Author: Rose Connors
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743249658
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
A brilliant new legal thriller, set on colorful Cape Cod, from the author whose debut novel, Absolute Certainty, won raves for its fresh voice and its passion for the law. When can a citizen become a killer? Is homicidal insanity ever a moral or legal justification for murder? And what should a jury do when the facts are clear but they don't tell the real story? Cape Cod attorney Marty Nickerson, until recently a Massachusetts prosecutor, must ask herself those questions in her new role as defense attorney for client Buck Hammond. The charge is murder one. When Buck's seven-year-old son was raped and killed by pedophile Hector Monteros, Buck took justice into his own hands. Unfortunately, the TV cameras were rolling as Buck aimed his hunting rifle at Monteros's head. The only viable defense is insanity, but the grieving father refuses to say he was crazy when he pulled the trigger. Marty, teaming with Harry Madigan, her partner in love and law, has a tough case. How can the jury acquit Buck when the shooting is right there on the screen for all to see? Marty and Harry and their young assistant, Kevin Kydd, are already stretched thin when, on the very eve of the trial, a battered and bleeding woman staggers into their office. She's in deep trouble -- her attacker's body has just been found, viciously stabbed, and he's an officer of the court. Now Marty has two seemingly impossible battles to win against her former colleagues. But losing a verdict may be the least of Marty's worries, as her efforts soon lead to shocking revelations that bring fear to the Cape and devastating changes to Buck's trial. Well, who said being a defense attorney was going to be easy? With her energetic prose, her insider's expertise, and her exuberant storytelling, Rose Connors establishes herself as a unique and refreshing new crime-writing star.
Temporary Sanity
Author: Rose Connors
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743249658
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
A brilliant new legal thriller, set on colorful Cape Cod, from the author whose debut novel, Absolute Certainty, won raves for its fresh voice and its passion for the law. When can a citizen become a killer? Is homicidal insanity ever a moral or legal justification for murder? And what should a jury do when the facts are clear but they don't tell the real story? Cape Cod attorney Marty Nickerson, until recently a Massachusetts prosecutor, must ask herself those questions in her new role as defense attorney for client Buck Hammond. The charge is murder one. When Buck's seven-year-old son was raped and killed by pedophile Hector Monteros, Buck took justice into his own hands. Unfortunately, the TV cameras were rolling as Buck aimed his hunting rifle at Monteros's head. The only viable defense is insanity, but the grieving father refuses to say he was crazy when he pulled the trigger. Marty, teaming with Harry Madigan, her partner in love and law, has a tough case. How can the jury acquit Buck when the shooting is right there on the screen for all to see? Marty and Harry and their young assistant, Kevin Kydd, are already stretched thin when, on the very eve of the trial, a battered and bleeding woman staggers into their office. She's in deep trouble -- her attacker's body has just been found, viciously stabbed, and he's an officer of the court. Now Marty has two seemingly impossible battles to win against her former colleagues. But losing a verdict may be the least of Marty's worries, as her efforts soon lead to shocking revelations that bring fear to the Cape and devastating changes to Buck's trial. Well, who said being a defense attorney was going to be easy? With her energetic prose, her insider's expertise, and her exuberant storytelling, Rose Connors establishes herself as a unique and refreshing new crime-writing star.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743249658
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
A brilliant new legal thriller, set on colorful Cape Cod, from the author whose debut novel, Absolute Certainty, won raves for its fresh voice and its passion for the law. When can a citizen become a killer? Is homicidal insanity ever a moral or legal justification for murder? And what should a jury do when the facts are clear but they don't tell the real story? Cape Cod attorney Marty Nickerson, until recently a Massachusetts prosecutor, must ask herself those questions in her new role as defense attorney for client Buck Hammond. The charge is murder one. When Buck's seven-year-old son was raped and killed by pedophile Hector Monteros, Buck took justice into his own hands. Unfortunately, the TV cameras were rolling as Buck aimed his hunting rifle at Monteros's head. The only viable defense is insanity, but the grieving father refuses to say he was crazy when he pulled the trigger. Marty, teaming with Harry Madigan, her partner in love and law, has a tough case. How can the jury acquit Buck when the shooting is right there on the screen for all to see? Marty and Harry and their young assistant, Kevin Kydd, are already stretched thin when, on the very eve of the trial, a battered and bleeding woman staggers into their office. She's in deep trouble -- her attacker's body has just been found, viciously stabbed, and he's an officer of the court. Now Marty has two seemingly impossible battles to win against her former colleagues. But losing a verdict may be the least of Marty's worries, as her efforts soon lead to shocking revelations that bring fear to the Cape and devastating changes to Buck's trial. Well, who said being a defense attorney was going to be easy? With her energetic prose, her insider's expertise, and her exuberant storytelling, Rose Connors establishes herself as a unique and refreshing new crime-writing star.
