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Innocent Until Interrogated

The True Story of the Buddhist Temple Massacre and the Tucson Four

By: Gary L. Stuart

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Innocent Until Interrogated

The True Story of the Buddhist Temple Massacre and the Tucson Four

By: Gary L. Stuart

On a sweltering August morning, a woman walked into a Buddhist temple near Phoenix and discovered the most horrific crime in Arizona history. Nine Buddhist temple members—six of them monks committed to lives of non-violence—lay dead in a pool of blood, shot execution style. The massive manhunt that followed turned up no leads until a tip from a psychiatric patient led to the arrest of five suspects. Each initially denied their involvement in the crime, yet one by one, under intense interrogation, they confessed. Soon after, all five men recanted, saying their confessions had been coerced. One was freed after providing an alibi, but the remaining suspects—dubbed “The Tucson Four” by the media—remained in custody even though no physical evidence linked them to the crime. Seven weeks later, investigators discovered—almost by chance—physical evidence that implicated two entirely new suspects. The Tucson Four were finally freed on November 22 after two teenage boys confessed to the crime, yet troubling questions remained. Why were confessions forced out of innocent suspects? Why and how did legal authorities build a case without evidence? And, ultimately, how did so much go so wrong? In this first book-length treatment of the Buddhist Temple Massacre, Gary L. Stuart explores the unspeakable crime, the inexplicable confessions, and the troubling behavior of police officials. Stuart’s impeccable research for the book included a review of the complete legal records of the case, an examination of all the physical evidence, a survey of three years of print and broadcast news, and more than fifty personal interviews related to the case. Like In Cold Blood, and The Executioner’s Song, Innocent Until Interrogated is a riveting read that provides not only a striking account of the crime and the investigation but also a disturbing look at the American justice system at its very worst.

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University of Arizona Press

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0816504490

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9780816504497

Children's Peer Relations and Social Competence

A Century of Progress

By: Gary W. Ladd

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Children's Peer Relations and Social Competence

A Century of Progress

By: Gary W. Ladd

This book examines the role of peer relationships in child and adolescent development by tracking research findings from the early 1900s to the present. Dividing the research into three generations, the book describes what has been learned about children's peer relations and how children's participation in peer relationships contributes to their health, adjustment, and achievement. Gary W. Ladd reviews and interprets the investigative focus and findings of distinct research eras to highlight theoretical or empirical breakthroughs in the study of children's peer relations and social competence over the last century. He also discusses how this information is relevant to understanding and promoting children's health and development. In a final chapter, the author appraises the major discoveries that have emerged during the three research generations and analyzes recent scientific agendas and discoveries in the peer relations discipline.

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Yale University Press

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0300106432

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9780300106435

Twelve Years of Turbulence

The Inside Story of American Airlines’ Battle for Survival

By: Gary Kennedy,Terry Maxon

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Twelve Years of Turbulence

The Inside Story of American Airlines’ Battle for Survival

By: Gary Kennedy,Terry Maxon

In the twelve years following 9/11, American Airlines lost billions of dollars and endured years of crisis and turmoil. Financial upheaval, the crash of Flight 587, grueling confrontations with labor, a rival’s push to acquire the company, and a challenging fight with the government tested the mettle and fortitude of its top executives. Against all odds, American found a way to save what was once the world’s largest airline from certain ruin. Told through the eyes of American’s chief lawyer, this insider’s story of intrigue of the unfolding events is set against a personal look at the innermost workings of the sexiest industry in the world.

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Post Hill Press

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1682614891

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The Spirit of American Liberal Theology

A History

By: Gary Dorrien

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The Spirit of American Liberal Theology

A History

By: Gary Dorrien

The Spirit of American Liberal Theology is an interpretation of the entire U.S. American tradition of liberal theology. A highly condensed and far-more-accessible summary of Gary Dorrien’s three-volume trilogy, The Making of American Liberal Theology (Westminster John Knox Press 2001, 2003, and 2006), Dorrien here presses the argument that the most abundant, diverse, and persistent tradition of liberal theology is the one that blossomed in the United States and is still refashioning itself. While discussions of English and German liberalism persist, new material includes expanded treatment of the Black social gospel, the Universalists, developments into early 2020s, and a robust expression of the author’s post-Hegelian liberal-liberationist perspective.

