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1) The appeal
Author
Language
English
Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small town’s water supply, causing the worst “cancer cluster” in history.
The company appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court, whose nine justices will one day either approve the verdict—or reverse it.
The chemical company...
The company appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court, whose nine justices will one day either approve the verdict—or reverse it.
The chemical company...
2) SUV taggers
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In a contemporary act of civil disobedience via a relentless campaign against highly polluting, dangerous sport utility vehicles, Robert Lind and Charles Dines try to embarrass the owners of SUVs by surreptitiously placing bumper stickers on them that say, "I'm Changing the Climate, Ask Me How!". The bumper stickers refer to their website where instructions on bumper sticker removal are available, as well as more information on the environmental and...
Language
English
Description
Two Supreme Court Justices have been murdered. A lone law student turns her suspicions about the deaths into a speculative brief that sends shock waves into the highest levels of government. She finds herself embroiled in a terrifying web of intrigue extending to the highest levels of government. She writes a speculative legal brief exposing the activities of a powerful oil magnate. With the help of Gray Grantham, an investigative reporter, they suspect...
Author
Publisher
Greystone Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Two thirds of the world’s oceans lie beyond national borders. Owned by all nations and no nation simultaneously, the high seas are home to some of the richest and most biodiverse environments on the planet. But they are also home to exploitation on a scale that few of us have imagined. Here, out of sight and out of mind, industry and economic progress rule and lax enforcement and apathy are the status quo, underscored by a battle to control,...
6) La apelación
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2010
Language
Español
Description
When a judge returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste in a small Mississippi town, the company's billionaire owner seeks to influence the appeal process by using his money to "buy" a seat on the state Supreme Court.
Author
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"From the award-wining author of The Last London and Lights Out for the Territory, a journey in the footsteps of our ancestors. In The Gold Machine, Iain Sinclair and his daughter travel through Peru, guided by - and in reaction to - an ill-fated colonial expedition led by his great-grandfather, Arthur Sinclair. The incursions of Catholic bounty hunters and Adventist missionaries are contrasted with today's ecotourists and short-cut vision seekers....
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