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True story: murder, memoir, mea culpa
Par Michael Finkel. 2015
Journalist recounts his experience investigating the story of Christian Longo. Longo was convicted of and sentenced to death for the…
killing of his wife and three children, and he appropriated the author's identity while on the run from law enforcement in Mexico. Basis for 2015 movie of the same name. Some violence. 2005Faster, higher, farther: the Volkswagen scandal
Par Jack Ewing. 2017
Profile of the German car company which got its start under the leadership of the Nazi Party. Examines the management…
by the founder's descendants, business stratagems, development of diesel technology in passenger cars, and the 2015 emissions scandal. 2017The lynching: the epic courtroom battle that brought down the Klan
Par Laurence Leamer. 2016
Chronicles the 1981 Mobile, Alabama, race-based lynching of black nineteen-year-old Michael Donald by two young Klan members. Covers the subsequent…
trials, including the death sentence for the white killer and the civil suit against the members of the local Klan unit, charging them with conspiracy. Violence and strong language. 2016The author recounts how she immersed herself in Cape Town life while researching the case of the 1993 murder of…
twenty-six-year-old American Fulbright student Amy Biehl. Discusses the ramification of the crime and the forgiveness of the convicted murderers by Amy's parents. Some violence and some strong language. 2016Journalist chronicles a financial scam perpetrated by bankers and traders, based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor), and the…
resulting fallout. Focuses on the math genius and trader Tom Hayes, who was the only person convicted in the scheme. 2017Encounters with Rikki: from Hurricane Katrina rescue to exceptional therapy dog
Par Julie Strauss Bettinger. 2016
After Hurricane Katrina, Chuck and Patty Mitchell rescued golden-retriever puppy Rikki. They soon realized she was incredibly attuned to human…
emotions and would make a great therapy dog. Discusses their experience training Rikki and how she has helped those dealing with trauma. 2016The chickenshit club: why the Justice Department fails to prosecute executives
Par Jesse Eisinger. 2017
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist argues that the United States Department of Justice refrains from aggressive prosecution of business executives--whether they're in…
finance, technology, pharmaceuticals, or other fields--because the agency is afraid to lose a case. Discusses prominent figures in the department, lobbyists, turning-point cases, and more. Some strong language. 2017Blood in the water: the Attica prison uprising of 1971 and its legacy
Par Heather Ann Thompson. 2016
An account of the infamous 1971 prison uprising, in which nearly 1,300 prisoners took over the Attica Correctional Facility in…
New York for four days and nights to protest years of mistreatment. Discusses the state's violent response and the victims' quest for justice. Some violence. 2016Waging war: the clash between presidents and Congress, 1776 to ISIS
Par David J. Barron. 2016
An account of the history of the struggle between presidents and Congress over who has the power to declare and…
wage war, beginning with an account of Washington's conflict with the Continental Congress over his plan to burn New York City before the British invasion. 2016The U.S. Supreme Court: a very short introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Par Linda Greenhouse. 2012
Longtime New York Times Supreme Court correspondent draws on direct knowledge of the court's history and its written and unwritten…
rules to show how the court really functions. Describes the work of the justices, including the special role of the chief justice. Explains the court's relation to the other branches of government. 2012From the war on poverty to the war on crime: the making of mass incarceration in America
Par Elizabeth Kai Hinton. 2016
Harvard history and African American studies assistant professor examines the reasons behind the United States' creation of the world's largest…
prison system. She traces it back to Lyndon Johnson's War on Crime, which overshadowed his War on Poverty and led to the federal government's role in militarizing local police and focusing on punishment. 2016My own words
Par Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Mary Hartnett, Wendy W. Williams. 2016
Writings and speeches from the associate justice. Covers such subjects as gender equality, the workings of the Supreme Court, being…
Jewish, and the value of an international perspective when interpreting the Constitution. The selections included in this volume were chosen by Ginsburg and her authorized biographers, Mary Hartnett and Wendy W. Williams. Bestseller. 2016Philosophy of law: a very short introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Par Raymond Wacks. 2014
Professor of law and legal theory examines the nature of legal systems. Explores the central questions of jurisprudence: is the…
law a set of universal moral principles or is it merely a collection of man-made rules? Does it have specific purposes? Can it be divorced from its social context? 2014Stalling for time: my life as an FBI hostage negotiator
Par Gary Noesner. 2010
Chief FBI hostage negotiator for ten of his thirty years as an investigator, instructor, and negotiator recreates some of the…
cases he and colleagues participated in. Includes the David Koresh standoff in Waco, Texas, and--his final case--the snipers who terrorized the Washington, D. C., area in 2002. Violence and strong language. 2010Law: a very short introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Par Raymond Wacks. 2015
Legal scholar explains the fundamentals of law and legal systems, focusing on the Western democracies. Explores the origins of law,…
the differences between common law and civil law, the branches of law, the relationship between law and morality, and the roles of judges, juries, and lawyers. 2015Human rights: a very short introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Par Andrew Clapham. 2015
Former Amnesty International representative to the United Nations traces the history of human rights from the Magna Carta to the…
modern world. Discusses international treaties, the concept of crimes against humanity, and contemporary concerns such as torture, discrimination, human trafficking, and capital punishment. 2015International law: a very short introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Par Vaughan Lowe, A. V. Lowe. 2015
Authority on international law explains the principles behind the rules that govern relations among the world's nations. Discusses the two…
main functions of international law--to protect individual nations' sovereignty and organize multinational activities--as well as treaties, international courts and tribunals, the rules of war, and diplomatic immunity. 2015American legal history: a very short introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Par G. Edward White. 2014
University of Virginia law professor surveys the evolution of the American legal system, from colonial times to the present day.…
Topics include civil and criminal law, property rights, and the legal treatment of native tribes and slaves. 2013Forensic science: a very short introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Par Jim Fraser, James Curtis Fraser. 2010
Past president of the Forensic Science Society uses examples from his own experience to detail the ways that DNA, fingerprints,…
blood and body fluids, and the like can help bring criminals to justice. Describes the methods police use to investigate crimes and recover, protect, and analyze evidence. 2010Medical law: a very short introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Par Charles Foster. 2013
Overview of the laws--few of which existed before the mid-twentieth century--that regulate the medical profession. Discusses the difference between medical…
law and ethics, the various ways doctors can be held accountable, and real-life cases on subjects such as cloning, confidentiality, consent, negligence, human experimentation, and euthanasia. 2013