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Presbyterian Publishing Corp

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1646983300

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The Conquest of Texas

Ethnic Cleansing in the Promised Land, 1820–1875

By: Gary Clayton Anderson

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The Conquest of Texas

Ethnic Cleansing in the Promised Land, 1820–1875

By: Gary Clayton Anderson

This is not your grandfather’s history of Texas. Portraying nineteenth-century Texas as a cauldron of racist violence, Gary Clayton Anderson shows that the ethnic warfare dominating the Texas frontier can best be described as ethnic cleansing. The Conquest of Texas is the story of the struggle between Anglos and Indians for land. Anderson tells how Scotch-Irish settlers clashed with farming tribes and then challenged the Comanches and Kiowas for their hunting grounds. Next, the decade-long conflict with Mexico merged with war against Indians. For fifty years Texas remained in a virtual state of war. Piercing the very heart of Lone Star mythology, Anderson tells how the Texas government encouraged the Texas Rangers to annihilate Indian villages, including women and children. This policy of terror succeeded: by the 1870s, Indians had been driven from central and western Texas. By confronting head-on the romanticized version of Texas history that made heroes out of Houston, Lamar, and Baylor, Anderson helps us understand that the history of the Lone Star state is darker and more complex than the mythmakers allowed.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806182210

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9780806182216

Visions of Jazz

The First Century

By: Gary Giddins

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Visions of Jazz

The First Century

By: Gary Giddins

On jazz and jazz players

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Oxford University Press

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0195132416

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Animals Property & The Law

By: Gary Francione

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Animals Property & The Law

By: Gary Francione

Pain is pain, irrespective of the race, sex, or species of the victim," states William Kunstler in his foreword. This moral concern for the suffering of animals and their legal status is the basis for Gary L. Francione's profound book, which asks, Why has the law failed to protect animals from exploitation? Francione argues that the current legal standard of animal welfare does not and cannot establish fights for animals. As long as they are viewed as property, animals will be subject to suffering for the social and economic benefit of human beings. Exploring every facet of this heated issue, Francione discusses the history of the treatment of animals, anticruelty statutes, vivisection, the Federal Animal Welfare Act, and specific cases such as the controversial injury of anaesthetized baboons at the University of Pennsylvania. He thoroughly documents the paradoxical gap between our professed concern with humane treatment of animals and the overriding practice of abuse permitted by U.S. law.

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Temple University Press

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143990510X

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The Making of American Liberal Theology

Imagining Progressive Religion, 1805-1900

By: Gary J. Dorrien

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The Making of American Liberal Theology

Imagining Progressive Religion, 1805-1900

By: Gary J. Dorrien

This text identifies the indigenous roots of American liberal theology and uncovers a wider, longer-running tradition than has been thought. Taking a narrative approach the text provides a biographical reading of important religious thinkers of the time.

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Westminster John Knox Press

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0664223540

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Project Management

A Risk-Management Approach

By: Ted Klastorin,Gary Mitchell

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Project Management

A Risk-Management Approach

By: Ted Klastorin,Gary Mitchell

Project Management: A Risk-Management Approach prepares students to successfully navigate the many challenges, factors, and situations that project managers face.

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SAGE Publications

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1544333978

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John Jewel and the English National Church

The Dilemmas of an Erastian Reformer

By: Gary W. Jenkins

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John Jewel and the English National Church

The Dilemmas of an Erastian Reformer

By: Gary W. Jenkins

John Jewel (1522-1571) has long been regarded as one of the key figures in the shaping of the Anglican Church. A Marian exile, he returned to England upon the accession of Elizabeth I, and was appointed bishop of Salisbury in 1560 and wrote his famous Apologia Ecclesiae Anglicanae two years later. The most recent monographs on Jewel, now over forty years old, focus largely on his theology, casting him as deft scholar, adept humanist, precursor to Hooker, arbiter of Anglican identity and seminal mind in the formation of Anglicanism. Yet in light of modern research it is clear that much of this does not stand up to closer examination. In this work, Gary Jenkins argues that, far from serving as the constructor of a positive Anglican identity, Jewel's real contribution pertains to the genesis of its divided and schizophrenic nature. Drawing on a variety of sources and scholarship, he paints a picture not of a theologian and humanist, but an orator and rhetorician, who persistently breached the rules of logic and the canons of Renaissance humanism in an effort to claim polemical victory over his traditionalist opponents such as Thomas Harding. By taking such an iconoclastic approach to Jewel, this work not only offers a radical reinterpretation of the man, but of the Church he did so much to shape. It provides a vivid insight into the intent and ends of Jewel with respect to what he saw the Church of England under the Elizabethan settlement to be, as well as into the unintended consequences of his work. In so doing, it demonstrates how he used his Patristic sources, often uncritically and faultily, as foils against his theological interlocutors, and without the least intention of creating a coherent theological system.

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Routledge

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1317110684

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British Propaganda and the State in the First World War

By: Gary S. Messinger

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British Propaganda and the State in the First World War

By: Gary S. Messinger

In 1914, advertising was much less sophisticated that it is today, radio was in its infancy, television was undeveloped, telephones were just coming into use, the gargantuan party rallies of Hitler or Mussolini were still in the future, and the idea of using ocmmunications media to control the thoughts of an entire population was new, relatively unexplored, and not of interest to governments to any great extent. Propaganda was a part of life before 1914, and the term was coming into increasingly widespread usage. But other institutions of society, such as the church, the press, business, political parties, and philanthropy, were the major producers - not government.

