A Wild Justice

Author : Wilbur Smith
Publisher : Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.
Page : 559 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781785766022

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Wild Justice by Wilbur Smith Pdf

A global conspiracy thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat, from master historical adventure author, Wilbur Smith. 'A master storyteller' - Sunday Times 'Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared' - The Times 'No one does adventure quite like Smith' - Daily Mirror One man wants to rule the world. One man needs to stop him. A passenger plane bound for London is taken hostage. Their only hope of rescue is anti-terrorist chief Peter Stride, leader of Thor Command. As Peter and his team work to diffuse the situation, they uncover a sinister plot coordinated by a shadowy figure known only as Caliph, with plans as mysterious as they are violent. But this is not just one incident. Thor Command obtains evidence that Caliph has agents in almost every country across the globe and has already orchestrated a series of targeted terrorist attacks. As Peter rushes to unveil the identity of Caliph, he learns Caliph's ultimate, terrifying goal - to take control of the entire world. In a race against time and with an enemy who always seems two steps ahead, is Peter capable of doing what it takes to stop Caliph - once and for all?

Author : Evan J. Mandery
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9780393239584

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A Wild Justice: The Death and Resurrection of Capital Punishment in America by Evan J. Mandery Pdf

New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice Drawing on never-before-published original source detail, the epic story of two of the most consequential, and largely forgotten, moments in Supreme Court history. For two hundred years, the constitutionality of capital punishment had been axiomatic. But in 1962, Justice Arthur Goldberg and his clerk Alan Dershowitz dared to suggest otherwise, launching an underfunded band of civil rights attorneys on a quixotic crusade. In 1972, in a most unlikely victory, the Supreme Court struck down Georgia’s death penalty law in Furman v. Georgia. Though the decision had sharply divided the justices, nearly everyone, including the justices themselves, believed Furman would mean the end of executions in America. Instead, states responded with a swift and decisive showing of support for capital punishment. As anxiety about crime rose and public approval of the Supreme Court declined, the stage was set in 1976 for Gregg v. Georgia, in which the Court dramatically reversed direction. A Wild Justice is an extraordinary behind-the-scenes look at the Court, the justices, and the political complexities of one of the most racially charged and morally vexing issues of our time.

Author : Kelley Armstrong
Publisher : Vintage Canada
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780345813039

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Wild Justice by Kelley Armstrong Pdf

Nadia Stafford, ex-cop and hitman, is back in the thrilling third and final installment of international bestselling author Kelley Armstrong's crime series. Protect the innocent. If there is any one principle that drives hitwoman Nadia Stafford it's this. When she was 13 she failed to protect her older cousin Amy from being raped and murdered. As Wild Justice opens, she fails again, disastrously, when she botches a hit on a man who's been beating his wife. Before she's had a chance to fix things, the wife is murdered and Nadia plunges into despair. To help her find equilibrium again, her mentor, Jack, brings her a gift: the location and new identity of the serial predator who killed her cousin. Vengeance, justice? With the predator in her sights, nothing seems more right, more straightforward, more simple. But fierce as Nadia is, she is shaken to the core by what she discovers about the real events of her past. The wounds inscribed on her soul during the long night when her cousin was killed have shaped her, and justice is wild indeed. Book 3 in the Nadia Stafford series.

Author : Marc Bekoff,Jessica Pierce
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2009-08-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226041667

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Wild Justice by Marc Bekoff,Jessica Pierce Pdf

Scientists have long counseled against interpreting animal behavior in terms of human emotions, warning that such anthropomorphizing limits our ability to understand animals as they really are. Yet what are we to make of a female gorilla in a German zoo who spent days mourning the death of her baby? Or a wild female elephant who cared for a younger one after she was injured by a rambunctious teenage male? Or a rat who refused to push a lever for food when he saw that doing so caused another rat to be shocked? Aren’t these clear signs that animals have recognizable emotions and moral intelligence? With Wild Justice Marc Bekoff and Jessica Pierce unequivocally answer yes. Marrying years of behavioral and cognitive research with compelling and moving anecdotes, Bekoff and Pierce reveal that animals exhibit a broad repertoire of moral behaviors, including fairness, empathy, trust, and reciprocity. Underlying these behaviors is a complex and nuanced range of emotions, backed by a high degree of intelligence and surprising behavioral flexibility. Animals, in short, are incredibly adept social beings, relying on rules of conduct to navigate intricate social networks that are essential to their survival. Ultimately, Bekoff and Pierce draw the astonishing conclusion that there is no moral gap between humans and other species: morality is an evolved trait that we unquestionably share with other social mammals. Sure to be controversial, Wild Justice offers not just cutting-edge science, but a provocative call to rethink our relationship with—and our responsibilities toward—our fellow animals.

