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Stalking justice: The Dramatic True Story of the Detective Who First Used DNA Testing to Catch a Serial Killer
Par Claire Zion, Paul Mones. 1995
Attorney details the first case in which DNA testing was used to catch a serial killer. When Arlington County detective…
Joe Horgas suspected a murder he was investigating was linked to one four years earlier, the testing of semen stains proved it. Strong language, some violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1995Hate: why we should resist it with free speech, not censorship (Inalienable rights series)
Par Nadine Strossen. 2018
Posits that an expansive interpretation of the First Amendment is the most effective strategy against the "hate speech vs. free…
speech" debate to promote democracy, equality, and societal harmony. Argues that anti-hate speech laws are often counterproductive and lead to suppression of minority viewpoints. Some strong language. 2018The thorn necklace: healing through writing and the creative process
Par Francesca Lia Block. 2018
A novelist discusses the writer's life. She offers advice on matters of technique and craft as well as on the…
ways writers can channel their own experiences into their writing. She shares stories from her own life and explains the healing power of creativity. Some strong language. 2018Anatomy of innocence: testimonies of the wrongfully convicted
Par Laura Caldwell, Leslie S. Klinger. 2017
The stories of fifteen exonerated prisoners are retold through the writing of mystery and suspense authors including Sara Paretsky, Lee…
Child, and Phillip M. Margolin, and by playwright Arthur Miller. Illustrates how justice can be thwarted in the legal system and eventually--sometimes--regained. Some violence and some strong language. 2017The lost education of Horace Tate: uncovering the hidden heroes who fought for justice in schools
Par Vanessa Siddle Walker. 2018
An account of the extensive efforts on the part of Dr. Horace Tate--a former teacher, principal, and state senator--to combat…
segregation and inequality in education based on race. The author discusses Tate's meetings with other educators, activists, and politicians to this effect. Some strong language. 2018The Browns of California: the family dynasty that transformed a state and shaped a nation
Par Miriam Pawel. 2018
A narrative history of four generations of a family that provides a focused account of California's history. Begins with Prussian…
immigrant August Schuckman, who settled in northern California in 1852, and ends with August's great-grandson, Jerry Brown, who reclaimed the family homestead. 2018The identity trade: selling privacy and reputation online (Critical Cultural Communication #7)
Par Nora A. Draper. 2019
Communications scholar examines the meaning of privacy in the digital age, paying particular attention to the politics of identity and…
self-presentation. Interviews industry experts and analyzes media coverage, promotional materials, and government policies to explore the ways digital information has been commodified. 2019Dead man walking: The murky world of michael mcgurk and ron medich
Par Kate McClymont. 2019
We all know Sydney is full of corruption and crime, but none of us expected to read about a Sydney…
businessman being shot in the back of his head, in his driveway, in front of his nine-year-old son, in Cremorne. Nor that the order would come from a Point Piper millionaire. Kate McClymont is Australia's best-known investigative journalist. Kate and McGurk received intel that he was going to be 'hit'. Before the two could meet, McGurk was murdered. Kate and her family also received death threats and were moved to a hotel for a few days. This story involves bumbling criminals, turncoats, snitches, developers, wealthy people brought down, and devastated families. It unpacks the structures of our major cities and asks some big big questions. Multiple Walkley-winner Kate tells it with pace and character and her insider statusBelieving: Our thirty-year journey to end gender violence
Par Anita Hill. 2021
&“An elegant, impassioned demand that America see gender-based violence as a cultural and structural problem that hurts everyone, not just…
victims and survivors… It's at times downright virtuosic in the threads it weaves together.&”—NPR From the woman who gave the landmark testimony against Clarence Thomas as a sexual menace, a new manifesto about the origins and course of gender violence in our society; a combination of memoir, personal accounts, law, and social analysis, and a powerful call to arms from one of our most prominent and poised survivors. In 1991, Anita Hill began something that's still unfinished work. The issues of gender violence, touching on sex, race, age, and power, are as urgent today as they were when she first testified. Believing is a story of America's three decades long reckoning with gender violence, one that offers insights into its roots, and paths to creating dialogue and substantive change. It is a call to action that offers guidance based on what this brave, committed fighter has learned from a lifetime of advocacy and her search for solutions to a problem that is still tearing America apart. We once thought gender-based violence—from casual harassment to rape and murder—was an individual problem that affected a few; we now know it's cultural and endemic, and happens to our acquaintances, colleagues, friends and family members, and it can be physical, emotional and verbal. Women of color experience sexual harassment at higher