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Manchester University Press

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0719030145

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9780719030147

A Story About a Man Called Ants Once a Cowboy

As Told to Gary E. J. Kain by Ansel Anderson Earley

By: Gary E. J. Kain

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A Story About a Man Called Ants Once a Cowboy

As Told to Gary E. J. Kain by Ansel Anderson Earley

By: Gary E. J. Kain

Being a student of American history, with a leaning toward the United States’ western movement, the author has made A Man Called Ants as historically accurate as possible. He has interwoven his characters with men and events that actually took place during this period. The town of River Fork did not exist, but many similar towns did, only to die and become ghost towns, or disappear entirely. The horror of the Wilderness battles are known to a great extent and the greed of the cotton merchants did happen. The tears as well as the pride of the Choctaw and other Indian nations can never be forgotten. And Judge Isaac Parker did indeed bring law and order to over seventy-four-thousand miles with only a handful of deputies. This historical novel puts one right in the room when Lincoln was talking to Grant. It gives insight into the life of an 1800s outlaw who was forever changing his name. Was Ansel Anderson Earley, known to most as Ants, an actual person? You decide.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1669821226

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9781669821229

Harmonic Development and Contrapuntal Techniques for the Jazz Pianist

An Imaginative Approach

By: Gary Motley

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Harmonic Development and Contrapuntal Techniques for the Jazz Pianist

An Imaginative Approach

By: Gary Motley

Harmonic Development and Contrapuntal Techniques for the Jazz Pianist serves as a guide for harmonic expansion and development for jazz piano, offering pianists both a rationale and methods to improve contrapuntal hand techniques. The text focuses on the relationship between theory and execution and both of those components’ usefulness in creating a jazz sound at the piano. This kinaesthetic method provides the learner with a systematic approach to harmonic movement, revealing options that may not have been otherwise apparent. This method will allow pianists to add depth and dimension to their chord voicings in the same way that vocalists and wind instrumentalists give character and shape to the notes they create. Key features include musical examples ranging from singular chord construction to sophisticated harmonic progressions and song application. Performance exercises are provided throughout the text. Learners and instructors are encouraged to create their own exercises. Related ancillaries at harmoniccounterpoint.com include: Musical examples Audio tracks Performance exercises Written assignments Intended for the learner who is reasonably familiar with essential jazz harmony, this textbook will be both a significant resource for the advanced player and a fundamental component for the learner in a structured academic musical setting.

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Taylor & Francis

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1003829708

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9781003829706

The Team Versus the Poison Chalice

By: Gary Gerold

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The Team Versus the Poison Chalice

By: Gary Gerold

Times change. The truth never does. Once again, Lord Dalton's Team is sent out on a rescue mission, but this time the fate of innocent children rests in their hands.The TEAM Versus the Poison Chalice is an exciting adventure story that combines ancient mystical forces and modern-day intrigue, taking characters and readers to glamorous hot spots throughout the world. On this, the Team's second mission, Greg, Nigel, and Milo are forced into the world of the supernatural. A rogue monsignor and his mother superior are being manipulated by dark forces. Together, they are led by those forces to kidnap impoverished children from South American countries. The children are to be the foundation for their newly-formed gospel and church. It falls to the Team to try and rescue the children. A priest, who is much more than he appears to be, will guide them. Together, they trek across the jungles of Peru to the deserts of Egypt. The priest is known to the Team as Father Joseph Bastone. They believe that he has been sent by the Vatican to corral the monsignor and nun before they can do anymore harm. But Bastone's mission is far more encompassing than they can imagine. As the Team makes their moves, they are shadowed by a protégé of Bastone's, a young, well-educated woman named Chloe Case. She comes from a well-established and wealthy family. An unfortunate incident in her youth led her to become a mercenary, and she is as deadly as she is beautiful. Chloe's orders are to haunt the Team and evaluate their tactics as they run their rescue operation. When she is finished observing the Team, she is to report her findings to Bastone. Unbeknownst to the loner within Chloe, Bastone has plans for everyone to work together as one Team on future assignments. As the final struggle approaches, the Team will fight global anarchy by blending their passionate faith with style and purpose. About the Author The TEAM Versus the Poison Chalice is the second book in a six-series collection of adventure stories written by author Gary Gerold. A dedicated family man, Gerold resides in New York with his wife, Tricia, and their two children.

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Wheatmark, Inc.

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1604944412

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9781604944419

Rome's Eastern Trade

International Commerce and Imperial Policy 31 BC - AD 305

By: Gary K. Young

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Rome's Eastern Trade

International Commerce and Imperial Policy 31 BC - AD 305

By: Gary K. Young

Utilising new archaeological research the author questions the traditionally held view that the imperial government had a strong political interest in eastern trade. Instead, he argues that their primary motivation was the tax income.