Incerto
Author: NASSIM NICHOLAS. TALEB
Publisher: Random House Trade
ISBN: 059324365X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 1873
Book Description
The landmark five-book series--all together in one boxed set The Incerto is an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision making when we don't understand the world, expressed in the form of a personal essay with autobiographical sections, stories, parables, and philosophical, historical, and scientific discussions, in non-overlapping volumes that can be accessed in any order. The main thread is that while there is inordinate uncertainty about what is going on, there is great certainty as to what one should do about it. This boxed set includes: FOOLED BY RANDOMNESS THE BLACK SWAN THE BED OF PROCRUSTES ANTIFRAGILE SKIN IN THE GAME
Publisher: Random House Trade
ISBN: 059324365X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 1873
Book Description
The landmark five-book series--all together in one boxed set The Incerto is an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision making when we don't understand the world, expressed in the form of a personal essay with autobiographical sections, stories, parables, and philosophical, historical, and scientific discussions, in non-overlapping volumes that can be accessed in any order. The main thread is that while there is inordinate uncertainty about what is going on, there is great certainty as to what one should do about it. This boxed set includes: FOOLED BY RANDOMNESS THE BLACK SWAN THE BED OF PROCRUSTES ANTIFRAGILE SKIN IN THE GAME
Rousseau
Author: John Morley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Stories About Science in Law
Author: David S. Caudill
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317049896
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
Presenting examples of how literary accounts can provide a supplement to our understanding of science in law, this book challenges the view that law and science are completely different. It focuses on stories which explore the relationship between law and science, especially cultural images of science that prevail in legal contexts. Contrasting with other studies of the transfer and construction of expertise in legal settings, this book considers the intersection of three interdisciplinary projects: law and science, law and literature, and literature and science. Looking at the appropriation of scientific expertise into law from these perspectives, this book presents an original introduction into how we can gain insight into the use of science in the courtroom and in policy and regulatory settings through literary sources.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317049896
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
Presenting examples of how literary accounts can provide a supplement to our understanding of science in law, this book challenges the view that law and science are completely different. It focuses on stories which explore the relationship between law and science, especially cultural images of science that prevail in legal contexts. Contrasting with other studies of the transfer and construction of expertise in legal settings, this book considers the intersection of three interdisciplinary projects: law and science, law and literature, and literature and science. Looking at the appropriation of scientific expertise into law from these perspectives, this book presents an original introduction into how we can gain insight into the use of science in the courtroom and in policy and regulatory settings through literary sources.
Epistrophies
Author: Brent Hayes Edwards
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674055438
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
Hearing across media is the source of innovation in a uniquely African American sphere of art-making and performance, Brent Hayes Edwards writes. He explores this fertile interface through case studies in jazz literature—both writings informed by music and the surprisingly large body of writing by jazz musicians themselves.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674055438
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
Hearing across media is the source of innovation in a uniquely African American sphere of art-making and performance, Brent Hayes Edwards writes. He explores this fertile interface through case studies in jazz literature—both writings informed by music and the surprisingly large body of writing by jazz musicians themselves.
Odyssey of an Innocent
Author: kerry Heubeck
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1426986211
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Before Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) came into the vernacular, a child-soldier returns home from a distant war, believing himself unscathed. Yet the beauty, the dark humor, the lunacyand the horror of his experiences there continue haunt him. He is no longer able to make sense of the world; no job or relationship can hold him...he has to keep moving! In his third Vietnam book, Kerry Heubeck reaches into personal depths, traversing foreign lands and emotions, seeking answers to unnamable questions. He encounters the prophesies of a seeress, the healing salve of nature and the wisdom of Monkey. From that Oriental Trickster, he learns that if he is to quiet the sirens that drew him into this quest, he must return to that land ravished by war. Heubecks odyssey through the Land of the Dragon brings a glimpse of the serenity he seeks. It also draws the reader into an unforgettable adventure during a harrowing moment of this planets history.
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1426986211
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Before Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) came into the vernacular, a child-soldier returns home from a distant war, believing himself unscathed. Yet the beauty, the dark humor, the lunacyand the horror of his experiences there continue haunt him. He is no longer able to make sense of the world; no job or relationship can hold him...he has to keep moving! In his third Vietnam book, Kerry Heubeck reaches into personal depths, traversing foreign lands and emotions, seeking answers to unnamable questions. He encounters the prophesies of a seeress, the healing salve of nature and the wisdom of Monkey. From that Oriental Trickster, he learns that if he is to quiet the sirens that drew him into this quest, he must return to that land ravished by war. Heubecks odyssey through the Land of the Dragon brings a glimpse of the serenity he seeks. It also draws the reader into an unforgettable adventure during a harrowing moment of this planets history.
