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Tokyo, 1946. Major Daniel Jaffe--the author's grandfather--a U.S. Army psychiatrist stationed in occupied Japan, must evaluate nationalist ideologue Okawa Shumei…
to determine if he should stand trial for war crimes after Okawa exhibits signs of mental illness. Some violence. 2014Par James Risen. 2014
Author of State of War (DB 61826) examines the financial cost of war and governmental waste. Discusses duplication of efforts…
by federal agencies, loss of aid dollars sent to war-torn countries, and the persecution of whistleblowers within the United States. 2014Par Akhil Reed Amar. 2012
Yale Law School professor and author of America's Constitution (DB 62200) discusses the supporting work used in deciding what is…
considered constitutional, including values, precedents, and practice. Details the history of interpretation of the Constitution and speculates on what the future holds for the document. 2012Par Anders Hanson. 2015
Six books that teach younger readers about the importance of supporting essential values. Collection includes Do Something for Others, Everyone…
is Equal, Keeping the Peace, Land of the Free, No Bullies Allowed!, and Stand Up For Yourself. For grades 2-4. 2014Par Joshua Horwitz. 2014
Chronicles the story of environmental lawyer Joel Reynolds and marine biologist Ken Balcomb, who launched a legal drive to expose…
and challenge the U.S. Navy submarine detection system that drives whales onto beaches. 2014Par T. J. Mitchell, Judy Melinek. 2014
Candid memoir of a forensic pathologist and her rookie season as a New York City medical examiner. Details gruesome autopsies…
and harrowing death scenes, and provides a firsthand account of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Some violence and some strong language. 2014Par Laurence Tribe, Joshua Matz, Laurence H Tribe. 2014
Constitutional law professors analyze the decisions made by the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice John Roberts. Argues the Court…
has played a critical role in redefining American life and liberties with decisions on issues such as health care, campaign finance reform, freedom of speech, and presidential power. 2014Analysis of a set of cases brought before the United States Supreme Court which ratified the concept of "one person,…
one vote." Discusses the role of Chief Justice Earl Warren--who described the cases as the most important of his tenure--and the impact on the civil rights movement. 2014Par Laurence Leamer. 2013
Author of The Kennedy Women (DB 40698) and The Kennedy Men (DB 54584) discusses the litigation surrounding the Massey Energy…
Company and its operations in West Virginia and profiles the personalities involved. Focuses on lawyers Bruce E. Stanley and David B. Fawcett and Massey CEO Donald Blankenship. 2013Par Curtis Wilkie. 2011
Chronicles the career of Mississippi attorney and brother-in-law of former senator Trent Lott, Dick Scruggs, who won fame and fortune…
for litigation against the asbestos and tobacco industries. Details Scruggs's downfall after he was indicted in 2007 for attempting to bribe a judge. Some strong language. 2010Par Bruce Allen Murphy. 2014
Author of Fortas (DB 29142) examines the life and impact of Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia (born 1936). Discusses Scalia's…
upbringing in a strictly Catholic Italian-American family, his early political forays, his law career, and his time on the Supreme Court. Considers the impact of his personality on court decisions. 2014Par Michael Waldman. 2014
Lawyer discusses the history of the second amendment of the Bill of Rights, from its original focus on the armament…
of state militias to the interpretation of it in the early twenty-first century. Analyzes influences like the National Rifle Association and the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary. 2014Par Glenn Greenwald. 2014
Journalist and former lawyer Greenwald describes being contacted by Edward Snowden regarding top secret documents he obtained while working at…
the National Security Agency (NSA), the process of writing the articles about the story, and the fallout of the revelations. Examines justifications for state surveillance of citizens. Bestseller. 2014Par Matt Taibbi, Molly Crabapple. 2014
Journalist examines the growing wealth disparity in the United States and how it affects the justice system. Taibbi asks why…
it appears that people with low incomes and few resources are more likely to be convicted of crimes, especially with much white-collar crime going unprosecuted. Bestseller. 2014Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist reveals the methods that governments, organizations, companies, and criminals use to scoop up personal data from the…
Internet. Describes the techniques she employed to evade those "dragnets"--such as not using Gmail or Google's search engine--and discusses untraceable technology options. 2014Par Homayoun Tabandeh, David S. Boyer. 2014
Retina specialists and authors of Macular Degeneration (DB 74495) describe diabetic retinopathy, a potential problem for people with diabetes. Discuss…
its development, treatment options and ways to slow its progress, and lifestyle changes that lead to better glucose control. Offer advice on coping with visual impairment. 2014Par Kevin Cook. 2014
Author of Titanic Thompson (DB 73236) details the 1964 murder of New York bartender Kitty Genovese. Examines the erroneous but…
much-publicized claim that no one came to Genovese's aid. Provides a portrait of the victim and her killer. 2014Par Edward Ball. 2013
Author of The Genetic Strand (DB 66508) examines the intertwining lives of photographer Edward Muybridge (1830-1904) and San Francisco railroad…
baron Leland Stanford (1824-1893). Details the events surrounding Muybridge's trial for killing his wife's lover and his collaboration with Stanford on early motion pictures. Some violence. 2013Par Osagie K Obasogie, Osagie Obasogie. 2014
Legal scholar explores the ways blind people experience racial differences. Argues that we are socialized to attach particular characteristics to…
race regardless of our ability to see and considers the implications of that convention on efforts to achieve a "colorblind" society. 2014Par Nora Gallagher. 2013
Middle-aged essayist describes the two years from 2009 to 2011 that she spent in the "land of the sick," searching…
for a diagnosis and treatment for her inflamed optic nerve. Also describes her spiritual disorientation in this companion to Things Seen and Unseen (DB 49806). 2013