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By 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. 2011By 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. 2010By 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. 2012By 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. 2011By 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. 2011By 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. 2011By 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. 2011By 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. 2010By 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. 2009By 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. 2010By 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. 2010By Stephen Breyer, Stephen G Breyer. 2010
Supreme Court justice (appointed 1994) uses landmark cases to illustrate court functions and procedures. Offers examples of rulings that, though…
unpopular, still must meet with public acceptance for the institution to succeed. Argues that justices must apply constitutional principles to changing circumstances and consider the consequences of their decisions. 2010By Allison Hoover Bartlett. 2009
Journalist investigates famed rare-book thief John Gilkey to uncover his motivation for stealing exquisite literature. Retraces the cat-and-mouse game Gilkey…
played with Ken Sanders, security chair of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America, in the late 1990s and early 2000s. 2009By Melvin I. Urofsky, Melvin Urofsky. 2009
Biography of the Supreme Court justice Louis Dembitz Brandeis (1856-1941) considers him as a lawyer, reformer, Zionist, friend, husband, and…
father. Discusses Brandeis's political views, his contributions to democratic society, his appointment to the court by President Wilson in 1916, and judicial decisions during the Great Depression. 2009By Thomas J. Sugrue. 2008
Historian chronicles the development of the civil rights movement in the North and Midwest from the 1920s and describes its…
differences from southern efforts. Discusses prominent activists and organizations that worked and demonstrated for school desegregation, equal wages and housing, and economic and political power. 2008By Deborah Blum. 2010
Pulitzer Prize-winning science journalist chronicles the birth of forensic medicine and the careers of toxicology pioneers Dr. Charles Norris and…
Alexander Gettler during the early twentieth century. Examines criminal cases in which Norris and Gettler identified previously difficult-to-detect chemicals and advanced scientific understanding of how poisons worked. Some violence. 2010By Otis H. Stephens, Richard A. Glenn. 2006
Chronicles the evolution of the Fourth Amendment, from its eighteenth-century origins to twentieth-century issues. Discusses key cases and legal concepts…
of search-and-seizure legislation. Covers search warrants, probable cause, expectations of privacy, the exclusionary rule, and the implications of the Patriot Act. 2006By Patrick Radden Keefe. 2009
Recounts the rise of "Sister" Ping, a Chinese woman who immigrated to New York in 1981 and founded a multimillion-dollar…
underground banking and people-smuggling, or "snakehead," enterprise. Details the inner workings of her global criminal empire and the law enforcement investigation that led to her arrest in 2000. 2009