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Routledge

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1134547935

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Pepper Adams

Saxophone Trailblazer

By: Gary Carner

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Pepper Adams

Saxophone Trailblazer

By: Gary Carner

Pepper Adams is more than a definitive biography of Park "Pepper" Adams (1930–1986). The culmination of thirty-seven years of research, it's a fascinating account of Adams's life and times, thanks to colorful vignettes drawn from the author's 250 unpublished conversations with Adams and other esteemed musicians. These candid observations about Adams and his colleagues reveal previously confidential aspects of Adams's complex personality, his many outstanding achievements, and little-known facts about musicians with whom he worked, such as Thad Jones, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Elvin Jones, Charles Mingus, Stan Kenton, Duke Ellington, Bobby Timmons, Wardell Gray, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, and others. Musicians, jazz fans and collectors, and readers who enjoy a hero's journey will be intrigued by Adams's extraordinary intelligence, the extent of his influence, the reverence he commanded, and his struggle to be rewarded as the unique stylist that he was throughout his career. Moreover, readers will be enlivened by the author's unique approach to biography, in which storytelling moves thematically, sometimes in reverse chronological order.

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State University of New York Press

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1438494343

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9781438494340

HBR's 10 Must Reads on Organizational Resilience (with bonus article "Organizational Grit" by Thomas H. Lee and Angela L. Duckworth)

By: Harvard Business Review,Clayton M. Christensen,Angela L. Duckworth,Gary Hamel,Roger L. Martin

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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Organizational Resilience (with bonus article "Organizational Grit" by Thomas H. Lee and Angela L. Duckworth)

By: Harvard Business Review,Clayton M. Christensen,Angela L. Duckworth,Gary Hamel,Roger L. Martin

Build resilience in your company to weather the greatest crises. If you read nothing else on organizational resilience, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help your company prepare for and overcome disruption, social upheaval, and disaster. This book will inspire you to: Reposition your core business while launching a separate, disruptive business Build the ability to continually anticipate and adjust to emerging trends Prepare for the business implications of climate change Learn about the risks of hyperefficient businesses Develop organizational grit Rebound from a recession faster than your competitors Lead your company through any kind of crisis This collection of articles includes "How Resilience Works" by Diane Coutu; "The Quest for Resilience" by Gary Hamel and Liisa Valikangas; "Disruptive Technologies: Catching the Wave" by Joseph L. Bower and Clayton M. Christensen; "Organizational Grit" by Thomas H. Lee and Angela L. Duckworth; "Leading in Times of Trauma" by Jane E. Dutton, Peter J. Frost, Monica C. Worline, Jacoba M. Lilius, and Jason M. Kanov; "Learning from the Future" by J. Peter Scoblic; "Leading a New Era of Climate Action" by Andrew Winston; "The High Price of Efficiency" by Roger L. Martin; "Reigniting Growth" by Chris Zook and James Allen; "Global Supply Chains in a Post-Pandemic World" by Willy C. Shih; and "Roaring Out of Recession" by Ranjay Gulati, Nitin Nohria, and Franz Wohlgezogen. HBR's 10 Must Reads paperback series is the definitive collection of books for new and experienced leaders alike. Leaders looking for the inspiration that big ideas provide, both to accelerate their own growth and that of their companies, should look no further. HBR's 10 Must Reads series focuses on the core topics that every ambitious manager needs to know: leadership, strategy, change, managing people, and managing yourself. Harvard Business Review has sorted through hundreds of articles and selected only the most essential reading on each topic. Each title includes timeless advice that will be relevant regardless of an ever‐changing business environment.

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1647820693

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The Secret Power of Juries

What jurors in Canada aren't being told about their rights — and what we can do about it

By: Gary Bauslaugh

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The Secret Power of Juries

What jurors in Canada aren't being told about their rights — and what we can do about it

By: Gary Bauslaugh

Canadians know that the jurors at a trial decide the defendant's guilt or innocence according to the law of the land. What they don't know is how far that right actually goes, and what the real power of juries is. Sometimes people -- even jurors -- wonder if a law or a judgment in a particular case is a just one. When the law seems wrong, we are told there is only one solution: change the law. In fact, though, in our legal system there is another remedy: When jurors decide that to question the fairness of applying the law in the case they are deciding may lead to a manifestly unfair and unjust result, they have the right not to apply that law. However, in Canada it is illegal and completely forbidden for a trial lawyer, or even a judge to tell jurors they have this right to nullify the law. In the Canadian justice system, jurors can hand down a verdict of not guilty even if the facts pointing to guilt are clear, even if the accused doesn't deny the facts, even if the judge tells the jurors to find the accused guilty. This centuries-old safeguard, which goes along with the principle of jury independence, has protected people's rights and freedoms and helped sweep away laws that ordinary citizens think are outdated and unjust. This power of juries is known to the legal community -- but is largely unknown by the general public -- until now. Gary Bauslaugh, author of Robert Latimer, A Story of Justice and Mercy (Lorimer, 2010), learned the specifics of this matter as a result of his research around the Robert Latimer case. In his new book, written for non-expert readers and citizens who have been summoned for jury duty, he tells the story of jury nullification from Quaker leader William Penn to the modern-day acquittal of Henry Morgentaler, who was charged with conducting abortions. Bauslaugh then lays out the arguments that some people make against jury independence and nullification, and makes his own argument in favour of these safeguards. He offers suggestions for jurors who may find themselves in a situation where their consciences are at odds with the law.

