In Objection, psychologists Debra Lieberman and Carlton Patrick examine disgust and its impact on the legal system to show why the things that we find stomach-turning so often become the things...
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Author: Lieberman, DebraSummary:Genre: Law materials, Psychology
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Author: Belfrage, AnnaSummary:
While Matthew struggles to come to terms with the fact that Scotland of 1688 bears little resemblance to his lovingly conserved memories, Alex is forced to confront unresolved issues from her past...
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Author: Tierney, MatthewSummary:
Shortlisted for the 2010 Trillium Book Award for Poetry To be human is to cope with knowing. In the early sixties, Leonard Hayflick determined that healthy cells can divide only a finite number of...
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Author: Batten, JackSummary:
Cause a "poker face" ain't just a song by Lady Gaga. Crang is a criminal lawyer. He loves jazz, old movies, Polish vodka, his Volkswagen convertible and his girlfriend Annie, not necessarily in...
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Author: Flores, Jacob Z.Summary:
As his birthday approaches, Matthew Westlake fears more than just growing a year older. He fears never seeing another year at all. Each birthday brings a close call with death, leaving holes in...
Genre: Romance fiction, Paranormal fiction -
Author: Comack, ElizabethSummary:
Policing is a controversial subject, generating considerable debate. One issue of concern has been “racial profiling” by police, that is, the alleged practice of targeting individuals and groups...
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"To understand why prisons are frequently overcrowded and expanding, we need to recognize the processes that populate them. How do societies decide whom to criminalize? What does it mean to...
Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Law materials -
Author: Black, Dustin LanceSummary:
"he play is a powerful account of the case filed by the American Federation for Equal Rights (AFER) in the U.S. District Court in 2010 to overturn Proposition 8, a constitutional amendment...
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Author: Urban, MadeleineSummary:
A collection of three M/M science fiction novellas by Madeleine Urban: Enhanced, Close Encounter, and Following the Sun. Enhanced In Earth’s not-too-far future, a talented scientist stumbles over...
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Author: Attenberg, JamiSummary:
From the New York Times best-selling author of The Middlesteins comes a wickedly funny novel about a thirty-nine-year-old single, childfree woman who defies convention as she seeks connection. Who...
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Author: Clare, Cassandra, Brennan , Sarah Rees, Wasserman, Robin, Link, Kelly, Johnson, MaureenSummary:
From New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Cassandra Clare comes an exciting new short story collection that follows Jem Carstairs as he travels through the many Shadow Markets around...
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Author: Brozik, Matthew David, Weinstein, Jacob SagerSummary:
The comedic duo behind The Government Manual for New Superheroes is back, and this time they've brought their magic wands and enchanted artifacts. The Government Manual for New Wizards is a...
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Author: Parks, Gregory S.Summary:
When Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates was approached by the police on the front porch of his home in an affluent section of Cambridge, many people across the country reacted with surprise and...
Genre: Essays, Social science