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The scientific Sherlock Holmes: cracking the case with science and forensics
Par James O'Brien, James F O'Brien. 2013
Chemistry professor and Sherlock Holmes scholar O'Brien analyzes the ways the fictional detective relied on forensic science to solve crimes.…
Details Holmes's use of handwriting analysis, cryptology, and--two years before police did--fingerprinting. Traces the development of these techniques and their application in actual cases. 2013Giant in the shadows: the life of Robert T. Lincoln
Par Jason Emerson. 2012
Biography of Robert T. Lincoln (1843-1926), the only son of Abraham Lincoln to reach adulthood. Discusses the political career of…
the Harvard-educated Chicago lawyer and businessman as a diplomat and U.S. secretary of war. Analyzes his relationship with his mother and covers the management of his father's legacy. 2012The oath: the Obama White House and the Supreme Court
Par Jeffrey Toobin. 2012
Legal analyst and author of The Nine (DB 64971) assesses the ideological differences between Chief Justice John Roberts and President…
Barack Obama. Details the politics and procedural strategies behind court decisions--including the 2012 ruling that narrowly upheld the Affordable Care Act--and their implications. Some strong language. 2012Clinical bioethicist offers a caregivers' guide to making health-care choices for patients who are unable to do so. Draws on…
case studies, anecdotes, and frameworks for decision-making. Discusses quality-of-life issues, medical concerns, care facilities, and other considerations. 2010So you want to be president?: revised edition
Par David Small, Judith St. George. 2012
Revised edition offers unusual and interesting facts about the forty-three men who served as presidents of the United States. Points…
out the variety of personalities, backgrounds, and interests of these individuals, as well as their similarities. For grades 3-6 and older readers. Caldecott Medal. 2012Who gets what: fair compensation after tragedy and financial upheaval
Par Kenneth R. Feinberg. 2012
Lawyer who coordinated five major compensation efforts--including those following the September 2001 terrorist attack and the 2010 BP oil spill--explains…
the claims process. Discusses the ways compensation and human nature interact and the difficulty of determining who are legitimate claimants and what they are owed in highly publicized cases. 2012The Eichmann trial (Jewish Encounters Series)
Par Deborah E. Lipstadt. 2011
Details the 1960 capture of fugitive Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in Argentina by Israeli operatives and his subsequent trial…
in Jerusalem. Discusses Hitler's Final Solution policy that was aimed at the annihilation of European Jews and the impact the survivors' testimonies had on the international public's consciousness. 2011Listed: dispatches from America's Endangered Species Act
Par Joe Roman. 2011
Discusses the history and efficacy of the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Examines cases resulting from conflict between conservation and…
economic development--such as that of the snail darter and the building of the Tennessee Valley's Tellico Dam--and argues that preserving biodiversity is worth the cost. 2011Journalist exposes the underground market for selling and buying bones, organs, and people. Examines grave robbing, human-egg harvesting, kidnapping, blood…
stealing, and more. Discusses the prices people will pay and the lengths they will travel to get a bargain on a body part. 2011The new Jim Crow: mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness
Par Michelle Alexander. 2012
Civil-rights attorney reviews America's racial history and argues that widespread incarceration of African Americans has replaced legal segregation as a…
means of social control. Suggests the war on drugs creates a pretense for mass arrests and leads to permanent second-class citizenship for former inmates. Foreword by Cornel West. 2010What we have done: an oral history of the disability rights movement
Par Fred Pelka. 2012
Twentieth-century disability activists describe their political struggles for basic human rights, which led to the Americans with Disabilities Act of…
1990. They discuss landmark campaigns, including the demand for a deaf president at Gallaudet University and ADAPT's struggle for accessible public transit. 2012Sex on the moon: the amazing story behind the most audacious heist in history
Par Ben Mezrich. 2011
Detailed account of college intern Thad Roberts's theft of moon rocks from NASA in 2002 and the FBI sting that…
snared him. Describes Roberts's sheltered upbringing, his estrangement from his parents, and his romance with a coworker that motivated the heist. Some strong language. 2011The Central Park Five: a chronicle of a city wilding
Par Sarah Burns. 2011
Examines the trial of five black and Latino teenagers convicted of raping and beating New York banker Trisha Meili in…
1989 and exonerated in 2002. Describes the social milieu and racial tensions of 1980s New York and their effect on what became known as "the Central Park Jogger" case. 2011Imperfect justice: prosecuting Casey Anthony
Par Jeff Ashton. 2011
Retired Florida attorney details the three years he spent prosecuting Casey Anthony for the death of her two-year-old daughter Caylee.…
Recounts the evidence against Casey, her ever-changing story, unusual behavior during Caylee's absence, and history of fabrications. Expresses his astonishment at her 2011 acquittal. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2011Incognito: the secret lives of the brain
Par David Eagleman. 2011
Neuroscientist, who asserts that most mental activity is not under a person's conscious control, explores the depths of the subconscious.…
Discusses visual illusions, brain damage, artificial intelligence, the effects of various drugs, and the causes of phenomena such as synesthesia. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2011The defense lawyer: The barry slotnick story
Par Benjamin Wallace. 2022
The astonishing true story of the most successful defense attorney ever—told with suspense that tops James Patterson's #1 nonfiction bestseller…
Filthy Rich . Everyone deserves the best defense. Known for his sharp mind, sharp suits, and bold courtroom strategies, Bronx-native Bernard Slotnick is known as the best criminal lawyer in the US. He calls himself "Liberty's Last Champion." Slotnick mediates Bette Midler's bathhouse contract and represents John Gotti, "The Dapper Don." He defends "Subway Shooter" Bernie Goetz and negotiates future First Lady Melania Trump's pre-nup. His unparalleled legal brilliance defines a profession, a city—and an eraDetailed account of the 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher in Perugia, Italy, and the arrests of her American…
roommate Amanda Knox, Amanda's Italian boyfriend, and a local acquaintance. Explores the intense media interest in the case and Knox's support in her hometown of Seattle. Some strong language. 2010Justice: what's the right thing to do?
Par Michael J. Sandel, Michael J Sandel. 2009
Harvard professor explains theories of justice from philosophers such as Aristotle, Immanuel Kant, and John Rawls and examines politically charged…
controversies, including same-sex marriage, surrogate pregnancy contracts, physician-assisted suicide, slavery reparations, and the draft vs. an all-volunteer military. Basis for PBS series. 2009Angel of death row: my life as a death penalty defense lawyer
Par Andrea D. Lyon. 2010
The author, dubbed the Angel of Death Row by the Chicago Tribune in 1995, recounts becoming the first woman to…
be lead counsel for a death-penalty case in 1979, when she was twenty-six. Discusses her cases and motivation for defending clients who face capital punishment. Some strong language. 2010The secret history of the Mongol queens: how the daughters of Genghis Khan rescued his empire
Par Jack Weatherford, J. McIver Weatherford. 2010
Anthropologist and author of Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World (DB 62418) examines the influence of Genghis…
Khan's daughters, to whom he entrusted conquered lands along the Silk Road. Describes family power struggles after Khan's death in 1227 and the role of his descendants. Some violence. 2010