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James Lorimer & Company

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1459405056

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9781459405059

Thriller 2: Stories You Just Can't Put Down

Through a Veil Darkly\Ghost Writer\A Calculated Risk\Remaking\The Weapon\Can You Help Me Out Here?

By: Kathleen Antrim,Gary Braver,Sean Chercover,Blake Crouch,Jeffery Deaver,Robert Ferrigno

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Thriller 2: Stories You Just Can't Put Down

Through a Veil Darkly\Ghost Writer\A Calculated Risk\Remaking\The Weapon\Can You Help Me Out Here?

By: Kathleen Antrim,Gary Braver,Sean Chercover,Blake Crouch,Jeffery Deaver,Robert Ferrigno

When some of the top thriller writers in the world came together in Thriller: Stories to Keep You Up All Night, they became a part of one of the most successful short-story anthologies ever published. The highly anticipated Thriller 2: Stories You Just Can't Put Down is even bigger. From Jeffery Deaver's tale of international terrorism to Lisa Jackson's dysfunctional family in the California wine country to Ridley Pearson's horrifying serial killer, this collection has something for everyone. Twenty-three bestselling and hot new authors in the genre have submitted original stories to make up this unforgettable blockbuster.

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MIRA

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1426854676

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9781426854675

The 6th Floor

By: Gary DeSantis

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The 6th Floor

By: Gary DeSantis

Special FBI Agent Peter Rinella is assigned by direct order of J. Edgar Hoover to investigate any conspiracies made on the life of the President of the United States. During a routine investigation, Peter stumbles onto one of the most heinous plots in the history of the United States of America. Plagued by a personal life in turmoil, Peter must cope with his inner struggles while unknowingly becoming a key player in one of the most historic events the country has ever faced. Racing against the clock on November 22, 1963, in Dallas Texas; Peter Rinella is standing on the precipice of History. There, on the 6th floor of the Texas Book Repository Peter will face his demons and history will be written; and Peter's place within it sealed.

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Lulu.com

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1300987790

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9781300987796

Comparative Psychology

A Handbook

By: Gary Greenberg,Maury M. Haraway

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Comparative Psychology

A Handbook

By: Gary Greenberg,Maury M. Haraway

This volume traces the modern critical and performance history of this play, one of Shakespeare's most-loved and most-performed comedies. The essay focus on such modern concerns as feminism, deconstruction, textual theory, and queer theory.

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Taylor & Francis

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0815312814

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9780815312819

Death Diary

A Year of London Murder, Execution, Terrorism and Treason

By: Gary Powell

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Death Diary

A Year of London Murder, Execution, Terrorism and Treason

By: Gary Powell

Gary Powell takes the reader through a year of crime and punishment in London, covering over 400 years of history.

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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1445665034

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9781445665030

Dance of the Bull Rider

By: Gary Clark

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Dance of the Bull Rider

By: Gary Clark

Dance of the Bull Rider is the story of a young cowboy’s determination to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles and realize his dream of being a champion bull rider through hard work, doing the right thing, and learning that you can still love someone even when you don’t like them very much. When his uncle is killed in a bull riding accident, sixteen-year-old Colt Murray’s father forbids him to ride for the Texas Championship Buckle. But a wise old fisherman teaches Colt to win his father’s approval through respect and honor instead of confrontation. Colt rides for the buckle, but an accident during the qualifying rounds puts Colt in the hospital and his dreams of the Championship Buckle in jeopardy. Publisher’s Weekly Review (ABNA - 2012) said: “…The emotional core and pulse-pounding flashes of action will have even non-rodeo fans cheering for Colt all the way through to his championship ride.”