Author : Linda Anderson
Publisher : University of Delaware Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Drama
ISBN : 087413319X

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A Kind of Wild Justice by Linda Anderson Pdf

This study demonstrates not only that the devices of revenge are structurally useful in comedy, but also that there is a consistent conception of revenge as an ethical social instrument in the comedies of Shakespeare.

Author : Michael Lieder,Jake Page
Publisher : Random House (NY)
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015041089775

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Wild Justice by Michael Lieder,Jake Page Pdf

The untold story of how the Chiricahua Apache tribe won a $22 million settlement against the U.S. government that had imprisoned tribal members for 23 years. In 1947 President Truman established the Indian Claims Commission. WILD JUSTICE is a history of that extraordinary tribunal and the efforts of Native American tribes to obtain restitution from it.

Author : Susan Jacoby
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1985-02-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0060911816

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Wild Justice by Susan Jacoby Pdf

Traces the history of Western attitudes towards revenge and justice, looks at sexual revenge, capital punishment, and the U.S. criminal justice system, and considers the portrayal of revenge in popular novels and movies

Author : Craig Thomas
Publisher : Canelo
Page : 485 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2023-06-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781804363874

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A Wild Justice by Craig Thomas Pdf

Three murders. Two continents. One price for justice. Bill Grainger, chief executive of an American gas company, and his wife Beth are found dead, violently murdered in their home in Washington D.C. It appears to be a home invasion and robbery, gone horribly wrong. Beth’s brother, former CIA agent John Lock vows revenge, swearing to not stop until their killers are brought to justice. Meanwhile, in the subarctic gas field town of Novy Urengoy, Siberia, a parallel investigation is taking place. Detective Alexei Vorontsyev is looking into the death of another executive of the same American gas company, apparently the victim of the local mafia. John and Alexei’s cases soon become entwined as they battle endless red tape to uncover new evidence, and both of their lives are put at risk. The deaths connected to the Grainger gas company seem to be symptoms of a wider conspiracy – a conspiracy which threatens world order and the future of the West... Part-police procedural, part-spy thriller, A Wild Justice is a knock-out, perfect for fans of Desmond Bagley and Frederick Forsyth.

Author : Cormac Cullinan
Publisher : Siber Ink
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2011-05-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781920025724

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Wild Law by Cormac Cullinan Pdf

In this visionary book, Cormac Cullinan explains how, if the community of life on Earth is to survive, a new understanding of nature and a new concept of legal systems are needed. Cullinan proposes a new approach or "e;Earth Jurisprudence"e; and gives practical guidance on how to begin moving towards it. He shows that this philosophy could help develop new legal systems that would foster human connections to nature. It would encourage personal and social practices that ensure our planet remains liveable.Wild Law is an inspiring and stimulating book, which fuses politics, legal theory, ancient wisdom and personal experiences into a fascinating and eminently readable story.

Author : Katherine Maynard,Jarod Kearney,James Guimond
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2010-04-09
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781136990120

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Revenge Versus Legality by Katherine Maynard,Jarod Kearney,James Guimond Pdf

In the wake of Guantanamo Bay, extraordinary renditions, and secret torture centres in Eastern Europe and elsewhere, Revenge versus Legality addresses the relationship between law and wild or vigilante justice; between the power to enforce retribution and the desire to seek revenge. Taking up a variety of narratives from the eras of Romanticism, Realism, Modernism and the Contemporary period, and including new theories to explain the interactions that occur between legalistic courtroom justice and the vigilante variety, Revenge versus Legality analyzes some of the main obstacles to justice, ranging from judicial corruption, to racism and imperialism. The book culminates in a consideration of that form of crime or lawlessness that poses the most serious threat to the rule of law: vigilante justice masquerading as legality. With its mixture of politics, literature, law, and film, this lively and accessible book offers a timely reflection on the enduring phenomenon of revenge.