Venus Envy
Author: Rita Mae Brown
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0307574164
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
At thirty-five, Mary Frazier Armstrong, called "Frazier" by friends and enemies alike, is a sophisticated woman with a thriving art gallery, a healthy bank balance, and an enviable social position. In fact, she has everything to live for, but she's lying in a hospital bed with a morphine drip in her arm and a life expectancy measured in hours. "Don't die a stranger," her assistant says on her last hospital visit. "Tell the people you love who you are." And so, as her last act on earth, Frazier writes letters to her closest family and friends, telling them exactly what she thinks of them and, since she will be dead by the time they receive the letters, the truth about herself: she's gay. The letters are sent. Then the manure hits the fan in Charlottesville, Virginia, because the funny thing is, Frazier Armstrong isn't going to die after all.
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0307574164
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
At thirty-five, Mary Frazier Armstrong, called "Frazier" by friends and enemies alike, is a sophisticated woman with a thriving art gallery, a healthy bank balance, and an enviable social position. In fact, she has everything to live for, but she's lying in a hospital bed with a morphine drip in her arm and a life expectancy measured in hours. "Don't die a stranger," her assistant says on her last hospital visit. "Tell the people you love who you are." And so, as her last act on earth, Frazier writes letters to her closest family and friends, telling them exactly what she thinks of them and, since she will be dead by the time they receive the letters, the truth about herself: she's gay. The letters are sent. Then the manure hits the fan in Charlottesville, Virginia, because the funny thing is, Frazier Armstrong isn't going to die after all.
Cold Scheme
Author: Edita A Petrick
Publisher: Ellora's Cave/Cerridwen Press
ISBN: 1419921347
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
Cold SchemeEdita PetrickWhen Meg Stanton walks out of a convenience store to find a dead man sprawled across the hood of her car, she thinks he's been shot. It's the worst assumption she's ever made in her ten-year career as a cop. Forty-eight hours later, a hotel waiter drops dead while serving the CEO of the third largest national bank. Meg suspects the victims are links in some kind of scheme...but she has no idea she is its key element.And then her daughter's father reappears in her life...Publisher Note: This book was previously published elsewhere.
Publisher: Ellora's Cave/Cerridwen Press
ISBN: 1419921347
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
Cold SchemeEdita PetrickWhen Meg Stanton walks out of a convenience store to find a dead man sprawled across the hood of her car, she thinks he's been shot. It's the worst assumption she's ever made in her ten-year career as a cop. Forty-eight hours later, a hotel waiter drops dead while serving the CEO of the third largest national bank. Meg suspects the victims are links in some kind of scheme...but she has no idea she is its key element.And then her daughter's father reappears in her life...Publisher Note: This book was previously published elsewhere.
Insanity and Allied Neuroses
Author: George Henry Savage
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Insanity (Law)
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Insanity (Law)
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
Open Your Window of Opportunity
Author: Robin Goodfellow
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595509797
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
90 LITTLE CHAPTERS THAT INSPIRE BIG SUCCESS! Ready to Open Your Window of Opportunity? In this collection of powerful personal and professional anecdotes, Robin Goodfellow shares six key principles that fuel peak performance in every area of life. With a style that's fresh and fun, Goodfellow provides a look into the minds of such successful people as NBC s real estate guru Barbara Corcoran, Apple and Pixar Animation Studios' Steve Jobs, and theater luminary Morgan Freeman as she motivates others to dream big and achieve their personal best. Spiced with drawings and creative strategies, Goodfellow's swift, motivating essays show how to: Create a money mindset Use the power of relaxation Accomplish goals faster Shine in relationships Deepen natural zest GUARANTEED: You'll discover tips and strategies in this energizing read that will tickle your funny bone and go to work for you. Hard. Today. So if you have ever dreamed of a better life, go ahead open your window with the classic tools that have helped thousands succeed. You may just decide to climb out and begin the adventure of your own best life.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595509797
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
90 LITTLE CHAPTERS THAT INSPIRE BIG SUCCESS! Ready to Open Your Window of Opportunity? In this collection of powerful personal and professional anecdotes, Robin Goodfellow shares six key principles that fuel peak performance in every area of life. With a style that's fresh and fun, Goodfellow provides a look into the minds of such successful people as NBC s real estate guru Barbara Corcoran, Apple and Pixar Animation Studios' Steve Jobs, and theater luminary Morgan Freeman as she motivates others to dream big and achieve their personal best. Spiced with drawings and creative strategies, Goodfellow's swift, motivating essays show how to: Create a money mindset Use the power of relaxation Accomplish goals faster Shine in relationships Deepen natural zest GUARANTEED: You'll discover tips and strategies in this energizing read that will tickle your funny bone and go to work for you. Hard. Today. So if you have ever dreamed of a better life, go ahead open your window with the classic tools that have helped thousands succeed. You may just decide to climb out and begin the adventure of your own best life.