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Simon and Schuster

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1611606098

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9781611606096

A Reservation Undiminished

The Saginaw Chippewa Case and Native Sovereignty

By: Todd Adams,Gary Clayton Anderson,R. David Edmunds

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A Reservation Undiminished

The Saginaw Chippewa Case and Native Sovereignty

By: Todd Adams,Gary Clayton Anderson,R. David Edmunds

It took more than one hundred years for federal, state, and local governments to recognize the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe’s claim to its Isabella Reservation in central Michigan. This book tells the story of how the tribe persevered and eventually succeeded in having the reservation recognized. It is the story of widespread fraud and oppression perpetrated by non–Native Americans seeking to clearcut the rich Chippewa forest for quick profits, despite the federal government’s solemn promises of protection made to the Saginaw Chippewa nation in treaties. In its account of the legal battle over the Isabella Reservation, A Reservation Undiminished explores what Native sovereignty actually means. The authors, three key participants in the case, give an inside view of the case and its historical context. When it began to take shape in 2005, lawyers for five different jurisdictions hired historians and anthropologists to evaluate the Saginaws’ claim and serve as expert witnesses. Two of those historians, Gary C. Anderson and R. David Edmunds, reveal the importance of archival research in demonstrating governments’ continual references to the Saginaw Chippewas’ reservation long after 1875, when the state claimed it ceased to exist. Attorney Todd Adams, who represented the state of Michigan in the case, explores what happened after the state settled with the Saginaw in 2010. He recounts the unlikely collaboration of all parties in resolving the conflict. A Reservation Undiminished presents a cohesive narrative of a legal case that testifies to Native persistence in asserting territorial sovereignty in the twenty-first century—and that highlights the potential for conflict resolution in seemingly intractable legal struggles between state, local, and tribal governments.

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Convicted

Landmark Cases in British Criminal History

By: Gary Powell

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Convicted

Landmark Cases in British Criminal History

By: Gary Powell

A fascinating array of cases that helped shape British criminal history. Britain has long been a leader in crime-fighting technology and forensic science, and this is the story of how technology and techniques have developed over the years.

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Worse Than Death

The Dallas Nightclub Murders and the Texas Multiple Murder Law

By: Gary M. Lavergne

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Worse Than Death

The Dallas Nightclub Murders and the Texas Multiple Murder Law

By: Gary M. Lavergne

Explains how the case of a Moroccan national who gunned down seven people in a Texas nightclub in 1984 led to the development of Texas's multiple murder statute.

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Un-American Activities

The Trials of William Remington

By: Gary May

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Un-American Activities

The Trials of William Remington

By: Gary May

In 1948, William W. Remington was one of the bright young men in the Truman administration. He was tall and handsome, a product of Dartmouth and Columbia. From 1940 on, he had risen through government ranks, serving on wartime boards, the President's Council of Economic Advisors, and eventually as a major official in the Department of Commerce, with a promising future ahead. By 1954, however, Remington was dead--assassinated in his cell by a team of inmates in a high-security Federal prison. In Un-American Activities, historian Gary May tells the fascinating story of William Remington--a story of intrigue, injustice, government corruption, and anti-Communist hysteria. May labored for eight years in reconstructing Remington's case, searching through FBI files, government documents, and waging an epic battle against then-U.S. Attorney Rudy Guiliani to become the first historian to obtain access to grand jury records. The result is a brilliant account of one man's tragic odyssey and a government run amok. Remington's future collapsed in 1948, when he was charged with being a Communist and a Soviet spy. The accuser was Elizabeth Bentley, an admitted ex-Communist herself and a former courier for Soviet spymasters. Remington's life fell into a whirlpool, as he fought government improprieties, illegalities, and the assumption he was guilty. Cleared by government loyalty boards, he was indicted by a grand jury--whose foreman was secretly helping Elizabeth Bentley prepare her memoirs. Remington suffered through two trials for perjury, and the chief witness against him was his own embittered ex-wife. He was convicted and sentenced to the federal penitentiary at Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, where his reputation as a Communist preceded him. But May's account also offers fascinating insight into the depth of Soviet penetration into wartime America: As he follows Remington's life, from the radical circles at Dartmouth and the Tennessee Valley Authority in the 1930s through his Washington career, he finds that Remington may well have been guilty of the charges against him. Gary May is one of the leading historians writing about postwar America. His first book, China Scapegoat, won the Allan Nevins Prize and was hailed as "as well as a novel, as powerful as a good film" by the The Los Angeles Times. Here he brings his analytical and narrative skills to bear on one of the forgotten stories of the McCarthy era, uncovering a gripping tale of espionage, corruption, and personal tragedy.

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0199923337

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The Noir Mystery MEGAPACK ®

25 Modern and Classic Mysteries

By: Joseph J. Millard,Gary Lovisi,John L. French,Robert Leslie Bellem,Robert Turner

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The Noir Mystery MEGAPACK ®

25 Modern and Classic Mysteries

By: Joseph J. Millard,Gary Lovisi,John L. French,Robert Leslie Bellem,Robert Turner