Author : Phillip Margolin
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2010-11-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780061575235

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Wild Justice by Phillip Margolin Pdf

Inside a cabin tucked away in the Oregon woods a grisly scene awaits investigating police. Arrested soon after for the heinous crime, Vincent Cardoni—a brilliant surgeon with a history of violence and drug abuse—hires Portland's top attorney, Frank Jaffe, to defend him against a seemingly insurmountable pile of evidence. Jaffe's daughter, Amanda—a young lawyer getting her first taste of criminal defense—wonders whether she's representing an innocent man or using her considerable skills to set a monster free. Then Cardoni disappears under bizarre circumstances. Four years later the slaughter begins again. But is it Cardoni plying his gruesome trade, or the work of another equally brilliant, equally inspired killer? And can Amanda and policeman Bobby Vasquez hunt the elusive maniac down before they themselves fall victim to a psychopath's terrible hunger?

Author : Gail Ranstrom
Publisher : Mills & Boon
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2005-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0263843653

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Wild Justice by Gail Ranstrom Pdf

Author : Stacey Abrams
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2022-07-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780593469514

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While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams Pdf

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • A gripping, complexly plotted thriller set within the halls of the U.S. Supreme Court, where a young law clerk finds herself embroiled in a shocking mystery crafted by one of the most preeminent judges in America—from celebrated national leader and bestselling author Stacey Abrams. "Abrams follows in Dan Brown’s footprint with this masterfully plotted thriller that unfolds like the ultimate chess match—bold move to bolder move with lives hanging in the balance."—Lisa Gardner, author of Before She Disappeared "A first-class legal thriller, favorably compared to many of the best, starting with The Pelican Brief, which it brings to mind. It’s fast-paced and full of surprises—a terrific read."—Scott Turow, author of Presumed Innocent Avery Keene, a brilliant young law clerk for the legendary Justice Howard Wynn, is doing her best to hold her life together—excelling in an arduous job with the court while also dealing with a troubled family. When the shocking news breaks that Justice Wynn—the cantankerous swing vote on many current high-profile cases—has slipped into a coma, Avery’s life turns upside down. She is immediately notified that Justice Wynn has left instructions for her to serve as his legal guardian and power of attorney. Plunged into an explosive role she never anticipated, Avery finds that Justice Wynn had been secretly researching one of the most controversial cases before the court—a proposed merger between an American biotech company and an Indian genetics firm, which promises to unleash breathtaking results in the medical field. She also discovers that Wynn suspected a dangerously related conspiracy that infiltrates the highest power corridors of Washington. As political wrangling ensues in Washington to potentially replace the ailing judge whose life and survival Avery controls, she begins to unravel a carefully constructed, chesslike sequence of clues left behind by Wynn. She comes to see that Wynn had a much more personal stake in the controversial case and realizes his complex puzzle will lead her directly into harm’s way in order to find the truth. While Justice Sleeps is a cunningly crafted, sophisticated novel, layered with myriad twists and a vibrant cast of characters. Drawing on her astute inside knowledge of the court and political landscape, Stacey Abrams shows herself to be not only a force for good in politics and voter fairness but also a major new talent in suspense fiction.

Author : Kenneth Royce
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1993-02-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0340580283

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A Wild Justice by Kenneth Royce Pdf

Author : Robert W. Sussman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351477871

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The Origins and Nature of Sociality by Robert W. Sussman Pdf

Scientific developments have increasingly been transforming our understanding of the place of human beings in nature. The contributors to this book focus on the current status of research on sociality and the evolution of cooperative and altruistic behaviour in non-human and human primates. They examine questions related to the evolution, cultural viability, and hormonal underpinnings of human sociality in specific detail, and describe patterns of sociality that shed light on human social behaviour.