Edward Witt Chandler spent 40 years as a criminal defense lawyer in Tennessee. Research and his own experience in dealing with criminals and the court system contributed to this, his first non-fiction book. Chandler brings much to the table, including even biology, when discussing the causes of crime and his suggestions in dealing with crime.
A neighborhood bar, an ordinary night. A man suddenly stabs his friend to death with a knife. He is charged with murder. His lawyer decides to defend him with the amygdala defense, a novel defense that has never been asserted anywhere before. Mental life occurs in three distinct steps: (1) sense, (2) thought, and (3) act. Behind every thought or feeling, there is a molecular reaction in the brain. Behind every molecule in the reaction, there is an enzyme that created that molecule. Behind every enzyme is a gene. If the gene is defective, the enzyme is defective. If the enzyme is defective, so will be the molecule. If the molecule is defective, so is the chemical reaction and the thought reaction it produces. The human brain is the most complicated structure in the universe. Its operation is a mystery. No one knows how decisions are made, including the decision to commit a crime. Can the body commit a crime so quickly that the conscious mind is completely unaware until the action is over? Will the Amygdala Defense be successful? If you've ever wondered what mindset would allow an attorney to defend even the most heinous of criminals, THE AMYGDALA DEFENSE is the book for you! It just might convince you that the "war against crime" does not work!
The Last Wild Road is a raucous, gripping, sometimes terrifying, often hilarious, and deeply meditative journey through the heart of the outdoors in the modern world. Collected from more than 20 years of hunting and fishing cover stories, columns, and adventure tales written by T. Edward Nickens for Field & Stream, this book is a road trip that takes in a huge sweep of the North American landscape—blackwater rivers in the wilds of eastern North Carolina, deserts and prairies of the American West, remote tundra of northern Canada, and the wildest rivers of Alaska. Along every rutted road and rough trail, with a rod, gun, and pen, Nickens meets unforgettable characters—old French-speaking Cajuns at Louisiana squirrel camps, a one-armed fly-tyer in the ancient Appalachians, Pennsylvania brothers who lost their father in a hunting accident decades ago and return to the scene for a powerful, poignant encounter with history. He explores remote wilderness waters to chase trout and ducks, but finds rich meaning, too, in the familiar and close-to-home: fishing with his children, plumbing the forests of local farms, and butchering deer in his basement as a thanksgiving for the gifts of the outdoors. When it comes to hunting and fishing, writing often falls into the categories of where-to-go, the how-do-it, and the-what-to-bring. This book embarks on the question of “why.” Why does the pursuit of game and fish, and the travel to the wild places where they thrive, bring meaning and clarity to living in the modern world? Why do we laugh more, and live more deeply, far from the sidewalk? If you’ve ever felt that way, you’ll find yourself in The Last Wild Road.
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