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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 20
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English
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John Grisham's first work of nonfiction, an exploration of small town justice gone terribly awry, is his most extraordinary legal thriller yet. In the major league draft of 1971, the first player chosen from the State of Oklahoma was Ron Williamson. When he signed with the Oakland A's, he said goodbye to his hometown of Ada and left to pursue his dreams of big league glory. Six years later he was back, his dreams broken by a bad arm and bad habits--...
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Rowman & Littlefield
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English
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"The United States is divided about the death penalty--17 states have banned it, while the remaining states have not. From wrongful convictions to botched executions, capital punishment is fraught with controversy. In The Death Penalty: What's Keeping It Alive, award-winning criminal defense attorney Andrea Lyon turns a critical eye towards the reasons why the death penalty remains active in most states, in spite of well-documented flaws in the justice...
20) The burning man
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English
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The story of an egomaniac lawyer in Oregon. Fired from his father's company for bungling a crippled woman's multi-million-dollar lawsuit, he tries to redeem himself by taking on a death penalty case, even though he has no experience with capital murder. By the author of Gone, but Not Forgotten.