rates than White women. Street harassment is ubiquitous and can escalate to violence. Transgender and nonbinary people are particularly vulnerable. Anita Hill draws on her years as a teacher, legal scholar, and advocate, and on the experiences of the thousands of individuals who have told her their stories, to trace the pipeline of behavior that follows individuals from place to place: from home to school to work and back home. In measured, clear, blunt terms, she demonstrates the impact it has on every aspect of our lives, including our physical and mental wellbeing, housing stability, political participation, economy and community safety, and how our descriptive language undermines progress toward solutions. And she is uncompromising in her demands that our laws and our leaders must address the issue concretely and immediately&“This landmark new book gives us an invaluable perspective on the Supreme Court in democracy&’s hour of maximum danger.&”—Jon Meacham…
The gripping story of the year that transformed the Supreme Court into the court of Donald Trump and Amy Coney Barrett, from the Pulitzer Prize–winning law columnist for The New York Times At the end of the Supreme Court&’s 2019–20 term, the center was holding. The predictions that the court would move irrevocably to the far right hadn&’t come to pass, as the justices released surprisingly moderate opinions in cases involving abortion rights, LGBTQ rights, and how local governments could respond to the pandemic, all shepherded by Chief Justice John Roberts. By the end of the 2020–21 term, much about the nation&’s highest court has changed. The right-wing supermajority had completed its first term on the bench, cementing Donald Trump&’s legacy on American jurisprudence. This is the story of that term. From the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the rise of Amy Coney Barrett, from the pandemic to the election, from the Trump campaign&’s legal challenges to the ongoing debate about the role of religion in American life, the Supreme Court has been at the center of many of the biggest events of the year. Throughout Justice on the Brink, legendary journalist Linda Greenhouse, who won a Pulitzer Prize for her Supreme Court coverage, gives us unique insight into a court under stress, providing the context and brilliant analysis readers of her work in The New York Times have come to expect. Ultimately, Greenhouse asks a fundamental question relevant to all Americans: Is this still John Roberts&’s Supreme Court, or does it now belong to Donald Trump?Under the trestle: The 1980 disappearance of gina renee hall & virginia's first "no body" murder trial
Par Ron Peterson Jr. 2019
Dungeon master's guide: Dungeons and dragons (Dungeons & Dragons)
Par Wizards Rpg Team. 2014
One of the core rule books for Dungeons and Dragons game play for both new and experienced Dungeon Masters. Contains…
world-building tools, tips and tricks for creating memorable dungeons and adventures, optional game rules, hundreds of classic D&D magic items, and more. 2014The second volume featuring a collection of newspaper articles, speeches, and private letters from 1788 chronicling the political debates that…
accompanied the Constitution's ratification and all the amendments proposed by the states. 1993The ARRL ham radio license manual: all you need to become an amateur radio operator
Par H. Ward Silver, The American Radio Relay League. 2018
Study manual for passing the Technician license exam administered by ARRL, the national association for amateur radio operators. Explains what…
is allowed in amateur radio, electrical components, propagation of radio waves, equipment, communication with others, regulations, and safety. 2018The hidden history of guns and the Second Amendment (The Thom Hartmann Hidden History Series #1)
Par Thom Hartmann. 2019
Radio host relates the role of guns throughout American history and discusses his view that the NRA and American justices…
have interpreted the Constitution to provide unlimited access to guns. Identifies solutions to break the power of the gun lobby and restore the Second Amendment to its intended role. 2019Reading behind bars: a true story of literature, law, and life as a prison librarian
Par Jill A. Grunenwald. 2019
A newly minted librarian looks back on her first career stop: working in a prison. Discusses what drew her to…
the profession, why she chose to take the job, personalities she encountered, examples of both typical days and extraordinary ones, and challenges she faced. 2019The misinformation age: how false beliefs spread
Par James Owen Weatherall, Cailin O'Connor. 2019
Two logic and philosophy professors look at misinformation, fake news, and alternative facts. They argue that social factors, rather than…
individual psychology, are essential to understanding the spread and persistence of false beliefs and that understanding the forces at work behind misinformation is crucial to fighting it. 2019When Islam is not a religion: inside America's fight for religious freedom
Par Asma T. Uddin. 2019
Attorney documents the ways the religion of Islam is being criminalized and fundamental religious rights are being denied to American…
Muslims. Discusses the ways religion is secularized and politicized, misperceptions of practices like sharia, and court cases regarding the practice of faith. 2019Trial lawyer recounts his most challenging case, in which he represented five Cuban spies marooned in the US prison system.…
Explains the role of the Cuban Five in the following decade of Cuban-American relations. 2019