The Noir Mystery MEGAPACKTM presents 25 modern and classic noir (and noir-inspired) and hardboiled tales by writers new and old. Included are: KIDNAPPED EVIDENCE, by Joseph J. Millard A RAT MUST CHEW, by Gary Lovisi A RIDE FOR MR. TWO-BY-FOUR, by Bruno Fischer BEDHEAD FRED’S, REDHEAD’S DEAD, by Jack Halliday GENERALISSIMO FLATFOOT, by Walt Sheldon DOOM BOOM, by Glenn Low DEAD WRONG, by Lucille Cali GRIM REAPER'S HANDICAP, by Fergus Truslow SUICIDE SOUVENIR, by Dennis Layton HAIR OF THE CAT, by Robert Turner HERO, by John L. French BLACKMAIL IN THE RED, by Chester Whitehorn MEET MY MUMMY, by Elroy Arno SATAN TURNS THE TIMETABLES, by David M. Norman I DIE DAILY, by H. Wolff Salz MAHATMA OF MAYHEM, by Robert Leslie Bellem ROOM 801, by Jack Halliday NO LIVING WITNESS, by Emile C. Tepperman TARAWA PAYOFF, by H. Wolff Salz WRONG NUMBER, by John L. Benton MYSTERY OF THE MEXICALI MURDERS, by J. Lane Linklater TIME TO KILL, by Leo Hoban RAINY TUESDAY, by Jack Halliday MURDER THROWS A RINGER, by Carl G. Hodges LOVE KILLS, by Gary Lovisi If you enjoy this book, search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see the more than 170 other entries in the series, covering science fiction, modern authors, mysteries, westerns, classics, adventure stories, and much, much more!

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The Cover-Up at Omaha Beach

D-Day, the US Rangers, and the Untold Story of Maisy Battery

By: Gary Sterne

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The Cover-Up at Omaha Beach

D-Day, the US Rangers, and the Untold Story of Maisy Battery

By: Gary Sterne

A New York Times bestseller! The untold story of what really happened on D-Day. The Rangers’ mission was clear. They were to lead the assault on Omaha Beach and break out inland. Simultaneously, other Ranger units would scale the cliffs at Pointe du Hoc to destroy the ostensibly huge gun battery there and thus protect the invasion fleet from being targeted. But was the Pointe du Hoc mission actually necessary? Why did the Allies plan and execute an attack on a gun battery that they knew in advance contained no field guns? And more importantly, why did they ignore the position at Maisy that did? Using personal interviews with the surviving Rangers who fought on the beach and at Pointe du Hoc, The Cover-Up at Omaha Beach presents exceptionally detailed new research that takes the reader into the middle of the action with the Rangers. Gary Sterne has made a painstaking study of what the Allies actually knew in advance of D-Day, including what was known about Maisy Battery. Maps, orders, and assault plans have been found in American, British, and German archives, many of which have only recently been released after staying classified for more than sixty years. Radio communications of the Rangers as they advanced inland have been found, and Royal Air Force intelligence evaluations of bombing missions directed at the site have now been released. All of this combines to make The Cover-Up at Omaha Beach one of the most up-to-date references on the subject. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

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A Dugout to Peace

By: Gary Morgenstein

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A Dugout to Peace

By: Gary Morgenstein

“Morgenstein has blended baseball and science fiction, and created a complex, nightmarish future that grabs the reader and doesn’t let go until the final pitch. This series is a home run!” —Geekstronomy.com “A classic of modern speculative fiction that also examines today’s real-world socio-political environment. Plus, baseball!!” —Fenway Nation Winter 2099 Finally cleared of treason charges, Puppy Nedick is now the Commissioner of Baseball. Vowing to return the game to its previous national glory, he becomes alarmed when there is little interest in the sport. Troubled by flagging attendance, excessively polite fans, and the poor quality of play, Puppy makes a radical decision: return the dying sport to the game of old. Attendance soars and suddenly gamegoers are rooting for the home team, participating in bobblehead giveaways, waving banners, and vying for autographs of the celebrity players. Baseball is becoming the national pastime again. And those who are in power are watching. The revival of the sport unleashes dormant passions and new fears, creating questions about America’s revised history and challenging the very foundation and the basic laws of the controlling Family. Once again a scapegoat, baseball becomes the rallying point of resistance as ordinary heroes try to bring the world together against the terrifying specter of impending nuclear annihilation, in the explosive conclusion to the Dark Depths trilogy.

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164397369X

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The Crucifix Murders

By: Gary C. Atkins

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The Crucifix Murders

By: Gary C. Atkins

A young man finds he needs to murder young girls to please his mother, the problem being his mother is dead and what is his connection with a local insurance broker and his wife? Kent uses all his expertise to unravel this mystery with quite a surprising twist at the end.

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Water And Agriculture In The Western U.S.

Conservation, Reallocation, And Markets

By: Gary Weatherford

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Water And Agriculture In The Western U.S.

Conservation, Reallocation, And Markets

By: Gary Weatherford

One of the major questions facing the western U.S. is whether irrigation water can be conserved and reallocated to help meet increasing nonagricultural water demands. This book, based on interdisciplinary research in several states, identifies and analyzes the legal, political, economic, and social issues involved in a "conserve-and transfer" strategy. After providing an overview and policy framework for considering the role of conservation in water management, the authors use case studies to illustrate, for example, why water conservation is not a neutral policy or principle (demonstrating how other legitimate values can be adversely affected by a single-purpose pursuit of conservation); the various options available for conservation; how reallocation occurs in market transactions; and the legal restrictions on the sale of conserved surplus water. Although formal market mechanisms are found to be rudimentary or lacking in most areas of the West, the authors contend that more proficient markets will evolve to measure the economic value of agricultural water. They conclude that a "conserve-and-transfer" strategy is selectively workable through the use of incentives, but that a number of tradeoffs, social concerns, and institutional constraints, which have not been adequately recognized to date, will have to be dealt with by policymakers if the strategy is to have wider application.

