Former Ohio Attorney General crusades against wrongful conviction and shows how citizens can prevent this terrifyingly common miscarriage of justice. “Wrongful criminal conviction is much more frequent than most Americans believe. The thought of imprisoned innocent people haunted me. I became determined to try to do something about it.” - Jim Petro, Former Attorney General ...(展开全部)

A gripping new novel from international bestseller Harlan Coben, author of the New York Times bestsellers Just One Look, No Second Chance, Gone for Good, and Tell No One.

John Grisham's first work of non-fiction, 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. Si...(展开全部)

The Celtic Myths That Shape the Way We Think brings a new look at the stories at the heart of Celtic mythology, exploring their cultural impact right up to the present day. How do myths that were deeply embedded in the customs and beliefs of their original culture find themselves retold and reinterpreted across the world, centuries or even millennia later? Focusing on ten myths...(展开全部)

The Celtic Myths That Shape the Way We Think brings a new look at the stories at the heart of Celtic mythology, exploring their cultural impact right up to the present day. How do myths that were deeply embedded in the customs and beliefs of their original culture find themselves retold and reinterpreted across the world, centuries or even millennia later? Focusing on ten myths...(展开全部)

A fresh and revealing look at the stories at the heart of Greek mythology, exploring their cultural impact throughout history up to the present day. How do ancient Greek myths find themselves retold and reinterpreted in cultures across the world, several millennia later? In this volume, bestselling author Richard Buxton explores the power that eight iconic Greek myths hold in t...(展开全部)

Drawing on a wide variety of sources, the author has re-created 32 classic Norse Myths that compete in power with Greek mythology.

Leonard Marnham is assigned to a British-American surveillance team in Cold War Berlin. His intelligence work—tunneling under a Russian communications center to tap the phone lines to Moscow—offers him a welcome opportunity to begin shedding his own unwanted innocence, even if he is only a bit player in a grim international comedy of errors. Leonard's relationship with Maria Ec...(展开全部)

约翰•迪克森•卡尔（John Dickson Carr，1906—1977），美籍推理小说家，曾在英国长期定居，有“密室之王”的美誉。他的作品集欧美古典本格推理之大成，并以“密室谋杀”和“不可能犯罪”的构思见长。1950年和1970年，他先后两次获得美国推 理作家协会（简称MWA）的埃德加•爱伦•坡特别奖。1963年，MWA一致同意向他颁发“终身大师奖”，这是推理界的至高荣誉。

约翰•迪克森•卡尔（John Dickson Carr，1906—1977），美籍推理小说家，曾在英国长期定居，有“密室之王”的美誉。他的作品集欧美古典本格推理之大成，并以“密室谋杀”和“不可能犯罪”的构思见长。1950年和1970年，他先后两次获得美国推 理作家协会（简称MWA）的埃德加•爱伦•坡特别奖。1963年，MWA一致同意向他颁发“终身大师奖”，这是推理界的至高荣誉。