoir of Mentors
by Marian Wright EdelmanMemoir by founder of the Children's Defense Fund with portraits of the many mentors who helped shape her.
An Ordinary Man: An Autobiography
by Paul Rusesabagina Tom ZoellnerThis is the story of Paul Rusesabagina. He tells of the history of the Hutu and Tutsi people in Rwanda, why the strife between the two groups developed, and the part he played in the conflict, saving over a thousand people from almost certain death. Rusesabagina skillfully weaves the story of the Hutu-tutsi conflict with his efforts to save as many people as he could. this is the autobiography of the man portrayed in the award-winning movie entitled Hotel Rwanda.
The Hunt Club (Wyatt Hunt #1)
by John LescroartA federal judge is murdered, found shot to death in his home-together with the body of his mistress. The crime grips San Francisco. To homicide inspector Devin Juhle, it first looks like a simple case of a wife's jealousy and rage. But Juhle's investigation reveals that the judge had powerful enemies ...some of whom may have been willing to kill to prevent him from meddling in their affairs. Meanwhile, private investigator Wyatt Hunt, Juhle's best friend, finds himself smitten with the beautiful and enigmatic Andrea Parisi. A lawyer who recently has become a celebrity as a commentator on Trial TV, Andrea has star power in spades, and seems bound for a national anchor job in New York. Until Juhle discovers that Andrea, too, had a connection to the judge, along with a client that had everything to gain from the judge's death. And then she suddenly disappears.... Andrea becomes Juhle's prime suspect. Wyatt Hunt thinks she may be a kidnap victim, or worse ...another murder victim. And far more than that, she's someone with whom he believes he may have a future. As the search for Andrea intensifies, Hunt gathers a loose band of friends and associates willing to bend and even break the rules, leading them all to a chilling confrontation from which none of them might escape.
Legal Rights of Teachers and Students
by Martha M. Mccarthy Nelda H. Cambron-McCabe Stephen B. ThomasAn overview of public school law
Civil Wars: A Battle for Gay marriage
by David MoatsStory of battle over same-sex marriage in Vermont written by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who covered the story.
The Sheridan Stage
by Lauran PaineSHERIDAN WAS A PEACEFUL TOWN UNTIL THE STAGE ROLLED IN The next day the banker was shot at his desk by a bullet from a Lightning Colt. Trouble was, all four stagecoach passengers carried Colts--and one of them was a mighty pretty woman. Town marshal Joe Fogarty's got his hands full. When the pretty woman turns out to be a Pinkerton lady, and the traveling peddlers turn out to be counterfeiters, all hell breaks loose. And before the bushwhacking and kidnapping and shooting stop, Fogarty will know a lot more about outlaws--and pretty women who carry pistols in their purses.
Understanding International Conflicts: An Introduction to Theory and History
by Joseph S. NyePlaces international conflict within the larger context of political economy
10 More Actual, Official LSAT Preptests
by Law School Admission CouncilTen tests to be taken in preparation for the LSAT.
Bioethics Mediation: A Guide to Shaping Shared Solutions
by Nancy Dubler Carol LiebmanProvides the conceptual framework supporting the need for mediation in the medical context
State Terrorism and the United States: From Counterinsurgency to the War on Terrorism
by Frederick H. GareauAn analysis of America's involvement in training of foreign military.
The Case of the Amorous Aunt
by Erle Stanley GardnerPerry Mason tells Della Street to get her notebook and pen ready, since they are getting Aunt Lorraine and Montrose Dewitt out of bed.