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Stanford

Home of Champions

By: Gary Migdol

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Stanford

Home of Champions

By: Gary Migdol

Migdol has included easy-to-read stories about legendary football coaches Pop Warner and Bill Walsh; the exploits of the Vow Boys, the Thunderchickens, and the Immortal 21; basketball great Hank Luisetti; golfing phenom Tiger Woods; the world's greatest athlete, Ernie Nevers; Heisman Trophy winner Jim Plunkett; the thrills generated by such Olympic champions as Bob Mathias, Pablo Morales, and Janet Evans; and the unforgettable moments made possible by such Cardinal greats as John Elway, Jennifer Azzi, Kim Oden, Paul Carey, Frankie Albert, and many more. Also included is a listing of Stanford University letter winners and Olympic champions.

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Sports Publishing LLC

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1571671161

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Discrete Mathematics Using Latin Squares

By: Charles F. Laywine,Gary L. Mullen

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Discrete Mathematics Using Latin Squares

By: Charles F. Laywine,Gary L. Mullen

Over the past two decades, research in the theory of Latin Squares has been growing at a fast pace, and new significant developments have taken place. This book offers a unique approach to various areas of discrete mathematics through the use of Latin Squares.

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0471240648

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Riding the Video Range

The Rise and Fall of the Western on Television

By: Gary A. Yoggy

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Riding the Video Range

The Rise and Fall of the Western on Television

By: Gary A. Yoggy

In June 1949, Hopalong Cassidy. Then Roy Rogers, the Lone Ranger, Zorro, Davy Crockett, the Cisco Kid, Matt Dillon, Bat Masterson, the Cartwrights, Hec Ramsey, Paladin ("Have Gun Will Travel")--no television genre has generated as many enduring characters as the Western. Gunsmoke, Death Valley Days, Bonanza, Maverick, and Wagon Train are just a few of the small-screen oaters that became instant classics. Then shows such as Lonesome Dove and The Young Riders updated and redefined the genre. The shows tended to fall into categories, such as "juvenile" Westerns, marshals and sheriffs, wagon trains and cattle drives, ranchers, antiheroes (bounty hunters, gamblers and hired guns), memorable pairs, Indians, single parent families (e.g., The Big Valley, The Rifleman and Bonanza), women, blacks, Asians and even spoofs. There are 85 television Westerns analyzed here--the characters, the stories and why the shows succeeded or failed. Many photographs, a bibliography and index complete the book.

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McFarland

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1476622248

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Actual Malice

A True Crime Political Thriller

By: Breton Peace,Gary Condit

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Actual Malice

A True Crime Political Thriller

By: Breton Peace,Gary Condit

Actual Malice is a true crime thriller that will take you through the backrooms of political gamesmanship, deception, and cover-up. If it were a novel, readers would marvel at the rich character development, riveting pace, and often-bizarre twists that make Actual Malice a compelling read. The fact that it is scrupulously documented nonfiction is sobering. If you know nothing about Gary Condit or the tragic death of Chandra Levy, there has never been a more engaging and thoughtful introduction to the sordid interplay between politicians, law enforcement, and the media. Actual Malice should be required reading for any public figure. If you followed the story of the murdered intern and the congressman driven from office by one of the most intense media cyclones in history, Actual Malice will challenge virtually everything you think you know. Breton Peace takes readers on a roller coaster ride through Congressman Condit's eyes, as corrupt and incompetent cops and a dark, insidious team of "scandal management" experts manipulate a willing press. To begin, Carolyn and Gary Condit had come an incredible distance together since setting out from Oklahoma for California where Gary and the Condit family name became synonymous with the Central Valley. In May of 2001, the moderate Blue Dog Democrats—of which Condit was a founding member—held significant power in Congress. Condit had used the coalition to deliver bipartisan victories in Bill Clinton's second term and was now flexing that muscle on the House Intelligence Committee. Condit accomplished what few of his generation could achieve—genuine political independence from both political machines. The sky was the limit. When Chandra Levy—a twenty-four-year-old Bureau of Prisons intern—disappeared in 2001, thewheels came off Gary’s ambitions. Accused of having an affair with Levy, a whirlwind of rumor, intrigue, and treachery surrounded him. More than a decade of lies, manipulation, and deception followed until, in 2016, the justice system cracked under the stress of its own spinelessness. Actual Malice chronicles in vivid detail the heartache and intrigue behind the salacious, if fanciful, headlines that too often drive public debate and derail the serious business of our nation and its system of justice.

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1939457637

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