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742) Fairwood: a thriller
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"Dexter and Pandora are stuck in the middle of nowhere, desperate to escape the clutches of the law. A modern-day Bonnie and Clyde, all they wanted was the good life: freedom, excitement, and each other. The easy way out seemed, well, easy, but instead they've earned themselves a life on the run. After their petty crime spree takes a wrong turn and transforms this love-struck duo into the nation's most wanted criminals, they find sanctuary in a little...
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"Here is the explosive story of the Kids for Cash scandal in Pennsylvania, a judicial justice miscarriage that sent more than 2,500 children and teens to a for-profit detention center while two judges lined their pockets with cash, as told by Candy J. Cooper, an award-winning journalist and Pulitzer Prize finalist"--
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Alan Dershowitz, one of the foremost legal thinkers of our time, explores a series of questions raised by the most-watched criminal trial in American history. Through this brilliant, eye-opening account of the O.J. Simpson case, he exposes the realities of the criminal justice system of this country. Here, Professor Dershowitz examines the issues and social forces -- media, money, gender, and race -- that shape the criminal justice system in America...
745) Soul's survivor
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Three years ago, while volunteering in South Sudan, Chicago native Daniel Bennett came face to face with evil personified when African warlord Kronte and his men brutally murdered his daughter, Victoria. The sole survivor of a brutal massacre, Dr. Bennett returned home broken and tormented by guilt and memories of an unforgivable crime allowed to go unpunished. Then the beautiful and mysterious United Nations crisis counselor Ayana Burundi walks into...
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A look at the juvenile justice system in the United States and Canada covers such topics as what juvenile detention centers are like now and what they were like in the past, their purpose, and their effectiveness.
"The subject of justice for juveniles is not only a major issue for incarcerated teens and their families but also for society at large. This book explores the juvenile justice system from the home and neighborhood environments that often...
747) I am Troy Davis
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The true story of a woman’s fight for her brother’s life—and her own: “Essential for those interested in the U.S. justice system” (Library Journal).
On September 21, 2011, Troy Anthony Davis was put to death by the State of Georgia. Davis’s execution was protested by hundreds of thousands of people across the globe, and Pope Benedict XVI, Pres. Jimmy Carter, and fifty-one members...
On September 21, 2011, Troy Anthony Davis was put to death by the State of Georgia. Davis’s execution was protested by hundreds of thousands of people across the globe, and Pope Benedict XVI, Pres. Jimmy Carter, and fifty-one members...
748) Her Texas lawman
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As fugitive ex-agent Rick Statler's former lover, Shayne Erickson is considered a suspect by the FBI. With her life in danger, Shayne can't trust anyone to help her. Until agent Noah Ross rescues her from an earth-shattering attack by Statler. The assault explodes Noah's doubts about Shayne's innocence, but Shayne is slow to trust. So can they come together to fight for survival against Statler's relentless campaign?
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"The fall from politico to prisoner isn't necessarily long, but the landing, as Missouri State Senator Jeff Smith learned, is a hard one. In 2009, Smith pleaded guilty to a seemingly minor charge of campaign malfeasance and earned himself a year and one day in Kentucky's FCI Manchester. Mr. Smith Goes to Prison is the fish-out-of-water story of his time in the big house; of the people he met there and the things he learned: how to escape the attentions...
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"Interrogating the concept of environmental justice in the U.S. as it relates to Indigenous peoples, this book argues that a different framework must apply compared to other marginalized communities, while it also attends to the colonial history and structure of the U.S. and ways Indigenous peoples continue to resist, and ways the mainstream environmental movement has been an impediment to effective organizing and allyship"--
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"Translated into English and collected for a Western audience for the first time, Batman and the Justice League Vol. 1 is a great entry point for fans of the Justice League and manga alike. The book comes in standard manga size trim and reads right-to-left like traditional manga stories! A young boy from Japan travels to Gotham City on a mission. A year before, his two parents--both scientists--were presumably killed in an explosion that destroyed...
752) The secret pearl
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BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Mary Balogh's The Secret Mistress.
Mary Balogh has no equal when it comes to capturing the complex, irresistible passions between men and women. Her classic novel, The Secret Pearl, is one of the New York Times bestselling author’s finest–a tale of temptation and seduction, of guarded hearts and raw emotion…and of a love so powerful it will take your breath away….
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Mary Balogh has no equal when it comes to capturing the complex, irresistible passions between men and women. Her classic novel, The Secret Pearl, is one of the New York Times bestselling author’s finest–a tale of temptation and seduction, of guarded hearts and raw emotion…and of a love so powerful it will take your breath away….
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753) White fox: a novel
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"The gripping completion of the Alexander Vasin trilogy, a taut thriller about two competing KGB operatives on a race against time to uncover the devastating truth behind the assassination of JFK. 1963. In a desolate Russian penal colony, the radio blares the news of President Kennedy's death. Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vasin's new post as director of a gulag camp in the middle of a frozen tundra is far from a promotion. This is where disgraced...
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"Susan Choi…proves herself a natural-a writer whose intelligence and historical awareness effortlessly serve a breathtaking narrative ability. I couldn't put American Woman down, and wanted when I finished it to do nothing but read it again." -Joan Didion
A novel of impressive scope and complexity, "American Woman is a thoughtful, meditative interrogation of…history and politics, of power and racism, and finally, of radicalism." (San Francisco...
755) I got you, babe
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She picked the wrong man... only to find Mr. Right.
On the run for a robbery she didn't commit, Renee Esterhaus is stuck in East Texas with a broken-down car and a nasty bounty hunter hot on her trail. Desperate for a way out, she makes a promise she never intends to keep — offer the first man she sees a night of unforgettable pleasure in return for a ride. A night to remember, all right, since the man turns out to be a cop on vacation with zero...
757) Dark city
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John's life has become a nightmare. He is being hunted by the police for a series of murders he knows nothing about. A woman claiming to be his wife is after him, as is a mysterious 'doctor.' But his worst trouble comes in the form of The Strangers. They are vastly powerful beings who seem to manipulate just about everything in the city. They want John because of the extraordinary powers he manifests. John decides to find out what is happening in...
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Overview: Coy H. Johnston's concise, yet thorough and creative text, Careers in Criminal Justice, prepares students to plan, pursue, and realize their career goals - from conception through the hiring process. The book's contemporary approach emphasizes student self-reflection and pragmatism in the pursuit of self-fulfillment and happiness. With coverage of over forty careers in policing, courts, corrections, and victims services, this text provides...
759) Cry of eagles
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THE GREATEST WESTERN WRITER OF THE 21ST CENTURY
No Time for Mercy
Falcon MacCallister roams the West, far from home, far from the memories of the peace and beauty of MacCallister's Valley. With a destiny as wide and unsure as the open range, he is a loner. But to those who know him, he is a legend...
In a small New Mexico town, two young gunslicks are looking for a reputation, eager for a kill, desperate for history to write their names in blood....
760) Ghost Rider
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In order to save his dying father, Johnny Blaze, a young stunt cyclist, sells his soul to Mephistopheles and sadly parts from Roxanne, the girl he loves. Years later, Johnny's path crosses again with Roxanne, who is now a reporter. He, also, crosses paths with Mephistopheles, who offers to release Johnny's soul if Johnny becomes the fabled, fiery Ghost Rider, a supernatural agent of vengeance and justice. Mephistopheles orders Johnny to defeat the...
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