The Nine
Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court
Written by Jeffrey Toobin
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 30, 2008
Price: $11.99
In
The Nine, acclaimed journalist Jeffrey Toobin takes us into the chambers of the most important—and secret—legal body in our country, the Supreme Court, revealing the complex dynamic among the nine people who decide the law of the land. An institution at a moment of transition, the Court now stands at...
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Anatomy of Injustice
A Murder Case Gone Wrong
Written by Raymond Bonner
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: January 8, 2013
Price: $16.00
From Pulitzer Prize winner Raymond Bonner, the gripping story of a grievously mishandled murder case that put a twenty-three-year-old man on death row.
In January 1982, an elderly white widow was found brutally murdered in the small town of Greenwood, South Carolina. Police immediately arrested Edward Lee Elmore, a semiliterate, mentally retarded...
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The Central Park Five
Written by Sarah Burns
Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: May 17, 2011
Price: $11.99
A riveting, in-depth account of one of New York City’s most notorious crimes.
On April 20, 1989, the body of a woman is discovered in Central Park, her skull so badly smashed that nearly 80 percent of her blood has spilled onto the ground. Within days, five black and Latino teenagers...
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Gideon's Trumpet
Written by Anthony Lewis
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: April 23, 1989
Price: $15.95
A history of the landmark case of James Earl Gideon's fight for the right to legal counsel. Notes, table of cases, index. The classic backlist bestseller. More than 800,000 sold since its first pub date of 1964.
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The Oath
The Obama White House and The Supreme Court
Written by Jeffrey Toobin
Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2012
Price: $14.99
From the prizewinning author of The Nine, a gripping insider's account of the momentous ideological war between the John Roberts Supreme Court and the Obama administration.From the moment John Roberts, the chief justice of the United States, blundered through the Oath of Office at Barack Obama's inauguration, the relationship between the...
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A Civil Action
Written by Jonathan Harr
Format: Trade Paperback, 512 pages
On Sale: August 27, 1996
Price: $17.00
"The legal thriller of the decade." --Cleveland Plain Dealer
Now a Major Motion Picture!
In this true story of an epic courtroom showdown, two of the nation's largest corporations stand accused of causing the deaths of children. Representing the bereaved parents, the unlikeliest of heroes emerges: a young, flamboyant Porsche-driving lawyer who hopes...
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America's Constitution
A Biography
Written by Akhil Reed Amar
Format: Trade Paperback, 672 pages
On Sale: September 12, 2006
Price: $20.00
In
America’s Constitution, one of this era’s most accomplished constitutional law scholars, Akhil Reed Amar, gives the first comprehensive account of one of the world’s great political texts. Incisive, entertaining, and occasionally controversial, this “biography” of America’s framing document explains not only what the Constitution says but also why the Constitution...
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Enemies
A History of the FBI
Written by Tim Weiner
Format: eBook, 560 pages
On Sale: February 14, 2012
Price: $15.99
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post • New York Daily News • Slate“Fast-paced, fair-minded, and fascinating, Tim Weiner’s
Enemies turns the long history of the FBI into a story that is as compelling, and important, as today’s headlines.”—Jeffrey Toobin, author of
The Oath ...
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The Innocent Man
Written by John Grisham
Format: Trade Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: November 20, 2007
Price: $16.00
In the town of Ada, Oklahoma, Ron Williamson was going to be the next Mickey Mantle. But on his way to the Big Leagues, Ron stumbled, his dreams broken by drinking, drugs, and women. Then, on a winter night in 1982, not far from Ron’s home, a young cocktail waitress named...
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The Oath
The Obama White House and The Supreme Court
Written by Jeffrey Toobin
Format: Hardcover, 352 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2012
Price: $28.95
From the prizewinning author of The Nine, a gripping insider's account of the momentous ideological war between the John Roberts Supreme Court and the Obama administration.From the moment John Roberts, the chief justice of the United States, blundered through the Oath of Office at Barack Obama's inauguration, the relationship between the...
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