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"Disaster is always closer than you know." It was a lesson she learned the hard way growing up in the constant upheaval of foster care. But now that she's survived into adulthood -- with a loving husband, a steady job, and a beautiful baby boy named Alex -- she thought that turmoil was behind her. Until one Tuesday evening when she goes to pick up Alex from childcare only to discover he's been removed by Social Services. And no one will say why. Her...
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"A billion husbands are about to be replaced."
From the author of Fight Club, the classic portrait of the damaged contemporary male psyche, now comes this novel about the apocalyptic marketing possibilities of a new product that gives new meaning to the term "self-help."
Penny Harrigan is a low-level associate in a big Manhattan law firm with an apartment in Queens and no love life at all. So it comes as a great shock
64) Final appeal
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Overwhelmed by her divorce, an affair with her boss, and a volatile assignment, lawyer Grace Rossi finds herself investigating a murder case involving judicial corruption.
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Kino on Video
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c2004.
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Polish
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Antek was one of the few lawyers willing to take on political cases in a period of enforced martial law. Upon his unexpected death, Antek's wife Ulla struggles to cope with her grief. She eventually takes on the task of finding another attorney to take over one of her husband's cases to defend a man jailed for leading a labor strike. After connecting a colleague from Antek's past with the prisoner's wife, a series of mysterious signals make Ulla believe...
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Turow's acclaimed second novel, which topped international bestseller lists, is now available in trade paperback. Sandy Stern, the brilliant defense attorney from Presumed Innocent, faces an event so emotionally shattering that no part of his life is left untouched. It reveals a family caught in a maelstrom of hidden crimes, shocking secrets, and warring passions.
69) Blood money
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A nation is obsessed with a hot nightclub waitress accused of murdering her two-year-old daughter. The shocking verdict creates an immediate uproar. But when an innocent, young woman ends up dead in a riot, there may be something bigger at work.
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BFS Video
Pub. Date
c2009.
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English
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True commitment: Kavanagh is frustrated with the case of a young man who changes his story when he is charged with the stabbing death of a Patriotic Front protester.
Men of substance: Forced to replace an ailing prosecutor, Kavanagh finds more than meets the eye in an international drug smuggling case.
The Burning deck: Kavanagh is up against his friend and sometime adversary Eleanor Harker, each defending clients on an arson charge in a naval court-matial....
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Universal
Pub. Date
2002.
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English
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Lawyer Rick Magruder has a one-night-stand affair with caterer Mallory Doss. He becomes hooked on her, and when he learns her nut-case father Dixon is threatening her, he puts the weight of his law firm behind Mallory, has Dixon arrested and subpoenas her ex-husband Pete to testify against Dixon in court. Dixon is sent to an asylum, but escapes from there and the lives of many people are in danger.
73) Devil's advocate
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Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c1998.
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English
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Hotshot attorney Kevin Lomax's 64-0 case record has brought him a tempting offer from an elite New York firm. But the job Lomax accepts isn't what it seems. The Devil is in the details.
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"Miami criminal attorney Jack Swyteck doesn't want Tatum Knight as a client. But the allegedly "reformed" contract killer is the brother of Jack's best friend, and the assassin swears he had nothing to do with the schooting death of Sally Fenning, though he claims the beautiful, depressed multi-millionairess wanted him to do the deed ..."--Cover.
75) Juror #3
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Ruby Bozarth, a newcomer to Rosedale, Mississippi, is also fresh to the Mississippi Bar--and to the docket of Circuit Judge Baylor, who taps Ruby as defense counsel in a racially charged felony. The murder of a woman from one of the town's oldest families has Rosedale's upper crust howling for blood, and the prosecutor is counting on Ruby's inexperience to help him deliver a swift conviction. Ruby's client is a college football star who has returned...
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Defending Charlie, a former fugitive who hid in Africa for twelve years after being falsely implicated in the murder of a congressman, criminal lawyer Amanda Jaffe struggles to prove the man's innocence while protecting him from a vengeful African dictator.
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Mrs. Obama offers readers a series of fresh stories and insightful reflections on change, challenge, and power, including her belief that when we light up for others, we can illuminate the richness and potential of the world around us, discovering deeper truths and new pathways for progress. Drawing from her experiences as a mother, daughter, spouse, friend, and First Lady, she shares the habits and principles she has developed to successfully adapt...
78) Beggars in Spain
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The product of an experiment in genetic manipulation, superintelligent Leisha Camden is forced to live a life apart from most "ordinary" people and seeks the companionship of other superhumans.
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Covenant Communications, Inc
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After being granted custody of her young niece and nephew, New York City attorney Shannon Turney moves to Sugar City where she is welcomed with open arms by the townspeople, including the handsome local veterinarian. But when their idyllic existence is threatened by the return of the children's mother, Shannon has no choice but to return to the courtroom she left behind -- to fight one last legal battle that may cost her everything she loves.
80) The firm
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Paramount
Pub. Date
c2000.
Language
English
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A young lawyer takes a dream job only to find out he is working for the mob and that the Feds want to use him to destroy the firm.
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