175 pp. Nearly new. An Orlando Sentinel review of the book was laid in front, leaving a yellowish acid shadow on the inside cover. Otherwise clean. Signed "Regards, Patricia Acton April 1989" on half-title page. Fascinating, detailed account of the lawsuit Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings faced after publishing "Cross Creek" in 1942. Zelma Cason, a former friend and neighbor of Rawlings, resented the way she was depicted in the memoir, and sued for $100,000. Cason won the case on appeal but with only nominal damages. The four-year legal battle left Rawlings tired and depressed, but later on she resume... View More...
175 pp. Creases on cover, light wear, toning of pages. Binding firm. No markings. Barfield, convicted of poisoning her boyfriend, recounts her life in prison, her repentence and the solace she found in Christianity prior to her 1984 execution by lethal injection. Foreword by Ruth Bell Graham. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall View More...
310 pp., 16 pp. glossy b&w photos., index. Black slash mark on top edge near spine. Library discard. Text clean. A detailed memoir in which two leading lawyers, one liberal, the other conservative, describe the case that challenged California's Proposition 8 and established marriage equality nationwide. Index.Size: 8vo -- 9.25 in View More...
265 pp. with 20 pp. b&w photos. Nearly new, no markings. A veteran crime reporter details the errors of the prosecution in the O.J. Simpson murder case, singling out Marcia Clark for the harshest judgment. "While there is plenty of blame to spread around, it all starts and ends with America's darling," he writes. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall View More...
356 pp. Small tear and spine edgewear on jacket. Text clean. Includes appendices containing a transcript of OJ interrogation by police; his farewell letter and a detailed review of the case's blood evidence. Also extensive reference notes. A hard=hitting dissection of the OJ Simpson murder case an acquittal by a veteran Los Angeles prosecutor. Size: 8vo -- 9.5 In. Tall View More...
326 pp. With table of justices and 42 pp. of reference notes and citations. Nearly new, slash mark on bottom edge. Slight soil on rear of dj. Tight, square. Text clean. Cover blurb from Barbara Kellerman of the Kennedy School at Harvard: "The book is past and present at its best -- a rigorous and revealing recounting of this most elusive and even reclusive of the three branches of government.Burns concludes with a clear caustion: that failure to reform the nation's highest court risks having it deviate still further from what the Founders originally intended." Jacket flap adds:".Much as we lik... View More...
559 pp. Ex-librqary with discard stamp. Large print edition in 16 point type. With table of justices and 42 pp. of reference notes and citations. Light wear, no writing. Glossy boards. Burns, a notable government scholar at Williams college, reviews 200 years of judicial history. Burns recounts how often justices behave like politicians in robes. Now, more than eight years after Bush v. Gore, ideological justices have the tightest grip on the court in recent memory." Size: 8vo--9.5 In Tall View More...
351 pp. Gray boards with white spine tape. Ex-library with usual library stampings. Light to moderate wear. Mylar protector. 12 pp. b&w photos. Light spine slant. A gay FBI agent from upstate New York recounts his career as an investigator of organized crime, cut short when he was outed. Appendix gives the text of his liscrimination lawsuit against the FBI. Buttino Size: 8vo -- 9.5 In. View More...
337 pp. Fresh, never read. No markings. Two appendices, including a chronology of the case and the lyrics of Bob Dylan's ballad about the Hurricane. Two Canadians relate how a black teenager they adopted became motivated by Carter and fought for this release from prison. Book became the basis of a Universal Pictures film "The Hurricane." An inspiring story about perseverance. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall View More...
250 pp. Thumbed, light wear, text clean. Tale of a gardener who finds himself in prison during South Africa's civil war. A Booker Prize winner. Size: 8mo -- 7.75 in Tall View More...
257 pp. including 22 pp. of reference notes, 7 pp bibliography. Close to new, light vertical creasing of cover alongside spine. Text clean. A detailed examination of how U.S. courts fail sexually abused children. It lays out proposals for reforms so that children are not tortured by trial procedures. Second edition has an expanded text that responds to comments received upon the book's initial publication. Size: 8vo -- 9 in High View More...
Light creasing and a bit of scuffing on front cover. Text clean. Spine firm. Various right wing essays and reprints of newspaper articles on alleged Communism, sexual degeneracy and poisonings of students at the University of North Carolina. The author was a teacher and writer who lived in Chapel Hill for 14 years. View More...
365 pp., 8 pp. b&w photos. Tear in dj along spine; chipping. Text clean. Random House running figure logo stamped on bottom edge near spine. A psychiatrist examines the strange murder case of Yale student Richard Herrin, who killed his girlfriend in jealousy in Scarsdale N.Y. Yet he received an outpouring of sympathy and social support from the Yale community. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall View More...
288 pp.With 88 pp. glossy b&w photos. Partial stain, similar to coffee ring, on front cover. Otherwise clean. Inscribed on preliminary blank page to Billie Brown "your friend David Gibbs Matt. 25:40, 11/11/08" Dramatic, emotional story from the lawyer who represented the parents of Terri Schiavo, in a Florida right to die case that drew national attention and legislative action in 2005. Ultimately, Michael Schiavo won the right to disconnect a feeding tube that kept his wife alive in a "vegetative state" for 15 years. Lacks dust jacket. Size: 8vo - 9.24 in Tall View More...
351 pp. Close to new, no spine crease, text clean. Cable news reporter Nancy Grace, star of the Cour TV channel, rose to prominence with her OJ trial coverage. In this book, she looks at such celebrity cases as those of Scott Peterson, Kobe Bryant, Robert Blake, Michael Jackson, Martha Stewart and others. She also recalls her early years as a prosecutor in Atlanta. Size: 8vo -- 8 in Tall View More...
261 pp.Very clean, firm and bright, no markings. Imbrie recounts the disappearance and murder of a 20-year-old woman who happened to be her best friend from childhood. She also delves into how a small town in Michigan reacted to the crime. A thoughtful, detailed account. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall View More...
234 pp., 8 pp. color photos of victims and perpetrators. Extensive biliograhy and list of web sites concerning domestric violence. Close to new, text clean, slight soil on rear of dj. The co-authors, a psychotherapist and journalist, analyze several domestic-violence murders that generated national headlines, including defendants Scott Peterson. Rabbi Fred Neulander, Nancy Seaman, Charles Stewart, Rae Carruth and Celeste Johnston. Intro by TV commentator Nancy Grace. Size: 8vo -- 9.25 in Tall View More...
324 pp. "MD" stamped on bottom edge, small light brown stain on front cover, otherwise clean. The story of British train robber Ronald Biggs. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall View More...
292 pp., 28 pp. b&w hpotos. Very clean, no markings, sturdy. A University of Florida forensic anthropologist writes about his study of bones for clues about violent deaths. Written in a light style. Indudes material on some of Florida's most notorious murders. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall View More...
